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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-10-23

5000 yards sc inch Bleaching. 10 cents kind cents
5000 yards Wool jeans % cents kind special 10 cents
5000 yards Calico, 81 goods, price 81 cents
so pairs 04 Blankets ST % per pair special so cents
so yards Sea Island cents business p cents
Hands erchiet Pins and Needles sold everywhere at
cents special each ceDt
big drive IN Pocket Books Combs snd Brushes at less
than half price, cents and up.
500 large Bed Spreads sold everywhere for ST. our price,
so cents
so pieces best Oil Cloth the price shall be Is cents
so dozen large Towels 20 kind special 10 cents
500 Rugs. 40-inch square. price each IS cents
SEQ dc best Spool Cotton per spool, only p cents
1000 yards good Mattress Ticking, the price cents.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-10-23
Take Life for the
Liver and Kidneys.

Bottles Csc, SOC and 81 w.
A. W. Miller, former city clerk of
Ssndusky, Ohio, who skipped with
100000 of the city's money, has
been captured in Cuba
Paris has automobile Ere engines
They pull themselves and pump their
own water. They are always hitched
up and ready for the alarm.
G. M. Phelps, Forestdsle, w..
says his child was completely cured
of 8 bad case of eczema by the use
of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salye. Be-
ware of all counterfeits. It instant
" relieves piles. j E. Kaufman.
Carrie Nation is in Jail in West
Virginia. having refused to pay the
fine of $40 imposed on her for an
attempt to wreck saloon at Wheel
ing.
A feudal fight occurred at Big
Springs Baptist church near Mid
dlesboro. KY, on Sunday in which
six were killed on one side and 40 on
the other.
DeWitt's Little Early Risers pever
disappoint. They are safe, prompt,
gentle, effective in removing all i'm
purities from the liver and bowels.
Small and easy to take. Never
grippe or distress. j. E. Kaufman.
According to New York news
paper, which processes to have made
q diligent and thorough Inquiry,
there are 1928 millionaries in the
United States.
1t missionary meeting in Hart
ford, Conn, Sl02.000 was raised.
This wss move toward raising
SL000,O00 for foreign missions by
the American board.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-10-23
BATES & WALKER,
The Peoples Store 1711 Main St.. Columbia, S. G.
Wanted.

Trustworthy men and women to
travel and advertise for old estab-
lished house of solid financial stand
ing. Salary $3.50 a year and ex-
pepses, all payable in cash. No can
vassing required. Give references
and enclose self.addressed stamped
envelope. Address Manager, 355
Ca1ton Bldg, Chicago. 81
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-10-23
TAX NOTICE.

I WILL ATTEND THE FOLLOWING
mentioned places for the purpose OF receiv
ing taxes for th- fiscal year 1901, viz:
Lexington Court HOUSE from the 18th OF
Josh Sheays, Monday afternoon, Nov 4.
Chaplin, Tuesday, November 5.
Cross Rroads, Wednesday morning. Nov G
Peak, Wednesday afternoon, November 6.
Spring Hill, Thursday afternoon, Nov7.
Hilton, Friday morning, November s.
White Rock, Friday afternoon, Nov.S.
Irmo, Saturday. Novem ber9.
Edmunds, Monday morning, November II,
CASTOR, Monday afternoon. November II.
Cross Roads, Tuesday morning, Nov. y.
J. J. Macs's. Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 1a.
Swansea. Wednesday, No vember l3
Red Store, Thursday, November a.
Archie Wolfes. Friday morning, Nov Is.
W N Martins, Friday afternoon, Nov IS.
Brookand, Saturday, November Ii.
Pelion, Monday morning, NovemberlS IS.
Luther Gantts, Monday afternoon, Nov. IS.
Jacob Williams, Tuesday morning, Noy;:l9
Westmoreland's, Tuesday afternoon. No
vember 49,
Patesbnrg; "Wednesday, Noye9mbeeTr 90
Leesrille, Thursday, NoEember Il
Summit, Friday morning, November -.
L-wiedale, Friday afternoon. Nov. 90
Darrc'S, Saturday morning, November %.
Red Bank, Saturday afternoon, Nov: %.
&. F. hcislers, Monday afternoon. NOV %
Craps Mill, Tuesday morning. Nov 26
Crout's Store, Tuesday afternoon. Nov -.
Paul Blacks, Wednesday morn Nov. q.
The balance Of the sme at Lexington {;
H., until December 3lst, when the books Will
close. ~
The hours for closing the tax book will be
II O'Clock for the morning appointments and
O'Clock for those in The afternoons.
TAX LEVY.
For State Purposes. .....3 NILS
For Ordinary County Purposes. ....3'5 Mills
Special County. y......................... = Mill
For School Purposes. s............... ..3 Mills
Total NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. j. Mlll'
Poll Tax, 81.
For interest on railroad bonds in Fork,
Broad River and Saluda townships, ~ mill.
For retiring railroad bonds, Broad River
and Salnda Townships, mills.
For retiring Railroad bonds in Fork
For attorney fees in Broad and Saiuda
Total levy Broad River Township, 1sA mills
Total levy Saluda Township. lSs mills.
Total levy Fork Township, l:H mil lS.
Special School Tax Little Mountain Dis
tric:, mills,
Parties owning propety in more than one
township 80 state to the Treasurer:
FRANK ". SHEALi.
Treasurer Lexington County.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-10-23
Dress Goods. Dress Goods.

