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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-19
The Oldest and Best.

S. S. S. is a combination OF roots
and herbs of great curative powers
and when taken into the circulation
searches out and removes all manner
of poisons from the blood, without
the least shock or harm to the system.
On the contrary, the~eneral health
begins to improve from the first dose
forS. S. S. is not only blood purltler,
but an excellent tonic, and strength
ems and builds up the constitution
while purging the blood OF l1npurl-
ties. S. S. S. cures all diseases OF a
blood poison origin, Cancer, Scrofula,
Rheuma atism, Chronic Sores and
Ulcers. Eczema, Psoriasis, Salt
Rheurn, Herpes and similar troubles,
and is an infallible cure and the only
antidote for that most horrible disease,
Contagious Blood Poison: :.
A record of nearly fifty years OF
successful cures is record to be proud
of. S. S. S. is more popular today
than ever. It numbers its friends by
the thousands. Our medical cores
pondence is larger tnan eNel Ill 'i.o
history of the medicine. Many write
to thank us for the great good 5. ). ;.
has done them, while others are seek.
ing advice about their cases. Al
letters receive prompt and careful
attention. Our physicians have made
a alife-long study of Blood and Skin Dis
eases, and better understand such cases
than the ordinary practitioner who
makes speciality of no one disease:
~ We are doing great
80 80 80 good to su Fl erin s
- - - humanity through
ANA "a q our consulting de-
49, w ~ partne1t, and invite
YOU to write us if you have any blood
or skin trouble. We make no charge
whatever for this service.
( The SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-19

Drums. Tin Wag-
ous. Musical Toys,
Cap Pistols. Trains.
Ere Engines, shi IS,
Pianos. lea Sets. A
B G Blocks. Ills,
Watches. Harmoni,
cas- from 5 cents up
to so cents. jew
Harps, Pocketbooks,
Key Chains, sSmall
Express W a gons .,
Doll Carriages. and
most any kind of
toy you want to
please the little folks
aud amusc the larger
ones. Bring the chlt-
dren to see this stock
VIII an you c Ill.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-19
The Lexington Dispatch
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 10. '9cO
@N Notices aciU be Inserted
in the Local department 0t
the uniform price OF 5 cents
per Tine, to one and all. "a
Remember Your Mother,

Your father, your wife, your hus-
band, your sister, your brother, your
daughter, your son, your sweetheart
or friend. They can all be pleased
at J. E Kaufmann's New Drug
Store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-19

Messrs. Eugene II, and EIWard
W. Moye, two rising Lexington
young men of Congaree township,
have purchased from the Loan and
Exchange Bank. 1.-The Olsen Place, "
consisting of 276 acres on Dry
creek, paying therefor $1,000 cash.
McC4ll's Magazine, one of the best
one fashion monthlies published, for
January, 1901, has reached US. This
bright little monthly, is filed, ss
usual, with descriptions Of the latest
styles and illustrated with hand
some fashion plates. The subscrip.
tion plice is only so cents per year.
Mr.. D. G. Lever was in town Thurs
day, paid his taxes and settled bis
dues at the Dispatch Office and has
not yet sold bale of cotton. This
shows he lives at home and boards
at the same place. When LexIng-
ton has such men as these, we are
not surprised that editor Gonzales
favors annexation.
R. W. Moody, the General State
Agent of the Sun Fire Insurance
Company, with office at Columbia,
was in town last week in the interest
of his company. He is a half Lex
ingtoniap, having married The daugh-
ter of Mr.. John Green, who was at
one time Superintendent OF the Red
Bank factory.
We invite the attention of the
ladies to the fine chocolate, dessl-
Gated cocoanut, fruit cake ingredients,
cake trimmings, powdered sugar,
high favored extracts and essences
for their Christmas and Wedding
cakes. All these goods are OF the
very best quality and are for sale at
the Bazaar.
The Rev. George S. Rearden has
been called to the Lexington charge
of the Evangelical Lutheran church,
comprises the churches of Pro7i,
dence, st. Johns, Nazereth and a
church in Richland county, and has
accepted the same. He will enter
upon the work at once and will
preach at Providence. next Sunday
morning at IL o'clock.
The Christmas holidays Of the
Palmetto Collegiate Institute begin
next Friday, December 2l, and end
Monday morning, December 81,
1900. All students desiring to enter
the Institute directly after Christ
mas will take notice of the opening
day.
The Methodist Sunday School
Committee has decided not to give
a Christmas tree to the scholars this
year, but instead. on next Sunday
they will give a special treat with
handsome presents to the different
classes. The choir is devoting its
special attention to appropriate
music and it is foregone conclusion
that the occasion will be an erj j)y-
able one.
Christmas comes but once a year
and everybody should make it
point to make everybody else happy.
One way to do this is to go to J. D.
Taylor'S and purchase some of bis
pretty goods for Christmas. lie has
a nice assortment of first class goods
suitable for Christmas presents and
an inspection is invited before max
ing your purchases.
The Christmas entertainment at
the Baptist church will take place on
next Monday evening, Christmas eve,
consisting of songs, dialogues, reci-
tations, declamations, etc The ex-
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-19

