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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-02
THrnTY-FINn noEns KILLED.
south African ConstHbuIary HAD a
severe Fight.

Bioemfoutoin. Orange River Colony
Dec. LA patrol q fourteen South Afrl-
can constabulary during the night OF
Nov. p engaged "a contingent from HaaFe-
books commando. routuwcas ward of this
town with che result that thlrty-hve Beers
are reported 20 have been killed or
wounded
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07

for the market. An articulated skull
Of American workmanship would cost
50. A skull of French articulation
WAS priced at So. and the work was
admirable. All the most delicate little
tones were carefully preserved and ar
ranged. aud it wn$ SrlNlividrd into
many small parts. held together with
tiny brass hinges. The top Of the skull
WAS sawed evenly off. 50 rs to form Il
sort Of cap. but the other openings
seemed irregular and dovetailed. This
was explained thus:
DO you know how they separate a
skull into its various parts: Well,
they pack it full of sawduSt. which
they then wet. The SawduSt expands
and bursts the skull apart along its
natural Jennings or sutureS. These are
then hinged and wired. as you sec. 1t
all requires most delicate manipula-
ticn by IN expert. Tramond Of Paris
is the leading artist in skulls and
bones. The business Of modelling these
papier macle organs and Of articulat-
ing bones is not IN OvcrcrOwded one.
as there is not Il large demand for
such things. Schools and colleges are
the chief buyers Of the articles. There
are precious few students. as you may
imagine. who can afford to invest so
much money in models for private
study"
Any hearts and lungs and livers that
come to this country other than by
way of the barge office. il may be add
eel. must pay IN per cent duty TO Uncle
Sam.-New York Commercial .Adver-
fiSnr
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07
FOh SALE BY J. E. KAUFMANN.

There is always a demand in the
New Yak market for SO d heav.:
draught horses, and also for fine sad.
die horses, but they must be extr'
fms; for beautiful, we'll matched pairs
of high acting coach horses, and
for road horses if they are fast
enough and combine with their speed
good looks ard safety.
1t is always an item to the fArmt,
to keep his stock in as good conditio,
as possible, at the lowest cost, and j.
this is done every advantage must be
aiken in feeding and managing.
j. 81 Lunsford & Son, Craft, Tex :,
say that Ramon's Pepsin Chill Tonic
is certainly the best on the market.
They have never known it to fail to
cur Have Just ordered more and
must have it. Tasteless and guar
apteed. SOC. For sale by G.. NJ
Harmau.
/ The conscience of some men is
like rubber, it is elastic.
No vocation Isl perpetual vacation.
When you start to give your neigh
bor a piece of your mind, be sure not
to give him all of it, for you may
need e piece of it yourself.
Ramon's Tonic Liver Pills, q pleas
ant remedy for all diseases arising
from a disordered or torpid liver.
They are the modern cure for consti-
patton, b~iliousness, sick headaches,
specks before the eyes, etc. They
do not sicken or grippe, mild in action,
thorough in effect. Ouly ore a dose,
sugar coated and pleasant to take.
Price, Is cents a box, at the Bazaar.
Always look on the blight side, if
it is not so bright as to hurt your
eyes. Look on that side anyhow,
even if you have to get a pair Of dark
goggles.
The long and short Of it may be
described by the bank cashier who is
described as being six feet tall and
$4,000 short. In this case he is
both long and short.
Senator John L.. McLaurin, of this
State, recently made a brilliant
speech before a Republican club of
New York, in which be predicted q
bright future for the South-fnan,
cislly, commercially and manufacto-
rily. May the predictions tf the
Senator be speedily realized.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07

D~pss'cated %cocoanut, ready for pieP,
custards and cakes, also lot Of tine
cocoanuts, at the Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07

Fine COCO nuts can be found at
the Bazaar, cheap.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07
CUTTLEFlSH INK.
The Peculiar Liquid Which This Gu
rfOus Animal Elects

