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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-17
It Gait bs D3ce Now.

An increase Of salar>.." exclaimed
the pompous manager of small on
nibus company to a clerk who Lad
just made that request. Il am afraid
sir, that you are too extravaganza"
He toyed with his heavy watch
chain AID looked severely at the
young man, who returned his stare
boldly. 1t was the set phrase on
such occasions, end the applicant
had beard it all before. He meant
to have the raise or-go somewhere
else.
Excuse me, sir" be replied re-
spectfuilg, Il haven't any chance TO
be e%xtravagant on what I earn"
Young man," continued the pom
pous gentleman, Il have risen from
the monkey board. How? By be-
i3g careful. When I was young I
made money by saving bus fares
"Ab, that was in the old days"
said the young man, with a knowing
wink. But with the bell punches
and the present system Of inspection,
you would find you couldn't save six
pence without being collared, how
ever careful you were"
The manager nearly tainted and
the young man had to seek other en-
ploymeDt.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-17

"Charlotte, my dear, how is it I
find you weeping? Have you had
bad news from your hu>band?"
"Oh, worse than thai. My Arthur
writes me from Carlsbad that he
would die with ardent longing for
me were it not that he could gaze af-
fect;onaly at my picture and cover
it with a thousand kisses every day"
That is really very Lice Of him.
And pray, is it that you are crying
fol7 1 would give anything to have
such a poetic and tenderly loving
husband as you have
"Ah, yes, my Arthur is very poeti-
cal, But let me tell you that, jast
to try him, l slipped my mother
photo into his travelling bag instead
of my own before he started"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-17
Plenty Of Ammunition.

The London Daily Mail has an ar
ticle in which it shows that the
Beers have sufficient ammunition to
last them ten years even at the pres
ent rate Of expenditure. Some OF
the ammunition was bought in Ger
many, some in France, and some in
England. Not only this there is a
big cartridge factory near Pretoria,
capable of turning out cartridges al.
m ,st as rapidly as they are now be-
ing used.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-17
A New Version.

"Sir, how is it that you advertise
all the beer q fellow can drink for 5
cents and then stop me on one glass
after I have paid my money! indig-
nantly demanded Hungry Willie.
IL advertis. d all the beer you could
drink for FIVE cents, didn't Il" asked
the barteLdyr.
YOU did, sir" replied Willie.
"Wel', that's all the beer you can
drink for five cents in this place.
See"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-17
GOOD DIGESTION

Bcgets a good appetite.
A good appetite with
sound digestion makes
eating q pleasure and
food :, benefit. Hilton
Life for the Liver and
Kidneys arouSeS Wig
orolIs appetite, and en-
aTleS one to eat and digest
any kind offOod with com
fort.
The Murray Drug co.
For sale at the Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-17
It Is Healthy.

Charley Spooner-'I hope you will
wlite me very often while au away,
darling. I shall live on your letters "
Maude-I didn't know that you
we're fond of q note-meal diet"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-17
Sleepins Car Service.

Excellent daily passenger service between
Florida and New York.
Nos. % and A-New York and Florida E1-
press. Drawirg-roOm sleeping cars between
Augusta and New York.
Pullman drawing-room sleeping cars be-
tween Port Tampa, Jacksonville, Savannah.
Washington and New York. .
Pullman sleeping cars between Charlotte and
Richmond. Dining cars between Charlotte
. id Savannah.
Nos. Is and 36-U. S. Fast Mail. Through
Pullman drawing-room buffet sleeping ears be-
tween Jacksonville and New York and Pull
man sleeping cars between Augusta and Char
lotte. Dining ears serve all meals enrou'e.
Pullman sleeping cars between jacksonville
and Columbia. enroute daily between Jackson.
vile and Cincinnati, via Asheville.
FRANK S. CANNON. JIM CLP,
Third V-P. & Gen. Mgr, Traffic Mgr.
WASHINGTON, D. c. Washington. D. O
W. A. TURK, s. b. HARDW1CK
Gen. Pass. Agt.. AS zen. russ. AZ e.,
Washington, L. G. Atlanta Ga
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-17
Th. Ap2,ti:s Of a Gcat

Is envted by all poor ~dyspep!:cs
whose Stomach and Liver are out CT
order. Al such should know that
DR.. King's New Life Pills, the
Wonderful Stomach and Liver Rem.
edy, gives a splendid appetite, sound
digestion aud a regular bodily habit
that insures perfect health and great
energy. Ouly 25:. at J L kauf-
mann. drug store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-17
swaassa's Doings.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

