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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-26
Stop That Cough!

When cough, a tickling or an
irritation in the throat makes you
feel uncomfortable, take Ballard's
Rorehound Syrup. Don't wait until
the disease has gone beyond control.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Anderson, 354
West 5th St., Salt Lake City, Utah,
writes: ave think Ballard's Hore-
hound Syrup the best medicine for
coughs and colds. We have used it
for several years; it always gives
immediate relief, is very pleasant and
gives perfect satisfaction. 25c, SOC
and Sl.00. Sold by The Kaufman
Drug Go.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-26
His Reasons Not Wanted.

Georgetown, Ky., August 2l.-In
the Powers case today the deposition
of former Governor Taylor, the read
ing Of which was begun yesterday
afternoon, was concluded. The court
excluded Is questions asked as to
the conversations with W. II. Culton
as to his (Taylor's) reasons for psr
donilg Caleb Powers; the political
complexion Of the General Assembly
at the 1900 session, the filing of his
certificate of election and his reasons
for leaving the State Of Kentucky
after being indicted. These were
held by the court to be incompetent.
The deposition of former Assistant
Secretary of State ". J. Davidson,
taken at Indianapolis, Ind, was filed
by the defense. Davidson entered
denial of sll conversations and in
eliminating knowledge attributed to
him by the Commonwealth Witness
es, Golden, Button and Youtsey,
''Tallow Dick" Combes, or the negro
mason, Hooker Smith, to the private
Office of Caleb Powers for such q
purpose or for any purpose.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-26
Killed by Doctors.

CartersVille, Ga., August 21 "A
surgical operation performed on Maj.
Charles 81. Smith, (Bill Arp) this af.
ternoon revealed the presence in the
gall bladder of double handful of
gall stones, more than 1000 in num-
ber. This cause of the patients pro-
tracted illness has been hardly sus-
pected, the diagnosis indicating liver
trouble. In spite of the operation,
Msj. Smith was alive, but increas.
ingly restless at q later hour tonight.
His physicians gave no hope of his
recovery.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-26

the evening with her, says an ex
change. While there it commenced
raining and the girls father asked
him TO remain over night. The next
morning when he was invited to a
seat at the breakfast table he reluc-
family accepted. he was very nerv.
Gus and agitated. he sat opposite
the mirror and discovered that he had
forgotten to comb his hair. Then he
dropped his fork on the focr and as
he stopped to pick it up he upset his
ccfae. Matters went from bad to
worse, until finally the young man
quit eating and put his hand under
the table. The loose end of the ts-
blscloth was lying in his lap and
when he touched it he turned pale.
He thought it was his shirt and that
in his nervous excitement while dres-
sing he had forgotten to put that
garment inside his trousers. This
accounted for smiles and embarrass-
ment. There was no time to lose.
He hurriedly stufftd the supposed
shirt inside his trousers. Two min
utes later wheu the family erose from
the table there was q crash. The
dishes lay in broken heap on the
floor. The young man pulled three
feet of tie tablecloth from his
breeches and fled through the door.
He is now hiding, and the girl is
looking for less bashful lover, one
who can tell his shirt-tail from q table
cloth.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-26
The Wrong Suggestion.

A good planters wife "befo' de
wah" was teaching a jet black house
girl, just fourteen and fresh from the
plantation, the letters of the alphabet.
Betsy had learned the first two, says
Harper's Magazine, but always for
got the letter &C."
'Don't you see with your eyes?
Can't you remember the word see?"
said her mistress.
"Yessum," answered Betsy. But
she could not. F.v9 minutes later
Betsy began again bravely, 'A-B"
and there she dropped.
"What do you do with your eyes,
Betsey?"
II sleeps wifi 'em miss"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-26
Potent Pill Pleasure,

The pills that are potent in their
action and pleasant in effect aye
DeWitt's Little Early Risers, y. S.
Philpoto, of Albany, Gs., says "Dar-
ing a boilious attack I took one. Small
as it was it did me more good than
calomel, blue-mass or any other pill
[ ever took and at the same time it
effected me pleasantly. Little Early
Rlsers are certainly an idea! pl:."
Sold by all Druggist.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-26
Eow's This.

