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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-12-12
Bantams May Fight.

Madrid, December $50 strained
are the relations between Portugal
and Holland that it is believed that
war will inevitably result. Diplomatic
relations between the two kingdoms
have been served. The Dutch min
lister at Lisbon has been recalled and
the Portuguese minister at The
Hague has been ordered home.
Mobilization of the armies and
1lavies Of tfe two countries follows
rupture Of diplomatic relations. The
Portuguese government has given
the Dutch consular agent at Lorenzo
Marquee his papers and instructed
him to leave Portuguese territory.
He was charged with using his Office
to aid the Beers, thus endangering
Portugal's friendly relations with
England.
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A Life and Death Fight.

Mr.. W. A. Hines, of Manchester,
Ia, writing of his almost miraculous
escape from death, says: Exposure
after measles induced serious lung
trouble, which ended in Consump-
tion. I had frequent bemorrhages
and coughed night and day. Al. my
doctors said I must soon die. Then
I began to use DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consun ption, which COM
pletely cured me. I would not be
without it even if it cost S. 90 bo!-
tie. Hundreds have used it on my
Recommendation and all say it never
f Ills to cure Throat, Chest and Lung
troubles" Regular s;zs so, and
S1OO. Trial bottles free at J. E
Kaufmsnu's Drug Store.
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farmers are taxing advantage OF 1t
and sre sowing small grain.
Several porkcrs were victims OF the
recent cold snap.
During recent visit to the Wage
ner community I found ever, body
doing we'll and sowing a great deal
Of small grain.
The farmers seem to be doing we'll
and enjoying life.
Mr.. Editor, I'll refrain from saying
anything on thu Capital County
scheme as projected by our friend,
P. J. Rucker, as I think you have
very ably and eloquently Knocked
the whole business into cock hat.
Should Brother Peter not succeed
in his undertaking and we are not
Topped off to Richland, you may
again hear from Billy Felix.
December 3, 1900
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scheme with hearty good will If
will be beneficial.

will be beneficial.
I have seen the golden letter Of our
friend, P. J. Rucker of Columbia,
but the practical mind wants to
know how the simple annexation to
R;chlsnd county will accomplish the
brilliant picture portrayed by bim-
will it give us an easy and free trans
portation over the Congaree! Is not
Richlsnd county just as poor as
Lexington. and will she be willing to
pay out her money and make it easy
for. Lexington to compete with her
in the sale of market and garden
products'
If it cannot be shown that we will
be benefited We had best leave well
enough alone. We have a growing
town at Brookland, which is factor
in Lexington. The ten square miles
which it is proposed to cut eff witt
Brookland is, upon the whole, good
land. Lexington wants US and We
have no i'll will to her.
Very respectfully,
J. G. Guignard.
New Brookland. Dec. 9Th, 1900.
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THE DATE OF THE FLOOD.

Bible Facts on Which the Bishop
Based HIS Question.
Some people had fun over rhe re-
ported rejection Of eight candidates for
the African Methodist ministry ln the
south by the examining bishop because
they could not tell the date OF the
food. Nevertheless the bishop WHO
asked the question knew what he was
doing. 1t may not have been far
question. but there is a concise answer
to II In the Bible. and he no doubt
thought that the eight candidates. II
they were we'll versel 10 the Old Testa-
ment, would answer 1t at once.
The date Of the food was 1865 years
after the birth Of Adam, in the second
month and the seventeenth day. 1t be-
gan then and continued for 40 days
and nights. This is how 1t Is figured:
The third verse of the fifth chapter OF
Genesis reads thus. "And Adam lived
13O years and begat son In his own
likeness. after his image, and called bis
name Seth" Then In the sixth verse
It is told that Seth lived 105 years and
begat Enos. Adam, says the fourth
verse, lived 800 years after the birth
Of Seth, and the latter after the birth
of Enos lived s07 years. So it goes on
Enos begat Cainan when he was 30;
Calnan begat Mahalalee! when ne was
70; Mahalaleel begat Jared when he
was G5; Jared begat Enoch when he
was 162. slethuselah was born To-
Enoch when the latter was Is. and
when Mcthuselah was 1SI he begae
Lamech, and Lamecb's son Noah came
into the world when the father was
1872. This brings us down to the birth
of Noah, which. according to the added
ages Of the several patriarchs at the
time their sons were. born. occurred
1,o5G years after the birth Of Adam.
In the seventh chapter Of Gensis the
eleventh verse reads as follows: in
the six huudredth year Of Noah's life.
in the second month. the seventeenth
day Of the month. the same day were all
the fountains OF the great deep broken
up and all the windows Of heaven
were opened" This was the food.
and it came to pass in the year 1859
after the birth Of Adam.-New YORK
Sup
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Advice From, q Butcher.

