davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-21
Obituary.

Reuben Jacob Price was born Feb
ruary Il, 1S43 and died September
29th, 1908; aged so, years, 7 months
and Is days. He was married to
Mary Mslinda Gsrtmen, December I,
1865. To them were born 5 chill
dren-one son and four daughters
and ten grandchildren. One child
and three grandchildren are dead.
He was a member of st. Paul's Evan
gelical Lutheran church and re-
NAMED faithful to his VOWS until
death. His presence will be missed
in the neighbcrhood, in his family
and in his church.
o. the afternoon of Tuesday, the
10Th day of September, while pre-
pairing to attend a funeral in his
church and apparently in good health,
he was stricken down with paralysis
and died in q few hours afterwards.
Thus another old soldier has gone to
receive his reward. The funeral SER
vices were conducted by his pastor,
the writer, to a large congregation.
W. 81. r.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-21

two months. The crop will not be
so large as previously estimated. l
think not over a half crop will be
made.
I have enjoyed the pleasure of at
tending the Missouria State fair at
St. Louis last week. It was magnih-
cent and a grand success, and the
sight on the grounds where the
worlds fair is to be in 1904, is su-
perb!y beautiful. The tremendous
hotel being erected on the grounds
of the st. Louis Fair is to be Of
steel, three stories in height and will
cover an area of fourteen acres. The
dining room will be large enough to
seat a brigade of soldiers and the
plans contemplate the accommodation
of seven thousand guests. 1t is saidit
will be the largest hotel in the world.
The Louisiana Territory embraces the
country lying west of the Mississippi
river to the summit of the Rocky
Mountains. The Louisiana Territory
has been divided into twelve States
and two Territories. I hope, MI.
Editor. to have the pleasure of meet
ing you, together with many more OF.
my South Carolina friends, in 1904.
With best wishes to you and your
Dispatch, I remain your friend,
J. Ed. Kyzer.
Rutherford, Tenn, Oct, "a, 1903.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-21
The salve that Heals

Without leaving a seal is DeWitt's.
The name Witch Hazel is applied to
many s~alves, but DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve is the only Witch Hazel
made that contains the pure unadul-
terated witch hazel. If any other
Witch Hazel Salve is offered you it
is a counterfeit. E. G. Dewitt in
vented Witch Hazel Salve and De-
Wits Witch Hazel Salve is the best
salve in the world for cuts, burns,
bruises, letter or blind, bleeding,
itching and %prctruding piles. Sold
by all druggists.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-21
A. Tennessee Letter.
To the Editor of the Dispatch.

To the Editor of the Dispatch.
have been reading with great in
terest the present trial Of J. 81. Till
man, charged with the murder OF N.
G.. Gonzale. It will doubtless seem
strange to many why I should be In
terested in the trial. It is because
the murder was committed in my old
native State and prominent citizens
of the State are connected with it.
] have kept up with it from the time
the killing was done until the present
time.
Well, Mi. Editor, as to the crop re-
port of our county, we have q fine
corn and hay crop. Wheat and cot
ton crops are not SC good. Cotton
suffered from the drouth of the past
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-21

Ingenious Cinnamon induce hens
to hatch fish. They first suck the
c~ontente of an egg through a tiny
hole and refill the egg with the spawn
of the feb they want to hatch. The
hole is then sealed up, and the egg
placed under a setting hen. In a
few days the fish ova are 80 far ad-
vanced that one has only to break
the she'll into moderately warm
water, and the little fish spring to
life at once.
The largest glass bottle ever blown
has recently been made for exhibition
at the St. Louis Exposition. It holds
forty-fve gallons, and required forty
pounds of molten glass, drawn from
the furnrnce and shaped on the end
of huge blowing pipe.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-21
Dowie Moves on New York.

Chicago, Oct. 1.-THE "Restora-
ton Host" from Zion City began it's
movement on New York city today.
At intervals of half an hour trains
loaded with followers of John Alex
ander Dowie left the North shore
city There were eight trains in all,
bearing over 5000 "crusaders." At
the blowing of the fire whistle every
inhabitant of the city was ready to
kneel and pray for a safe journey
and over 1000 men, women and
children gathered at the railroad
station to listen to the final instruc-
tons of tie leaders.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-21
Cures Winter Cough.

j. E Cover, 101 N. Main street,
Ottawa, Kan, writes: Livery fall it
has been my wife's trouble to catch
~a::severe cold, and therefore to cough
all winter long. Last fall I got her a
bottle of Horehound Syrup. She
used it and has been able to sleep
soundly all night. Whenever the
cough troubles her, two or three
doses stops the cough, and she is
able to be up and we'll" Csc, SOC,
S1.oO. Sold by The Kaufman Drug
Company.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-21
The Best Doctor.