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case of Catarrh that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Props,
Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years,
and believe him perfectly honorable
in all business ira, actions and fnan-
cially able to carry out any obliga-
tions made by their firm.
West & Truax, Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, O.
Walding. Kinnan & Marvin,
Wholesale Druggists,
Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces CT the system.
Price 75c. per bottle. Sold by ell
Druggists. Testimonials sent free.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-26

When pains or irritation exist on
any part Of the body, 'heapplication
OF Billiards. Snow Liniment gives
prompt relief. E. W. Sullivan, Prop,
Sullivan House Ell Reno, O. T,
writes, June 6, 1902: II take pleas
ure in recommending Billiards. Snow
Liniment to all who are afflicted
with rheumatism. It is the only
remedy I have found that gives i'm
mediate relief" 25c, SOC and S1.OO.
Sold by The Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-26
Eat All You Want.

Persons troubled with indigestion
or Dyspepsia can eat all they want if
they will take Kodol Dyspepsia cure.
This remedy prepares the stomach
for the reception, retention, digestion
and assimilation of all of the whole
some food that may be eaten, and
enables the digestive organs to t>>as-
form the same into the kind of blood
that gives health and strength. Sold
by all druggist.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-26
The Injured. 3attleship.

Washington, August 21 Captain
Emory, commanding the Indiana, tel
egraphed the navy department from
Frenchman's bay that the Massa-
chusetts, under convoy of the In
diana, Potomac and Lebanon, sailed
this morning for Tompkinsville. She
will be docked and repaired at the
New York yard.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-26
a Legal Execution.

Geneva, Ala , August II Luther
Tinsel, a negro, was hanged by tie
Sheriff here today for the murder on
Nov. 4, 1901, of Mrs John Ovens,
wife of prominent citizens of this
county. She was killed by a rifle
ball, while riding with her husband.
Tinsel died of strangulation.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-26

The hair OF the head grows faat;r
in summer than in winter.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-26

'uau OEOWu cOuOltlOu W COufIuCo
me that we will have no war in the
near future and 30 We settle down to
an enjoyment of the sweet peace
that is upon US.
But more important thing than
wars or rumors of war confront the
people of the South today. Our own
native born people, both white and
black and both male and female, seem
to have craze to avoid rural pursuits.
The demand for labor on public
works and the high wages paid is
having the effect of causing our farm
labor to lose its head. If our native
born people will leave the farms then
we. must invite people from distance.
Too much land is being turned out to
sedge and briars. To stop this we
must have people from distance who
have felt the sting of cougested CEN
tres and learned the wisdom of stick
ing to agriculture, know and be i'm
pressed with the opportunity that is
here in Georgia. We have the best
country in the world if people only
knew it. Those who shiVer in the
cold billiards of the North ought to
know that they can miss all this
freezing by coming South, and those
who sink from the intense heat Of
the Northern summer ought to know
that We have no such heat in Geor-
gia-I never knew q sunstroke in the
confines of Georgia territory. It is
distressingly cold at the North in
winter and distressingly and danger
ously hot in the summer. We have
no such menace here, and I want
strangers to understand it. Not such
as would come to our towns and in
where it is already overcrowded, but
farmers, field hands, people with
sense, to know that farming offers
the greatest opportunity that is be-
fore US today, and the sweetest peace
and respectability.
When you come South on prospec-
tive tours-we address this to strang-
ers at distance-dont stop in and
around the towns. Go out into the
country among the country folks
themselves. Happen here sometimes
when our associations are meeting at
the churches, and Sunday schools are
joyful in the groves around the
springs, or campmeetings are in
blast, and then you may see the peo-
pie just as they are. Some strang-
ers have an idea that this is a land
for chills and fever and other malarial
drawbacks, come and look upon the
blooming health that you will find
pictured in the faces of the assem-
bled crowds, and all such thoughts
will pass forever. Some, only think,
are foolish enough to have sort of
notion that Georgia is sort of ku-
klu land when it comes to deal
ing with stranger from distance. II
you will come you will soon dismiss
any such notion as that and decide
that, taking everything together, the
South is the most favored land on
earth and offers the greatest oppor-
tunity for those who will come and
work tie felds-don't come if you
mesn to crowd the towns, unless you
will crowd out our native born and
crowd sense enough into their heads
to know that they ought to stick to
the farm, boys, stick to the farm.
This is my advice.
Sarge Plunkett.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-26
a Bashful Young Man