The Peculiar Liquid Which This Gu
rious Animal Elects.
The cuttlcfiSh are caught in great
numbers off the Cornwall coast and
are used as a bait for the conger eel,
for which this part of the world is eel,
ebrated. The culIlptiSh possesses no
real mouth. but has a long. cylindrical
sucker with which it adheres firmly to
the bait. The method Of capturing the
fish is as follows: \ long line from
which are suspended from 200 10 300
hooks baited with portions Of pilcliards
(allnost the only bait the cuttletish will
takcp is let down into the sea and al.
lowed to stop there for about half an
hour. 1t is then drawn up. and the
cuttletiSh are found hanging by means
Of their suckers TO the bait.
The moment that they leave the wa
tiers they eject with considerable force
Il great quantity of deep. black. viScous
substance which is about the consistent
cy of treacle, and the stain made 10y ii
upon the clothes of the fishermen is
permanent if it happens to fall upon
them.
| had i conversation with ~ man
who has several times received Il full
charge in his face. and he assured me
that beyond the smell. which is most
n%auseouS. he felt no Inconvenience at
all, no Smarting or pain in his eyes and
no bad afIur. CiInrtS.
If any of the liquid gets upon the
nets. it rOtS them beyond repair un-
less it is washed off Immediately. An
other curious fact is that this fluid
Will not injure cloth IN the slightest
degree beyond making Il permanent
stain. One maj told NE that he had
used a jersey for several years which
had been squirtcd all ovcr at different
times by these ccphalopods. but that
except for tic cloth being stained it
was as good as ever.
When this link" is elected under Wa
ter. il hangs iii i sort of cloud and does
not Sprcad.-LouGon Leader.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07
EXPERIMENT SiM!ANS.
An Experience In the H"naeT fem
Eip nj H.HarrS

PIE ut iI"HarcS.
On the occasion Of or Wit TO the
monkey ~trnui,lc 1T l:nnarc> We In ]
provided ourselves with popcorn am
u1hr! goodies which w" expected to of.
fer their ~huliu"%SrS. But the monkeys:
did not give t. Il chance To do that.
They S~nHtchc,l the GainticS from cur
lands. ANA w!i"n oGr supplies were cH-
harstrd they amused themselves: by
mim;ckiEg Is.
On" CT Cur party. who had n bad
cold. used his handkerchief with cor
siderable emphasis. Scarcely had lie
replaced lis handkerchief in his peck
ct when a monkey seized the rrutrud-
ing end. pulled it out and ave an rX-
cell"nt imitation Of the act. Then. Ct
course. Solnc Of Us had kUdak$. aII
after we had taken several pictures
another pcrsoniIicaticn of impudrnce
picked I'D a little block of wood which
lay upon III" ground and with it took
several snapshots ut lis.
\ third i'll conducted simian Il vain
female, Who deserted her infant for
the purposel grabbed from my shout
ders a red clludlar scarf and in 4 few
flying leaps carried it to a lofty NINA
ret. There she put it on and evidently
'fancied HERSELF immensely. But She
was not allowed to retain her prize.
In about ..hrce minutes NJ least 10 mon-
keys had bit n piece Of my precious
chuddaI.
Then orr native guide Informed mr
that the monkeys were very fond Of
scarfS ami that they captured 4 great
many on the stone CHATS near the
temple While their owners We're bath
Ing in the river. Perhaps on The prin-
ciple that "miSery loves company" he
seemed TO think his item OF news
ought to console me: but. although the
neutrality-suspicious." continued ~ long rs
we stopped in the temple 'compound.'
| no longer found them quite so In.
dicrous.-Cllautauuuan.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07

The most successful fisherman
puts his kill into Lis bait on the
hook. The most dangerous places
are the most finely decorated. The
road is straight between the lsgant
saloon, with it's mirrors and dazzling
array of silver, and the vilest dive,
whose rotton floors reek with filth
and disease. Beauty covering a cor
rupt heart is worse than ugliness.
Mr.. D. Frank Eird, of this ccun-
ty is prominently spoken Of as a
suitable person to succeed Commits
sioner Doutbit as State Liquor Com
missioner. This would be an excel.
lent selection as there is no one bet
ter qualified to discharge the intli-
cate duties Of Commissioner with
more satisfaction than be is. Bling
strictly temperate and possessing
fine executive ability and of sound
and practical business principles
makes him pre-eminently the com
ing Commissioner.
There is no better remedy for the
babies than Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy. It's pleasant taste and
prompt aid effectual cures make
it q favorite with mothers aud
small children. It quickly cures
their cough ard colds, preventing
pneumonia or other serious conse,
quences. 1t also cures Group and
has been used in tens Of thousands
cases without a single failure SO far
as We have been able to learn. 1t
not only cures Group, but when given
as soon as the crcupy cough ap-
pears, will prevent the attack. In
cases of wboopipg cough it lGaefes
The tough mucus, making it eesie-to
expoctorste and lessons the severity
and f..qnency Of the parox5sms of
coughing, thus deprivrg that dis
ease nf all dangerous consequences.
For sale by ], E. Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07
Ladies, Read This.

