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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
Absent Minded.

Mr.. Rogers--Tbere is a farmer
named Rogers in the north who
possesses Jersy COW, which he
used to drive, morning and evening,
to and from the pasture, not far from
his home. Ooe morning, as one OF
his neighbors was passing along the
road, he met Mr.. R ,gers walking in
the middle Of the lane, his mind ap-
parently epgrossed in some weighty
question. The neighbor called out:
"Good morning, Mr.. R gers; where
are you going'"
"Why," said Mr.. Rogers, in a sur
prised way, I'm driving the cow to
the pasture" And. he waved his
hand toward where the cow oug ht to
have been.
"Well, where is the coW?" asked
his friend.
II suppose I forgot to let her out
of the barn. answered Mr.. Rogers,
humbly, as he realized his position.
And he had.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
Hts Life Was Saved.

Mr.. j. E. Lilly, a prominent citi-
zen of Hannibal, No., lately had a
wonderful deliverance from fright
fal death. In telling of it he says:
Il was taken with Typhoid Fever,
that ran into Pneumonia. My lungs
became hardened. l was 80 weak +
couldn't even sit up in bed Nth
ing helped me. Expected to soon
die of Consumption, when I heard
of Dr. Kings New Discovery. One
bottle. gave great relief. [ continued
to use it, and now am we'll and
strong, I can't say too much in its
praise" This marvellous medicine
is the surest and quickest cure in the
world for all Throat and Lung Trou-
BILE. Regular sizes so cents and
S1.O0. Trial bottles free at J. E.
Kaufmanus Drug Store; every bot
tie guaranteed.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20

with angels on earth, but you need
not talk to me about moral suaslon.
Moral suasion is fellow sitting on
the fence trying to call hogs out ct
the corn field, when the hogs have
all they want at hand and are pay
ing no attertion to the moral per-
suader on the fence; but if the fool
on the fence would put dog in
there after those hogs they would
come a-humping then. To say the
least of it, DR.. Build zer is doing
something, and the ductor who don't
bulldoze, the devil has got him side
tracked, so to speak. If the public
will put the critic upon the scales
and weigh him, then I am perfectly
willing for the public to ponder over
The deliyerarces of the critic.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
A Hardware Dog.

He strolled into the corridor of the
Woldorf-Astoria. At his heels trott-
ed, or rather skunk, a fairly good
looking fox terrier. It was plain
that the dog knew be had no busi-
ness there. A uniformed attendant
touched the man on the arm.
BEG pardon, SIR" said be; "you
must not bring that dog in here"
"Dog, dog" exclaimed the man;
eden tn dog. I told him to stay
out ard he made as if to kick the
dog, which darted o1t Of the place.
That's my hardware dog" said
the man.
Hardware dog" said bystander.
Queer name; Why, do you call him
lhat!"
"Why7 Why, every time I kick
at him he makes a bolt for the door,
and be hurried on and was lost in
the crowd before the bystander had
q chance to bit him.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
At Last She Smiled and Spoke.

"Anythine wrons?" asked the hotel
clerk of the New Y ,rk drummer who
had j,st got home from The West.
Il Was thinking" Was the reply.
Il rode from Toledo to Buffalo with
the prettist girl I ever saw"
"Bat that didn't hurt you. Who
was sh,?'
Cant tell"
You didn't introduce yourself and
get her card in returL?"
M"
"No particular trouble, eh?' solic
itously insisted the clerk.
"Well, it was this way, replied the
traveller, as he braced up for the ex
PLANTATION. "She sat opposite me,
you know, and I tried for all hour to
catch her eye. She simply ignored
me end gazed out Of the window.
Then I rose and handed her q maga,
zne; but she declined with thapke.
Ten minutes later I bought the latest
novel out; but she said she. didn't
care to read. Then I bought some
fruit, but she would accept none.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
No Right to Ugliness.