Rev. B. G. Horton, Sulphur
Springs, Texas, writes July 10Th,
1899: Il have used in my family
Billiards. Snow Liniment and Hore-
hound Syrup, and they have proved
certainly satisfactory. The liniment
is the best we have ever used for
headache and pains. The cough
syrup has been our doctor for the
last eight years." Csc, soc, S1.00.
Sold by The Kaufman Drug Go.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-21
Mixed Pickles.

Rumor has caused many a good
name to stick in the mud.
Many of the good deeds men for
get TO do appear on tombstones.
lis az hard for some to suspect evil
as it is for others to suspect good.
Foley's Honey and Tar cures
coughs and colds and prevents pneu7
monis. Take no substitutes. The
Kaufman Drug Co.
Money isn't the root of all evil.
What's the matter with that hog in
your garden?
Some wives are 80 jealous they
won't even allow their husbands to
hug a delusiou.
II troubled with a weak digestion
try Chamberlain s Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They will do you good.
For sale by The Kaufman Drug Go.
Train up a hired girl in the way
she should go and it won't be long
until she's gone.
The average clergmen knows as
much about politics as the average
politician knows about piety.
No danger of consumption if you
use Foley's Honey and Tar to cure
that stubborn cough. The Kauf-
mann Drug Go.
Many a girl has lived to regret the
day she married a mar just to keep
some other girl from getting him.
Fewer marriages would be failures
if the contracting parties were not
such hypocrites during courtship.
Have you Rheumatism? Stiff
joints? Sore Muscles? An old sore,
a burn, bruise or any flesh wound?
Ramon's Nerve and Bone Oil cures
such affections. Remember the name
-Rsmon's; rs cents.
Lots of men have so much genius
that they are unable to do anything
but sit in the shade and think about
it.
A ninety pound woman can work
more mischief with her tongue than
a two hundred pound man can with
his hands.
Does your system need toning up?
Is your blood tainted, digestive
organs weak, or the bowels irregular?
Ramon's Tonic Regulator gives bet
ter results in such troubles than any
medicine We ever handled. Large
tin box Is cents.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-21
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, October Fl, 1903.
An ENJOYABLE Occasion.

On the 26th of September, this
D, I. Shealy, of near Chaplin, reached
the Ssh milestone on the journey cf
life. Fifty-six years of good, faith
full performance of every trust i'm
posed upon him as a citizen, a neigt-
Dor, q husband, a father and a friend
had been taken from his allotted time,
and in gratitude that his valuable life
had been spared thus long, his chill
dren rendered to him a birthday sup
Der at his residence. Only the i'm
mediate relatives of the family and a
few specially invited friends, among
the latter being Congressman q.
Frank Lever, an old friend of the
family, were present, and yet so nu-
merous is the tribe 'Shealy" that not
less than a hundred people, men, wo-
men and children enjoyed the hospi-
tality and good cheer of the occasion.
The table was arranged out in the
yard, for the dining room would not
accommodate the number who had
come to offer congratulations and
wish him God speed and many more
wears of usef, In ,ss; and il was such
q table as only the good wives and
daughters of this blessed section can
prepare. Beautifully decorated with:
the choisest flowers, it was more sub
statially decorated with every good
thing that the inner man calls good.
Your correspondent, who is not a
big eater, but by the time he had
tasted of the various tempting things
persuading his appetite, he found it
necessary to let out his belt 8 few
notches. After the supper the young
folk of the crowd enjoyed q most
pleasant dance to music furnished by
the Counts string band, an organiza-
ton of musical talent that can't be
beaten in the world of amateur mu-
sic. The old folk looked on, and re-
veled in the memory of other days
when they carried in their step and
on their cheek the sprightliness and
bloom of youth and love. The crowd
broke at eleven, wendell its way
homewsrd and decided in is mind
that it had never enjoyed an occasion
more.
May all the family live to see many
returns of this happy event, and
may Mr.. Shealy grow stronger and
stronger in the esteem of his friends
and MI. Shesly be spared many years
of usefulness as q citizen.
One Present.
The above article has been in this
Office for sometime but it has been
impossible to publish it before this.
Editor of the Dispatch.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-10-21

After q man has tried to get some
thing and failed, his next ambition is
to try to keep his friends from get
ting it.
A church recently dedicated in st.
Paul was erected at a cost of $1,000,
raised by 10000 contributions of 10
cents each.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
NAME SATISFACTORY
LA CENTER PROMOTERS TO PRO.
DEED TO BUSINESS AT ONCE.

