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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
CHINESE WILL WIN.
The Quarrel Has Come to a Test OF
RESPECTIVE Forces.

London, December l, $3.50 m -
The Spectator in striking article
dealing with the Chinese crisis, ez-
presses the opinion that the most re-
cent developments at Pekin fore
shadow Chinese victory over the
allies. "Tbe quarrel has been
brought to the test of force" it ssye,
"and force on the civilized side has
PROVED d insufficient. This result is
mainly due to the attitude of Russia
and the United States. II China
escapes with the payment of small
indemnity and many promises on
paper, as seems not unlikely, since
Germany and Great Britain may not
be willing to incur the expenditure
and risk involved in persisting 10
their demaLde, it will b. equivalent
to victory for Cains. for nothing
has occurred which will convince the
Chinese that their mighty empress
has been defeated or that Europe can
avenge any future massscres."
The Shanghai correspondent OF
the Morning Post wiring yesterday,
says:
'D-spite the cordial reception
given Admirsl Seymour, the si:us-
'ion is unchanged. The HsLkow
vceroy refuses to stop sending sup
plies to the court unless the Ntnkin
viceroy will also refuse; and the lat
ter, although be undertakes to send
no more arms, says be must continue
sending supplies 80 long IS the en-
peror requires them.
$50 fact. all our remonstrances
amount TO a miserable farce. We
have DO courage to do more than to
talk In the Chinese theatre here
the allies are represented by solder
with an enormous mouth, who does |
nothing bur talk until his career is
ended by decapitation
"The japanese counsel here" says |
the Shanghai correspondent OF the |
Dali, N.w-. "sctng under instruc.
tions from Toki IA WI, b ir.w his |
assent tn the c.r>uIar .,'c]s. alton |
for ,,d3ng the -np,r- IF .rticies |
u E; IN u. u If ,.u,. o. war
It III rrI rsiru h.. c.used
geD-,',l -rrp'.~ [ ,.'utu d hat
Il 9 Or, - VI p 'c''"-lne
arm and s,umu.Ittm. snh tuat ,bt
custom fi.~rs are c,nulving ut the
pass.g., Uf fal-- declarations, under
official insttuc'i MS
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
Our Trip Ended.

We started on the last round OF
our trip Monday 19.b) and by the
time for the sound Of the dinner
horn we arrived at uncle Josh Shealy,
where we met number of tax pay
ers and erjoyed shaking hands with
cur friends. We spent the night
with Mr.. Will Shesly, who is a chip
O. the old block, and has a nice, COM
Portable home and is we'll fxed with
conven eaces.
Tuesday we arrived in the grow
ing towo Of Cnapin. A goodly pu Dber
of the dear people" in the language
of the average politician, gathered to
pay their taxes and the merchants
did brisk trade the entire day
Mrs. Steele had nice dinner pre-
pared for US and we did ample
Justice to the excellent bill of fare.
Tuesday night. that big hearted
and pen banded Perry Fulmer took
charge OF Us ard The "fa'ted calf
was killed AID every thing Was done
for our comfort and pleasure thai
was possible to be done. MIR Ful
mer is making success OF farming
and being man of judgment took
unto h,raself a helpms,e that has
b eD j,w+l to him ever since
wednesday morning found US at
the C:oss R ,ads, where we found q
goodly number Of people bad assem-
bIed to pay their taxes. The Treas
urer made good collections as did
also ys tdi:or.
That forenoon We drove into Peak
and TOOK dinner at the Peak Hotel,
which ia ably pre-ided over by Mrs.
Stuck. What she does not know
about being attentive to guests and
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05