DR.. Bakers Female Regular is a
new discovery for the prevention and
cure of female diseases. It is I'm
doubtedly one of the finest medicines
for all it claims in relieving and cur
ing suffering women. It is a per.
manent cure for all womb, bladder
and urinary Diseases and female
weakness, etc. For sale at the
Bazaar. Large bottles Sl.25. .
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07
l. is to be d:plored that the rural
caools are not better than they are.

l. is to be d: plored that the rural
! caools are not better than they are,
Zoe question Of better education
or the farmers boys and girls is be.
ing agitated COW, and if there is
not an improvement there ought to
be. The rural schools are DOW keep.
Jog pace with the improved condi.
tious aud methods Of farming. Farm
RS have been two busy looking after
beir farms TO lcok after schools.
Che money now levid for school pur-
poses could be expended TO better ad,
vantage if the matter will be studied
and the improved methods applied.
We are for better schools.
The average farm hand ought to
be treated as much as one of the
family if he will let his employee do
so, but when be gets mulish and
want to run the farm, better let him
run some other farm. We are a
friend to the farm hand, and always
have been, but we know of a few
that ought to be pounding stone in
the work house or tending bar in
some of the city saloons. There is
no fault to be found with the fsrm
hand because ne is a farm hand,
but there is some fault With some
Of them because they are tie
kind they are. Good farm hands are
always in demand and poor ones FL
places, too, but usually they find a
place of their own kind. I could
never keep a good farm hand longer
than three years, says an observant
farmer of large experience, for then
he would want a farm Of his own.
The same authority observes that he
had others, years ago, who are still
working on the fam for wages, es-
pecially one who worked for a farmer
for twenty-eight yeare, and finally be
was pensioned by the farmer and set
free.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07
PARTS OF THE BODY
MODELS THAT ARE USED IN THE
STUDY OF ANATOMY.

They Arc Taken From Subjects In
the MorgIes and Hospitals Of Paris
and Are Co!ored Exactl: 30 Repre-
sent Nature.
In the window of an oculiSt up town
is a display which is grewsomely fas-
chatting. 1t is composed Of plpier
machc representations OF parts or
gaus Of the human body. colored SINH
lar to nature. Some are life size. Sucll
as a pair Of lungs and d stomach. but
others, al eye and IN ear for INSTANCE.
are large enough to have belonged tr
the giant WHO WAS Knocked out hy
Jack. y weird model of q head deri-
onStrateS unpIeaSantly now you would
look if your skin We're peeled of your
face. Every vein and rerve and mus
Gle is carefully outlined and colorcd.
4 figure displaying the entire interior
of 4 torso. colored to represent nature.
shows us that all sorts OF lin!s go TO
make us up inside. One is apt to think
Of oneself as being of one harmonious
red interiorly, but this is all wrong. ii
appears.
Studying these figures sets n Won
dering where they come from and who
models them. 1t would he an occlipa-
ton c%0r.enial TO few. one would sup
pose. y gentleman who came TO the
door for 4 moment c~Our1eolSly answer
I'd 4 lot of questions asked by an i'll
luiSitivr person.
These models" said he. ere ali
made in Germany and France. There
are none made in this country. Yes.
the manufacturers assistants make
their originals in clay. working direct
~ from subjects obtained in hospitals
and morcIWS. .iZou OF Paris IS In"
largest manufacturer of this line Of
goods. They make mu'irlS of sections
CT animals also. For instance. we now
have an ORDER for Il deer. Come inside
and let me show YOU more Of the
things" \. glass ease in the rear OF
the store WAS filled with all sorts Of
parts OF all sorts Of animals. human
and otherwise.
Isn't this a h"autiful hrArt:" said
he enthusiastically. exhibiting a lif"
size organ Of papirr marh". divided up
into little hinged parts and ~c"l"rrl
red aud tan AMI pink anal lilu".
1t sells for -. \ little throat. SIM.
iiarly coIorcl and divided. would cost
YOU S. if your fancy ran to that kind
Of hric-a.l,rar. \ beautiful liltl" bit
of mechanism composed Of papirr
maclc. bone and wire. i~liuStratin" tho
nerves connecting The tongue With the
ear. and various Intricate auricular ar
rangemcnts you al iuy for SD
There was Il shelf full Of brains and
another full of animals legs and Stom-
achs and livcrS and things. Altogether
it was 4 pretty bloody looking kind Of
show on account Of the quantities Of
red paint usrl to illustrate large SOC
items Of musc!c. TAcu standing up in
Que corner was 4 life s:z" figure CT a
man composed Of iuE"mcrable sep
arate pieces. SO that any part could he
taken off and individually studied. One
side demonstrated the muscle forma-
ton aud the other rle veins an n"rvas
and arteries. This figure can b. bought
for $500 ny any u who wishes sucl
IL ornament.
Then there were genuine skulls and
skeletons. The French excel us also
10 the preparation CT human bones
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07