One of our town dudes, who is
rather bashful, and is "sparking" a
young woman a few miles from town,
called few afternoons ago to spend
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-26
Foley's Kidney Cure

Will cure Bright's Disease.
Will cure Diabetes.
Will cure Stone in Bladder.
Will cure Kidney and Bladder Dis
eases.
Fo. Us Kidney Cure cures all dis
eases arising from disordered kidneys
or bladder. The Kaufman Drug
Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15
wEARE GRAIN COMPANY.
Omaha Branch 11O-111 Board of Trade
HufldfnU

CHICAGO, May 14.-WHEAT-The entire
absence OF any outside interest In this
fractional decline in the July early.
ioes prOfsssonais and wtR the Sn Sd
vance there came reports Of dam
age by Hessian fly from several points
in Kansas and Oklahoma. The buying of
July, which was on a considerable scale
from 72c up, seemed to have turned senti-
ment strongly in favor OF a still further
advance. Aside from the damage reports
there was little of interest in the news. ex-
cepting that attention was called to the
lightness OF contract stocks at several inn
portant points. Here, at New York, Liver
pool ana Paris there are signs of conges-
ton allowing to the lightness of supplies
of good wheat. The Price Current showed
no marked change, but was unfavorable II
anything Clearances were A60O0 bu. and
200 100 -four n making making a total of $4,000 bu;
export; the local demand resulted in no
sales: estimates tomorrow, 25 cars.
CORN-Dullness has been the main char
acteristic of todays corn market There
was some selling early py the houses that
put out bids over night, although the re-
balance of the session was in the hands OF
the scalpers and the range may be taken as
an indication Of how light the total trans
actions We're The cash premiums for new
corn were some higher, and there was a
demand for the better grades. which re-
east; New York reported l2 loads taken
from there for export; receipts here were
ZS6 cars, with IL contract, and tomorrow's s
estimate Is 1876 cars.
oATs-There appeared a disposition to
| liquldate around the top figures and the
small outside interest mainly on the buy
| ing side relieved the local professionals of
| most of their offerings. An Improvement
| in the oat plant is reported and further
| Improvement is expected while this weather
continues. We are not bearish on oats,-but
when the September gets much over soc
advise taking profits. There were l2O cars
seaboard for export and IS estimated for
| tomorrow.
| PRoVISIONS-Market opened easy, liaui-
| dation in lard caused the weakness. Re
| covery was on buying of riDs by Armour.
| Pork was somewhat neglected; very little
| trade. There will be no pork made as long
| as ribs are such a premium. July pork rs
| cheap at present prices in a speculative
view Private estimates OF stocks in store:
| Pork, 1900 bbls. lard, 1900 tierces; ribs
1000 lbs; There were 1900 hogs; market
/ slow and easy prices generally SC lower,
| closing generally 5ql0c lower except for
| best heavy, which sold at $6 IS: estimates
| for Friday, 5000; hogs in the west today,
n,I@, against 5000 last week and IS, ,7Oj
! WHARE GRATNy CONEpANyxy
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15

easier, but were steady. Americans were
unSettled and idle They had a better ten
dency, though the excitement In the cotton
market az New York was regarded unfa-
was firm on bear covering. Mexican rails
were ~ good demand, kaffirs were weak
or tutther Paris and johannesburg selling.
lhere was further advance of " In the
price on silver today in response to more
iaNorable eastern adviccs. The amount OF
bullion taken into the Bank Of England
on balance today, R99,0O0. The rate of dis
count OF the Bank OF England was un-
changed today at per cent Bar gold, rs
yhd; American eagles, 76s AID. The weekly
statement OF the Bank of England shows
the following changes: Total reserve, In
creased R3ll 600: circulation, decreased
tZsAVOO; bullion, increased el6,S00; other
securities Increased E1S,SS1,O 900; other de-
decrease s56iOOO; notes reserve increased
553SVyU; government securities increased
5Eo,WO. The proportion of the Bank of
Englanus reserve to liability this week Is
Sl.SS per cent as compared with 52.l7 last
PARIS, May 1.--Prices we're we'll sus-
tained at the opening of the bourse today,
put later the general tone became heavy.
lndustrials lost ground and the market
closed irregular and rather weak The pri-
Three per cent rentes, 9sf 21kc for the ac-
count; exchange on London, 25f 1910 for
checks. The weekly statement of the Bank
OF France shows the following changes:
NOTES In circulation, decreased 1885 0of;
treasury accounts current, decreased 1,025-
OoOf; gold in hand, decreased s,375, ,O0Of; bills
discounted, decreased 1905, ,000f; silver In
hand, increased 75O,oO0f.
BERLIN, May 4-The recent quietness
Of business on the bourse continued un-
broken today. Call money rose TO 3A per
cent Exchange on London. 2Om 47S4pfg for
checks.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15
Cotton Market.