The promoters of La Center, one Of
the towns to be este blished on the new
Cairo division of the Illinois Central,
have been notified by both the postal
authorities and the Illinois Central
railroad that their name LA Center"
is satisfactory. Meriville was the
first name chosen, and later Bal
lard Center was selected but these
names did not please the railroad and
La Center was then suggested.
Articles of incorporation have been
fled for the township, and the follow
ing directory has been decided on, but
not formally chosen: Harry L. Mey-
ers, j. Andy Bauer, Stokes Payne, E.
W. Smith, Charles e. Jennings, Of
this city. and DR.. ]. d. Rollins and
Mr.. VIII. Ciets of near Hinkleville.
The officers designated for future rat
ification are: J. Andy Bauer, presi-
dent; Stokes Payne, vice president
and general manager; and Charles e.
Jennings, secretary and treasurer.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
THE PENSION BILL
Elk. CONFEDERATES IN FAVOR
OF SENATOR HANNA'S
PLAN.

Fort Worth, Tex, Feb. l0-At the
regular meeting of r. E. Lee camp,
United Confederate Veterans, q reso-
luton indorsing in part Senator Hau-
mas bill to pension old ex-slsves was
introduced by State Historian Judge
O. o. Cummings and passed by an al
most unanimous vote.
There was some objection on the
grounds that the resolution might be
construed as political. 1t urges that
all Texas representatives in congress
support the Hanna measure to the ex'
tent Of rewarding all ex-slaves who
remained at nome within the ages
set forth in the bill, or those VIII
went with their masters in the war Of
local independence, but that those BE-
excepted who were enlisted IN the
United States volunteer service and
are already on the pension list.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
HORRIBLE CRIME
WOMAN CoNFEssEs TO KILLING
HER HUSBAND.

Monticello, N. Y, Feb. 10-Mrs.
Lafayette Taylor Of Oenterville, Sui
Ivan county, confessed to having
killed her husband, Lafayette Taylor,
and burning the body on January 20
to escape detection. Taylor disap-
peared ON the night Of January 25 and
was supposed TO have deserted his
family. February 8 Mrs. Taylor at
tempted to sell a horse to Center
willie man, who would not buy for fear
Taylor might come back and claim 1t.
Mrs. Taylor toldrFhim to rest easy on
that point, had killed him and
burned his ..uy.
The Ia year old daughter of the
Taylors was asked about the story her
mother had told about having killed
her father. She said the story was
true. Mrs. Taylor was arrested and
today made a full confession. She
was So frightened for fear of being ar
rested for murder that she decided to
cut up the body and burn it. Her IA
year old daughter witnessed the shoot
ing and helped her to cut up the body
in small pieces with an AK and burn it
in the kitchen stove, together with
the clothing of the victim. The
burned bones were ground fine and fed
to the hens. The blood spots were
covered up with paint.
The Tsylors lived on farm mile
from the main road and the chances
OF discovery were few. Mrs. Taylor
is about 40 years old.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
PRINCETON MAN DEAD.
APOPLEXY CARRIES HIM OFF
AT LOUISvILLE-OTHER
DEATHS.

Louisville, Feb. 10--Leopold May
err, aged 50,a produce dealer of Prince
ton. was stricken with apoplexy while
on Second street car here while en-
route to the home Of his brother-in.
law, Louis Dipkelspeil. Mayer was
carried into transfer station on Sec
ond, between Green and Walnut
streets and there expired before medi'
cal attendance could be secured.
Richard II. Low, resident OF
Huntsville, Ala, and one of Alaba'
mas best known lawyers, is dead.
Hon. W. NJ. Fishbsok, a former gov
ernor of Arkansas, is dead at Little
Rock.
W. A. Roberts died at his home
at Lsbanon, KY. He was formerly q
member OF the state board of equaliza
ton.
James Walker dropped dead today
at High Bridge, near Harrodsburg, Ky,
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
Marx Twain,a Parants.

