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Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27


at anchor in Hampton Roads we lay,
On board of the Cumberland, sloop
of war,
And at times from the fortress across
the bay,
The alarum of drums swept past,
Or bugle blast
From the camp on the shore.
Then far away to the south uprose
A little feather of snow-white smoke,
And we knew that the iron ship of our
Was steadily steering its course
To try the force
Of our ribs of oak.
Down upon us heavily runs,
Silent and sullen, the floating fort;
Then comes a puff Of smoke from her
guns,
And leaps the terrible death,
With fiery breath,
From each open port.
We are not idle, but send her straight
Defiance in O full broadside!
AOOA
Rebounds our heavier hail
From each iron scale
Of the monsters hide.
"Strike your fag!" the rebel cries,
In his arrogant old plantation strain,
''Never!" our gallant Morris replies;
1T is better to sink than to yield!"
And the whole air pealed
With the cheers of our men.
Then, like a kraken huge and black,
She crushed our ribs in her iron
grasp!
Down went the Cumberland all
wreck,
With a sudden shudder of death,
And the lannon's breath
For her dying gasp.
Next morn, as the sun rose over the
Still fioated our flag at the mainmast
head,
Lord, how beautiful was thy day!
Every watt of the air
Was a whisper of prayer
Or a dlrge for the dead.
Ho, brave hearts that went down in
the seas,
Ye are at peace in the troubled
streaml
Ho! brave land! with hearts like these,
Thy flag that is rent in twain
Shall be one again,
And without seam!
-Longfellow.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
Entire Fleet Gone.

Liberia has had the misfortune to
lose its entire feet in time of peace.
The gdnboat Rocktown sank in the
harbor of Monroyia in five and one
half fat&oms Of water. The second
gunboat, owned by the same govern
ment, the Goronramah, capsized in ST.
Paul's river, where she had been taken
to get cleaned and overhauled. These
two gunboats constituted the whole Of
the naval power of the republic of Lii
IBERIA, and the Liberian admiral-in-
chief has hoisted his pennant in a
four-oared rowing boat pending the at
tempt of the president of the republic
to acquire another leet.-Chilean
Times
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
Plans to Increase Navy.
-Longfellow.

1t is probable that among the i'm
portant measures which Congress will
he called upon to consider when it con-
venes will be one providing for ma
terial increase in the navy, says the
Chicago Record. For some time the
naval board on construction has been
giving it's attention to the subject,
draughting list of suggestions for the
use of the Secretary of the Navy when
he makes his report to the President.
According to reports from Washing
ION this program of ship-building will
ne much more ambitious than had
been expected, and the questions which
ut will awaken are those fundamental
jim the science of naval warfare. The
board, it is known, has been disposed
to favor at least three new battleships,
with perhaps ten or twelve smaller
vessels. 1t is now reported that it is
considering a still larger program, pro-
viding for the construction of six yes
sells of the heaviest armor and equip
.ment, twenty smaller gunboats and
itorpedo-boat flotilla of ten. The most
radical feature of the program, how
ever, is that which determines the
character of the six largest ships. Ac-
lcording to the plan now under consid
teration the problem of the relative
merits of the heavy battleship and the
more mobile cruiser is to be solved by
the construction of vessels which, hav-
ing heavy armor and equipment, are
to have also the highest obtainable
speed and a great radius of action.
Whether or not it will be found prac-
ticable to construct vessel which
shall thus combine the features of both
battleship and cruiser is a question
which will have to be settled by the
naval experts, with the assent and ap-
,proval of the congressional naval COM
mittees. A battleship of cruiser speed
and mobility, if such floating ma
chine can be constructed, would obVi-
ously be the most powerful naval
weapon a nation could possess, wheth-
er it entered into action singly or as
the chief factor in a fleet. AS fleets
are at present organized the battleship
lis the hindrance to the mobility of the
entire fleet, which can not move faster
than its slowest member 1t appears
to be the opinion of the most compe-
tent experts at the present time that
weight of armor might well be sacri-
feed to secure such a gain in fighting
effectiveness as would result from
greatly increased speed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
Important Blue Book TSsued.