The woman who is lovely in face,
form and temper will always have
friends, but one who would be attrac-
tive must keep her health. If she is
weak, sickly and all run down, she
will be nervous and irritable. II she
has constipation or kidney trouble,
her impure blood will cause pimples,
blotches, skin eruptions and wretch
ed complexion. Electric Bitters is
the best medicine in the world to
regulate stomach, liver and kidneys
and to purify the blood. 1t gives
strong nerves, bright eyes, smooth.
vrlvety skin, rich complexion. 1t
will make looking, charming
woman of run down invalid. Only
so cents at J. E. Ksufmann's Drug
Store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
LEXINGTON, S. c., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20. 1900.
She also ignored me when I tried t

She also ignored me when tried tc
draw ber out on music"
"Bus you persisted"
Oh, yes. That ia, was about tc
make another attempt to enter into
conversation when the train came to
a halt at a town, and the gill beckon,
ed me over. I was there in an in
slant and with the sweetest smile
you ever saw she asked me if l would
do her slight favor.
With all my heart" I FASTENED to
say.
well" she said, smiling even more
sweetly, "suppose you leave tbe train
here and take the next one that fol
lows, for you have made me dead
tired, and 1 feel like taking nap"
Good gracious" whispered the
clerk.
Eyes, SIR said the drummer, az
be reached for cigar, "and [ want
to 90 up to my room and sit and
think and try and fgnre it out. Per-
haps it's time left the road and set
tied down at home.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
Would Not Suffer So Again for Fifty
Times lis Price.

I awoke last night with severe
pains in my stomach. I neve, felt
20 badly in all my life. When I
came down to wo'k this morning I
felt 80 weak I could hardly work. I
went to Miller & McCurdy's drug
store and they recommended Cham
berlain's Cvlic, Caolera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy. 1t worked like
magic and one dose fixed me all
right I, certrinly is the finest thing
I ever used for stomach trouble. I
shall not be without it in my home
hereafter, for T should not care to
endure the sufftrings Of last night
again for fifty times it's price.-G n.
Wilson, Liverymap, Burgettstowp,
Washingtowp O., Pa. This remedy
is for sale by J. E. Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
GENERAL NEWS.
Happenings Of the Busy World During
the Past Week.

| wv wv ssSS"s
Hawaii hes DOW become a regular
territory of tie Uaited States.
An assassiu's . knife has laid low The
leader Of the St. Louis car strike.
Msjpr- -Gererul Merritt, U. S. A
having reached the age limit, has
been retired.
The construction work on all tie
telegraph lines between this country
and Dawson City, Alaska, have been
completed.
Last week a negro woman was ex-
cluded from the F derstion Of Wo
meu's CLUB convention at Milwaukee
on account of her color.
TIE Democratic conventions of
ali the States have endorsed VIM. j
Bryan for the Presidency aud re-
affirmed the Chicago platform.
Kruger is ready to go to the noun
tains, from whence he proposes to
harass the British ipde 6nitely or un-
til indepepdece is an assured fact.
B.ooker Washington, the we'll
known colored scholar and orator, ad
dressed large audience of colored
people at Dayton, Ohio, on June 13.
A shipment of one million dollars
in gold, silver and minor coins to
Porto Rico has been made by the
Treasury Department at Washing
ton.
The legation of the United States
at G C,nstsntinople has notyet received
a reply to the note regarding the in
demDity against Turkey handed the
porte on May 2l.
The United States has lost it's suit
for the forfeiture of S24,000 worth
of jswelry seized by the custom
house officials from Mrs. Phyllis
Dodge year ago.
The war department at London
has issued bulletin, in which it is
said that the Beers are losing heart.
Dispatches, however, from the seatof
war, do not confirm this statement.
DR.. Edna G. Terry has been MUIR
| dered by the Boxers in China. She
was in charge of the station of the
Methodist Episcopal Woman's For
eign Missionary Society at Tsung
Hus, China.
Senator George Hoar, Of Massa-
chusetts, says that the statement OF
Buencamtno, the Secretary OF the
Filipino government, that be has
been in secret correspondence with
Aguinaldo, is ''an Internal lie."
The situation in China is becom
ing graver each day. Missionaries
are still being massacred by the un,
believing Boxers. The Chinese are
entrenched outside of the capi'
tai and they propose to resist the ad
vance of the international troops.
Governor Mount, of Indians, has
refused to honor the reqnisition Of
Governor Beckhsm, of Kentucky,
for the delivery of ". S. Taylor to
the authorities of the latter State:
giving as an excuse that, while be
deplored the assassination of Gov
ernor Goebel, he was satisfied that
Taylor could not get fair trial in
Kentucky.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
A Card Of Thanks.


