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The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
AIacks Alnss

Love may be blind, but just the same It has strange. peculiar way Of distinguishing between a million
 plunks
 And an income of only sl day. Chicago Daily News.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Rem ark ahle Prices

,. MISS Paytrone-Under the head of
 remarkable Prices" you advertised sealskin coats at SEQ: now YOU ask me $500.
 oiefk-ESactly; the prices were re- ihafkable and we have marked them up.-0hio State Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Discerning Woman.

He-I point out your faults because I love you.
 She-Nonsense! If you really loved me you would think my faults were Chicago Record.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Mefaphysicnl.

Upguardson-Habit, it seems to me, is the strongest thing in the world.
 Atom-I don't know Lack of habit may be stronger For example, l could quit smoking a great deal easier than l could learn to smoke the kind of cigars you use.-Chicago Tribune.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Unexpected Encournsement.

"so this is the end" he in bitterness cried, Displaying the note she had written. "Just now it's the end" she with eau
 ton replied, Regretting to see him thus smitten. "And yet" she went on in her feminine
 way,
 low. Whate'er woman writes, just remember.
 l pray postscript is likely to follow" Chicago Post
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Ready for the Question.

Mrs. Aounglove-John, do you know mat you haven't kissed me for week?
 NIT. 1ounglove-Yes, darling; I was just waiting to see how long it would take you to notice it.
 1ohn, 1t will be observed, had his presence of mind with him.-Tit- Bits.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Aiz5t UNI g
He Counted All Right.

"You'Ye been in a fight" said his mother, reprovingly.
 "Oh, not much of one," answered the boy.
 Did you count 100 as I told you when you felt your angry passions ris- ing?"
 "Oh, sure," returned the boy. "I counted 100 all right, but I knocked the other boy down first. It's the only safe y."-Chicago Post.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Wouldn't Have a Chance.

Miss De Pride-I wouldn't marry him if he were the last man on earth.
 Rival Belle-Indeed you wouldn't! I'd take him myself hen.-Tit-Bi
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Purifying Politics.

me Major-I don't know but there is. need of some kind of reform in pol iucs around here.
 me Colonel.I think so. I'm no fa- "auc' but 1 think ballot box stuffin' Snould be done with moderation
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Conducive to LOneIinesS.

"There's nothing l enjoy so much as a quiet smoke all by myself"
 Well, you ought to have little trouble in keeping away from crowds as long as there are any in the box from which that one came. Chicago Times Herald.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Wasted Opportunities.

The man who kicks the livelong day May boast. perchance. of duty done; But finds he's frittered quite away
 The hours when other folk have fun. Washington Star.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
COngeniaI Couple.

Penelope-And you say they are en- gagged?
 Patrice-Yes.
 Have they any tastes in common ?' Well, yes; they chew the same kind of gum. m.''-Yonkers Statesman.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Force of Habit.

Husband lreturning from his first ascent in a balloonl-Just think of 1t, Alice, as- cended 25,000 feet in the air.
 Young Wife-And you brought back noth. ing for mel-Fliegende Blaetter.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25

'This wireless telegraphy reminds me e groundless quarrel" What possible con- nection is there between the two?" .It'e practically having words over nothing."-- Philadelphia Times.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25

'Ils's m" "NOS yVu SV HtIF- ous?
 Dobbs-Coffee.
 Bobbs-I didn't know you drank it. Dobbs-I do not. But Nobbs has just stopped drinking it, and he in- sists on detailing his sensations to me every time 1 see Baltimore American.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
Fate.

l shot an arrow In the air,
 Nor marked the course on which it sped Ihen-Jumping cats. How I did swear
 The blamed thing lit upon my head. Philadelphia Press
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
The Philosopher.

He had no luck. however small,
 And therefore he was glad Tis best" said he, mo luck at all Than always have 1t bad Catholic Standard and Times
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
As If They Were Somebody.

