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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-13
From Around st. Mathew.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
I have never seen anything in your
valuable paper from this vicinity and
I will attempt to give you few
items Of interest concerning our
people.
The hsalth Of this community is
very good with the exception OF the
little ones-many' of whom are
suffering with whooping cough.
Mr.. Jacob Miller's wife is prostrated
with a stroke of paralysis. There is
but very little hope for her recovery.
There was no preaching at st.
Matthew's Sunday school, the pastor,
Rev. A. R. Taylor, being absent con.
Quoting the funeral services Of the
wife of Mr.. Dave Sharpe.
Miss Nancy McCartha, from Lex.
ington, visited Miss Novia McCartha
Saturday and Sunday.
There will be singing at st. Mat
thew next Saturday and Sunday.
Prof. Henry Harman from the Fork
is the teacher and all are pleased
with him.
Twill close with the best wishes
to the Dispatch and its readers.
Tommie Humpback.
May II, 1903.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-13
EXTRA SPECIAL,

5000 yards 36-inch Percale at SC. worth g.
1000 yards 1t. Prints &c. sold at SC.
10000 yds. A Sea Island at SC, sold at Ct.
800 pieces of Fig. Lawns at &C., would be
cheap at ST.
8 cases of Ladies Ribbed Vest at SC. each.
800 separate Skirts for rainy day or general
use at ST.. 90 to $500.
100 dozen Shirt Waist at 25c. to $500 each
January Is.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-13
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, May Is, 1908.
PENCIL and SCISSORS.

Wayside Notes Gathered Here and
There by Dispatch Man.
Cloudy, but no rain.
Senator W. b. Sharpe is in town
today.
What kind of weather are we
having "no hows"
DR.. J. j. Wingard has returned
from Richmond much improved.
Delinquent subscribers please pay
your dues to the Dispatch.
There are thousands of old South
Carolina Rebels in Columbia today.
Mr.. F. W. Oswald, President of
The Home Bank, was in town Mon
day.
We are under obligations to MIR.
Job Shumpert for a delicious mess OF
fine lettuce.
Cotton is booming. The price
being from 1o1 to 104 cents on this
market today.
The Bazaar can supply your wants
in the fishing tackle line.
Prof. James V. Smith, a prominent
educator of the county, was in town
Monday and paid Us pleasant call.
The examination for teachers GER
ti6cates will be held in the court
house, in this place, on May 22nd.
We are indebted to the Interna-
tional Harvester Co., of Chicago, for
avery handsome and unique calandar.
If you want the best Mower or
Harvester made, buy Walter A.
Wood machine from 81. L. Oswald.
South Carolina is the garden spot
of the world and Lexington county
is the garden spot of South Carolina.
This has been remarkable year.
It has been cool up to the middle OF
May with really no warm weather.
For clean and pure Beeswax, We
will pay zoe per pound.
HARMAN'S BAZAAR.
Rev. Mr.. Hay will attend the re-
union at New Orleans, consequently
there will be no Episcopal services
next Sunday.
A large number Of Old Veterans
and others from this vicinity are in
attendance upon the reunion in Co.
lumbia.
s'Kin" Caughman says ''everything
has it's day" and that the heart worm
has his about now, these cool spells,
on the young corn.
For fine candies in hslf and pound
boxes, for your sweetheart or wife,
call at the Bazaar. They are fresh
and delicious.
The little three-year-old son of Mr..
Jake Harman, of the Peters section,
died yesterday and will be buried at
Peters church today.
Hon. John Bell Towill, editor of
the Bstesburg Advocate, was in
town Monday participating in the
memorial exercises. He gave US a
pleasant call.
The commencement exercises of
the Palmetto Collegiate Institute
will be held in Roofs hall, May Oath,
25sh and 26th. The public is cor
daily invited to attend.
Thorough bred Berkshire pigs for
sale Ancestors registered.
J. II. Counts,
Irmo, S. G.
MIR. Drayton shealy, who resides
in Newberry county just across the
line lost his home and it's contents, by
fire last Saturday night.
There will be competitive exami-
nation in the court house in this
place on Friday, July 10Th, for a
scholarship in Winthrop College.
Study up girls.
Mr.. JEFF L. Drafts, one of Switzer
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-05-13
FOLEYSHONEYAs6T

Mr.. Paul, whose house was de-
stroyed by fire some time last March,
was in town Monday soliciting aid
to help him rebuild. He lives near
Swansea.
The Rev. Ike n. Stone has been
compelled to take vacation from
his work on account of his health
and will spend sometime at the
Springs.-Horry Herald, May 7th.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
AN INTELLIGENT MOUSE.
Mother Filled Up Hole in Wall to Keep
Her Young from Being
Trapped.