I wish 10 say that 1 feel under
lasting obligations for what Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy has done
for our family. We have used it in
80 many cases Of coughs, lung trou-
bles and whoopins cough. and it has
always given the most perfect salts
faction, We feel greatly indebted to
the mapuf ,cturers Of this remedy
and wish them to please accept our
hearty thanks. Respectfully, Mrs.
S Doty, Des Moines, Iowa. For
sale by J. E Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
lust to Punish Him.

An cid Scotchman, Andrew Leslie
by name, always rode on donkey to
his work and tethered him while Re
labored on the road, or wherever he
might be. II was suggested to him
by nelghboring landowner that be
was suspected of putting the animal
to feed in the field at other peoples
expense.
"Eh, laird, I could never be tempt.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
Volcanic Eruptions.

Are grand, but Skin Eruptions
rob life Of Joy. Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, cures them; also Old Running
and Fever Sores, Ulcers, Boils,
Felons, Corns, Warts, Cuts, Bruises,
Burns, Scalds, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains. Best Pile cure on earth.
Drives out Pains and Aches. Only
25 cents a box. Cure guaranteed.
Sold by J. E. Kaufman, Druggist.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
If the Baby is Cutting Teeth

Be sure and use that old and well
tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup for children teething. It
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie and
is the best remedy for diarrhaa.
Twenty-Five cents bottle.
It is the best of all.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
CAMPAIGN MEETINGS.
They Open at 0rangeburg and Close
at Columbia.

They Open at 0rangeburg and Close
at Columbia.
The sub committee Of the State
Democratic Executive Committee has
arranged the following schedule for
the campaign meetings:
Barnwel', Friday, June %.
Bamberg, Saturday, June %.
Sumter, Tuesday, June 26.
Manning, Wednesday, June 81.
Monck's Corner, Thursday, June %
Georgetown, Tuesday, July 10.
Kingstree, Wednesday, July IL.
Florence, Thursday, July IL.
Marion, Friday, July 13.
Conway, Monday, July l6.
Bennettsville, Wednesday, July 1s.
Darlington, Thursday, July 10.
Chesterfield, Saturday, July 21.
C.mder, Monday, July %.
Lancaster, Wednesday, July rs.
Chester, Thursday, Ju'y 26.
Winnsbsro, Fliday, July, 27.
Yorkville, Saturday. July, 70.
G-ffoey, Monday, July, 80
Spartapbug, TUESDAY, July 81,
Uuion, "Wednesday, August 1.
Newberry, FRIDAY, August 3.
Laurens, Saturday, August 4.
Greenvllle, N 'nday, August 6.
Pickens, Tuesday. August Z
Walha!ls, Thursday, August 9.
Anderson. Frid,y, August 10.
AbbeviIle, Saturday, August II.
Greenwood, Monday. August l3.
Aiken, Weduesday, August. Is.
Edgefelj, Thursday, August 16.
Saluds, Sa' u'ds,, August 18
Lexington, Tuesday, August 2l.
Columbia, Wednesday, August %.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
A Powder Mill Explosion

Removes everything in sight; so
do drastic mineral pills, but both are
mighty dangerous. Don't dynamite
the delicate machinery of your body
with calomel, croton oil or aloes pills,
when DR.. Kings New Life Pills,
which are gentle as a summer breeze
do the work perfectly. Cures Head
ache, Constipation. Only Csc at j.
E Kaufmann's drug store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20

ed to do that, for my cuddy Wilma
eat anything but nettles and thistles.
o. subsequent occasion, however
the laird. while riding along the road,
saw Andrew at work-his faithful
moke up to his knees in one of the
laird's clover felds, feeding luxuri-
ously.
Hello, Audrew!' exclaimed the
laird, Il thought your caddy would
eat nothing but nettles and tbistles." ."
AYE, aye was the response; "but
the brute misbehaved the day-he
nearly kicked me over his head-sae
put him in there to punish him.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
AMERICAN MISSIONARIES
Have Appealed to President Mckinley
for Protection,

London, June 9-The Pekin cor
respondent of The Times says: 1.-The
American missionary conference to-
day sent dispatch to President Nc
Kinley appealing for protection end
asserting that the missionaries at
Pao Ting Flu and other places are
in extreme danger, that the Tung
Chau mission station has been aband-
oned, that chapels have everywhere
been burned and that hundreds Of
native Christians have been massa-
cred.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
STATE NEWS.