housekeeping Ia not worth knowing
We remained in Peak until Thursday
noon when We started for our next
! appointment.
Thursday afternoon we arrived at
Spring Hill, and there accepted a
long standing invitation to spend the
night at Mr.. ] E Fulmer's, who a.
sured us that we would always find
the latch string On the outside" and
hearty welcome awaiting us on the
inside and we found it true in every
respect He is splendid farmer
and has we'll filled cribs and smoke
house, fat cattle and stock, and round
porkers and does not care whether
"school keeps or not"
Friday morning We were at Hilton
and found old Bob Hitler and hand
some Pat Koon, trotting around their
counters with smiling faces selling
goods from their we'll filed stocks to
the people who had come out to
meet the tax gatherers.
We broke the staff of life with our
old friend D. A Richardson, of White
Rock, more nobler man than he
never lived. What royal repast of
smoking viands was set before US
goes with out saying.
Friday night found US beneath the
roof of Mr.. Elias Metze at 1rmo,
where our party were we'll cared for
and we're unanimous in the YER
dict that Mrs Metze is one of the
best housekeepers in Lexington
county. MIR. Merze has done we'll
with his farm this year, as he usually
does, and has housed two cribs of
corn, poveDder IN quantity, and bis
hogs and stock are III fue coudition.
The town is improving slowly and
there are some Improvements going
on. Mr. j. ". Hook is building q
pretty cage for the charming "bii d"
be captured sometime ago. This
town ls the centre Of the lumber and |
wood Industry and large qaaDtltie,
of these commodities are shipped
from this place,
We are now ut hone sticking type
on the DlSpstch and awai'ing the
rulllGg III of the "cart wheels"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
R0UNDLAP PREMIUM s2.44 NET.
That's What Farmers Made by Using
The StarkviIle Roundlap Press.

The Southern Farm Gazette, OF
Stsrkvllle, Miss, published the fol
lowing about test made to show
the relative value OF roundlap and
sq1are bales: "The first day the
roundlap plant was operated was
Friday October II. Toe great ma
iority of the cotton put up on the
round bale press thst day WAS sold
for 10 35 cents. Some of these sam
pies taken at random were carried to
". ". Scales, one of the leading
cotton buyers Of this section. who
was asked what its value was in the
square form. He said $50 would be
the best our market could pay. The
same samples were taken to Stern &
Goodman, also large cotton buyere,
and they, believing it was square cot
ton, made 9 so as their best cffrr.
This showed a d ference of IS points,
or about 81 25 a bale. The next
day cotton was lower and the round
bale cotton brought 1915 on an
average, while the same grades OF
square cotton brought 8 375 or tn
points difference. We also weighed
the wrapping on the two kinds OF
bales and found IA pounds difference
in favor of square bale.
so, if a certain amount OF cotton
mad.4 into round bale weighs 500
pounds the same amount in sqnare
bale would weigh 5l4 pounds. The
$40 pounds round cotton at the
average price Of the two DAYS, IL Is
cents, would bring s5125 D~dnct
ginning 81 so, rental of press 81 90,
and wrapping 40 cents, and We have
q net price of S4S 35. The 514
pounds square cotton at it's average.
9 1875 cents would bring S46 81
Deduct ginning 81 50, price OF bag
einy and ties 81 Oh and weighing 10
cents. and we have ret S45 81 for
the 1. .o1are cotton. This gives diff
fereuce of 81 A net in favor Of ,he
roundl"p bale"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05

The .oficlal count IN Nebraska
gives the republicans majority Of
i've votes on jolnt ballot. 1t was
wise in Bryan TO decline being a
candidate for the United States Sen
ate.
When the stomach is tired out it
must have rest, but We can't live
without food Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
"digests what you eat" 60 that you
can eat all the good food you want
while it is restoring the digestive
organs to health. II is the only pre-.
paration that .d;gests all binds of
food. j. E Kaufman.
Buckshoal, N: G, May l6, 1893.
Gentlemen:-Four years ago I was
helpless with q misery in my back.
7 could not return myself in bed. I
was treated by my physician, but he
did me no good. I took one bottle
of DR.. Bakers Female Regulator and
1t cured me. I think there is no
medicine on earth like it.
Mrs. Emma E Myers
For sale at the Bazaar.
A Barlow, Fla, John Carter and
Olver Moody, two turpentine men.
became involved at their camp over b
womap, to whom both were paying
attention. They agreed to fight 1t
out with guns and, deliberately plan
Mug for the duel, fred Simultaneous.
". When the smoke cleared ava,
it was found that thu slm of botb
men had been true and that both
we're killed instantly. Officers Were
sent for but there is no eyldeuce that
there were any other parties to The
affair before or during the shooting.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
Brave Men Fall

Vicslms 70 stomach, liver and K +
new troubles az WILL as womeu. and
all feel the results in loss Of p elite,
poisons in the blood. b4cksche, nrrv
ou~ness. .head4cb and tired, h-tless,
rundown feeling But there's 20
need to feel like that Listen to j
" Gardner, Iisv.l Ind He says:
"El.ctric Blttsrs are jast the thing
for a man when be is all run down
aud don'J care whether he lives or
dies. It did more to give me new
strength and good appetite than any
thing could take. I can now eat
anything and have a new lease on
life" Ooly 50 cents, at j. E k4uf-
mann's Drug Store. Every bottle
guaranteed.
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Their Similar Motive.