am Just from the leading markets of the world where
bought very heavily of s the leading fabrics in all
shades that will be this We start the price
at cents per yard. To see this stock is to buy.
100 Ladies Brocaded Skirts made in the latest styles, the
price shall be so cents rs cents Sl.OO and 81 25 each
We bought case of git edge Shifting the price was 10
cents come quick and buy at y cents.
Ladies Cloth, 72-inch wide, only 3S cents.
Broad Cloth in all the leading shades As cents aud up
Elder Down for Infants Coaks. special l23 cents.
go good eight day Clocks. each 81 SO.
The great Ingerso Watch sale here each so cents.
so good alarm Clocks, each IS cents.
so dozen Mems heavy SEAMLESS Hose in greys and blues
10 cents kind, our price cents
so dozen Suspendsrs leather tipped brass buckles 25
cents kind our price 10 cents.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-10-23

Mrs. Helen George, OF Franklin,
Pa. claims to be 126 years old. Her
eldest child is 80.
It is said that the Governor OF
Georgia has received lumber oi
letters threatening his life.
Know One Sure Remedy
for an obstinate cold Its name is Pyny-Bs!ssu'-
Chicago is already preparing for
the census of 1910 A woman there
has given birth to quedruplets.
One thousand Anarchists attempt
ed to.hold meeting in New fork
on Sunday, but were prevented oy
the police.
DIR. Won Blowitz claims to have
purchased 100000 acres Of land in
Mexico. for the purpose of colonizlDg
$4,000 Jews.
Do you suffer from piles? It 80
do not turn to surgery for relief.
DsWitt's Witch Hazel Sslye will set
more quickly. surely and safely, ssv
log you the expense and danger OF
an operation. j. E Kaufman.
TIE post cfice department has de-
cided to place the head of the late
President Mckinley on the new issre
of postal cards
The Schley court of irquiry drags
its slow length along. Witnesses
are now being examined in behalf OF
the admiral.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-10-23

Parties desiring the Home and
Farm sent with the Dispatch must
send 90 certa, cash in advance.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-31
SAFETY DEVICE FOR SKEERY
WOMEN

Many women spend The summer In
terror OF "A thunderstorm. they nunr The
darkest corner of the house or they draw
the window shades and liRii the gas and
stuff their fingers in their ears. but they
are in mortal terror. All the same Onr
ohio woman. who was shocked once. has
devised lightning chair. " which ghc
fees when the thunder rolls Its fcct ut
IN insulatprE and At the first peal she
makes a run FOR II ana draws her frnt
10 the rings She has not been shockc
since. but the ncighLOrN DO 10 know
whether il IL because Of the Insulated
chair or the theory that lightning ~ vor
makes second trip.
There used 10 be a prevalent idea That
the most dangerous plarc iu - thunder
storm was anyWhor" near an electrical
machine. Street cars we're supposed 10
DE especially undesirable. This idea Ins
been exploded and there IS now rush -
the opposite extreme, many claiming that
a trolley ear is the safest ~ all SOM
~ these days an ant"rDrising traction
road viii rim lightning excursions during
thunderMOrms with an insurance policy
thrown In.
Two things that nearly nil allcr upon
as wen 70 avoid are trrCt ANA wire
clOthcslincs. When q bolt Of iZhtu.u
really gets in its work " usually selects
a victim from under q tree or "a wire
clothesiinc This proves that ii is uyt
always proper L" take To tho woods.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-31