A blue book of the South African
dispatches from January to October
"a has been issued. 1t largely con-
Germs the Cape Colony rebels and mar
tia1 law. The conclusion to be drawn
from the mass of documents is the
eagerness of the Cape Dutch to take up
arms and especially the willingness of
the border Dutch to join the invaders
without compulsion. Sir Alfred Miner,
writing to Mr.. Chamberlain, September
8, cites a statement by Mr.. Vessels of
the Cape house of assembly, who is
also a member of the Afrikander bund,
that IS per cent. of his constituents
joined the beers of their own accord.
Referring this, he said: Not only
border Dutch, but Dutchmen all over
the colony, one by one, made their way
to the boer lines" The high commits
sioner quotes from letter dated
Kroonstadt, September 25, 1899, and
written by Mr.. Blignaut, brother or
P. ]. Blignaut, state secretary of the
Orange Free State, as follows: "The
only thing we are afraid of is that
Chamberlain, with his admitted fitful-
ness of temper, will cheat us out of a
war and consequently out of an OPP
portunity to annex Natal and Cape
Colony and to form a republican
United States of South Africa"
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
Helped Capture Jefferson Davis.

Captain Joseph A. o. Woman of
Fort Dodge. Ia, leading lawyer OF
that state, died at his old home, Wash
fngton Court House. Ohio, recently. He
left Fort Dodge to visit a sister and
was taken sick enroute. Although
prominent in the public affairs. of Iowa,
Captain Yeoman's chief fame was
achieved toward the close of the civil
war as being the officer who gave the
information which led to the capture
of Jefferson Davis, the president of the
fallen confederacy. For this valuable
aid to the federal government Captain
Yeoman was complimented by General
James H. Wilson in his report to the
committee on claims ofcongress, as fol-
lows: 'I trust that Lieutenant Joseph
"A. o. Yeoman will receive some recog-
milton of his services, as he was the
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27

The mint is plain in style, being
built of gray granite from Mount Des-
ert. The most elaborate work on the
building will be at the Spring Garden
street doors, where beautiful carvings
are being put in place. The numis-
matte room of the new mint is to be
the handsomest room in the building.
It's decorations will be on the most
magnificent scale and the greatest care
will be used in its construction.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
Soldiers settling in Ph,,,D,ines.

1t is the rule of the war department
to grant honorable discharges from the
army to soldiers who desire to get into
business in the Philippines. A large
number of officers and men in the vol
unteer regiments have already done SO,
and many others whose commissions
or terms of enlistment expire in July
next have made applications. This is
considered one of the most effective
methods of Americanizing the island.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27

Mccarthy, her hus-
b a n d, on the
ground of cruel
and b a r b q r o u 8
treatment. H e r
counsel, William
G. Keir, filed the
libel in the name
of Louise H. Nc
earthly, giving her
address at 1921
Arch street At
that address all in
formation was de-
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
MISTAKES DE YOUNG WIVES.

One thing bride seldom remembers;
her husbands duty to his friends, es-
pecially his man friends, and also that
he owes a portion of his time and af-
lection to his parents and family. Re-
calling the uninterrupted devotion of
his evenings to her during his court
ship, it seems hard to have him run
away to give his mother an hour, and
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27

MED. The woman in charge said she
did not know either Mrs. Mccarthy or
Cissy LOTUS and that neither one nor
the other lived there. In spite Of these
denials, however, Mrs. Mccarthy was
said to be in the house, but denies her
identity to newspaper men under adj
vice of her counsel
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
Fatalities in "R,ack watch. >,

The Black Watch claims the highest
total of killed and wounded among all
British battalions during the war in
South Africa, while the Second Sea-
forth Highlanders have the highest
number Of killed.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27

Never lose an opportunity Of seeing
anything that is beautiful; for beauty
is Gods handwriting wayside sac
rament. Welcome it in every fair
face, in every fair sky, in every fair
flower, and thank God for it as cup
Of Observation-Disclosures
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27

it is expected, will be ready for &C.
cupancy on May 1, 1902. 1t will not be
a skyscraper; indeed, it will be only
four stories high, as this will give
enough room for the exchange.
According to the plan of the archi-
tect, the walls are to be of marble, and
along the front and extending the en-
tire height of the building will be six
Corinthian columns. The building is
to be set on caissons, and the founda-
lions are to be sunk to depth of sixty
feet. The whole building, the estimated
cost of which is about $1,50O,0OO, will
be lighted by electricity generated by
the exchanges own plant.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27

Many rare and beautiful marbles will
be employed and carvings and bas re-
liefs will adorn all the walls.
The granite used in the new mint
building is extremely hard, making
the work of the carvers difficult. The
grain is coarse and tough, rendering it
difficult to get the smoothness neces-
sary for every piece used in the build
ing. The carvers have been at work
on the building for more than a year.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
JACKET AND RUSSIAN SKIRT.

