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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-01-13
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, January 13, 1904.
A Visit to Lexington.

To the Editor of the Dispatch.
I am 30 we'll pleased with the
Lexington Dispatch, the paper Ut my
old county I viii endesvor to pen a
few lines for pubhc.tlon in It's col
umns.
I am q native of Lexington county,
having moved to Fairfield county in
1873, near the line of Richland
county. I am yet greatly Interested in
Lexington. Recently I paid visit
10 my brother, who resides in the
town of Lexin ton and was sgteea-
bly, Surprised to see the great i'm
provements there. What seemed to
be dead village when I liv. i in your
community, is now town OF enter
prise, thrift and general prosperity.
Now are to be seen four handsome
ehurches, VIZ: Lutheran, Methodist,
Baptist and Episcopal. The Pal
metto Collegiate Institute, we'll pat
ropized, and in a most hourishiDg
condition, under the management OF
Prof, O D. Ssay, principal; James
G. Hope, Misses Mary G. Wlngard
and Mary Henry, assistants. Aoy
one wishing to patronize a gooi
school will do well to consider the
educational qualities of this one be-
fore sending their children else
where. I also 6nd Is or Is stores
and other places of business. Some
other buildings are being erected,
which will compare favorsbly with
those in Columbia. Ia these stores
you can find almost any article OF
merchandise. There are two banks
here which apparently are prosper
ing handsomely one cotton mill,
which is Being operated under the
presidency of that prince of business
met, Mr.. W. P. Roof two black
smith and wagon shops and many
other smaller enterprises eight
lawyers, two physicians, two hotels
and several boarding houses. Many
handsome and costly private resi-
.dences dot, the towr, while others
are in course of const, uction.
During my stay in Lexington /
called on my lifelong friend. the
Hon. S. P. Wingard, and spent q
couple OF very pleasant days in his
hospitsble home. found my friend
prospering and seasoning to er'ioy
life to the fullest extent. May he
live long and prosper. All of this
great improvement is tuly crafty
ing to me although I live iu an ad-
joining county. Wlshing The Dis
patch and all of it's readers pros
porous new year, am sincerely,
Ct 81. Schwartz.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-01-13

You will always notice wien girl
wears an extra big hat that she tilts
it up in front so that her face can be
got at if necessary.
S.u'l W. Lee shot and killed Mrs.
Florence Lee, his brothers widow, in
Kansas City, Mo, recently because
she refas ed 20 marry him.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-01-13
Found 4 Cure for Indigestion.

I used Chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets for indigestion and
find that they suit my case better
than any dyspepsia remedy I have
ever tried and I have used many
different remedies. I am nearly fifty
one years of age and have suffered a
great deal from indigestion. I can
eat almost anything I want to now.
Cleo. W. Emory, Rock Mills, Ala.
For sale by T be Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-01-13
Wonderful Nerve

Il displayed by many man endur-
irg pains of accidental Cuts, Wounds,
BUSES, 3 lrns, Sc .Ids. Sore feet or
stiff Joints. But there's no need for
it. Bucklen's Arnica Salve will kill
the pain and cure the trouble. It's
the best S4lve on earth for Piles, too.
Csc, at The Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-01-13
'Simmon Beer.

A persimmon farm is new ex-
pertinent in Crawford county, Ga.
Well, for good, healthful, pleasant
beverage there is nothing on the
lists of fancy modern drinks that
can beat glass of good old 'simmon
beer.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-01-13
Place For Sale.

s>~- ACRES OF LAND. WELL WAT
~ 4 eled. smith Branch runs centrally
THOUGH the trAc:, 80 acres open OF fair
farming land, balance wooded: hAs good
dwelling and fire warer KNOWN as he
J l.. berry place, three miles west o:
Pellon. Terms easy, apply 20,
.. +. SMITH,
Heion, 5. G.
Jaanary J. la't-lmo.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-01-13
Notice..

ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO TIE
n Estate OF James II. Anderson, deceas-
ed Will make payment and those having
demands against said estate will :ile them
properly attested tor payment within thirty
days from date, with
SAMUEL B GEORGE,
Administrator.
January ), 1904 -4wll
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-01-13

Miss Ethel RevelIe, heiress to
fortune of SS,O0O,OOO, has disappear
ed at Meridian, Miss. It is believed she
has been kidnapped By parties who
want her money.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-01-13

When bilious try a dose of Cham
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
and realize for once how quickly q
first. class up-to,date medicine will
correct the disorder. For sale by
The Kaufman Drug Co
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-01-13

Jesse z ,lmsn, of Pennington, Mo-,
has mule which has reached the
age of forty-one years. During
thirty-six of these years it belonged
to the same owner.
Mrs. Eliz4 beth Busch, of Mobile,
Ala, is suing the owner of billy
goat for $4,000 damages for injuries
received by being butted and knocked
down by said goat.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-01-13
A Certain Cure for Chilblains.

a Certain Cure TOT GIL pIa11s.
Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, powder. Il Cures Chiblains,
Frostbites, Damp, Sweating, Swollen
feet. At all Druggists aud Shoe
Stores, 25c. II
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-01-13
s. CHESS

hands too we'll to
need to guess, and
for the moment
she enters into the
playful spirit of
the child and for
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-01-13
Pneumonia and La Grippe.

Coughs cured quickly by Foleys
Honey and Tar. Refuse substitutes.
The Ksufmsnnn Drug &c,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07
DREAM OF TIE MINER.
Always Expecting to stumble on O
Colossal FOrtune-But His Best
Finds Are Small.

The first men in the mines were q
sort of madmen, writes Joaquin Miller,
IN the Sunset Magazine. Like Cortez
and his men. they expected every day,
every hour, to come upon untold wealth
Men really expected to find houses of
gold, or at least nuggets as big as barns
remember that l always, day after day.
year after year, expected, some time
ana IN some strange and sudden way,
70 stumble on a colossal fortune. Yet
II l should receive 25 cents a day for
what work l did in the mines there
would to-day be quite balance to my
credit, and hundred thousand miners
could say as much.
NO, the mines never paid the men
who worked them greatly, whether in
this rich camp or elsewhere But the
gold that was dug out contributed to the
wealth of the world and carried it on and
up, so that no one should now complain.
The great big Jumps of gold, however,
were never found. You can search the
gold history of all Australia through and
through. as well as California, and be
surprised to learn that there was never
yet single lump or nugget of gold found
TOO heavy to be handled by even a wom
an Many nuggets were found, it is
true, that were very promising in weight
and size, but that was all. Yet they
were like alluring beacon lights and
every new nugget, or new and rich de-
post OF dust, only excited men the more
so, like the gold-hunting Spaniards,
they pierced every mountain pass, every
canyon and burrowed in the bed of every
accessible river on the western slope
before they had been here year 1t is
notable fact that all the placer mines
in California were found during the first
three months.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07
OLD TRAIL TO BE MARKED.
Route Over Which Pioneers Reached
the Southwest VIII Be Saved
from ObliteratiOn.

One Of the most famous routes trav-
ersed by the early settlers Of the
southwest was l.nown as the Santa Fe
trail This has been almost wholly
obliterated of late years, but the Kan
sas Daughters of the Revolution pro-
pose that it shall be marked for the
benefit of future generations. They are
now seeking to mark it through the
state by stone monuments 1t will not
matter how simple the monuments
may be, they are to be representative
OF the entire state of Kansas. In their
work they propose to interest the
school children of the various counties
children will erect the monuments and
will be aided in their work by the
children of other counties.
Mrs. w. E. Stanley, wife of ex-Gov
Stanley, explained the work in a short
talk before the meeting of the Eliza
beth Benton chapter, held at the home
of Mrs. Daniel Boone 1T has always
been the plan of the Kansas Daughters
to carry on as much local work as pos
sible," said Mrs. Stanley. I'VE have
marked the spot where the first man
to enter Kansas stood. and now we in
tend to mark the old Santa Fe trail
We are trying to interest the school
children throughout the state in this,
and especially the children of the coun-
ties through which the trail passes. We
will make this our work for the COM
ing year, and at the end of that time
we hope to have marked the entire
length of the historic old road in our
state
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07
Most Famous Lighthouse.