NEW ORLEANS, May H.-COTTON-
Firm sales ESQ ,tSS 6ales Srdi1sr% ssG E0od
fair. ilNc: good middling II l3-i6c; middlins
fair, 121kc, nominal. Receipts, S4So bales,
l1.54c, bid; June, 1l.74c bid July, l2.0Iu
12.O6c; August, II. 46dli. .46c; September, 9.SO
q9Sc; october s.soaS sie; November, S.7bu
NEW YORK, May TECoTToN-opened
Arm with prices SOLO points higher, and
while the volume OF transactions was not
so heaR as that reported, ruled tremend-
ously active and excited. The early strength
under 20 renS%S CS tbs St the SGpsm6e to
otrength of spot cotton at Liverpool, where
was reported with sales of 10000 bales At
the initial prices here realizing sales were
very heavy, but the market advanced to a
level net 4Ql points above last nights
closing before any material halt in the
upward movement could be affected. Then
It appeared that the shorts who could be
IL was noted that the prolonged advance
was having the effect Of attrscting actual
including Europe. This, with the covering
previously effected, naturally eased the
on to a level net points higher to points
lower. Later, however. there was renewed
excitement under strong adyices from
than expected, which brought about a fresh
scare OF shorts and the covering became
Under this prices sharply rallied, touching
new high records for the day and season
May sold up to 1l.44c, July TO lie and Aug
ust to 10 76c, these prices having never been
surpassed during the last ten years as far
as these particular options are concerned,
although during the famous January cor
ner in 1901 the spot months sold up to l2.15c.
The weather today was favorable, the eX-
ports light and while the spot market in
terest cover was less strong and In most
instances higher. small sales were reported
These factors exerted little influence owing
to the speculative conditions now obtaining
and the market at the close was steady at
within about 2q5 points. of the best of the
day and under IL points higher on all eX-
cept June, which was nominal points
lower. Total sales futures were estimated
sT. louis, May 1A-CoTToN-Firm, Ac
higher; middling, lie. Sales, 81 bales; re-
ceipts, 1850 bales; shipments, 1,5A bales;
stock, 1880 bales.
LIVERPOOL, May 14.--COTTON-Spo in
active demand price 10 points higher;
American middling fair, 6.05d; good mid
ding, 6.26d; middling. 610d; low middling,
5.90d; good ordinary, 5.66d; ordinary, 5.4Sd.
The sales of the day were 10000 bales, of
which 5000 were for speculation and ex-
port and included 1880 American. Re-
ceipts, none, Futures opened firm and
closed steady; American middling, g. o. c.,
May, 6S6d; May and June, 5.S46f5.S5ds June
and July, 5.S295. SD; July and August, 5.S0d
68ld; August and September, 567Q5.6Sd; Sep
tember and October, 514d; October and No
vember, 4S9Ql4.9 SOD; November and Decem-
ber 4S0d; December and January, 41Sd;
January and February, AID.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15
Total receipts
The disposition of the days receipts was
as follows each buyer purchasing the num-