Stops the Cough and Works IF the
Cold.
Laxative Bromo- QuiniDe Tablets
cure a cold in one day. No Cure, No
Pay. Price 25 cents.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-19
To Rent and For Sale

4 two-horse farm to rent and two
good mules for sale, apply to j. b.
Hyler, Selwood, S. G. Ipd
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-19
Fresh Onion Sets.

Red and white onion sets, l0o q
quart, at J. E. kanfmaun's New
Drug Store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-19
Toys

of all description, consisting in part OF
such useful interesting and entertaining
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-19
Everything New.

- New store, new goods, new prices.
Call and inspect my stock.
Yours truly,
Julian E. Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-19

Begin to Think
About what kind OF Xmas goods
you want. A varied line at j. Il.
Kaufmann's New Drug Store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-19
Dolls. Dolls. Dolls

| We have one of
the prettiest line of
Dolls ever brought
to this market. They
are things of beauty
and a Joy forever to
every child's heart
We have some very
finely dressed dolls
and some that are
undressed. Don't
buy before seeing
this line because you
will be pleased with
dolls as we'll as the
price if you see them
We have them from
the finest to t, e.
cheapest and in all
styles and variety.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-19

In these goods We are showing the hand
soonest assortment ever seen IN this place:
In the Fancy line our hand painted and
beautifully decorated China cannot be snr.
passed in quality and price Cups and
Saucers Plnn and Fancy Vases, Dishes
and Mugs of every description, Glassware.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-19

g GAr.>
Laxative Bromo=Q =Quinine Tablets
.se remedy that cures q cold In one day
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-19
Candies

From the cheapest to the finest, all fresh. IN
suck and bulk. Fine French, Bucket NIX.
ture and any kind desired. Fruits of all
kind snch as apples, bananas, lemons
oranges. figs, mixed nuts. raisins, dates
crac iers, cakes etc.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-19
Nice Presents.

Dressing Cases, B1tter Dishes. Card Bas-
kets, Work Boxes. Pickle Dishes. C.o"hes
Brush Holders Necktie Boxes, Cologne. in
nice large bottles as wei as in small ones,
and other mic thing too numerous to men
ton.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-14
Gary for Local Option.
TO the Editor Of the State:

TO the Editor Of the State
In reporting the meeting in Iarlinc
your correspondent said that "Mr. Gary
declared for the dispcnsary." This is
true as far as it goes, but it does not
fully set forth my position as announced
at Iarlinc. Lest should hereafter seem
to be inconsistent | think it proper to
define my position as announced there.
said that the dispcnsary plan, when
properly and strictly carried out, is the
best method of controlling the liquor
traffic and of curtailing the evils of
liquor. That it suits us in Abbcvillc and
we prefer it. However, since this recent
act of the Legislature on the subject, the
benefits, if there arc any, and the evils if
there arc any, which attend a diSpcnsary
arc confined to tho county in which the
dispcnsary is located. This being So a
county may have a dispcnsary, or dc
cline to have one, without interfering, in
any way, with the rights Of any other
county. can therefore SEQ no objection
to allowing county, upon the petition
OF one third Of its qualified voters, to vote
"no dispcnsary." Should n county vote
"dispcnSary' allow one to be placed in
the county so voting. Should tIc ma
jority vote "no dispcnsary," it should
be unlawful to place one in the county
SO voting. The dispcnSarics should re.
main as now located until changed in the
manner indicated. Surely no county
can object to Abhcvillc having her dis
pensary if she desires it; on the other
hand, no county should desire to force
any other county to accept dispcnsary
against the will of its qualified voters.
I am opposed to open barroomS in any
form. and believe that the dispcnsarcs
should be run with view to curtail-
ing the evils of whiSkcy drinking, and
not with view to making money out OF
the traffic. This is the position which
announced at Xarlinc, and this is the 20,
sition which shall advocate throughout
the campaign. FRANK B. GARY.
Abbcvillc, May 30
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-14
The Profit OF Thinning Peaches.