No lighthouse the world over has as
wide fame among mariners as that
which stands IA miles off the coast of
Lands End. 1t is perhaps the most
celebrated in the world. 1t has often
been used as an illustration by poets
and preachers, for no other lighthouse
is in such a lonesome or dangerous
place and none costs SO much money
and trouble. There are three keepers
who live there with their families, and
two of them are always on duty, while
the third is on the main coast enjoy
ing a vacation. They relieve each
other each month, so that none of the
keepers remains on duty more than
two months at a time. This change
and rest is said to be absolutely neces-
Sary to preserve the nerves of the
keepers. The lighthouse is 1875 feet
high, was erected in 1882 at a cost of
100000, and rises from a submerged
rock.
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ings and | saw him in the senate
inquired who he was. | was not reas-
sured when | was told that he was one
of the Booths and a prominent actor,
for l could not shake off the impress
sion.
The persistence with which Booth
hung about me gave me great anxiety
Soon after | saw him prowling around
the executive mansion and in the vi
cinity of the presidents office He ap-
parently was taking notes Of the en-
frances and exits. Now thoroughly
alarmed, | sought out President Lin
coin and told him of the man, and that
l believed Booth would take his life
if he got the chance.
Although | do not remember exact
ly what Mr.. Lincoln said at the time,
| do remember that same old smile of
ineffable kindness that came over his
countenance as he replied that he did
not believe that anyone would murder
him. His great and good mind could
not picture such crime | had de-
livered my warning, but l felt more
uneasy than ever. A day or two later
l left for my home, in ST. Louis, my
task as senate chaplain having been
performed. l had barely reached there,
when there was flashed over the wires
the news Of the assassination.
Il shall never forget the feeling that
took possession of me as | read,
coupled with this, that the deed had
been done by John Wilkes Booth, the
very man l had warned the president
against"
Bishop Bowman's duties did not
bring him in close contact with Mr..
Lincoln and, as he himself says, he
was very careful about calling upon
the president. He first saw Lincoln
when he preached at little town in
Illinois, where the latter worshiped
before the war.
Mr.. Lincoln was at the service, and
at its conclusion came forward and
shook hands with Mr.. Bowman, then a
circuit preacher. The two chatted to-
gether for awhile, and then Mr.. Lin
coin invited the minister to his home.
where he was entertained at dinner.
Bishop Bowman did not see Lincoln
again until he met him at Washington,
the head of the nation.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07
HE SCENTED DANGER.
Bishop Bowman Warned Lincoln
Against Wilkes Booth.
Had a PrenonitiOn of Disaster, But
the President Was Not Impressed
by It-Interesting HistOr-
zeal "Reminiscences.

Rt- Rev. DR.. Thomas Bowman, of
No. Sc Walnut street, East Orange, N
j., is the senior bishop of the Method
list Episcopal church, and, although Sc
years of age, enjoys good health and is
active. He lives with his son-in-law,
Burns d. Caldwell, one of the vice
presidents of the Lackawanna railroad
Bishop Bowman was born near Ber-
wick, Pa. He has been a clergyman
for 90 years. He served as chaplain
OF the United States senate during 1864
and 1865, and while at the national
capital warned President Lincoln of
John Wilkes Booth whom he had seen
prowling about the capitol, and also
about the white house Mr.. Lincoln
was not disturbed, and took no extra
precautions. and five nights later,
April IA, 1865, he was assassinated in
Ford's theater by Booth
THE first time l recollect having
seen Booth" said the bishop to New
York World man, was one morning
just as l was about to open the senate
with prayer The members were in
their seats and stiffness had come
upon the gathering. stepped for
ward and was about to speak when a
man entered. He was 80 striking and
handsome as to attract attention any
where, but that was not what caused
me to pause.
The man made peculiar impress
sion upon me that | could not account
for. He startled me, and l was so dis
concerted that | could not go on. 1
turned to one Of the members and
called his attention to the visitor. He
made some slight remark, after which
l collected myself and continued my
prayer, but it was a long time before
l recovered from the shock of that
mans appearance.
Il have never recovered from the
impression l then gained, that he was
there for no good and that his pres
ence BODIED evil for some one.
Some days passed and again l saw
this man. l met him on the street in
the vicinity of the government build
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07
OUT FOR GOvERNoRSHIP.
CcnGressman Warner the Latest As
Pirnnt for GubernatOriaI Hon
Ors In the State of Illinois,