what the newspapers should DO Is
to devote less space to describing what
pcople should wear and more to what
they should eat" remarked the BUTCH
er. "Fashionably dressed women come.
in here every day who don't know lamb
from mutton or a ben from rooster,
No wonder men have dyspepsia! una
that men know more about the quality
Of food stuffs tan women 90. Many
of the latter don't even know the few:
simple tests that might help them TO
distinguish an old fowl from young
one. and about meat they're greener
yet. A young woman came In here the
other day and asked for TWO pounds OF
veal outlets. | showed her the loln =
proposed to chop the outlets FROM anu
she remarked. Yes; that's very nice'
but isn't it rather thick to fryf"-
PHILADELPHIA Times. ST: -
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Prospective Army Legislation.

II Congress, on the army bill,
there will probably be little or no
opposition, unless the Republicans
attempt to force through some meas
ure fastening standing army on the
country. The Democrats, it is un-
derstood, will stand ready to give
the President whatever army he
wants, if be will consent to have it
go out of existence when the Philip.
pine situation will permit. If the
Republicans insist on the R lot bill,
however, fight is certain. Secretary
Root has sent letter to the Military
Affairs Cammitteo asking Congress
to authorize a regular army whose
minimum force shall be about $4,000
and whose maximum shall be little
over $4,000. The actual number at
any time between these limits is to
be fixed by the President, who, will
increase it or reduce it by erlisting
or diseharging p.ivates, the regi-
mental formations remaining un-
changed. Five regiments of cavalry
Eve of infantry, five of artillery and
two battalions Of engineers are asked
in addition to the present standing
army Of $4,000 men, the minimum
force of each being as now provided
by law. The Secretary says that ex-
perience with volunteers has shown
that by placing experienced officers
at their head they become remark
ably eGcient in a very short time,
but that the experiment has been a
most expensive one for the country,
compared to what would have been
the case had the same number OF
troops been raised for three years
service as regulars. This excess Of
cost arises from the necessity for
sending these regiments many thol-
sand miles away from home for a
short term of service, during which
the allowances are much greater than
would be the case if their service ex-
tende d over three years. The D. NJ
ocrats will centsinly oppose this bill
unless the right of the President to
increase the army to the maximum
is made conditional on the existence
of war, in the Philippines or else
where and is not left to his mere
whim.
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Tax on: the ChiIdIess.