y New Jersey peach grower said
ut the recent State horticultural con-
vcntion III regard to thinning
peaches This portion of the work
of peach culture should receive much
attention from the orchard owner.
If too great number Of peaches are
left upon the tree to ripen, one of
two results must surely follow either
the fruit will be undcrsizcd and often
so inferior in quality and insiped in
flavor as to render it worthless for
market, or else the tree will, from
ovcrwork, become exhausted and
finally blight and die.
The most perfect way Of thinning
the fruit from trees that arc over
loaded is to pick off by hand, lcav-
ing it from I to 6 inches apart but
where help is scarce and economy is
the object, | have seen poles or long
clubs used in removing the surplus
fruit with good results. There must
be, however, some rule adopted to
determine the quantity of fruit that
we wish to remain to ripcn upon the
trees. This the individual grower
must largely determine for himself.
When he fully realizes that a peech
tree can successfully ripcn only a
given number Of pounds of fruit
the amount varying according to the
age, size, and condition of the tree
he will possess knowledge rcqui.
site for correct thinning. He must
bear in mind that the profits of q
peach orchard depend almost solely
upon two fcaturcs-thc size and
color Of the fruit.
The following may prove to be o.
some value in determining the
amount Of frr it that should be left
to rlpcn upon the tree
Number Of peaches, 300; diane
ter, - inches baskets, I weight
100 pounds. Number OF peaches
GOO; diameter, 4 inches; baskets
weight, 100. Number of peaches
20 diameter, . inches; baskets
I weight, 100
Accuracy Of grading will in tn,
end enhance the value Of the crops
Small or large peaches should b,
graded to n uiiorm size; but tho
small fruit will not ordinarily pay
shipping expenses.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-14

That God, out of his grace, had pre-.
iestinatud some of Adams doscond-
ants to everlasting life and others lie
had forcordaincd to everlasting hell,
and that no matter how much these
latter might exert their will to lay
hold upon this salvation their efforts
would be frnitless and their condem-
nation remain.
"That statement as a whole and in
every single clause" said Mr.. Strong,
"l rcpudiatc with every moral feel
ing | have in me. On the contrary
| hold that Adams fall was simply a
passage from the knowledge of good
to the knowledge Of good and evil,
and that his sin was not imputed to
his descendants. Such belief is in
consistent with tho idea of a right
cous God. Such God might fear
and obey, but could never rcvor-
cncc Him. l am not a Universalist,
because believe that God has given
us the power of choosing good, and
also that Of choosing evil. We have
the rcins Of our destiny in our own
hands,"
Mr.. Strong said that he could not
conceive for q moment that God
would hold any human being in he'll
eternally, even though one die in his
sins and go to hell he still has the
free will to avil himself of the grace
of God offered there. Even should
he then refuse to accept Of this grace
he could suffer nothing but the loss
Of God, which comes from sin.
"Christ descended into hell that he
might preach the gospel to the
spirits imprisoned there. Love al
ways dcsccnds into hell. There is
not hell in this world into which
love does not descend. Partners
and mothers hearts go down into
hell for their loved and crring sons
and daughters. Not even in hell are
we forsakcn. Gods love follows us
there and pleads with us there.
There is no man in this world, no
matter how incxcusablc his sin may
be, who cannot say with the Psalm
ist, III | make my bed in hell, 10,
Thou art there"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-14
EXCURSION TICKETS.

NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION.
The Southern Railway will sell side
trip tickets from Charleston, S. c., at
rate of one tirst-claSS fare for the round
trip to st. Augustine, Fla, Pensacola,
Fla, Mobile, Ala, New Orleans, La,
Meridian, Miss, Birmingham, Ala, Chat
tanooga, Tenn, Bristol, Tenn, White
Sulphcr Springs, Va, Washington, d..
c., Norfolk, Va, and intermediate points
Tickets will be sold July IT, 1900, with
final limit July 20, 1900, to holders of
return portions of round trip tickets
sold to Charleston, account Of Annual
Meeting National Educational Associa-
ton. Such return portions of round
trip tickets to be deposited with agents
from whom side trip tickets are pur-
chased. Agents will issue receipts for
tickets deposited and upon presentation
of said receipts will return to origin'
purchasers the return portions of round
trip tickets deposited. For detailed in
formation apply to any agent of the
Southern Hallway or its connections.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-14

Some time ago a subscriber who
owed us two or three years sub
scription said to us that he had read
our "dums" and our threats to cut off
deadheads from our mail list. He
jingled his money in his pocket and
said: "Im not going to pay you
till got ready. l want to see if
you fellows will stop my paper"
We suppose he has seen; for we
stopped the paper. 1t was not his
paper, because he had not paid for it
i'll three years. During that time
we had trusted him thinking he
would pay when he got the money,
but the instant he shook the money
at us banteringly we understood the
game. 1t was bluff to cvade pay
ment when we saw tho money and
know it could be paid then. 1t was
meant to rcassure us and to secure
to our money jingling delinquent
another years subscription without
pay.
But he will not get it unless he
comes up like man and pays his
past just dues.
Another gentleman wrote to us to
send him the paper and he would
pay us when he came to town. We
didn't send it. We had ten dozen
similar promises three years ago and
not more than one dozen of the men
have been in town sincc-judging
from the fact that we have not been
paid by the others. We have told
them all good bye. A paper can't
live and collect only one tenth of it's
just dues.
"But," say these dclinquents, eve
will go and subscribe for another
paper" All right; if you can find
another paper who will carry the
dead wait three more years, burden
will have been shifted from lis to an
other and hcnceforth the loss will be
anothcr's, not ours.
We are learning gradually. The
man who praises your paper forever
and pays never is not half so dcsir-
GUS on the mail list as that other
man who "cusscs" out the paper, but
pays his dues regularly.
We want every man we can pos
sibly get on our list, who will pay
for what he gets. We don't want
those who never intend to pay us
for what they get. Nothing in this
is meant to apply to those subscribers
who have tried to help us along even
with part of their ducs.-Orangc-
burg Patriot.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-14
Street Fair and Carnival in AbbevilIc, S. C.

ABBEvlLIE, May 3l.--Tho Scaboard
Air Line Railroad Company has agreed
with tho authorities of Abbcvilo to hold
street fair and carnival in Abbcvilo on
the nth, 18th and 10th of July. Tho at
fractions to be offered arc rarely scon in
this section. The purpose OF the Sea-
board Air Line in this fair is to make it
the first step in their plan to advertise
the attractions of this section of tho
country through which its lines of rail
road run to home-scckors and capitalists
who are seeking homes and investments
Liberal premiums will bo offered for
the best products of the field, forest,
dairy and mechanics, for fruits, preserves,
pickles and all sorts of handiwork. The
best Of music, acrobatic fcats, trick
horses, balloon ascensions and all sorts
of amusing contests, and at night dis
plays of fireworks will be givcn. SO
that there will bo something going on to
entertain, please and amusc the visitors
all through tho day and part Of tho night.
Brass bands and street paradcs arc also
among tho attractions.
Inc pest OF the exhibits Will be taken
in charge by the Seaboard Air Line, and
put in good shape, along with exhibits
from other parts of its line, for an adj
vcrtising tour for three years, through
the North and East, in cars especially
prepared for exhibiting such products,
with maps of this section. Tho great
system proposes to carry exhaustive in
formation to all inquircrs in every de-
partment. The Scaboard Air Line is OK
hibiting very progressive spirit, and a
determination to bring itself in close
touch with tho people along its line. It's
motto is the interests Of the people arc
the interests Of the company.
The city is in full sympathy with these
plans and purposes, and is still pushing
forward.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-14
. n. s. III O T9. L a.
Bears tho q Tho Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature Of L@<HzztzNx