They had been msrried three
months aud they we're having their
thirteenth qusrrel-al~sys a ur-
lucky number.
you only married me for money"
he said.
II didn't do anything of the
kind she retorted.
"WelL you didn't marry me be-
cause you loved mf7'
II know I didn't"
IN heavens name what did you
ruarry rne for thep?"
Just to make that hateful Susan
Miller you we're engaged to cry her
eyes out because she had to give you
up"
He fell down on the white lear
skin rug at her feet, and rolled over
il it uutil be looked like q huge
saowball
"Grest Cesar, women !" be shrie K
d, "Wbst have you done? Didn't
o. know I N rri-d you just becaus'
she threw me over.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
When Bathing Was Rare.

In some old court memoirs OF the
eighteenth century which have recent
ly been called again to attention 1t Is
stated that when George w was
baby he was bathed only once fort
night. That was thought to be plenty
often enough in those days for a child
to be washed. When one OF Georges
little sisters had measles. the royal
mother gave most careful instructions
that the child's linen was not to be
changed too soon. as she feared that
some careless attendant would clothe
it In garments insuffic:eutly aired and
50 drive In the RASH" In those days
pcople were much afraid Of clean linen
and bathing. 1t was believed the CON-
plete bodily additions were weakening.
vet prince. peer and peasant alike call
ed in at every ailment the doctors OF
the period. who bled them into a state
of weakness and sometimes death. Z.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
Arrived Just In Time.

A circus paid flying visit to q
small Northern town not long ago,
spd the price of admission was six
pence, children under 10 years of
half price l. was Einh's tenth
birthday, and her brother Tom, aged
l3, took her in the afternoon to see
the show.
Arrived at the door he put down
niuepence and asked for TWO front
seats.
How old is the little girl! asked
the money-take,, doub'fully.
"Wrl!." replied Master Tom. "this
is her tenth birthday; but she Was
not born until rather late in the
afternoon
TIE uorey-lsker accepted the
stn~rn-n;, aud naud-d nlm the tick
t BIS Was close shave.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
Solid Facts.

To The Editor cf the Dispatch:
We notice in the two last issues OF
your paper editorials concerning the
proposed annexation OF a part OF
Congaree township in Lexington
county to Richland county, which we
heartily endorse, (oot the annexation
burden, bat yonr editorials) Now L,
&C . c:';za1 !iviag will in the terri
:oc> pr p, seA he taken, would
=, u vc, o'est against this
u,puu,ed ar.,exa 10 scheme, for l
can see o" g'.nd in. Except to
R,cpland. bro,ber Now, if it would
establish free b,idge, as the pro-
moIers claim, the taxpayers OF ttl@
community would have it 70 pay tor
it sooner or later. Amen. And the
taxpayers will find thia out when 1t
is too late should they bite at rhr bat
For where is the man or corporation
that would build bridge and keep it
up for public use without any charge!
Some people may allowthsir heal 1s'o
be filed with su"h nonser: Q, blt
not mine. Now, # a bridge should
be built and kept up by the taxpayers,
lax in all candor how could il be
+ done 80 that the burdens Of ttxstIon
would bear eqlally upon al! For
instance, pay $40 or sl2 year
bridge toll end tax on $50 worth OF
property. Another man in the same
district hose bridge toll is probably
not as much as mine and yet pay tax
on FIVE times as much property, and
still others who live % miles. away
and whose bridge toll is probably
two or three times as much as mine
woald not have to pay any tax to-
ward fee bridge.
NV the good B ,ok teache US to
deal ,stly with all men. and if there
is any justice in this I would like for
some Of it's advocates to show where
it is. n, they are very sly about H.
and I understand today did not wish
the z li.or of the Dispatch to get
hold of it. I have always thought
that anything that was not safe Tor
the public to koow was OF very little
public teneft. We are satisfied that
a free bridge would be death bio"
10 ;he mercantile interest OF our
town.
Fellow citizens, I believe this an
nexstion is a concocted scheme OF
a large corporatiou and fe" real
estate o7ners who DOW have these
land. assessed a from S. 90 to S25
per acre adj ining msn7 of us who
are assessed 800 and probably more
per acre. Now, if This is jl>tlcr l
would Ike for some of them to tx-
plain what Justice is7 A. for annex
alton I shall now and will forever
orote-t against it. Let US hear
! from the edvocates.
Bcookl.rd Sn'ihblrr.
n -. p.,i-i.. i N,y 26 1900
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
His Sympathy.