CATTLE-There was another heaVy run
of cattle here today and in fact, receipts
were considerably heavier than was an
ticipated. As a result packers started IN
from the first to pound the market ana
succeeded to quite an extent.
The beef eteer market was slow in open
ing and buyers bids were fully dime
lower than yesterday and in a good many
Instances were 10GD15c lower. As compared
with the first of the week, the general
market is right around 25c lower. The
heavy cattle suffered the most and In
reality sellers had hard time TO get buy
ers to make a bid on that class early IN
the morning. The prime light and handy
weight cattle in some cases sold at prices
that did not look over 1bc lower. Tradlng
was very slow from start to finish ana II
was late before the bulk was disposed of.
The COW market was also little lower
today but the decline was not as great as
on steers. The good handy weights did
not sell a great deal lower than yesterday,
but the general market was right around a
dime lower. There were not great many
COWS on sale, but buyers made use of the
decline on steers to break the market on
COW stun. Bulls were IL anything, little
lower but calves did not show much
There were very few stockers and feed
ers on sale, but IL was evident from the
way buyers acted that anything desirable
would have commanded steady prices.
The demand from the country picked up a
little yesterday afternoon, so that specu-
lators cleaned up all the desirable grades
they had on hand and were all looking
for fresh supplies this morning Repre-
sentative sales:
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15
KAMA. city Live stock Market.

KANSAS CITY. May A-CATTLE-Re-
ceipts, 1900 head natives; 200 Texans;
calves 600, natives. Beeves iO93c lower
lower; stockers and feeders steady but
slow; quarantine steady; choice export and
III 0O694.50; stockers and feeders. $1,000 IS;
western fed steers, 50. s0a6.00; Texas and
Indian steers t5.25g44o; Texas COWS, tz6o9
SS.i66D425; Gamers, s125d3.4o; bulls. 5000
400; calves, So 50d6.90.
HOGS-Receipts II 300 head; market
steady to strong; top. t6b5; bulk of sales.
S6 35d6. as; heavy, S6. sbd6.65; mixed packers,
IS 256r6 an; light. IS 3Od6 421h; workers., $6.so
SHEEP AND LAMBS-Receipts, 5000
head; market los higher; native lambs N.5O
SCI 1916 80; native wethers $400d5.7b: Texas
clipped sheep. $390G5.so; stockers and feed
ers, $360d4.2.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-15
WooI Market.

ST. LOUIS, Man H.-WooL-Firm; me-
dium grades and combing, 15@l9c; light fine,
14Q17c; heavy fine, 10Q13c; tub washed, 1SfI
&c.
BOSTON. May H-wooL-There has
been a good demand this week Territory
wool has been well bought. but prices show
Fine staple wool is selling on a secured
basis of 52d5Sc, with fine at 5Oa5Sc; good
fine medium wool has sold at 47d4sc and
medium at 43q45c; Idaho fine. 149141kc; fine
medium, l5dl5zci medium. 156116c; Wyo-
ming fine. l4Q1I1kc; fine medium, l5IkGiec /;
medium, l6Ql61hc; Utah and Nevada fine,
l4q1411c; fine medium, 15IS@16c; medium
legl61sc; Dakota fine, l4ql5c: fine medium.
been quiet, owing to small stocks and the
firm ideas of holders; Ohio and Pennsyl-
vaniai Xxx and above, 31G32c x, 26G27c;
26c; No. / and No. 2, 26027c Very little Is
doing in Australian wool in this market
prices being steady and unchanged; comb
Ing, choice secured basis. SOdS3c; good, rs
NEW YORK. May 14-wooL-Ffrm.
LONDON, May 14-WOOL-The offerings
at the auction sales today numbered IA, lis
were in strong demand for Germany and
several parcels were taken for America
Cross-breds were In large supply and they
gsnd gand byets by Tse II tPs
est prices paid during the series, in some
cases 20d25 per cent above the March series
Withdrawals were frequent owing to the
sales in detail: New South Wales, s'7o5 He
bales; secured, 71tdQls lO11d; greasy. 711dd
Is 214d. Queensland, 800 bales; secured, ifikd
@ Secured 71dais s,4d; res greasy 5SSd@is Ssies "a
South Australia, 800 bales; secured. is 4ikd
srssy dg9ls 3D. Ns T5smsTis 5SS bales
Secured Sdais SID ETeasy' ieu SiSS@1s T Ssis sS
Cape OF Good Hope and Natal. 90 bales e
secured, SdQls 11d; greasy. 6q10zd.