somewhat wash-buckling sailor
books sought at the libraries inc'uueu
such works as the lives of fhh"po
Brooks and of Huxley. Eight OF the 90
were not novels, and the worhS
fiction were of tho distinctly higher
type.
This seems to be the answer y
Arlo Bates. For whatever feasoii ~
seems to be the fact that the peop'c w
poor To buy books. who deal WIN ~
libraries. read a higher order OF i''e'"
turc than the mass of book buyers.
According to the Harpers Brothers
and the fact they point out - ""'
which can he verified BY Sicnot eA-
aminntion--there no longer eN'stS III
t.,is country a great demand l"I N'''i-
dard authors in cheap paper-coN'ieu
editions.
TEs demand for their WORKS y now
confined To fine subscription sctS ~
library Use. suited to the richer purse
that ear stfcrd to disbufS" tIeir -
rcnsiNc COST
1t was only the other day that the
New York Herald chronicled the APP
pcarance of new edition ne" ~
translated, of Gautier. at $1,000 Il set
and the announcement, by the same
firm which produces Gauticr. OF do|-
en- famous little masterpieces ~
Sumptuous Illuminated style, ~ Sloo'' =
volume. This is the acme when ths
~ oSent passion for expensive cdlllnnN
has reached.
similar passion Is noticed IN thc
more conservative English market.
Evidently Il reaction has set in against
the siNpenny novel. and It's career
PROMISES to be no protracted one. Tor
the reason that the list of modern
works possible Of treatment IN TINS way
is rapidly being exhausted. ana the
populations Of Scott ana Dickens ana
ThackeTaN axe no longer abb" q carry
large editions " cheap reprints INTO
the hands Of the reading public.
IN short. both in England, ANA ln
America. modern authors are l"rding y
uy"r their prrie, .ssnrs. 1t IS tn"
II putation made thu day hclar" yes
;crday that the reading masses are
most inter, st,l in. and the older writ
ers mildrw ON the top shelves 81 the
book sellers while Prmbcr'ons and
CIockettS and Bo"thbys and II" latest
novel describing present conditions "r
hooking at Inc past from th" stand
nuint. ~ modern historIography arc
! bounding into phenomenal sales.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-31
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-31
CAS- LIGHTNING RE DrpGEpe


Lightning. They SAY: seldom sirik"1
it is certain that it coIld not possibly T..
more giraffe than the various plans for
"sc"uius II. Leaving the scientist anu
the lightuing-rod man ont NJ the discuss
sion it is doubtful il any two people agree
upon what is best to be done when the
storm comes NJ.
one will tell YOU that the first thing a.
do is to close All the doors ANA windows
draft through the house. They say. is
the very thing lightning wants Ia wreak
destruction. They point out that many of
those Killed We're seated by an open win
dow when struck. Others. while agreeing
with this theory regard it us but a partial
precaution. saying that the tluid will
enter the chimney ana come out at the
fireplace. They also point to recorded
cases where people We're shocked before
an open fireplace. So what boots il tu
close the windows if you cannot close the
chimney
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-31

There is a greater demand than ever
this season. says the York Transcript.
fol books at the York library: 1T
seems as if summer visitors devoted
rrarly All their time to reading this
season. From thr present Showing
there will bp more books taken from
this library this summer than any
previous year. Last summer Over
1000 volumes Wtr. taken out 10y sub
scliberS hut this year at the present
rate more than 5000 will bc read. There
can be no better proof needed Of the
value and popularity of the York Ii
brary than this evidence of its useful
ness. 1t has never before afforded to
tn. public such Il Wide range fnr Z Sc
lection I'D both current light literature
ana the more substantial reading
This leads us tn say that there are
very few Maine summer resorts With
out their large ana Wen selected III
hrarirs ana it is to tn" interest "f tn"
visitors at the several resorts in The
St9fc that many al thcs" libraries owe
their existence. This i TRUE at Ken
nehunk Beach. OEunuuit, Southwest
Harbor. tWhcrc the library owes much
t. the lihcrality Of Mr. Albert Matthew's
nf New York;. Northeast Harhor Tar
Harhor castinr Astirou. Poland
Spring. Kinou. ana many other places.
Indeed IL II thu littl. Public library
that ADDS Il charm ~ lifr at thy sum-
mcr resort. ana this interest has been
50 great liz many instances. AS I" r"-
suit in tn" erection az library BUILT
inCs that are most attractive AMI
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-31
fOUNL.