An old housewife in the country
was bemoaning her poverty to an
unsympathetic husband.
Things sin't as they used ter be- y
she complained. "Why, 1 aiu't got
anythiog like [ used ter hev. l amt
got quilts enough to 90 round the
beds, there's two of the best chairs
broken, and I amt got no dress that 8
really 6t to wear ter meetln, and II
I was ter die ternight I wouldn
have cap ter be buried in
The ola man had stood the who
ing as long as ne co1Id
.Bi st i. all, 'n-n," a. del
circulated, why d;du't ger die "ato
yer did heY a c.p7"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
About Taxes.

G m,.trnli~r G. ,uerai Derham and
G ye,u", McSwee Dey have said that
ue, sre no rea -un tul- year for an
x entlou of tax paying time without
penalty. and will recommend none.
So pay up bef,re December 31st or
YOU may have the peuslty added if
you delay beyond that date.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05

girls would have to burn some more
oil, and if they could not get OIL,
to burn liehtwood knots so that
they would known their lessons as
we'll as the boys.
NEGATIVE.
Bows are not superior to girls in
school. We see this every day IN our
little school here. Boys are sluggish.
but when they get out on the play
yard what a scufhe they have at the
door to see which can get out and
get.to playing first, while the girls
are gentle and peacab!e, and are not
heard on play ground calling each
other by kick names as the boys DO
Along the road home the boys often
fight and quarrel and on the play
ground also, but did you ever hear OF
girls fighting along the road or at
school? In the schoo!room boys are
more disobedient than girls. Our
teacher said: 1T seems that the boys
take a delight in doing wrong, but
,h, how bad it makes girl feel when
he does wrong" We have four
classes in spelling and last Friday
the head scholar in every class was
to get reward card, and two eltlS
got cards, and the reason why they
didn't get them in the two other
classes was because there was no
girl in one and in the other the boy
that got the card was a great deal
further advanced than most OF his
classmates.
Ooce 10 school prizes were to b
given to the two best spoilers, ardo
course two girls got the prizes.
The boys are generally the last t.
get in the schoolroom when tits tim
to come in, and when the g'rls hap
pen to be last, then Just see ho"
the boys grin. They think they have
done something very wonderful to get
in once before the girls.
s,ae of the little boys have to be
called fly traps for sitting and catch
ing flies in study bours.
have often beard of, bow b g
expelled from college, bu. I don't r.
member of ever hearing Of a girl be
ing expelled -.
If q rule is made in school nine
times out Of ten boy will be the
first to go contrary to that rule
When the teacher is called from
the school room for a few minutes
the boys do the most mischief, and
then az soon as the teacher is seen
coming back they pretend they are
awfully busy:
Boys often use profane language,
smoke and chew tobacco at school
while the girls are never seen or
heard dong these things, .
So every way we look at it We see
the boys are not superior to the girls
in school.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
Ladies' Read This

DR.. Bakers Female Regular is q
new discovery for the prevention and
cure of female diseases. 1t is un
doubtedly one of the finest medicines
for all it claims in relieving and cur
ing suffering women. 1t is 8 per
mapent cure for all womb, bladder
and urinary diseases and female
weakness, etc. For sale at the
Bazsar. Large bottles Sl.25.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05

Emmut Bo,les, who lives ne,.
R sendsle, Mo, has found IN a ravip'
. mine of curiosltles Among IT,
'hlpgs found are a p t~iied car, ),
petri6ed white oak log, musstl shells,
snail>, ETC., also. some fine flint IT,
ian arrowheads aud fine specimens
IF different kinds of ore.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
AFFIRMATIVE.