10 the EQltOr OF Tue OlSpatCh.
A very cold snap and heavy snow
have been our visitors of late, and
hog killing and a supply of pud-
dings, sausages and spare ribs has
bsen the order of the day.
L;nwood Corbitt has returned to
his studies at Furman University.
DR.. T. E.. DowliDg of Winnsboro
is on a visit to relatives at Swansea.
The health of the neighborhood is
generally good.
The cold has given place to rain
and today is a very juicy day.
Miss Alice Booknan, the sister of
Carol Bookmau, and Bertha, his
daughter, are spending sometime
with their relative, Mrs. Annie Rast.
Miss Alice and Carol are children Of
David Bookman, CT dear and tender
recollection to older citizans of this
community. Mrs Jane Carten now
Ii, es in the house where David Book
man taught the ones who have been
the structure of worth and merit in
this county, and around what is now
Swansea a half a century ago rang
the merry shouts of those whom he
vas preparing for future usefulness.
Oscar BROKER, after a hard strug-
gle with typhoid fever, on last Sun
day yielded to its imperitive demands
and now sleeps in the silent city Of
the dead. A young life nearly arliv-
ing at it's majority has been sum-
moned away from its associations and
can fill the heart 81 a father and
mother for the departure of a son
who never gave them an abrupt or
rash answer, or whose every desire
was the parental wish, and what
memory other than that of pleasure
and joy can liuger with brothers and
sisters for one whose life never gave
utterance to al ubfriendly feeling
or a selfish motive towards them. A
life of over twenty years which gave
rise to no rupture in the family and
which furnished TO school and play.
mates no source of regret, is one we'll
worthy of their future imitation. The
lifeless remains Of such a SOD, such
a brother and friend were taken from
the home of DR.. ". T. BROKER on
last Monday and deposited in the
family burying ground at Swansea,
where the friends and fellow citizens
laid quietly down all that was NOR
tai Of Oscar BROKER to await the
bidding of that Saviour that that
. spirit loved and served while living.
What more natural than that a life
80 lived should spend it's few last
feeting moments in %conversing about
heaven, and what could be the more
reasonable end than to use it's last fee
BILE, falteripg accents to sing Jesus
lover of my SOUL
Oscar lined the Sardis Baptist
church when still a boy bat his life
is a proof than he was we'll aware of
what be was doing and is a trophy
for Christianity and the happy herit-
nge of his kindred.
The funeral was preached at the
grave by his pastor, James H. San
ford, assisted by Rev. T. F. Rivers,
late in the afternoon of Monday and
the u sat on the grave of another
citizen Of the spiritual world.
January II, 1900. Spectator.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-17

Corn fodder, peas and other coun-
try produce taken in payment Of sub
sc. iptlon to THE paper.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-17

Banjo, Violin and Guitar strings,
Harmonious of all grades, at the
bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-17

NOT dealt with us ask Your %nciShb0T pbout us. write
the publisher OK this paper or Metropolitan National
Bank, or Corn E1chanGe Nat. Banl:. Chicago: or lie
company in Chicago. We have aeapi'ai OF over 800
Chicago, and employ nearly O. O people in our own
and up; also everything in musical instruments, ut
and musical instrument catalogue. Address.
SEARS ROEBUCK g. co. Unc.). Full
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-01-17
FOR SALE BY J. e. KAUFMAN,

P,ussian public teachers have been
forbidden to 60 bunting, on the
ground that it is an immoral past
time.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31
DEATH is HIS DIVORCE.
Man Who Wanted Separation
So He Could Remarry,
is Killed.

Green Bay, Wis, July Special.
"A matrimonial tangle was unraveled
by the sudden death Of William Lamott
of the town Of Suamico. While on his
way to this city to secure divorce in
o-der that he might be married for the
second time, Mr.. Lamott fell from a
load of wood on which he was riding and
his neck was broken by the fall
The accident happened on the Duck
Greek road near the city limits and about
opposite the Steeno place. Mr. Lamott
was sitting on the front end of load of
wood which he expected to sell in this
city. BY the jOlting of the wagon, it is
supposed. he fell forward from his seat.
striking the wagon tongue between the
horses and falling to the ground.
The team stopped instantly and Mrs
John Very. who was in the road near by
and saw him fall, at once went to his
assistance and pulled him from under the
horses feet. Life was extinct, the fall
having broken his neck The body was
taken to Denis Carriers place, the Union
house, at Duck Creek.
A corOner's jury was impaneled and
after an investigation verdict was sub
mitted in accordance with the above
facts.
Lamott was % years old and was on
his way to this city to secure Il divorce
rom his wife. to when he had been
married only few years. After the di-
yOrce had been secured he was To be
married to young lady living in that
part of the county
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31
LICE CAUSE DAMAGE.
The Pea Canning Companies of
ManitoWoC Are Very Much
Alarmed,