The local tradition remembers the
father OF the humorist, Squire" Glenn
ems, as a good and peaceable citizen.
He. brought to the town with him his
wife and children and nothing unusual
il remembered OF the family, except
that Mrs. Clemens had a peculiar and
interesting drawl in her speech. When
her son lectured in the town thsa.er
she called the attention Of the neigh
bors to the fact that SAN had a
mighty long drawl to his talk" and
she wondered where In the world he
got IT, Whereupon an old farmer re-
marked: IF the dam is a PAGER, you
will very likely find an amble in the
colt" They brought their children up
as well as circumstances would allow.
considering three things-the civil
war, the west on the river. and the
children. II is generally believed that
Aunt Polly in Tom Sawyer" was
Sans" own mother. and that Tom
was Sam. II this is so. one can al
most read the family history In that
captivating little book.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
CHEAP HOMES IN TEXAS AND
ARKANSAS

Along the Cotton Belt route-land
that can be bought for o. to IS an
acre and up-cut-over timber ground
that makes good grazing land, la sh-
ing range ten or eleven months of the
year, farming land for corn, wheat,
oats. cctton-some Of it peculiarly
adapted to quick growth and early
maturity Of fruits and vegetables, such
as peaches, pears, plums, strawberries,
tomatoes, potatoes. onions, cabbage,
Misunderstanding good markets in the
north at fancy prices, on account Of ex.
cellenoe OF quality and earlier maturi-
ty than in other sections. An ideal
place for the man Of small means
cheap fuel, cheap building material,
long growing seasons, short, mild
winters land Of sunshine and plen.
ty. Let Us send you literature descrip-
tive Of this country.
Homes in the Southwest, -
"Glimpses of Southeast Missouri. Ar
kansas and N. W. Louisiana, 81
Through Texas with . Camera, u
Fortunes in Growing Fruits and
Vegetables" 1.-THE Diversier," 4
fruit and truck growers journal.
On first and third Tuesdays Of eact
month the Cotton Belt Route will sell
one way tickets from st. Louis
Thebes, Cairo and Memphis. to point
in Arkansas, Louisiana ana Texas, Al
half the one way rate plus 90 or round
trip tickets at one fare for the round
trip plus s2, allowing stop-over going
and 81 days return limit.
For full information, address,
e. W. LA BEAUME,
G.. p. AND T. A.,
st. Louis, No
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
Railroad Gardens Increasing.

The general adoption of flower gar
dening by all leading American rail-
roads is at most but short way on.
An unexpected enlargement Of this
branch of railroad evolution is appar-
ent this season. On trunk line east OF
Chicago alone last spring distributed
10000 blooming plants to station
agents.
The smallest stations are receiving
as much attention as the larger ones,
in fact, the scope Of this development
is TO include even the surroundings
OF the freight offices and in many in
stances the fagman's shanty. and the
American passenger is to look out
upon a profusion Of natures beauties
at every regular stop.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
BITTER FIGHT ENDED.

jacksonville, KY, Feb. l0-Robert
b. Bradley, who is the present repre-
sentative of this county IN the state
Legislature, has been nominated by the
Democrats in primary election by a
majority Of l7s over Robert Furger-
son. DIV. Gatlin had no opponent
for circuit court clerk. The race for
representative was u bitter one, both
candidates dealing in personalities
in newspaper correspondence and
speeches.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
CHAIRMAN MORRISON.
HADN'T TIME TO ASK PRECINCT
OFFICERS TO WORK FOR
NOTHING.

Chairman Allie Young of the state
executive committee has written
County Chairman O. W. Morrison Of
the Democratic committee relative to
election officers, and asked him IL he
could not arrange with the precinct
officers to serve for nothing at the pri-
mary May 3. AS there are about sew
enty-fiye of the precinct committeeman,
Chairman Morrison replied that ne
had no time to go over the county soil
citing committeeman to work fol
nothing.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
JEWISH CHURCHES.
A MOVEMENT TO ESTABLISH
THEM IN EVERY COM
MUNITY.