In h. & st place ,be mile cole es
re much higher than be fems Q
coll. ges Why is shis if th. bora g
no. superior 10 the g;r!s in Sch ol?
Ycu all know very we'll that the
gentlemen teachers ere far superior
the lady teachers I have noticed
be boys stands ahead in spelling
more than the girls, ard you all heard
ur teacher say that the boys were
uos as apt to speak Incorrectly as
some of the eiils.
went to a school once where the
teacher cffered prizes in 'hree classe 8
20 the ones that had the most per-
feet lessons. Every time any one
had a perfect lesson be gave him a
merit and at the end Of the school
counted up the merits. In two classes
the boys received the prizes and in
one class a girl received q prize.
Why was this if the boys were not
superior to the girls in school.
II the same school girl copied
IL e answer in L n, Division and the
teacher could not do anything with
her until he gave her a whipping
He dia not fpd epy boy guilty OF
that. In an arithmetic class we're
two girls and one boy. The boy
could always work bis examples some
better than tie girls. He must to
have been superior to the girls. Oae
teacher said at the end of his school
hat boy had gotten along very fast
ia arithmetic. Il his class were sew.
ersl girls and boys, but the teacher
said that the boys were better than
he others.
In school I notice that some Of
the large girls gave the teacher more
,rouble than the large boys, and the
small girls, too, especially one. for
she had some hing to cry about
yearly every day. And in another
school, when little girl first started,
she cried nearly all the time. I
tbiok that must certainly worry q
teacher, and know that it bothers
the scholars.
I have often seen boys bring in
wood and make up the fire; and af-
ter they had made warm Fl Q, sweep
10 tie trash the wood made. One
time girl wrote this on a blacs
board: Fools names like monkey
faces are often seen in public places,
and then wrote the teachers name
under il. At dinner time be rubbed
it out and wrote this on the black
board:
You may go to school all y ur life.
You may ~,lte quir- Of paper,
You may use bottle OF ink,
But you cant make you mind think
7 know that 7 would not like t.
have been that girl when she cams
in and saw that on the board.
You ali heard the teacher say tha
| in a class the boys knew their les
| sons better than the girls and tha
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
His BUMP.

"rhis." said the erSinent phrenolo-
gist. .'is the bump Of Intelligence.
and
"IIcah, boss. quit pluchln dat bump
so spordifcally." protested Cnc' Ebe.
"My haid amt felt good sence de ole
woman raped me dar wild n rollin Pine
an yo bet Ize got more 'telligence in
dat bump dan ter get in 'er way ergIn.'
Denver Times.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
Red Hot From the Gun

Was the ball that hit G B. S. cad
man, OF Newark, Mich, in the Civil
War. II caused horrible Ulcers thar
no treatment helped for 20 years
Then Bucklen's Aruica Salve cured
him. Cures Cuts, Bruises, Burn.
Boils. Felona. Corns, SKIN Eruptions.
Best Pile cure on earth. 25 cts, d
box. Cure guaranteed. Sold b.
J. E. Kaufman. Druggist.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
:. The Best Plaster.

A vi. c. f fl .uuei damp, u+d w,'h
Charnb-rIalu's Palp Balm ard bouud
10 th- IF cted parts IL ~upe TO- To
any plaster Wh-u troubled with
lame back or pains 10 the side or
chest, give it lal and you are cet-
t,in to be more than pleased with
the pr"mpt relief which IL affords.
Pain Balm also cures rheumatism
One application gives relief For
sale by J E Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
Working N Jht aid Day

Tpr hu. - nr1 mightiest little
tring thu aye" WAS made ls Dr.
Kiny's NV Life Pills Every pill
is q sugar coated globule of health,
that changes wsakuess into strength
Iis1Ies.ness iuto energy, hraln-fag 10
to mental power. They're wonder
fnl in bu,lding up the heal'h. Only
25c per box. Sold by j. 3. hauf-
mann.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
How is This?

we OuSE. OuS- AAuh0A va @~S-N>S
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, 0.
We the undersigned have known
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fE-
ancially able to carry out any obllga-
ton made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O. Walding, Kipnan & Mar.
vim, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Cstarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by drug
gists. Testimonials free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
sn6 Sill She Went.

Toto was crying. whats the mat.
ter?' asked one of her fathers friends.
.T'ze lost my 2 cents~ she walled.
"Well. never mind. Here are 2 cents"
said the friend.
:: Soon Toto was crying harder than
eyer whats the matter now!' she
: was asked.
I'm crying because If hadn't lost
nv Q cents I'd had now!" was her
reply.-Detroit Free Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05

The Bes. Prescription for Malaria,
Cnills and Fever is bottle Of Grove :
Tssteless Call Tonic. It is simply
iron and qainine in tasteless form
NJ cure--no pay. Plice so cents
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05

The japanese language is said to COM
tain 10000 words. 1t is quite impossi-:
bic for one man to learn the entire Ian
guase. and we'll educated japanese is
familiar with only 10000 words.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-05
To,cure a Cold in One Day

Take L, xative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. E. W
Groves signatareis is on each box. Csc.