Some young men seem to be surprised that everybody doesn't stop dancing when they enter ballroom.-Somerville Journal.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25

When man is found brave enough to re- buke gossip 1t means that he has already heard it.-Atchison Globe.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25

To Cure . Cold in One Day Take Laxative Promo Quinine Tablets. All yifit fails to cure. 25c.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
The Best Prescription for Ch,,.

and Fever is bottle of Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is simply iron and quintns in tasteless form. No cure-no pay. Price, soc.
The Forrest City times., 1901-01-25
A Secondary Victim.

Bobbs-What makes you so nery- ms
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29

"It is with a good deal of pleasure
and satisfaction that I recommend
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrboea Remedy" says Druggist
A. W. Sawtelle, of Hartford, Conn.
"a lady customer, seeing the rem
edy exposed for sale on my showcase
said to me: II really believe that
medicine saved my life the past sum-
mer while at the shore, and she be-
came so enthusiastic over it's merits
that at once I made up my mind
to recommend it in the future. Re-
Gently gentleman came into my
store so overcome with collie pains
that he sank at once on the floor. l
gave him dose of this remedy which
helped him, I repeated the dose and
in fifteen minutes he left my store
smiliDgly informing me that he felt
as we'll as ever" Sold by j. E. Kauf-
mann.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29

days was the period OF embalmlne;
Nineveh had 40 days to repent; our
Lord tasted 40 days; He was seen ~
DAYS after his resurrection; St. S"l-
thin betokens 40 days of rain or dry
weather; a quarantine extends to ~
days; the privilege Of sanctuary was
for 40 days; 40 days was the limit for
the payment of fine for manslaugh-
ter; the widow was allowed to remain
in her husbands house for 40 days
after his death, etc. Hamlet loved
Ophelia harder than 40 brothers.
The best tale of the ARABIAN Nights"
is about Ali Baba and the Forty
Thieves. We will take 40 winks for
a short nap. The 40 articles OF the
Apgelican Church are ''forty stripes
save one." The Hebrews we're for
hidden by the Mosaic law to infict
more than 40 stripes on an offender,
and for fear of breaking the law they
stopped short Of the number. And
so forth and so on.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
500 Reward S10O.

The readers of this paper will be
please to learn that there is at least
one dreaded disease that sciense has
been able to cure in all it's stages, and
that is Catsrrh. Halls Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure known to
the medical fraternity. Catarrh be-
ing a constitutional disease, requires
constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, act
ing directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system, thereby
destroying the foundation OF the dis
ease, and giving the patient strength
by building up the constitution and
assisting nature in doing its work
The proprietors have 80 much faith
in its curative powers, that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case
that it fails to cure. Send for list Of
testimonials. Sold by all druggists.
Price Is cents.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
How Sampson Will be Recognized.

Washington, May "a The naval
board of awards is understood to
have reached a tentative decision
upon the design for medal Of honor
for those who participated in the
battle of Santiago bay. The mem
bers of the board decline to give any
information on the subject, but it Is
currently understood among naval
officers that the board has followed
the precedent of tie Manila medal,
in showing the head Of the COM
mander-in chief, and that this Santa
90 medal will bear the head OF
Admiral Sampson. A number OF de-
signs have been presented, but the
board seems to lie most favorable to
those made by Mr.. Skerrett, a de-
signer belonging to the departmental
force.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
The Cuban Convention.

Habana, May 24.-The minority
report of the committee on relations
was today defeated in the Cuban con-
stitutional convention by vote of l9
to 9. Tomorrow the majority report t
will be read and discussed. The
Conservatives believe the final vote
on the latter report will be taken
Monday, but they do not expect to
hold the full strength shown today.
Senor Zayas, in a speech, said
the minority report was too conser-
vative and he could not accept. 1t
is believed that Senor Zsyas may
possibly carry two other delegates
who today voted with the conserva-
tives.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
Seven Years in Bed.

"Will wonders ever cease!" Irquir-
ed the friends of Mrs. L. Please, Of
Lawrence, Kan. They knew she had
been unable to leave her bed in seven
years on account of kidney and liver
trouble, nervous prostration and gen.
eral debility; but "Three bottles OF
Electric Bitters enabled me to walk, !"
she writes, land in three months I
felt like new person" Women suf-
fering from Headache, Backache,
Nervousness, Sleeplessness, Melan-
choly, Painting and Dizzy Spells will
find it a priceless blessing. Try it.
Satisfaction is guaranteed by J. E
Kaufman. Only soc.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
REMARKABLE ACCIDENT.
An Engine Goes Into Washout But
Little Damage is Done.