Manitowoc. Wis. July '2S.-[ Special. ]
While no new developments have TAX
en- place in the pea-louse scare consid-
cradle interest is being manifested
throughout the city over the spreading
trouble, the property of the pea-canning
industry forming such an important part
of the Industrial interests of the county
and city. Representatives of all the COM
panleS seem 10th to make any estimates
as to the loss caused by the new scourgt.
That they regard the situation as serious
cannot be doubted. The Landreth com
pany so far seems to be the least af-
fected. The Manitowoc Pea Packing
company and the East Wisconsin Can
ming company are on a sharp lookout for
the pest, and have men out for that pur-
pose. a few gentlemen were talking
about the lice in a downtown office yes
terday, when an officer of one of the To-
cal companies brought in Il sprig Of vines
about s inches long enclosed in a bag.
After taking out the vine, the gentlemen
were invited to look inside and counted
over $50 Of the bugs. Surprising of
course that the vine was now clean. they
examined it more closely, when to their
surprise they found that it was covered
with the lice lying as close as they could
stick. That is a fair sample of the pea
fields today. The only hope. it is said is,
that our hard winters will kill them: but
IN New York, where they have appeared
and where the winters are very severe.
they still continue to flourish and null
llply at the rate of 425.00O d month.
When once started, it is said, they de-
stroy whole field of peas in Il night
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31
AFTER FIRST PRIZE.
Douglas County Agricultural So
ciety will Send Exhibit to
the State Fair.

West Superior. Wis, July 2I.-ISpe-
cial. douglas county will this year
make a strong play for first prize for
county exhibitions at the state fair to
be held ut Milwaukee. The officers of
the local agricultural society have so
decided. and they are now figuring on
getting up a carload of the products of
this soil to send down there. The last
time this county sent an exhibit to the
state fair it was the winner of first prize
and the society will be disappointed if
the showing is not as good this year.
The crops in the county this year are
very satisfactory. There is white and
yellow dent corn now seven feet high
watermelons. pumpkins, etc. are doing
finely and there are some fields of oats
that, their owners claim, cannot be beat
en- in the entire Northwest
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31
BIG FIRE IN MEDFORD.
Business Buildings Burned, Loss
Over $4,000.
CITIZENS SAVE TOWN.
Aid was Asked of Surrounding Cities
but Their Services Were
Not Needed.

Medford, Wis, July 21.-[ Special. l..
Fire broke out here yesterday afternoon
and for a while the whole town was
threatened with destruction. Help was
asked of Stevens Point and Chippewa
Falls, which cities responded Immediate
ly, but were afterwards informed that
their services were not required as the
citizens had gotten the fire under control.
The fire broke out III the Nj. Marcus
Mercantile cOmpany's store and III i've
minutes it was one sheet of hameS. After
one half hours hard fighting that part of
Front street seemed doomed, but heroic
work checked the flames.
The two store buildings of the Marcus
company were destroyed with contents.
Also Nick WendePs hotel and saloon. j.
b. Leonhart's saloon building was
burned
The loss on Leonhart building is $1,000;
insured $1,000. Wenders loss $500: in
sured $1,000. The Book building is dam
aged, but is fully insured. The Marcus
Mercantile cOmpany's loss on building IS
$25OO insured $500; on stock, $2o.Ob),
insured $4,000 in the following compa-
MES: Aetna $1,000. Traders $1,000. Queen
$1,000, Milwaukee Fire $1,000, Lancashire
$500. Imperial $500. Netherlands
$1,000 Hanover $4,000, Phoenix Assur
ance $1,000. Fire Assurance $1,000,
Magasa $1,000, London and Lancashire
SlOOO. German-Ameflcan SlOOO
Waterloo Wis. July 21.-Fire de-
stroyed the saloon building, the black
smith shop and the icehouse of Charles
Dumke in the village of Portland, one
mile east of here. The loss on the
buildings was about $780, with $50
insurance. Charles Doerng was operat-
ing the saloon and occupied the second
story as living rooms. His loss on stock
and furniture was about $1,000. with
5000 insurance. The fire was caused by
Il defective chimney.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31
BERRY CROPS ARE GOOD.
The Growers in West Part of the
State Are Well Sat
fled