An exchange says CO.. is the most
unfortunate letter in the English alpha
bet, because it is never in cash, always
in debt and never out of danger. 1t for
gets that the aforesaid letter is mover in
war, but always in peace. 1t is the be-
ginning of existence, the commencement
Of ease and the end of trouble. Without
it there would be no water, no bread, no
meat, no life, no gospel, no hope, no
Jesus, no father, no mother, brother,
sister, home or heaven.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-14
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Bears tho q The Kind You Have Always Bought
Ss's'''' of IM@>Z12lz1Nx

While the county campaign issues arc
being made up-and it, will not be long
before they viii have to be formulated.
we trust that the proposed constitutional
amendment in reference to drainage will
be remembered and prominently in
serted. No opposition to the measure
has developed SO far, but it
should be well considered and pushed
forward for if adopted it will
make it possible for the General Assem-
bly, 20 enact an elective drainage law
that can be made of great material bcnc-
lit to the land owners and agriculturiStS
of the State. There is crying demand
for good drainage law in South Caro-
lima. The present constitution, by an
Oversight; possibly, makes it out Of the
question to secure this desired cgislation
until some sGch amendment rs this to be
voted on this fall is adopted by the people.
The matter is now in the hands Of the
people and il is for them to say whether
they want the law or not.-Daily Mail.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-14
Revenue from the War Tax.

Many inquiries have been made during
the past few months concerning the
amount of revenue which has been
raised by the government since the war
tax went into> ct two years ago.
From official data which has recently
come to hand we are able to furnish this
information in part.
Covering !hc period % Sine extending
from June Il, 1898, to March 81, 1900, the
amount Of revenue collected under the
operation Of the war tax aggregated $780,
.l05, ,292 or nearly $3.50 per capita.
This large sum Of money which the
government has employed in meeting
the obligations imposed npon it by recent
hostilitics has been derived from the fol
lowing sources: Documentary stamps,
SOC, ,7Sl, ,77G; fcrmcntcd liquors, 500, 93G,-
63l; tobacco, S27,oT9,ll3; proprietary
stamps, $S,693,SSl; banking establish
ments, SG,0G6, ,l35; cigars, $5,202, ,6ol, and
cigarettes, 81 ,G3l, PSI.
While the war tax has not rested hcav-
lily upon individual taxpayers the amonnt
of revenue collected under the opera
tions shows the enormous resources Of
the natiOn.-Atlanta Constitution.
"GrasShoppcrs," it is reported, care
playing havoc with the cotton crop i'm
the Mississippi Dclta' The meancst
thing, it appears, has its good uses. If
tho creature will do its work well, and
keep ut il, the time will come whom a
grateful people will give it a place in the
coat of arms of the State, in grateful
recognition Of its great service to them.
News and Courier.
THE COURIER and the Atlanta Consti.
tuition and the Home and Farm one year
for the sum of 81.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-14

~ Regular stop; % Flag station.
viii also stop ut tho following stations
to take on or let of passengers: Phin-
ncy's, James and Sandy Springs.
No. II connects with Southern Railway
No. 6 at Anderson.
No. II connects with Southern Railway
Nos. ! | and IS ut Seneca.
j. II. ANDERSON,
Superintendent.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-14
Contagious Blood

Mrs r.W Lee. Mont
Romcry. Ala, writes (:
" Several ycarS ago ]
was imoCulatcd with
poison 10y a diseased
nurse, " no infected
my baby, and for six
long years ! suffered
untold misery. My
body was covered with
sores and ulcers. Scv-
crnl physicians treated
me, but all to no pur-
pusc. The mercury and
potash they gave me
seemed to add fuel to
the awful flame which
was dcrn,iring me.
Friends advised me TO
try ). $ s ! hcgnmtak
Ing II and improved
from the start, and q
complete and perfect
cure was the result"
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-14

Among tho resolutions adopted 10y the
Southern Baptist Convention was one
condcmning the General Government,
or Congress, for granting licenses for the
sale Of liquor in States or 'ocalitcs whore
such sale is prohibited by local au
thority.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-06-14

The State Statute providing for a jury
of eight instead of twelve persons in
any criminal case not capital is held by
in Maxwell VS. Dow, U. S., Adv. Sheets,
ms, not to be in violation Of the pro-
visions of the Federal Constitution ro
Spcctmg due process Of law and the
privileges and immunitics of citizens