Geese are the pmhlemS OF conjuga,
bliss in China. and a pair Of geese are
considered n handsome present from a
gentleman TO the lady Of his choice.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07
Browning and the Cook.

To Robert Browning Il man IA q
man. whether he was served by many
people or was the servant of others.
On one occasion his son Barrett had
hired Il room i'll Il neighboring house
to eXhibi, his pictures. ana IN the tenn
porary absence of the artist Mr..
Browning was doing the honors to a
roOmful Of fashionable friends. He
WIGS standing near the door when an
unanEounccd visitor made her appear
ancc. and of course he shook bands
with her. greeting her as he did the
other arrivals.
"Oh. i beg pardon" she exclaimed.
Put. please, sir. I'm the cook. Mr..
Barrett asked me to come and see his
pictIrCs.'
And I'm very CAD 10 see you" re-.
turned MIR. Browning. with ready our
tesy. Take my arm and ! will see
you rounu.'-New York Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07
Sleeping Car Service

Sleeping Car Service.
Excellent daily passenger service between
Florida and New York.
Nos. 81 and &--New York and Florida Linn.
tied. Daily except Sunday, composed eIclu-
sively Of Pullman finest Drawing Room Sleep
ing, Compartment and Observatory Cars, be-
tween New York, Columbia and st. Augustine.
Nos. g and I-New York and Florida Elk
press. Drawing-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
and Savannah.
Nos. Is and 3-U. s. Fast Mail. Through
Pullman drawing-room buffet sleeping cars be-
tween Jacksonville and New York and Pull.
man sleeping cars between Augusta and Char.
lotte. Dining cars serve all meals enroute.
Pullman sleeping cars between Jacksonville
and Columbia. enroute daily between Jackson
willie and Cincinnati, via ASheville.
FRANK S. CANNON, J. M.CCLP,
Third V.P. ( Gen. Mgr. Traffic Mgr,
Washington, y. c. Washington, DC
W. A. TURK, S. Fl. HARDW1CK,
Gen. Pass. Ag't.. Asst Gen. Pass. Ag't.,
Washington, D. C.. Atlanta, Ga
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07
# the Baby is Cutting Teeth

Be sure and use that old and we'll
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 diarrhoa.
Twenty-Five cents a bottle.
It is the best of all.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07
A Remedy For Scfuffca.

Here is 4 really old fashioned rene
Iy. 1t is 4 grandmother'S remedy.
and the grandmother who believes in
it is alive and recommends it personal.
ly. 1t is for S,lalica.
Take equal parts Of -four and red
pepper and mix with vinegar. Make
q paste Of it and move it from place 10
place with the pain. And if that does
not help you then | am mistaken"
concludes the grandmother. - New
York Times.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07
R06ly ~ESxHrpaRcl.

Pushpr-tiuSler is 0 very happy IN
his choice of adjrctivrS.
fishery Why so!
PuShpr-MiSS GummS fshed for q
compliment by asking him what he
thought Of her slippers.
UShpr-A And what did he say?
P~usIlrr- He said they were immense.
Golfers Weekly.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-02-07
g Condensed Schedule in Eject
June lllh. 1907.