A bill has been introduced in to the
French Senate providing for tax oD
celibates of both sexes after they
reach the age of 80, and upon child
less couples who have been married
five years, the tax to be maintained
until q child is born to them. The
aim of the bill is, of course, to pro-
vide a remedy for the threatening
depopulation Of France by increas
ing the birth rate.
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( Letter from Billy Felix.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
I can scarcely express my feelings
at this time, for I am b.ck home
again erjoJing the presence of the
happy Felix family. and, as I write,
the dear little one is on my knees
wondering what p:pa is doing.
A beautiful country home, conve-
niently arranged, situated with q
view 20 health, with everything neces
sary fer the susie nance of life, where
peace,.h nony and love reigns sn-
preme in the flmily circle, God g
name honored and glori6ed is, &C.
cording to my humble view, a heaven
on earth.
The school at this place opened up
with fattering prospects and already
numbers in the 6fjies.
Soon the clear notes Of new bell
will be heard as she peels forth on
the keen frosty air as she summons
the bright boy and merry gill to the
throne of knowledge and power.
Dr.. j G. Williams and family have
gone to Norway, where he will con-
tinue to practice his profession. We
reluctantly give them up, but Cas-
toms loss will be Norway's gain. We
wish him an abundance # success in
his new field: DR.. D. R Sturkie
will locate here and continue the
practice already built up. We sball
be glad to welcome DIN in our town
and wish be may succeed in his un-
dertakines.
Mr. Dave Dawkins and Miss Belle
L>vett were recently united in the
holy bonds of matrimony, Notary
Public Lee N. Fallaw tieing the
knot. May their life be one endless
d,y of sunshine ard their path strewn
with ever blooming flowers.
Mr.. E G. Sphaler and wife have
gone to Alabama to srend awhile
with their son Willie. May their trip
be one of pleasure and happiness.
Mr.. R bert ]. Fallaw, who has
been suff .ring from a case of La
grippe, is able to be up and out again
MIR. john J. Smith has sold his
'ands 10 his son James, and will
scoo leave for the .porthern part q
&c ria or Alabama o. Gle "Ct I'M
is one of cur Oldest and b. st citizer 6
and We would be glad to have him
remain with us.
Delightful weather this is and the
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Married and Worried.

She wept. "Oa, you editors are
horried !" she sobbed.
What is the trouble, madam?
inquired the editor.
".Why, I-boo-boo-I cent in an
obituary of my husband, and-boo-
and said in ifthat he had been mar
ried for twenty years, and you-oo-
oo-boo-hoo-your printers set it
up worried for twenty years.
She wept. But tbs editor CRIME d.
Perhaps it wss all right. Who
knows! IT,.
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STATE PENSION BOARD.
All Pensioners Must Make New ApplI.
cations This Year.

cations ms rear.
Columbia State. December 9th.
The State board Of pensions held
long sesseion yesterday and it was
one of considerable Importance. The
board vent over the whole pension
situation very carefully and adopted
a new set of rules governing the
filing and passing upon applica-
tions for pensions. An entire new
set of blanks was also devised. As
soon as these rules and blanks can
be printed they will be sent to the
chairman of the several new county
boards In cases where there are 10
new boards, the chairman Of the old
board will ct The nj.
The new rules will require all who
wish pensions upon the next distli-
button Of the fund to make out and
file entirely new applications. There
will be absolutely no deviation from
this rule.
The board yesterday greatly in
creased it's own efficiency by adding
t, its membership, Dr.. P. E G. ifin,
of Colunbia, who will be general
medical examiner Of the body. D..
Griffin was for years the efficient
superintendent. Of the State hospital
for the insane, and is now practicing
in Columbia. A veteran himself, his
services on the board will prove valu-
able.
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Ladies Read This

DR.. Bakers Female Regular is a
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. L. is per
manent cure for all womb, bladder
and urinary deseases and female
weakness. etc. For sale at tn,
Bazyar. Large bottles Si.25.
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Program Of the Teachers Association.

The following is the programme
for the next meeting prepared by the
Executive Committee which will be
held in the Institute building: on
Saturday before The third Sunday in
December, at 1890 a. m.
/. Graded Country Schools-Prot.
Thad W. Dreher.
2. The Teachers duty to the As
sociation-Col. j. Brooks Wjngard.
3 Libraries in Country Schools
Prof. James P. Cooley.
4 Objective Teaching Cube Root
Miss Sue II. Corley.
S Nature Study-Miss Maude f
Chaplin. -.
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Appointments OF Methodist Ministers.