The roll of republican aspirants for
the gubernatorial nomination in Illi-
nois has been increased by the addi-
ton of the name of Congressman Yes
pasian Warner, of Clinton. The list of
pronounced candidates now includes
the names of Gov. Yates, States Attor-
ney Deneen, Of Chicago; Col. Lowden,
also Of Chicago; Attorney General
Hamlin, ex-Speaker Sherman and sew
eral others. Congressman Warner,
whose ambition has now made him a
formidable opponent of the gentlemen
named, was born on a Dewitt county
farm April 81, 1912. He enlisted in the
army June 10, 1861, and served con-
tinuously until July, 1866. In 1868 he
entered Harvard university law school,
from which he later was graduated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07

lifelong study of Indian matters. Tree
daubing and well-poisoning are we'll
known, and a very remarkable move
ment, which has recently been taking
place at Behar, must be added to the
list. A strange order was circulated
some weeks back in the district that for
the space of 21s days sons should not
look on their fathers, nor fathers on
their sons, and that if the order was dis
obeyed the time would be extended to
21a months. Only Hindus were affected.
and even queer waves of underground
excitement" indicate that there are mil
lions in India still who can be swayed
by mysterious agencies over which the
civil government has no control, and to
which it can sometimes find no sort of
clew.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07

DR.. Johnson, tven excepting his pred
ecessor, Bailey, was not the father of
photographers. In the latest volume is
sued by the Historical Manuscripts con-
mission on the manuscripts in the Welsh
language it is stated that the idea of il
Illustrating the meaning and correct use
of words by actual quotations from the
literature Of living language seems to
have been first put in practice by Grif-
fifth Hiraethog. the herald bard OF Wales,
who died in 1864.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07
ARE SOCIAL DICTATORS.
Three Army Officers Who Manage All
the Society Events at the Ma
tiOnaI Capitol.

The social season for the coming win
ter at the white house will shortly be
inaugurated, and much interest already
centers about the men upon whom falls
the task Of serving as social aids. Upon
the shoulders OF Col Thomas w. Sy-
monds rests the chief burden, as master
Of ceremonies. but scarcely less impor-
tant will be the duties of Maj. Charles
McCawley and Capt Henry NJ. Leon
ard.
6oth omcers are Washington men.
The former has been conspicuous in the
society Of the capital for more than a
dozen years and during the Santiago
campaign in Cuba proved himself
brave and capable soldier. He is hand
some and accomplished, popular and an
athlete. II it be added that he is one of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07

He began practice at Clinton, his pres
ent home. He was judge advocate of
the state militia during the admins
trations of Cows. Oglesby, Hamilton
and Fifer. In 1888 he was a presiden-
tial elector. He was elected to the
Fifty-fourth congress and reelected to
the Fifty-fifth, Fifty-sixth and Fifty
seventh. He has wife and five chill
dren.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07
superficial character.

superficial character.
child of poor parents is different Take Scot
land for Few Scomen have been being
wealth They been born poverty The the poor
his guide and model his father AS his scanstress
cook teacher heroine and he tutors
and between him and his parents 1t from
they obtain the knowledge of their conty goe traditions
history and heroes.
If all the uogy that has been spoken upon was printed
couldn't found free library big enough hold the Volumes
Little all of do enhance the native
adopted land but there all of the
and acting during life that shall discredit neither
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07
Rejected 2.S65 Women.