when we think of mice it is usually
of the trouble they cause us; we are not
apt to credit the rodents with much in
telligence," said lady at the sewing
circle, according to the New York
Times, ''but l really had an experience
which shows that the little creatures
possess good bit of wisdom after all.
had been annoyed for some time by a
family of mice which lived in the walls
of the bedroom They nibbled my
clothes, disturbed my sleep, and when
they grew so bold as to go into the
canary's cage and eat up its seed, my
patience gave out and I determined to
fix them. 1 bought trap and setit by
the hole in the wall For five nights I
caught mouse, then several days
passed without catching one, although
they were still there, for they kept up
their noise, although not coming into
my room any more.
81 found that the trap was all right,
but the hole in the wall had been closed
from the inside. I pulled the filling out.
1t was not easy work, for it had been
evidently put there to stay, and was
made Of bits of plaster and rubbish.
kept the hole open with the trap close
to it, but next day it was filled again.
I repeated this clearing out process five
times and five times the filling was re-
| placed. 1t was evidently the work of the
| mother mouse to prevent her little ones
from passing through what had proved
| a fatal gate to so many And left the
hole closed, for the mice did not come
| into my room again"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
THE CHEAPEST KILOGRAMS.
Charges for Service Are Lower IN
Australia Than in Any Other
Country,

The Australian commonwealth
telegraph service is the cheapest in
the world. 1t is operated entirely by
the government as part of the postal
system, says the Review of Reviews.
For city messages, which include a
suburban area of radius of ten miles
beyond the city limits, the rate Is
IL cents for messages of ten words
and the address; for messages of the
same length to any point within Il 3
same state-and the states are gener-
ally very much larger than any Amer
lean state-the charge is Is cents,
while for similar messages to any
station within the commonwealth and
from Northampton, to Queensland,
to Perth, in West Australia, the dis
lance of wire is more than 4,500 miles
the uniform charge is "a cents.
1t is calculated, on the basis of past
experience, that these rates will re-
turn revenue sufficient to pay oper-
ating expenses. of every kind, includ-
ing the cost of maintenance, and in
addition interest on the original ex-
penSe of construction, amounting to
fully $1S,000,000 Australians send
more than twice as many messages
over the lines at the lower rates as
Americans do at the present charges.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
Women's Sympathy
Is Proverbial. StauntOn Women
No Exceptions.

How much We owe 10 the sympa-
thetic side of womankiDd! When 9th
ers suffer they cheerfuily lei;d Il teip-
ing hand They tell you the means
which brought relief TO theln that YOU
may profit by theic experience. Read
the testimony given hsre by n Staun
ton woman
Mrs u. Fl. Tyler, whose pis Of resi-
dence il at 3 II lucack street. says: Il
suffered for years with my kidneys. ana
although | spent hundreds of doilars
for medical advice and medicines did
not fiu0 auethirg that did me the least
permanent good. | cannot describe In
ordinary words what / endured from
the terrible aching aud misery in the
small of my back Sometimes the pain
was SO severe it caused tears to rur.
down nv face. l Was obligei To keep
my back covered With p!as+e 3 fpr tue
slight relief they aft prdei Jconld NOT
walk even a short distance withou'
letting out of breath Often sink
ing feeling would come over me an3
glimmeriug came before my ewes so
that could not stand | was also both
cred with an annoying kidney weak
ness The secretiOns We're highly col
ored, irregular aud scald ed Ever on
the outlook for something to help me-.
when saw Doan's Kidney Pills ad
vertised and highly recommended l
went to B. F. Hughes drug store aad
| got box. On using them | notice &
almost immediate relief and continued
the use of the remedy until had taken
three boxes. They absolutely perform
ed what they promised. no IorgeI
suffered with my back. The kidney
secretionS returned to normal Goa.
dition and my health greatly improved
l know a number Of people in Staunton
who like myself used Doans Kidney
Pills and every one of them speaks il
the highest terms Of praise of tina,
preparation.
For sale by all dealers. Prce SOC
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
sole agents for the UDited States.
Remem Der the name-DoAN's- Sane
take no substitute.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
SHOES FOR DEFORMED,
Speciality Made of FoOtgear for Per.
sons with Crippled Feet and
Short Legs.