Evening Record, Mag %.
The Seaboard passenger train was
wrecked yesterday evening near
North's by running into a wasbout.
It appears that the engine turned
over, but nobody was injured, ac-
cordipg to the information obtained
from Seaboard officials today. 1t
was reported that Engineer North
had been killed. Inquiry at the
Seaboard Offices in this city elected
the fact that he had only been ipjur-
ed to a small extent and that he was
able to walk home after getting to
Savannah.
So far as could he learned here
there was no damage done at all.
The "epgine turned over" as official
information goes, and the engineer
was hurt. The fireman got through
without a scratch.~~Not a car on the
train seems to have been wrecked,
and not one of the passengers was
Injured. The track was broken up,
however, and it became necessary to
run Seaboard trains from Fairfax to
Cayce over the Southern. The track
is clear today, it is stated. With no
body killed, an engine turned over
and nobody damaged makes this q
most remarkable railroad accident.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
Destruction in the Mountains.

Charlotte, N. G, May 24.-Reports
from remote counties in the noun
tain districts show great destruction
by the storm. In Bakersville sixteen
residences and the Baptist church
were washed away. Quinter Moore
and his son were drowned.
Every house in Magnetic City, a
village in Mitchell county, was de-
stroyed. At Roam Mountain station
20 residences were swept away. Six
large stores on Big Rock creek were
carried away and one man, John Nc
Kinney, drowned, while an unknown
man was killed by a landslide.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
A Poor Millionaire

Lately starved in London because
he could not digest his food. Early
use of DR.. Kings New Life Pills
would have saved him. They strength
en- the stomach, aid digestion, pro-
mote assimilation, improve appetite.
Price 25c. Money back if not salts
fed. Sold by J. E. Kaufmanp,
druggist.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
O'ConneIl Proposes General Strike.

Washington, May "a President
James O'Connell, of the international
Association of Machinists. announced
this afternoon that he would recon-
mend to the next annual meeting of
the machinists at Toronto, beginning
June 3, that date pe set for a nine
hour day without a reduction in wages
on all the railroads in the country.
On railroads which fail to comply
with this demand q strike will be or
dered. This recommendation will be
made in Mr.. O'Connell's annual re-
port. Mr.. O'Connell says that such
strike would involve probably 100,-
900 men, including 400 ,000machinists,
the others being boilermakers, pat
ternmakers and semi skilled work
men who work with the macbinists
in the various shops. Thepolicy will
be to enforce the demands by tieing
up practically the entire mechnical
service of the roads. It was simply
matter of policy, he said: that the
railroads were not included in the
present strike. Althougha number
of them are now involved none of the
roads originally contemplated in the
order declaring the present strike.
Mr.. O'Connell says the convention
will doubtless fix date when the
nine hour day must be in operation
and he believes this date should be
some day in the autumn.
At 5 o'clock this afternoon Mr..
O'Connell said that the outlook of
the present strike was very crafty
ing. A report from Memphis, Tenn,
announced the signature of six es-
Establishments there to the agreement.
The headquarters Of the strike has
been shifted from Washington to
Toronto, for which city President
O'Connell left tonight. He will stop
en- route at Pittsburg, Buffalo and
possibly some other city to ccnfer
with local strike leaders and will take
charge of the Toronto headquarters
Sunday night.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
A Raging, Roaring Flood

Washed down a telegraph line
which Chas. E. Ellis, of Lisbon, Ia,
had to repair. ''Standing waist deep
in icy water" he writes, 'gave me a
terrible cold and cough. 1t grew
worse daily. Finally best doctors
in Oakland, Neb., Sioux City and
Omaha said I had consumption and
could not live. Then I began using
DR.. Kings New Discovery and was
wholly cured by six bottles" Posi-
lively guaranteed for Coughs, Colds
and all Throat and Lung troubles by
J. E. Kaufmann. Price so cents.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
Seven and Forty.