The one hundred and 6fte. nth
annual session OF the South Carolina
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
was held in Chester last week.
Bishop Hargrove presided. At the
close of the Conference the Bishop
made the following appointments of
interest to our readers. ''-.
E. T. Hodges, Presiding Elder,
Observation-Disclosures street, N. L.
CNlisle.
Main Streets II. Z;m
norman.
Green street snd New
Brookland, E. p. Hutson.
CRANKY and R;chland, B
R Turnipseed.
Edgewood, r S. Tins
dale.
Hyatt's Park, to be sup
Southern Coristian Advocate, J 0
Wilson, editor.
Columbia Female C,llege, W. W.
Daniels, President.
Missionary Secretary, j A Rice.
Observation-Disclosures st, G T
Harmon.
Williamson Female Colleges
Lander.
: Bayboro, supplied by I. N Stone.
Britton's Neck, W. E. BIrre.
Mullins, A B. Watson.
Boiling Springs, J. 7. M:F4llane.
Denmark, G. E. Stokes.
Swansea, supplied ky J. L Tyler.
Wagner, supplied by J K Inabnet.
Belmont, NJ. L Banks, Jr.
Kershaw, r. G. Merry.
Packsville, supplied by s. D. Baily.
Batesburg. J. D. Crout.
Fort Motto, to be supplied by
F. S. Hook.
Leesville, J. F. Anderson.
Lewiedsle, ]. NJ. lawson.
Lexington, supplied by j. N
Wright.
Lexington Fork, ]. S. Abercrombie..
Upper st. Matthews, C. D. Mann.
Cartersville, supplied by VIM Roof.
Johnsonville, ] R. Sojourner.
Lanes, R N. DuBose.
C!yde-W. NJ H'rdip.
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The Best Plaster.

A piece Of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound
TO the affected parts is superior to
any plaster. When troubled with
lame back or pains in the side or
chest, give it trial and you are GER
t in to be more than pleased with
the prompt relief which it affords.
Pain Balm also cures rheumatism.
One application gives relief. For
sale by j E Kaufman.
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Ramon's Tonic Liver Pills, pleas
ant remedy for all diseases arising
from a disordered or torpid liver.
They are the modern cure for consti-
patton, biliousness. sick headaches,
-pecks before the eyes, etc. They
10 not sickep or glipe, mild in action,
thorough in effect. Ouly one dose,
sugar coated aud pleasant to take.
Price. Is cents box. at the Bazaar.
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Sound Sense.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Through the medium Of your pa
psr 7 desire to address my fellow citi-
zens on matter of much importance
10 Us.
lam told that determined effort
is being made to attach portion OF
Lexington to Richland county; that
petition has been circulated and
sieners obtained looking towards 9
vote being taken of the freebolders
within certain bounds, and afterwards
an Act of the Legislature autboiiz
ing the annexation. Such being the
case I think that the matter ought
to be agitated in order that we may
vote intelligently. I am personally
interested and if I were not I would
not have my neighbors to do what
would iriore them, or fail to do what
would benefit them. 1 have long
narrow strip of land reaching from
the river opposite Columbia and e1
tending far back Into the sand hills
where there are many pretty and
beautiful sites for residences, and I
would certainly like to have some OF
the people of the growing city OF Co.
lumbia purchase from me and build
handsome residences which l think
they would do if a strong iron bridge
capable of sffording passage for all
foot travellers, wagons and carriages
and street car track were made to
spann the river, and free to all. /
have never seen the petition which
has been circulated and nunerously
signed. but am told that the design
is not to 50 in as part of the incofpo-
ration Of Columbia but simply to
unite with Richland. n lean we'll
understand that if we become part
of Columbia and be subject to taxa
tion to support the city government
and pay her debts, she would like to
see US build up so as to have to pay
greater taxes, and for that reason
might help US to build free bridge,
but if We do not entsr the incorpo-
ration she will be likely to keep i'm
provements on her own side of the
river where she can collect taxes.
But I am told that the plan pro-
posed is not to join any part OF the
Lexington section. to Columbia but
to r chland county, and now as to
the IF: ct which that would have.
We would still have no free bridge. In
Richland county Columbia takes the
Senator and all the Representatives
and all the county officers, and al
lows the county one. If We annex
Richland county would still want
ore, so We would have taxation
without representation and no coun-
ty ficers.
We would have shorter distance
to the court house than we now have,
but We don't have to go to the curt
house often. Our court sessions are
short, in Columbia they are long.
Now, Mr.. Editor, what I have
written is not in spirit of contro
versy. I simply am agitating the
matter to get those who are advocat'
ing annexation to give US clear and
satisfactory arguments to show US
that we will be benz fitted by snn.
alton so that we may support the
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WINGS.
The gods but half reluctantly