Cincinnati, Feb. 10-Nine Of the
thirty members Of the executive board
Of American Hebrew Congregations
met here at the Hebrew Union col
lege. A movement was started to es'
tablish Jewish churches in every COM
munity in the United States. In the
larger towns syagogues will be built
and rabbis stationed. Sabbath schools
will be established. In communities
where there is q lack Of wealth neces-
sary to support church, circuit rabbi'
will be provided, who at stated inter
walls will visit the community and con
duct religious services.
That the matter might be given a
more thorough consideration a com
mittee was appointed to report at a
special meeting April 10.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10

Margaret Lugon, the maid OF the
late Mrs. Charles l.. Fair, who, with
her husband was killed in France in
an automobile accident, arrived In
New York recently in the second
cabin Of the steamer Kronprinz VIII
helm, on her way to San Francisco
to be married. She had with her Mrs.
Fairs poodle dog. She said that the
dog had cried all the way across,
thinking that its mistress was on
board. The maid attributed the death
of the couple to their marriage on the
thirteenth day Of the month and their
departure from San Francisco on the
thirteenth day Of the month, and that
the fateful date was again marked by
the arrival of their bodies in San
Francisco on Sept. I3.-New York
Tribune.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
STRUCK WAGON
HORSE KILLED AND THE DRIv
Err BAD "A CLOSE GALL
LAST NIGHT.

One of the wagons of the Jake Bed
erman Grocery and Bakery company
was struck last evening early at Ninth
and Trimble streets by q string of
freight cars on the Illinois Central,
and the horse had a leg run over and
broken. James Gentry, the driver,
probably escaped injury from the for
tunate circumstance that his wagon
lacked about foot of being in the way
of the cars. It is claimed the cars
were detached from the engine, a run
ming switch being made. The horse
had to be killed.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
TRAIN ROBBER
MARSHAL M'NUTT MAY BE ON
HYATT'S TRAIL.

Marshal Charles McNutt, Of May
field, arrived in the city yesterday
looking for information that may
prove valuable to him and which may
be the means of the capture Of HYATT,
the criminal who escaped from the
Nashville penitentiary and who is sup
posed to have been the man who COM
mitted the recent holdup of the l.. and
N. train in Louisville. McNutt has
been quietly at work on the case and
thinks that he has his man located and
is here to secure information relative
to this case.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
ENDED In MARRIAGE
STEAMBOAT RIDE WON YOUNG
MAN A BRIDE.

Last July Mr.. Earl Love Of Bir-
mingham, KY, joined a party from
Paducah, Benton AMI. Birmingham on
trip up Tennessee river on one of
she packets. A young lady, Miss
Matte Baker, got on at Clifton,
Tenn, and the young people fell in
love and were married at Clifton a
few DAYS ago.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
GRANTED A RESPITE.

Lexington. KY, Feb. 10-The exc
cution of Earl Whitney and Claude
o'Brien, the two youths who killed
Mr.. A. B. Chiun while robbing his
house, will not take place Friday, the
date originally set, as the case is in
the court of appeals.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
DYERSBURG To BE DRY.
SALOON MEN ARE TO QUIT
JULY 1.

Dyersburg, Tenn, Feb. 10-Dyers-
burg is going to surrender her charter
and re-charter without whiskey. There
will be no election to ascertain the
wishes of the people as it is very evil
dent that the people are against the
saloon. The whiskey men accept their
defeat, and by arrangement with the
authorities will close out their business
and quit selling liquor here on the LIST
day of July next. They are accorded
to that date for the purpose of CLOSING
ont their stock or seeking other fields.
Great credit is due Rev. II. w. Brooks
and the other pastors of this city for
the holding of public sentiment on
temperance lines.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10
BANK TO INCREASE.

Barlow City, Ky, Feb. l0-The
bank here filed articles at Frankfort
to increase its stock to s25, 900. The
bank is preparing to do business in
keeping with the Prosperity of the
place. The town has taken on a de-
cided boom since the coming of the
Cairo division of the /. O. railroad.
The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-02-10

The st. Lawrence river is frozen
four months of the year. and its navi-
Cation is so difncult that an average
of one steamer a month is wrecked In
its waters.
The colored American., 1903-11-28
L. ]. Hayden,
Manufacturer of Pure
Herb rIediCine,g

is one of the Greatest Healers Of the
Sick on Earth. Cures all Diseases or
no Charge. 1 cure all diseases that
are known to the human race or no
charge, no matter what your disease,
sickness, or aff1iction may be, and re-
store you to perfect health. 1 cure the
following diseases: Heart Disease.
Consumption, Blood, Kidney, Liver,
Bladder, Piles in any form, Vertigo,
Quinsy, Sore Throat, Lungs, Dyspep-
sia, Indigestion, Constipation, Rheuma-
tism in any form, Pains and Aches of