Striped mines gray homespun, COM
bined with black velvet and marten
fur; the jacket blouses at the sides
and back; the belt fastens under the
long tabs in front; the skirt has two
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27

The new mint building in Philadel-
phia is almost completed as to it's
walls and roofs, although work has
hardly been begun on the interior of
the building, and the contractor,
Charles McCaull, says he cannot prom
Use the completion of the entire struc-
ture until next May. But already
enough has been done to give good
idea of the character and style Of the
structure of the building.
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27

box pleats in the back like the 'front.',
also on the underskirt in front; belt
curves considerably on upper edge at
the back; skirt very full at the hem.
Gray felt hat, with shaded pink fam
lingo feathers, and black velvet folded
about crown
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27

A man gains strength every time he
admits his own weakness
Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
cissie Lotus Asks Dix,orce.

Cissy Lotus, the well-known actress
and mimic, entered a libel for divorce
in the common pleas court at Phila-
delphia the other day against Justin
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12

I think it proper to express my
gratitude to the good people OF Lex
ipgton county for their kindness that
1 received at their hands during my
stay among them and l am truly
glad to say that they have given me
a very complimentary vote, and as
suring them that I appreciate the
kindness they bestowed upon ne
as much as any citizen Of our
grand old county, and assuring them
that, if I never have the pleasure OF
com ng before the people again,
their kind deeds and cheerful words
shall never be forgotten and l be-
lieve that every ballot that was cast
in my behalf was cast with q free
good will. l did not run on any
body's demerits but sing!ehanded on
my own merits, and made clean
ruce, and am the possessor Of clear
conscience, and if I ever come before
the people again, 1 will come the
same way, only 1 will not come for
Coroner. Thanking you all again,
I remain as ever,
Ioor Hayes.
Lewiedale, S. C., Sept 8 1900.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
The Love OF Two Girls.

There is thrilling story Of danger
and of lost love in the October num-
Der OF The Delineator. It is dated
back in the romantic Acadian days
BY the master Of Canadian fiction,
Charles G D R ,berts. A wounded
ensign beloved by two girls is saved
by both, solely because OF the self
remuneration of one, who goes back
to die in order to delay his pursuers.
1t is a skillful piece of heart anguish
done into word. The same number
has a picturesque Chinese article
illustrated by several genuine photo
graphs OF Chinese women; rare
thing in the present rush OF Chinese
literature. The Delinestor is quite
up-to-date in the eighty or more
sketches of present day styles which
are shown in it's pages. For thirty
wears it has been trusted by Amell
can women for guidance IN bone
dressmaking and home management.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
Dots from Rocky Well.

To the E .litor Of the Dispatch:
Hot and dry.
The fruits are all about gone.
Some of our farmers are done pull
ing fodder.
TIE people have plenty of cotton
to pick
Mr.. D. NJ. Hook lost a fine mule
last week.
Mr.. J. A. Keisler is doing a good
mercantile business.
Mr.. 81. L. Oswalt will move to
Lexingtod soon.
MIR. C E. Sbull is building a store
house at his home.
The pea crop is somewhat shorter
than it was last year.
Miss Gertrude Geiger closes her
school August 3lst. She is a fine
teacher.
Most of the people are carrying
their fruit to town. Guess it is
good price.
Best wishes for the Dispatch.
G.. E. L.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
For Sale.