The gods but half reluctantly
Grant US the gift OF song;
Yet. tawny throat. they give to Il
Pure notes and pinions strong. .
To those blue worlds that arch above =,
We look, aspire-and fail. -
Thou, thou dost mount the skies we lovA.
The stars VIC never scale.
Thou knowest not. winged soul, tae ffes
OF that old discord strange, =
The vast and infinite desireA
The all too fnite range.
So sing fer US. Our throats are still, i.
And song no solace brings
To whom the gods have given the win,
But not. alas. the wings!
Arthur Stringcr In Ainslce's Magazine
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Struck the Keynote.

Mark Twain has struck the key
ntte. In recent speech he declares
that if he were a Cninaman, in China,
he would be Boxer. "China never
wanted foreigners any more than
foreigners want Cbinamen," he says,
"and on this question I am with the
Boxers every time. The Boxer is
patriot. BE loves his country better
than he loves the Countries of other
people. I wich him success. The
Boxer believes in driving us out of
his country. I am B ,xer, too, for
I believe in driving him out OF ou:
country"
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How is This?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrb
Cure.
FL. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, O.
We the undersigned have known
F. ]. Cheney for the last Is years.
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business transactions and fin
ancially able to carry out any obliga-
ton made BY their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O. Walding, Kinnan & Mar
vim, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by drug
sists. Testimonials free,
Halls Family Pills are the best.
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The Appetite Of a Goat

Is envied by all poor dyspeptics
whose Stomach and Liver are out of
order. All such should know that
DR.. Kings New Life Pills, the Won
derful Stomach and Liver Remedy,
gives a splendid appetite, sound
digestion and regular bodily habit
that insures perfect health and great
energy. Oily 25.. at ]. E. Kauf-
mann's drug store.
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The Best Prescription for Malaria,
Chills and Fever is bottle of Groves
Tasteless Chill Tonic. 1t is simply
iron and quinine in tasteless form
NJ cure-no pay. Price so cents.
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He Fooled the Surgeons.

All doctors told Renick Hamilton,
Of West Jefferson, o after suffering
l8 months from Rectal Fistula, he
would die unless a. costly operation
was performed, but he cured himself
with five boxesof Bucklen's Arnica
Salye, the surest Pile cure on Earth,
and the best Salye in the World. 25
cents a box. Sold by j. E. Kauf-
manp, Druggist -:
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Home and Farm.

By special arrangements we offer
the Home and Farm, the leading
farm and home paper, published i'll
Louisville, K.y., and the Dispatch TO,
$l.25. Those of our subscribers 'whe
desire to subscribe for the Home an;
Farm, can do 30 by sending 259nk
silver or stamps to this Office.
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$50 Per Month and Expenses

Can be made by capable woman.
Permanent position. Experience un-
necessary. Write at once for partic-
ulars. CLARK & Co., 234 s. 4th St.,
Philadelphia, Pa. 3mS.
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Mason's select soda crackers, milk
biscuit, ginger snaps in nice 5c and
l0' - Square lemon, penny
escorted and fine fancy mixed cakes.
ALI at the B .zaar.
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Arrest

Arrest
disease by the timely use of
TUFTS Liver Pills, an old and,
favorite remedy of increasing
popularity. Always cures
SICK HEADACHE,
sour stomach, malaria, indiges-
ton, torpid liver, constipation
and all bilious diseases.
TUFTS Liver PILLS
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Remember you always find fruits.
plain aud fine candies of all kinds.
fancy cakes and crackers ut the
Sazaar.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements Will be inserted o, the
rsts Of rs cents per square Of one eh
SAGE for first insertion, and 90 cents per
inch for each subsequent insertion.
Liberal contracts made with those wish.
ng to advertise for three, six and thelve
olths.
Notices in the local column cents per
line each insertion
Obituaries charged for at the rate Of ore
c, mt word, whea they exceed 100 words
Marriage notices inserted tree
Address
G. N. HARTMAN, Editor and Publisher.
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TO Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Qlinine
Tablets. All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. E W.
Groves signature is on each box. 25c.