Sparta, Wis. July 2S.-[Special. /
The strawberry. raspberry. blueberry and
huckleberry crops have been a success
this season and the growers are well sat
Isfed. The blackberries are beginning
TO come and keep the express and rail
road people busy. The pickle factories
are beginning operations. as the cucum-
bers are beginning TO come. There are
about 700 acres of cucumbers in the ra-
diuS OF Il few miles Of the city.
The excessive rains of the past two or
three weeks have damaged farm crops
materially. Much hay has been de-
stroyed. Grain growing in shocks and
even standing grain is beginning TO grow
i'll some localities. Potato vines are rust
ing and potatoes are rCtting in the hills
on heavy ground.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31
Try it Vice Versa.

a certain young congressman is going
back to Tennessee with the reputation of
having made himself quite conspicuous
in the House with the help of a ready
tongue, much persistence and a series of
brilliant neckties In the cloak-room the
other day two or three of the older mem
the Tennesseean. One Of them told
story. When the young man was NOM
mated for Congress a hard-headed old
Democratic farmer, a leader of the party
in his locality, came to Nashville to re-
monstrate. why" said he, you don't
mean to say you are going to send that
boy to Congress? He's a darn fool :
Yes" was the answer, 1--WE know he is
a darn fool, Uncle John. But you see,
it is like this: We've been sending
smart fellows to Congress from this dis
trict, and they've come back regularly
darn fools. So we thought we'd send
darn fool to Congress and see if it
wouldn't work the other way"-St.
Louis Globe Democrat
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31
W|NNEBAGOES WILL DANCE
Preparing for Great Feast at Black
River Falls.
TO DANCE IN A TENT,
Fox Indians from Iowa and Many of
the Chippewa Tribe Are
in Attendance.

Black River Falls, Wis, July 2S.-
Especial. THE Winnebago Indians of
this place are preparing for their big
blucberry and give-away dance" that
will take place at the Indian mission five
miles from this city. Great preparations
are being made and visitors are arriving
daily. About thirty Fox Indians from
their reservation at Thames City, Ia.
are here and many of the Chippewa
tribe. The dance will be held in large
tent. put up for the occasion, while the
feast will take place in another. The
Indians will dance. visit and exchange
presents. Money. ponies, jewelry and
beadwork made by the squaws and priced
very highly by them will be the gifts.
The feasting and amusements will last
for several days. the squaws doing the
work and the men the dancing.
Money passes freely from the hands Of
the Indian into that of the merchant n
this season of the year. after the blue
berry harvest. Later the Indians will
scarcely have enough to buy square
meal for his family. They will live on
half rations until the Indian payment is
made which will take place in October
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31
TRAIL OF HIGHWAYMEN.
Men Who Shot the West Superior
Saloonkeeper and
Robbed Till.

West Superior. Wis. July 2S-E Spe-
cial. The police here are hot after the
men who entered Carl Nelson's saloon
Thursday night and shot the proprietor
twice before robbing the till Five men
have already been arrested, but the ques-
ton is to pick the right ones. The two
sailors. who We're in the room but fed
when the. shots were fired. have been
found and are assisting the police. Two
of the five men arrested were taken at
Lake NebagamOn, thirty miles from
here. The sheriff sent for them. but the
men broke Jail and got away before the
deputy arrived for them.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31
NEW DEPOT AT BEAVER DAM.
The Milwaukee Road will Build "a
Handsome Station.