CLOSING .EM OFT, Nickel Spectacle.
13c Clocks cleared. 90 razors W., ~
iSc. scissors Ahdrpcucd. ~. Luudbn-mo.
Perfumes. BE. an o.. sample. M Wi,9
ilams Shaving Soap. X. TN golaarae
if,tnd' y. ,. Lewis. AT Dr. w. Jnhnrnrs.
nfhce, Augusta. atrr5ct,-rrss X
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-31

Although Thomas Hardy figures in
cOnspicuOusly and infrequentlv in lit
eIary news items and publishers an
nouncements. he is unquestionably the
one living English novelist to furnish
the subject for a discussion upon any
number of the phases of modern Eng
lish literature The editions of his
works do not run into the hundreds Of
thousands. nor do they figure in the
lists of best selling books of the
month. yet it is not hazardous to
prophesy that Far from the Madding
crowd and The Return of the Ma
tive will be read and re-read through
out the English speaking world when
ne Christian" and The Master
christian are lying in the darkest
and dustiest corners of a thousand
private and public libraries. While
! the popular novelists bask in the
sunshine OF daily paragraphs Mr.
hardy is made the topic of monthly
! essays and reviews from the pens of
| men whose rank in the literary world
| falls not far below his own position
In the International Monthly for
September is very brilliant and
iucld essay upon the Historic Place
OF Meredith and Hardy" which nc
student of the English novel. and es-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-31


Prof. AIlo Bates. of tho MAssachu-
Srtts Institute of Technology. Is shock
cd by th" multiplicity ~ books pour
ing frum th" presses M thr publishers
II" ISN'T sufficiently shny h"d \" stuT
writing ho"Nt-lAI NcrN -un4 ones.
too himself
NJ Iiterar, mlu.+ sens, uf thc over
ot,,l,iu.. III TIL. hank market ,....i. HI, ~
him to restrict his own output. He
hopes for "a short crop in some other
country that the ,hiuCh bug viii in
fest the British novelist. or that a pro
longrd drought may dry up tn. wells
of English more or loss pure and un-
detiIed which gu-h out such streams uf
books cachSuring ana FAN I'M London
Eut the ilra NJ shutting down his Own
factory III letting his ouu fields II.
fallnW never occurs tn him
Th... IL n certain alyartt,u,. i'll thp
great Nolum, uf th,. literary rrup. even
10 authors themselves. AS "a rule tn"
writer's of books are readers as we'll
Du Nauri.l-> rising Young novelist in
Punch who hau.htiiv exulain.,l fn :,
literary ch:.ttercr Il don't rc:td books.
writ. them" was abnormal. As a
l1Il4 ..ypryhndy >yhn writes rnr nun
LEGATION reads. ana to Il lesser extent
b,IyS. books. Harlilv MT Nh Whn
,rite fnr publication yrt publishad wv
that the literary world il not plunged
in the economic paradox presented IN
those. South SEA inlaudrrs wc u,ca1ipu-
ally read of. III ~ whom make.a com
Portable living taking in each others
washing.
Prof Bate. hov.ver does nor hotb.r
with t,,.. n,nnnni,., ,r nm. situ,,,nr !,
is moi IN. sIinS ,, ..,op tho Livelihood
Of authors thar concerns him II i
~. ,Ii.,h, &c Ii...,..,,.,,.. ,b-. ;, ,i,
anxiety-lit-rat,lr. mat ~ ~ says il
being drowned III a flood Of hooks "
Surely il l. sucb /, death III Literature
would choose-as III IL the chosen .ud
| Of Clarence in his butt Of Malmsev
But 10 avert his fate fttinr
though it may be-Prof. Bates suggest :
| that all having at heart the heaIthfuI
| DEVELOPMENT of their own minds and
| the conservation of literature ae On
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-31
Special Advertisements.