A high grade second hand Bicycle
in first class condition.
Columbia Graphophone new
including recorder, reproducer, born
and thirty records. VIII be solo
cheap for ca h or on sy terms.
Rice 3. HaFman,
lexington, S. Q.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12

To the D.fendants: Tennent Strlbbling
Shoe Company, Augutn tns Wright, Louis
Jacob Lippman and Lawrence Lippman,
co partners in trade under the Il I'm lame
of Lippman Brothers. The purnell Dale
Mills, Hugh T. Iumen. John A
Smith. Henry C. Leonard aud Hugh
Richardson co-partners in trade under
the finn name of Inman, Smith aud Com
parry;
You will take notice that the summons
and complaint in this action was filed III
the office OF the Clerk of this Court for
Lexington count on th- 25th dav of July.
1900 w. y. LYLES.
Plaintiffs Attorney.
6yI3
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
AGENT at Brookland.

Mr.. P. J. Wessinger is authorized
to receive subscriptions to the Dis
patch and receipt for the same at
Brooklsnd. Those who find it conve-
nient can stop and pay him eittel
for new or old subscriptions.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
Attention, Consumers Of Ice.

Positively ice will be sold at tie
Bazaar on Sundays during the fol
lowing hours only: Sto 9. a. m, II
noon to l p n, and $50 p. N.
Customers will please keep these
hours in mind and call only during
the time mentioned on Sundays.
This rule will be strictly observed.
The Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
Home and Farm.

BY special arrangements we Offer
the Home and Farm, the leading
farm and home paper, published in
Louisville, KY, and the Dispatch for
Sl.25. Those of our subscribers who
desire to subscribe for the Home and
Farm, can do SO by sending Csc in
silver or stamps to this office.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
SERVICES

LEXINGTON CIRCUIT NJ. z. CHURCH SOUTH.
Rev. j. ~ WRIGHT. Pastor.
lst Sunday, Red Bank II am. Shiloh 4spn'
I'd Sunday, Horeb liam. Lexington 4spm
80 Sunday, Shiloh II am.
4th Sunday, Lexington am. Horeb pm
Red Bank 80 pm.
Lexington: Sunday school service eHery
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
LEXINGTON BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. j. j. Myers, Pastor.
3rd Saturday Evening at 8 p m.
3rd Sunday IL a. m. and 8 p. m.
Sunday school every Sunday morning at
10 o'clock. L. W. Redd. Superintendent.
ST. STEPHENS LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Rev. J. G Graicben, Pastor.
1st. Sunday II a. M, Lexington.
2nd Sunday II m, Lexington.
Sro. Sunday II M, Lexington.
4th. Sunday ii a. N Lexington.
Sunday school service every SUNDAY
morning at $50.
episcopal SERVICES.
Rev. Harold Thomas, Rector.
Second Sundays at II q. m.
Every Tuesday at $50 p m.
Bib.e class every Tuesday ut p. m
Sunday school every Tuesday a; 6p
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
Masonic Notice.

a Aregular communication of Po-
Xxx maria Lodge, No. l51, A. F. NJ
will convene in Masonic Hall, Peak,
S. c., Saturday evening, October
6. 1900. at 81 o'clock sharp. Take
notice and govern yourselves accord
ingly Brethren.
John G. Swygert, Master.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
Jury for the Second Week of Court.

Jury iOr tle SeGoilu Weeh VI Soo'' u
r B Hitler, Charlie K Cannon,
S Ell Hendrix, S NJ Gross,
J Archie Wolfe, Walter E Shealy,
Hiram Hutto, A " Lever,
J Albert keisler, H Pink. MeetZe,
D Job Harman, VIM S'Wise,
Jacob Kelly, Geo W kels!er,
Onarias Steel, FA Derrick,
John A Lucas, JB Nunamaker,
j NJ Caughman, JAS K SWygert'
Archie R Sightler, Jno A Wessinger,
J,fcoat, Ready B Shealy,
WD Shull, W n Lucas,
John A Shealy. j Perry Hutto,
SP Drafts, AD Shull,
David D Kleckly John W Matthias,
Irwin F Stack, David F Jumper,
Reuben DHarman, E r Steadman,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
Masonic.

a REGULAR COMMUNICATION
>Agof Lexington Lodge, No. 152,
"A. F. NJ. will be held Oh
Saturday, October 9Th, 1900. at I
o'clock p. m. Members will please
be prompt in attendance.
By order of the W. N.
G. NJ. HARMAN. Secretary.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12

Tniez TO New Advertisements.
CT rs Sale.
Fl Sale-J. G. Williams.
Notice.. G.. Williams.
Notice-Rebecca F. Buckley.
For S.le-C4rrie Harman and
O hers.
Cash Sale-Gregory Rhea Mule
Company.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12

Chocolate for cakes, powdered
sugar for iceiug cakes, candy rim
miDss for cakes, fine extracts and
essences, all at the Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
Contract to Let.