with all that is published about COM
fort for the feet and improvements made
by men in the regular trade said shoe
manufacturer in Brooklyn, nothing has
been said about men who make spe-
cialty of extension shoes for cripples
and deformed persons. 1t is not so long
ago that it was almost an impossibility
for man with deformed foot or a
short leg to hide his misfortune We all
remember the heavy, thick-soled blocks
with high heels, that made man feel
almost as uncomfortable as though he
had wooden leg. You see very few of
them now. Manufacturers have been i'm
proving on the extension shoe, as 1t is
called in the trade, by the use Of springs
and other contrivances, until they can
make deformed foot look very much
like any other foot, unless it is a very
bad case. A man with one leg two or
three inches shorter than the other can
have pair of boots made so that no
body need know it but his shoemaker.
Customers in our particular line have
as many pairs of shoes as other men, in
calf, tan and patent leather, and in all
the fashionable shapes, too They have
to pay about three times as much for
them as men with both feet alike do;
that's all the difference"
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
Cures Rheum atism and C atarrh.
MEDICINE SENT FREE.

Send no money-simply write and
try Botanic Blood Balm at our expense
Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. b. kills OF
destroys the poison in the blood which
causes the awful aches in back and
shoulder blades, shifting pains. swollen
muscles and joints of rheumatism, or
the foul breath, having, splitting.
droppings in throat, bad hearing,
specks flying before the eyes, ali played
out feeling of catarrh. Botanic Blood
Balm has cured hundreds of cases of
80 or 40 years standing after doctors,
hot springs and patent medicines had
all failed. Most of these cured patients
had taken Blood Balm as last resort.
It is especially advised for chronic
deepseated cases. Impossible for any
one to suffer the agonies Oh symptoms
of rheumatism or catarrh while or af-
ter taking Blood Balm. 1t makes the
blood pure and rich, thereby giving a
healthy blood supply. Cures are per-
manent and not a patching up. Sold
at drug stores, 81 Fer large bottle.
Sample Of Blood Balm sent free and
prepaid, also special medical advice by
describing your trouble and writing
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. A per-
sOnal trial of Blood Balm is better than
a thousand printed testimonials, so
write at once.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
Saves Two From Death.

"Our little daughter had an almost
fatal attack of whooplng cough and
bronchitis" writes Mrs. w. X. Hayi.
land OF Armonk, N. Y, ''but, when all
other remedies failed, we saved her life
with DR.. Kings New Discovery. On,
niece, who had consumption In an ad
vanced stage, also used this wonderful
medicine and today she is .-perfectly
WE'LL" Desperate throat and lung dis
eases yield to DR.. Kings New Discov.
cry as to no other medicine on earth.
Infallible for coughs and colds. SOC
and 81 bottles guaranteed by B. F.
Hughes. Trial bottles free,
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
Lived as an Ok.

DR.. Edward Stanton, character of
Kokomo, Ind, for 60 years, died recent
ly, aged 80 years. Years ago Stanton
lost his practice and fortune, and it
affected his mind. Since then he had
imagined himself an OK and grass and
hay was his principal diet. He walked
on all tours in the pasture of the county
farm, grazing constantly with the cat
tie, horses and sheep. He almost lost
his power of speech, and Of late years
his conversation consisted of cultural
sounds, resembling those of an animal.
He died suddenly, with mouth and stom-
ach filled with grass. 1t is thought pois-
Onous herbs killed him.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
ONNECTIONS.

CONNECTIONS
Train No. 2 connects at Harr1sOnburg,
Va. chesapeake Western Junction) with
Valley &. r trains for all points in the
Valley, North or South of Harrisonburg
and for points South or North via Southern
Ry. or Valley r. r., and Harper's Ferry,
3 & o.; also via StauntOn. Va, G. & o.
Train No. 4 connect at Eikton, Va, with
| N. & W train No. 3 for all points South,
| Southwest and Northwest, via Roanoke,
! Va. Winston Salem, N. c., Bristol, Tenn,
| or Columbus. Ohio.
| Train No. connects at Elkton. Va, with
N. & w. train No. 4 for Luray. Front Roy
al, RivsrtOp, Va, Charlestown, W. Va,
Hagerstown, Md. and points North and
East via Hagerstown. Md. and Cumber
land Valley and Western Maryland K. Rs
Pullman Buffet Sleeping carsthrOugh from
Elkton to New York, via Harrisburg anC
Philadelphia. Pa.
Train No. will wait at Elkton for N
IL W. No. connection, 80 minutes whel
late.
For information as to rates, tickets
routes, ETC., apply to any agent of tn
Chesapeake Yves. ern Railway. or
e. W. Jackson, M. L. Mardis,
| Gen. Supt. Supt Il Traffic Me'
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
IVORY AND MEERSCHAUM.
Few Native Born Americans Engaged in
Carving.