The work on the new union depo
in Columbia is being rapidly pushed
A. G. Jones, of Newherry, has en-
tered the race against Senator Till
man.
The State Board Of Control made
another big purchase Of whisky las
Friday.
An fort is being made to consoli
date the independent telephone lines
of the Safe.
The State campaign opened a
Orangeburg Thursday. Mt rowdy
ism was reported.
Eighteen young men received di
plomas from Wofford college at the
recent commencement.
August K,bn has been appointe
a member of the Board of Trustees
of the South G C,rolina College.
Ths sweet gill graduates have had
their day, but the crop promises to
be mole abundant next season.
=
Bishop C.pers has been selected
to deliver the ordination sermon at
the Virginia Theological Seminary.
The Cedar Spring Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institute will close on the q b
inst. There will be no public exhibi
ton.
A branch of the R=tail Clerks In
dustlial Protective Association will
probably be organized in Columbia
shortly.
Hon. Jeremiah Smith, of Hurry,
was offered and has refused the nom
iDation of Lieutenant Governor on
the Prohibition ticket.
Josh Ashley, known to fame as
"Citizen JOSH" is "agin" Governor
McSweeney, and will stump the
State in the interest of candidate
Frank Gary.
Mrs. Frank Hampton, the eldest
sister of Messrs. Gonzales of the Co.
lumbia State, died at the home Of
her husband in the suburbs of that
city last week.
The great Olympia mill building
in Columbia has reached the third
story. The company proposes 10
build 800 operatives houses and work
on them has begun.
Governor McSweeney has been
asked to offer 8 reward for the ap.
prehension of George Johnstone, an
escaped murderer from Saluda. The
alleged crime was committed over 8
year ago.
G.. Walt Whitman has been ruleo
out of the race for Governor for the
reason that be was unable to planl
down the $50 assessment at the time
specified by the rules of the Demo
ocratic party.
Tickets can now be purchased
from Columbia to Savannah ever,
Sunday good returning that day, TO
81 so, over either the Southern Rail
way or the Florida Central ant
Peninsular route.
According to ruling OF the Dem
ocratic Executive Committee O
Ejge6eld, the local dispensers il
that county must be endorsed by tn
people in the primary for recommen
dation for appointment.
The cheap week end rates to sum
mer resorts have been in eff G. OF
Southern Railway since June 9th
Round trip tickets from Columbia tt
Charleston, Sullivan's Island and th'
Isle of Palms at s. are placed on SALE
every Saturday, good to return or
all Tuesday morning trains following
the date Of issue.
: Columbia contracting compap,
has been awarded the contract fol
the stonework of the monumen
which is to be erected on the Chicka
mauga battlefield in memory of th'
South Carolina soldiers who Tough
and perished there. The bronz'
Palmetto tree which will grace th'
summit, will be made in this coun
try.
During the session of the fourth
annual convention of the Interstate
Cotton Crusbers' association, whicl
met at Old Point Comfort, Va, las
! week, Colonel John F. Hvbbs, ma
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20

Two employees of the Chicago
waterworks department have been
arrested on the charge CT defraud
ing the city out of 100000 by tam
pering with water meters.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20

tive Of Lexington county, S. c., but
more recently king of a c.nDibsl
tribe in the far IF south sea, read
a very interesting paper on 'Logisls-
,ion against O!'omargarine."
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20

An att mp5 was made one night
last week to assassirate the police
man who does duty at the Govern
ol's mansion in Frankfort, KY.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
ADVER RTISING RATES.