7, 7. N. n. y. II
Pullman paiarc >!criin. cars on Trains3and
N, 3. anil ~, IN 4. anIC division. Diulr. cars
on the-2 tran - S"r"r AL meals e.rnr.c.
Trains leave si.artaLhIr:. A. & G.. division.
nnrthb"und. f:i3 n. m. 81. 2. m. G:i3 p. H.,
tN.Stihuie I.ini:~!l: Sru'hhpr:pd l2:=6 a. m.
Trains i'ava tirc.pri!!e. \. and G. division.
northlr,'ih. SO a. H.. 20 =. m. md 50 p. m,
lNe>tibui"d Limifcl' souihtnund, ~ a. H.,
$50 p. m. 12:sip. II. Nrslihuled Limitcdl.
Trains & and 10 carry elegant Pullman
sleeping cars between Columbia and ASheville
enroute daily between jacksonville and Cincin
rati.
Trains IL and II carry Sl-cro Pullman parlor
cars lttwcc: Charleston and : >jIcvi.e.
FRANK 6. CANNON. JIM. CCLP,
Third E-P. & ten. Mgr, Traffic Mgr,
Washington. D. {. Washington. y. {.
". A. TURK, S.. Fl. HARDWlCK,
Gen. Pass. Ag't. Ast1en. Pass. Ag't.
Washington, D. C. Atlanta. Ga
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-22
IMPROVED CORN SHIELD.

feet long, and fashion the forward end
of each in the shape Of sleigh runner.
Then take a PA the same length as
the boards, and bevel the edges in such
way that when the boards are nailed
on they will spread out at the bottom
until they are about eight inches apart.
This trough is to pass, inverted, over
the corn row, between the shovels of
the cultivator; its sloping sides catch
ing the loose soil and leaving it lying
loosely next the corn, but never on it.
To fasten this trough to the cultivator,
bore an inch hole through the sides
near the front end and just beneath the
top 2x4. Through. these run small,
strong rope and tie each end to the
cultivator in such way that the
trough will be kept little in advance
of the shovels. It is best to leave this
rope to play loosely through the
trough, as it would otherwise upset in
turning at the end of the rows. The
shows the construction
exactly. Make your handy devices now,
before the busy time comes.-Jim L.
Irwin, in Ohio Farmer.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-22
FACTS FOR FARMERS.

Clover is the ideal pasturage; win.
ter rye is also good and early pas
ture, but should have been provided
for in the fall; and rape is also good:
oats and pease to come on later.
Rape for hogs can be sown as early
as the ground can be worked well in
the spring, and can be sown in sue
cession until August, if desired. The
last sowing making excellent and late
fall feed.
Gasoline for worms in sheep has
proven to be very effective. We do
not know that it has been tried on
hogs, but it would probably be as ef.
fective with them. It will do no harm
anyway.
Hogs with scabby and sore backs
are probably very lousy. Wash with
kerosene emulsion. It is supposed
that everybody knows how to make Il
by this time, directions have been
given so often.
Give brood sows an opportunity to
exercise. They will take, it If given
an opportunity to go in and out OF
& t the Z shelter at will This is impor-
tant. Exercise and fresh air, and the
hrst implies the latter, are very nec.
essary Farm and Home.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-03-22
PITH AND POINT.

It is as hard not to like flatterer al
it is to love a friend who always tells
the truth Chicago Dispatch.
The prospect of going to the poor
farm is not so terrible; there never
was poor farm with piano in it,
Atchison Globe.
Says an Irishman: cts a great
comfort to be alone-especially when
your sweetheart is with you."-Chi-
cago Daily News.
'Ihe colonel has been presented
with fine rifle and brace of pistols ,:
so heard. What Office is he going to
run for?'-Atlanta Constitution.
Hobbs ''Well, how is the new cook
getting on?" Mrs. Hobbs" She's get
ting on her things preparatory to leav-
ing" Philadelphia North American.
Zen years ago." said the hollow
eyed man, II sold you some books
'You did," replied the victim, strug-
Cling to restrain himself. 'Well, I've
come in to ask your forgiveness. I'm
going to join the church, -Philadel-
phia North American.
Frederick s'Flavilla, you pledged
yourself to be faithful forever, and yet
you say you have not grieved over our
broken engagement Flavilla-"Of
course not; my heart is as true as steel
but when I set my mind to it can
be just as shallow and tickle as any
body."-Life.
Canvasser-''I have here a work.
Master of the House-''I can't read.''
Canvasser - "But your Children
Master of the House-'I have no chill
dren (triumphantly), nothing but a
cat" Canvasser-''Well, you want
something to throw at the cat" He
took the bool.-Berlin (Md.) Herald.