SMALL. ADVERTISEMENTS not ex-
ceeding twenty-five words coming under
the head of WANTED. FOR SALE. TO
LET LOST. &c. will be inserted once for
Is cents and cents for each subsequent
insertion ADVANCE PAYMENT. In
sending by mail, remittance Of postage
stamps should be made with order, as
the charges are too sman 10 open ac-
counts for.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-31

\ representative of a London news
paper had an interesting chat the
other day with one of the officials of
the well-known publishing house Of
Flammarion. OF all authors alive
and dead. foreign ana native, Guy dc
Maupassant is. according to this au-
thority, the most popular iii France.
All his books Sell steadily. ana. more
ever, De Maupassant is the obvious
irSpirer Of the successful school ~
modern French novcliStS. Sentiment
tt" sentiment of De MaupasSant-is
the keynote If their work perhaps
one might use stronger phrase and
describe it as INV hoIrSomo Scuti-
mentality" without injustice. 1t WAS
curious to note in talking with TIL.
authority that the most popular EN-
lish noveIists Of the day Marie corrilL
Han Caine. :. L. Crockett ana ~ un-
were harry even names t. him. SINH
laIlv the French writer's with the
greatest vogue Just nov, such aS Pierre
LOUIS. the author of Les .AyeuturrS
du Eoi Pausule." now in its sixteenth
thousand: Jean Lombard. the author
of 'I;yzance." and Michael Corday
whose novel Venus on les deux
isisqucs" has been one OF the most dis
cusscd books of thu year. are quite
unknown in England and America.
tn" fact il. of course. that to gain in
ternatiuual celebrity Il writer has Ia
have great deal more than mrr,
average cphemerIi ability English
novels are mostly knu---" .D tt" French
public in cheap ana handy red-cov-
rrel edition issued by the nous. Of
Hache:te. Dickens and Scott are the
two most popular writer's and Eariou.
! booksellers differ as 10 which i more
popular Dickens. Of course. suffers
most in Translation. and his humo1
and his characters are 50 absolutely
"C"ckn"y" that it is difficult t. quit,
understand how French readers com
\ irchrnd him Al All. i Paris news
I narer published recently "A column ot
WcllrriSmS. ana the collection could
/ hardly have increased Dickens rcputa-
ton as a wit. 10 put Dickens int
| French is as difficult as to put Rustand
int" English. Thackeray has Il certain
sale and Ouida is also in demand ~
far the most popular recent English
/ book is. however. AuguStin FilonS ad-
! mirablt translation of Lord HuseberY's
"Napoleon: the Last Phase" larg,
numbers of which are to be seen in al
| the principal booksellers shops "Qu,
| NadiS" is in something like its three
| hundl edith French edition. and copie.
| Of il in German. Spanish. Italian an,
! English are on sale together in some
of the cosmopolitan Paris shops
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-08-31

pccially no admirer of Thomas Hardy.
can afford to let go by him with mere
" a single reading.
Il began to write when I was four
teen" says Eben Rexford who is a
frequent contributor to Lippincott's
Magazine Il began" he continued,
ION poetry. Paid my way through col
lcsc nv doing miscellaneous literary
work for Eastern periodicals. My song,
Silver Threads Among the Gold was
written when | was in college. Wrote
stories and poems after | was out of
school. for some years. for living.
Being always passionately fond of
flowers. began to grow them for my
own pleasure. and quite naturally |
began to write about them in periodi-
calls having Horticulture departments.
My previous literary training made il
an easy matter to do good work in this
line after | had acquired Il knowledge
Of Hover growing, and gradually |
made Horticultural writing a speciality.
Eut besides this work. ! have con
tinued to write stories and poems for
Eastern periodicals. and have collected
poems enough To fill a volume from
those OF mine which have been drifting
about in the papers and magazines
eve! since they We're first published.
If the frequency, or cunStancN, with
which poems are copied is i correct
guide to 20 by. | must have struck 4
popular chord. Only Plnsy Bios
som was almost rs popular Il song aS
Silver Threads Have written a
good many much better songs which