Advertisements will be inserted ut the
ate OF Is cents per square of one inch
ace for first insertion, and so cents per
:nch for each subsequent insertion.
Liberal contracts made With those Wish.
ing to advertise for three, six and thelve
months.
Notices in the local column cents per
line each insertion.
Obituaries charged for at the rate OF OF Q
cent q word. Len they exceed 100 words.
Marriage notices inserted free
Address
G. III. HARMAN, Editor and Publisher.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20

Don Cuestss, the first minister
ever accredited to the United States
by Uruguay, has arrived in Washing
ton.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20

SURPLUS $4,000 90
ESTABLISHED 1871.
JAMES WOODROW, President.
JULIUS Wal KER. Vice President.
IFROME b. SAWYER, Cashier.
DIRECTORS james Woodrow. John A.
Crawford, Julius 81. Walker. G. Ftzsim.
mons, ". c. Wright, W. b. Gibbes,
John T. Sloan, T. T. Moore. ]. L. Min.
naugh. E. S. Joynes.
YNHIS BANK SOLlCrrS A SHARE, IF
not all, of your business, and will
grant every favor consistent with safe and
sound banking.
Iannary %. lS97-1y.
When writing mention the Dispatch.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.

Halls C,tarrb Cure ia taken inter-
nally and acls directly on the blocd
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials, free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20

There ale four singers in every
quartette choir who think the other
three can't sing bit.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20
STATE OF OEro, Cry OF Toledo, {
LUCAS COUNTY

LUCAS COUNTY
Frank j. Cheuey makes oath that
be is the senior partner Of the firm
OF F. J. Cheney & Co, doing busi-
ness in the CITY Of Toledo, Coupty
and Safe aforesaid and that said
firm will pay tie sum Of O1e Hno-
dred D ,llars for each aud every case
of C.tarrh that canoot he cured by
the use of H Ais C,tsrrh G.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
S eorn TO before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 6.h day of
December, A D 1886.
(s,, A. w. GLEASON,
Notary Public.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-06-20

nlAA.fA>rhUBIAN TEA cures Dyspep-
] EWHslS1 , sia, Constipation and Indi-
gestion. Regulates the Liver. Price, Is cts.
Sold bY julian E. Ka,ifmanI
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-09
For the Better Half

evenings OF June when the very air
is languorous, when the scent OF the
flowers on either eide of the way IL
not realized as q scent, SO melting and
vague 10 the mood; when the bronze
Scott as he looms among the trees Is
redeemed by the settings suns rays,
but one remembers the color as color
only after wards; when all the re-
probabilities and pains OF life slip of
one by one and one is free from their
burden In the hush, and the birds are
twittering home, ones soul Is quiet,
not of any ease within itself but be-
cause the June mood is overpOwer-
ing. A big moving van goes down the
street. A darby holds the reins. and
three darkies sit in the end OF the
wagon swinging their legs and half
move along at ,heir own pace. The
slow rhythm of their hoofs and the
slight clank of their brass studded
harness are like the beat or roll OF
the drum In Gu orchestrS. One OF the
darkies sounds long, reflective, Sing
ing note, high and bell like. The
others one by one chime inthe1r notes
until 10. there Is perfect CHORD 10
delight the ear. With this chord for
.heir harmony they weave music Of
,he purest sort about some familiar
street tune, improvisiuR, much as q
bird imprOvises, and they sing about es
long as two bird songs, then they sud-
denly stop, one fellow digs another
in the ribs, they joke and haW nav.
and are again sweaty, grinding, good
for nothing, lazy darkles. But In
their snatch of song they voiced June
as truly as the bobolink singing acro-s
the meadows voices 1t, or as the red
rose paints the lovely month.
A number of Ell Paso women have
begun q Glass for the study of parlts-
mentary law, and the first lesson, Is
given yesterday, has developed a great
interest in the subject. Besides the
undeniable fact that all club women
need some knowledge and practice In
parliamentary law, If they desire TO
accom- plish much in their club work,
It Is also an excellent study for the
discipline of the mind. just as chill
dren are benefited by the study OF
mathematics which drills them to clear
their thoughts, aud have logic aud
orderliness in their arguments and
reasons, SO is parliamentary law an
excellent discipline for their elders.
1t drills them to think quickly and To
the polnt and to say clearly what they
think ard TO do the moments WORK ~
the moment. For these who care for
the deeper interests of the study it has
all the fascination of d study of human
conduct human effort and reason. The
progress of mau and the development
of the highest idea of liberty, can be
traced in the rulings of pariiam- ntary
law. 1t is in fact branch of law and
ia one of the highest efforts of men's
minds to govern themselves rig htly.