Beaver Dam, Wis, July 2S.-[Spe-
cial. l-Supt. Van Nliet of the Northern
division of the Milwaukee road was in
the city last night and brought plans for
the new depot to be erected here. which
were accepted by the committee appoint
ed by the common council. The plans
call for Il depot over 100 feet long, the
building to be Of redGish-brown pressed
brick with stone trimmings and tile roof
the interior to be finished in hardwood
\ lease was signed giving the railroad
company a portion. of the library lot for
ninety-nine years at 81. The depot is to
be finished by January /. but an extra
effort will be made to complete it before
the Dodge county fair.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31

button of prizes in connection with Il gym
nastic competition. He had just entered
his carriage with his aide-de-camp, amid
the cheers of tho crowd, when he was
struck by three revolver shots fired in
quick succession.
One pierced the heart of his majesty,
who fell back and expired in Il few min
utes.
The assassin was Immediately arrest
ed. ard was with some difficulty saved
from the fury of the populace. He gave
the name Of Angelo BresSi, describing
himself AZ Of Prato. in Tuscany
Rome. July 30.--The news Of the as
sasSinatiOn Cf King Humbert did not ar
rive here unit! after midnight. Sign0r
Saracco. the premier. Immediately sum
moned q meeting of the cabinet. and the
ministers will start at the earliest posi-
bic moment for Monza.
The Prince and Princess Of Naples are
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31
DISCOVER IRON ORE.
bayfield, Citizens Find Vein of Or
Near Buffalo Bay.

Ashland. Wis. July 2S.-[ Special /
Owners of real estate Immediately adj
joining the Red Cliff reservation were
thrown into a feverish state of excite
ment by the announcement that large
vein Of iron GRE had been discovered on
the w. H. Wing property that lies ADA
cent to the Red Cliff reservation in the
Buffalo Bay district The discovery was
made by party of wOrkmen who were
employed On land and who found Il huge
vein of iron ore some fifty-two feet below
the surface Many specimens of the ore
were taken to Bayfield, for analysis and
the assay made proved the ore to be of
hard but excellent quality.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31
reference to the alliance between Italy
and Prussia


reference to the alliance between Italy
and Prussia.
On the outbreak of hostilities he has
tened to take the field, obtained the com
mand of a division of Gen. Cialdini's
army with the title of Acknowledgement,
and was present at the disastrous battle
of Custozza June %, 1860 when, it is
said he performed prodigies of valor.
On April %, 1868. he married at
Turin his cousin. the Princess Marguerite
Marie Therese Jeanne of Savoy, daugh-
ter of the late Duke Ferdinand of Genoa.
brother Of King Victor Emanuel
A son was born at Naples Novembe:.
II, 1869, who received the names of Vic
tor Emanuel Ferdinand Mary Januarius.
and the title of Prince of Naples
After the occupation of Rome by the
Italian troops in 1870, Prince Humb bert
and the Princess Marguerite took up
their residence in the Eternal City.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31
DEATH CAUSED BY
UMBRELLA THRUST,
TheophiluS Malone of Eau Claire is
Struck in the Eye
and Dies.

Eau Claire. Wis. July 2S.-ESpeciaI. I
-Theophilus Malone. switchman,
while intoxicated July 3. had fight with
Aid Miley and later with Attorney +.
II. Hubbard. who, in self-defense. struck
Malone with the point Of an umbrella,
sticking it into the corner of the right
eye. Malone was taken to a hospital I'M
conscious. but apparently recovered and
two weeks ago went to Eveleth Mimi.
where his brother is a railway contract
or. Malone died there yesterday after
neon. death. it is claimed. resulting from
the umbrella thrust. He leaves wife
and several small children. Malone was
Of good family. His father is 4 retired
merchant and his brother a New York
merchant. His sister is school teacher
ut Denver
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31
ARM CRUSHED TO A PULP
ribly Injured at Laflin-Ra
POWdernillS.

Kenosha Wis, July Special. /
John Anderson. Il well-known young man
Of PlattevilIe, Wis. was very seriously
injured at the Lafiin-Rand powdermills
in Pleasant Prairie this morning. He
was working on Il machine and had his
left arm caught between two rollers and
crushed into a pulp. The arm was am
putated later and the young mans CON
ditiOn is considered very serious. The
injured man is % years old and unmar-
ried. He had been working at the pow
dermill for about month.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-07-31
THE KING OF ITALY SLAIN .
Heart Of Humbert Pierced by an
Assassin's Bullet.
DIED IN A CARRIAGE
Murderer Arrested and Saved with
Difficulty from the Fury of
the POpu1ace.

London, July 30.A dispatch from
Rome to the Reuter- Telegram company
states that King Humbert was shot Sun
day evening at Monza by a man named
Angelo Brossi. and that he died a few
minutes later.
Monza, italy, July Boxing Humbert
has been aSsassinated. He was shot
here last evening by man named An
selo Bressi and died in few minutes.
The King had been attending Il distri-