Seven is holy number. Forty,
like 13, is q superstitious one. Did
you ever Try to enumerateits virtues?
Moses was 40 days on the Mount;
Elijah was 40 days fed by the ravens;
the rain of the food fell 40 days;
another 40 days expired before Noah
opened the window of the ark; 4O
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
Work Stopped in Rice Fields.

Special to The State.
Plantersville, May 23.-We have
gotten more than our share of the
rainfall. The rivers show the effect
of the up-country deluge and the
extent OF damage can not now be
given. Work has been suspended in
rice fields and upon most of the up
land.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
New Army Regulation.

Washington, May pa general
order was issued by the war depart
ment which amends the army regu-
latiops so IS to allow of procurement
of supplies and engagement Of ser
vices in cral agreement, in a manner
common among business men when
there is no time for advertisement.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
Stepped Into Live Goals.

when child I burned my foot
frightfully," writes W. H. Eads, of
Jonesville, Va, (which caused horri-
BILE leg sores for 80 years, but Buck
lens Arnica Salve wholly cured me
after everything else failed.,' Infalli-
bic for Burns, Scalds, Cuts, Sores,
Bruises and Piles. Sold by J. E..
Kaufman 25c.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
The Southern's Losses.

Asheville, N. c., May "a The
damage to the Asheville division of
the Southern railway by the recent
food is estimated at a half million
dollars. The Asheville and Spartan
burg branches of the Southern will
resume it's schedule tomorrow, but
the line to Salisbury over the Blue
Ridge will not be open for several
days.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
ADVERTISING RATES.

Advertisements will be inserted at the
rate Of rs cents per square Of one oh
s;ace for first insertion, and 80 cents per
inch for each subsequent insertion.
Liberal contracts made with those wish
ng to advertise for three, six and thelve
months.
Notices in the local column cents per
line each insertion.
{ obituaries charged for at the rate Of one
cent word, when they exceed 100 words.
Marriage notices inserted free
Address
G.. NJ. HARMAN, Editor an Publisher.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29

Let US do your job printing for
you.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29
ANNUAL REPORT
OF
FRANK W. SHEALy, Treasurer
OF

IEAINUIUN CUUN I Il, .. .,
Office of County Treasurer,
Lexington, S. c., May 1G, 1901.
To Hon. Earnest Gary, Presiding
Judge, Court of General Sessions
for Lexington County, S. c.:
Dear Sil: In conformity with the
requirements of an Act No. 1914, ap-
proved December %, 1889, A. D, I
have the honor to submit the follow
ing report of the transactions of this
Office for the fiscal year beginning
January 1st, 1900 and ending De.
cember 31st, 1900.
Very respectfully,
ERANK w SHEAI.X
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-05-29

Have your job printing done at the
Dispatch office.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-03
THE EXILED BOERS.
The British Have Scattered Them
Widely In Different Parts of the
World,

The British Have Scattered Them
Widely In Different Parts of the
World.
A small sketch map, occupying a
corner of the Geographischer Anzei-
ger, shows the places in Portugal and
India, where hundreds of the Beers
captured in South Africa are now kept
in confinement. Having distributed
the prisoners from India to Bermuda
it will certainly not be easy for them
to plot against the British government.
Cronje's soldiers, the first large party
to fall into the hands Of the British,
were landed on the island Of St. Hell
ena in April last year, and have been
living ever since on Deadwood Plain,
as the islanders call the pleateau that
rises about 600 feet above the sea on
one side the port of Jamestown.
Another part of the Boer army, 700
in number, marched eastward over the
Transvaal frontier into Portuguese
territory. They were captured near
Komati Poort, the gateway through
the mountains, by which the railroad
from Lorenzo Marques ascends to the
Transvaal plateau. They were sent to
Portugal at the expense Of the British
government, which is now bearing the
expense Of their maintenance. Four
hundred Of them are confined in the
citadel at Peniche, a small fortress on
a peninsula jutting out into the sea
a little north of Lisbon. It is a very
secluded place, the few thousand in
habitants around the citidel being de-
ing. Four hundred men are all that
the storage capacity Of the citadel
would accommodate and so the other
300, excepting the officers. were sent
to Alcobaca, few miles inland. Com
mandant Pienaar, who was in charge
Of the party when it surrendered, is
kept a prisoner at Thomar, about so
miles northeast Of Lisbon, where still
stands the famous monastry of the
knights Of Christ, to whom was con-
ceded the privilege of "conquering the
New World" whose deeds Of prowess
and rapacity, both in Brazil and in
the East Indies, gave them. an endur-
ing and not very desirable reputation.
The other officers are confined at CAL
des de Reinha.
Another transport from South Afri-
ca carried 600 Beers to Bombay.
whence they were taken inland about
100 miles to Ahmednager. Their pres
particularly inviting If 1t is proper to
call Ahmednager "a hot, waterless,
pestilent hole" in which terms cor
respondent of the Manchester Guard
ian has given his opinion of it.
Another batch Of prisoners has been
sent to the Bermudas. 1t seldom hap
pens in any war that the defeated pris-
oners are so widely scattered.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-03