The trade OF the carvers in bone,
ivory, meerschanm and like materials
has never fully recovered from the
blow it received in the hard times be-
ginning a 1898 There were At that
time probably more than 800 auch car
vers working in this city. Many of
them we're driven out of the trade into
other and cruder lines of carving. and
onIy few of Jhos. who thus changed
their ms dunn have been able to find
work of the old kind. Only a very
SIN Ill part of those who do such carv-
Ing belong to the class of true a fists
in ivory, bone and meerschaum. OF
such highly skilled carvers the whole
number could probably be counted On
tue tiugers of two hands. The business
grows very slowly. There ale few na-
tive Americans who have mastered the
craft. Possibly single employing
carver, d native American OF German
parentage, is the only one now engaged
in the art. Only two skilled japanese
carvers are employed III this city, and
no Chinese carvers have come TO town.
Most of those engaged in the art are
Germans, though few Frenchmen
nave worked here. The German
American referred to thinks that most
Am; ricans lack patience to become
skilled carvers. The American haste
is antagonistic to the attitude of MIND
that the successful carver must main
tain.
German carvers of taste and skill
could earn much higher pay here thai
at home, and if more could come ovel
; they would fnd permanent employ
ment, but they are not attracted by
conditions here On the whole, they
can live cheaper in Germany than here
and amid more congenial surround
ings. Another consideration that de-
tsrs the skilled carvers from coming
to New York is the rumors they heal
! of disagreement between employer
and employed. strikes and trammellne
union rules. They have a notion thai
trade union conditions here are suct
az to disturb the serenity of the artist
AS matter OF fact, the artistic cary
or would probably be little disturbed
by the wars of employed and employer
but the news that reaches Germany
onsthis subject is alarming
Chinese csrvers of real artistic skill
would be very welcome here, but thu
difficulties presented by the Chimes
exclusion law help. to keep them a
home, for there might be some trouble
in having such immigration admitted
as skilled artists. Then, too, the Chi
nese skilled carvers are contentet
body of men, earning good pay TO
China, and enjoying some social con
sideration. Few of them now have tn
skill of the earlier Chinese carvers, AM
many do only the crudest work.
The skilled carver in this city usual
ly makes his own tools, FORCES them il
the workshop, tempers, grinds ant
polishes them ready for use. The Jap
anese carvers use much the same meth
DDS as the Germans who work besid
them. The pay of the skilled carver
excellent-fr So to $40 day-ac
cording to the character of the worl
and the ability of the csrverto impres
bis work upon his employer. Their
are unions of the artistic carvers. bu
the ablest of them have no need of uniOl
aid in maintaining their rights.-Ne1
York Times.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23

Sheep shearing is now done in the
west by barber clipper operated by
power. 1t works by means of flexible
shaft. The knives or shears can be
operated as rapidly as the gearing con-
tanned in the shaft can be moved Elec-
tricity, team or hand crank may be
used. A trained workman can shear a
sheep every three minutes The record
is 1850 pounds of wool from $50 sheep
in Is hours
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
Ladies' Cloaks and Capes.

We have the finest and cheapest line
We ever carried. We have them from
$1.50 to $6 90.
A BEAUTY AT $500 in light tan,
Royal blue Castor and Black ,cut in the
very latest style OF high grade. Melton
cloth must be seen to be appreciated
LADIES PLUSH CAPES never 60
out of style-from $500 to IS co.
Children Jackets from 3 to years
at rs cts.
Children long cloaks from 81 90 to
49, 90, they are beauties.
LADIES COLLARETTES from
81 90 to $500.
Ladies skirts. Never have we had q
stronger line than we are now selling.
Wool Kersey walking skirts 8 rows
of sticking around bottom at SO cts.
Fine grade skirts from $500 to 81 90
all tailor made and perfect as to fit.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23

Noah was the first man to advertise
He advertised the food and it came
all right. The fellows who laughed at
the advertising got drowned and it
served them right. Ever since Noah 3
time the advertiser has been prosper
Ing, while the other fellow is being
swallowed up in the flood of disaster.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23

Little Willie-Say, pa. this paper
tells about a man who paraded bis
misfortuneS. How can man do that:
Pa-Well, he might do it by escort.
ing bis wife. her mother and her two
maiden sisters to church, my son.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
Ladies' Shoes

$50 pair of LADIES' fine shoes IS cts,
worth 81 rs.
$50 pair of Ladies fine shoes at 81,
worth $50.
800 pair of Ladies fine shoes. $l.15,
Worth $1.75.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
Mems and Boys Clothing
Department.