Bids are solicited to build church
near Midway school house. Plans
and specifications to be had from
building committee.
E L Wingard,
Chairman Building Com.
Sept 10, 1900.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF LEXINGTON.
W G Child, Plaintiff,

C. S Roof. Tennent-Stribbling Shoe Com
pany, Augustus Wright, Louis Jacob
Lippman and Lawrence Lippman, CO.
partners in trade under the firm name
of Lippnan Brothers. The Purnell Dale
Mills Hugh T. Inman. John A Smith.
Henry C Leonard and Hugh Richardson,
co-partners in trade under the firm nanc
of Inman, Smith and Company. Yelling
ton Lowrance VIM. Isaacs, Lee Benz .Uiu
and K G Ktchings. as DeacoDs Of
Har.s Hill Baptist Church. D,fendahts.
Summons for Relief.
To the Defer dants
VOU ARE HEREBY SUMMOND AND
/ rtqrir.d to answer the complaint III
this action. of VIII ch Il copy is herewith
served on you. and to serve copy OF Your
answer to the said complaint on the sub
scriber ut his ctfce. 1915 Washington
Street. Columbia. s. c., within twenty
davs after the service hereof, exclusive OF
the day of such service. and il you TAIL to
answer the complaint within the time afore-
said the plaintiff in this action will apply
to the Court for the relief d. III snded IN
the complaint. ". II. LlLEo.
Plaintiff 5 Attorney.
Dated July ., 1850.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1900-09-12
Tie Lexington Dispatch

@N0tices aUiU be inserted
IN the Local department 0t
the atnIorna price OF 5 cents
per lime, to one and all. "A
The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-05
AN ALLEGED sWINDLER.
Three Citizens Complain to the Po-
lice of EcinE Duped.

Three Citizens Complain to the Pc
lice of EcinE Duped.
DR.. Ludwig Guden, aged forty-five years
said to be a specialist in ontagious dis.
eases, is wanted by the police on several
charges of false pretences. He came t.
this city several weeks ago. defrauded al
least three persons. the police are told
and is now believed TO have left town. A
card given by Guden bears his name and
the address of his office as 231 Four-and-
a-half Street northwest. Enquiry at this
address by detectives led to the statement
that no such person as Ludwig Guden had
occupied apartments there.
Complaints of alleged crooked work OF
Guden reached the police in the past week.
Edward F. Abner, residing at 252O X
Street northwest, John b. Nierendorf. of
1918 Pennsylvania Avenue northwest and
r. X. Schwickardi, who lives at 1918 G
Street northwest, are victims of the al
legged swindler. On July last Guden. Il
Is said visited Mr.. Abner, representing
himself as physician recently arrived in
this country from Germany He told Mr..
Abner that he was in need of funds and
secured an advance of s35 on property
which. he stated, would reach the city by
freight in few days. The money was to
have been paid upon the arrival of the
goods, but is still missing
On the day following his cali at the Alb
ner home Guden is said TO have visited
John B. Nierendorf, saloon keeper, and
to have obtained $40 from the latter by
method similar to that employed with
Mr.. Abner. He has not yet returned to
the Nierendorf saloon, in Pennsylvania
Avenue northwest TO refund the money,
and no goods have appeared by freight or
otherwise, which his victims can siege.
r. r. Schwichardi was the last vic
tim Of the alleged swindler go far as the
police have been informed Guden called
at the SchwIckardi home, 1918 G Street
northwest. He told Mr.. Schwickardi that
he had just come to Washington and was
awaiting funds from Germany with which
to settle certain Indebtedness on prop
erty in this city. Mr.. Schwickardi was
asked for loan of $50. He did not have
that amount at hand. but gave Guden
gold watch, which the latter is said 10
have promptly pawned.
When the complaints reached headuuar-
tiers detectives were assigned on the case.
but Guden seems to have taken the alarm
and departed from the city He is de-
scribed as feet II inches tall. weighing
$50 pounds, and as having black hair and
dark eyes.