AN UNFORTUNATE DEDUcT1oN.-Ser-
geant Kelly, of the Irish Bar, In the
early years of the 18th century, used
to indulge in a picturesque eloquence,
racy of the soil, but unfortunately he
would sometimes forget the line of ar
gument and would always fall back on
the word therefore" which generally
led his mind back to what he had in
tended saying. Sometimes, however,
the effect was almost disastrous. One
time he had been complimenting the
jury, assuring them that they were
men of extraordinary intelligence, and
then branched off into a statement of
his case. With wave of his hand and
a smile on his face he proceeded:
This is so clear a case, gentlemen.
that I am convinced you felt so the
very moment I stated it. 1 should
pay men of intelligence poor compli-
ment to dwell on it for a minute, there
fore 1 shall proceed to explain it to
you as minutely as possible. Green
Bag.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-03
Humorous department.

HIT HIM BACK.-A certain Famous
English general, the hero Of two East
ern wars, found his health beginning
to give way beneath the strain of long
and arduous service, and was ordered
home by his doctors. On the day of
his embarkment for England he was
accompanied by vast crowd OF
friends, to whom he began to distri-
butte various small tokens Of his re-
gard.
well, general" asked the bishop
of Calcutta, who was one of the party
have you no memento to leave to an
old friend like me?'
"Oh, I have not forgotten you, my
lord" cried the general. ION the con-
trary, I have bequeathed to you my
entire stock Of impudence."
Ten thousand thanks, my dear
general" replied the undaunted bish-
Cd. You have given me by far the
largest and most valuable part of your
property"
And then the bishops wife turned to
her husband and said sweetly, my
dear, 1 am glad to see that you have
come into your legacy so soon."
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1901-08-03

He was married when about 20 years
of age. What have you with which
to support a wife?" his prospective
father-in-law asked. "These two
hands," was the reply. 1t was char
acteristic, and it won him his wife.
1t was the persistence Of a train
boy that diverted the attention of
Mayor Tom L. Johnson, Of Cleveland,
from the pursuit of dollars to be earn
ed in promoting street railway enter
prises, to a desire to labor for the ben
eft of his fellow men; that changed
him from a "scheming monopolist" to
disciple Of the late Henry George;
that made him an enthusiastic advo-
cate of the single tax. His adoption
Of the doctrine Of three-cent fares
came later; 1t was a conversion and
not an awakening.
It happened during a journey from
Indianapolis. where Mr.. Johnson was
manager Of a street car system, to
Cleveland, where he expected 10 be-
come owner of another. The train hoy
tossed into his seat a copy Of Henry
Georges Social Problems"
Take 1t away" was the gruff COM
mand; but the boy needed it not.
Bored with his long ride, Johnson turn
ed to the scorned volume for diver
sion. He turned its pages listlessly,
reading a paragraph here and there al
random. He became interested,
bought the book, and read 1t from
cover to cover. He bought other Of the
works of Mr.. George and perused them
with equal avidity. This was the be-
ginning Of his career as proselyte Of
the George doctrine of equal taxation.