We had the good fortune to secure
some Big Bargains in this line.
One lot of so odd suits worth from
S6 to $40. which we are going to sell at
from So so to S.. The suits are all
fine grade cassimers. No shoddy.
Fine grade Black Clay Worsted
Suits, So to SO, extra good values.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
Boys and Mems 0vercoats
All Wool

Mems heavy weight ovsrcoats ulster
styles gray ksrsey at So 80.
Black beaver, S. IS.
Finer grade at SIS 90.
Finer coats from So to IS 90.
Boys overcoats from 81 90 to 81 90.
Mems odd pants from 81 90 to So 90.
Corduroy pants guaranteed quality,
81 90 and $3.50 Boy knee pants, As
to so cts.
WHAT TALKS LIKE PRICES.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
Dress Goods.

Black Dress Goods from 10 to Csc.
Fine all wool Black Goods-SeIges.
Venicient Cloth, !Cashmeres, all strict
iy wool, at 40 and SOC yd.
Fine grade Henriettas, Broad Cloth.
Serges, 80 inches wide, at 75c and VI
Der yd. Also all cOlors.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
Good Climate.

A man LOG years old has started pob-
corn business at Long Beach, Cal, and
the California papers are making much
Of the incident, as an advertisement for
the climate, which keeps man in good
health at that age.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
Clothing Continued.

BOYS CLOTHING we have suits
at all prices and grades from $3.50 a
suit to Sc a suit. We will surprise you
as to prices and quality in this line.
SMALL BOY SUITS from 3 to Is
year from 1 90 to 3 dollars.
A lot of fine worsted suit Navy blue,
$1.2
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
Millinery Department.

The most magnificent display of
millinery. Our hats are only trimmed
by expert trimmers and are sold from
one third to one half less than regular
millinery concerns. We make a spe-
cialty of sample lots of hats, flow ers,
&C., which are sold by us at wholes lie
cost prices. We have trimmed hats
rom ST. 90 to $500
A big bargain in velvet trimmed
hat at 81 90, cannot be duplicated for
less than SO 90.
Ribbons, Velvets, feathers and Plumes
in endless varieties and prices.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
Our Dry Goots Department
Is Filled to 0YerfiOWinJ with
Bargains.

All Best Prints, &c.
Heavy weight Unhleacted Cotton
l yard wide, sc.
Bleached Muslips, yard wide. g..
Heavy weight Canton Flannel to
10c.
Dress Outings, 5 to &c.
Flannelette at Sc, the 1Oc kind.
High grade Flannelette for Waists
1Oc. All colcrs- Pink, Light Blue,
Nile Green, Royal Blue, ETC.
SheetiDg Cotton at from 70 loc I'D
Heavy weight Cottonade l2;.
Heavy weight Kersey Pants Goods
at zoe I'd.
Wool Pants Goods 20 to soc yd.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23

% Chairs, Rockers, Spring
Beds, Mattresses, and every
thing in the Furniture Line at
Bargain Prices.
s%We sell Furniture on
weekly or monthly payments.
u9Cook Stoves worth $50,
at Sl0.5O, $3.50 and $500.
s1Queen Heaters at $l.5O
to $500.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23

Hello Central" Hello. ''Please
give me No. 61-Victor Remedies line.
Baby has collie. Victor Infants Re-
lief cures it.''
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-10-23
Shoes!
Shoes !
We make a Specially Of
Drummers Sample lots
of Shoes

These are shoes that are made
up specially for drummers to
to sell by on the road. They
are made of selected stock and
are much better made than or
binary goods. As we get a dis
count on account of having
been handled, we can sell them
at wholesale cost, or exactly
what we pay for regular goods.
We have now on hand $50 pair Of
Mems fine shoes at 90c. worth 81 25.
$50 pair Of Mems fine shoes at 81,
worth $3.50.
800 pair of Men 8 fine shoes at 81 .25,
worth 81 IS.
299 pair of Mems fine shoes at 81 so,
worth 81
IT'S pair of Mems fine shoes at $3.50,
worth So IS.
800 pair of Mems heavy working
shres at 81, worth 81 So
100 pair of Mems heavy boots at
$1.50, worth 81.