In this era of new records it may not
be amiss to call attention to Squire"
Samuel w. Hammers, merchant of
Highland township, Gettysburg, Pa,
whose claim to fame as record
maker is based on the fact that he has
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07

rejected 2,S65 proposals of marriage.
Hammers is so years old. Some time
ago he advertised for wife, who should
be small of size, neat and good looking,
and possessing some means" In re-
Spouse came the flood of offers, but not
one of the 1855 lovelorn widows and
girls who proposed to him proved salts
factory
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07

monial market.
may be said that nation profits girls spend
the money with which they fegted England benefit
ever, is questionable
Already there of vulgar
called the London owing monaires
which the standard of fashionable and
dc2adeS the of that society which aspire
the depcabe level of competing with puoca of Newport
York This only have American golden girls
who have become peeresses also making their
barbarc lawlessnesS.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07

the best dressed men in Washington, his
description will be fairly complete.
Capt. Leonard has likewise beheld the
front of war, and in it's sternest aspect.
He took active part before he saw 25
years of age in three wars-in Cuba, in
the Philippines and in China During
the TientSin campaign he risked his life
by going to the rescue of a wounded COM
rade, carrying him to safety on his back
across fire-swept fiend and lost his left
arm as penalty for his achievement
If he had been an Englishman the Vic
:oria cross, priced beyond all other dec
orations Of the soldier, would have been
bestowed upon him.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07

The oldest twin sisters in the United
States are Mrs, Emeline Perrin and
Mrs. Eveline Tilton, both residents of
New Hampton, Ia. They were born
In 1911, and this year celebrated the
ninety-second anniversary of their
birth
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07
The Blessing Of Pouer1y
By ANDREW CARNEGIE.

Even poverty has its happy and fortunate side,
for the child of poor parents has many advantages
over those of the children of wealthy parents The
child of the millionaire cannot know what the words
of father and mother mean. He is consigned to the
care of the nurse before he has learned to know
the voice touch of the mother and then comes the
governess to hold her sway the little until
he is old enough to be sent off to school, and during
all these years of infancy, childhood and youth the
relations between parent and child have been of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07
In English V1eov
Of The 1Ame,7can Girl
BY HENRY LABOUCHERE,
Editor London Truth.

NGLAND is being afflicted with the golden American girl
am surprised that the home producers of girls have not
already approached Chamberlain and begged him include
his scheme of tariff protection arrangement to exclude
from our shores the dumping of American Girls
The latter compete with the home markets under most
unfair conditions. Their parents by of and
such like perncous associations able give their daugh-
tiers vast sums OF money and in this way they able to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07

Wolf Plague in RUSSIA.
The wolves of Russia devour about
200 children and travellers every year.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07
Mystery in India.

Things sometimes happen in India
which puzzle even those who have made
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07
Real Mission Of Womeu's Clubs
Missed
Missed
BY REV. F. S. ROCKWELL,
Prominent Evanston, ILL.,, Pastor.

1lNESE luncheons, Browning readings and culture
classes have blinded the eyes of club women to their real
mission in the sums and levee districts of the large
cities There is largely mock preense of uplifting
women which gets farther than discussion of cond
tons and suggestion of impossible and mpractcable
remedial Take the levee district on the West
side of Chicago for example. Here the womens clubs
might direct their time and attention and efforts with
far greater reason and profit than generally accompanies
their present activities in club life
In the evee districts of any large city hundreds
of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07

A silver dollar, 1898, small eagle, is
worth 81; large eagle, $3.50.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-01-07

them and putting forth plunge
of hell What
woman receive from the literary study the the
other divertng occupations of womens clubs?
While this club and that
in its lectures Wagner Browning
n the rude hard usympahec hand of the striving
these fallen
The women clubs unquesonaby their The
of their members blinded warming
culture and the intellectual redemption sexes Instead of going
each day the CubroomS the members
the and seek their fortunate
by giving them volume of Browning read but by taking
their homes and caring them
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compete unfairly for the bes