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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, March 2, 1904.
Acts Ratified.

The following are among the most
important Acts passed by the last
general assembly. 1t will be seen
that at last q tax has been placed
upon the "ysller dog"
To provide for biennisl sessions OF
the general assembly.
To require common carriers OF pas
sengers to transport baggage or SAM
pie trunks of two hundred pounds
weight or less, free of charge with
any passenger.
To require owners and tenants to
fence in or fill up abandoned wells.
To amend code of laws relating to
the publication of summons.
To amend the code relating to pen
sions.
To amend the code relating to the
time the personal representative or
representatives of deceased officer
shall turn over public funds to such
dead officers successor.
To provide punishment for safe
crackers.
To grant electric lighting and
power companies all the rights, pow
ers and privileges conferred upon tele-
graph and telephone companies.
To validate an election in the town
of Lexington as to it's interpretations.
To exempt soldiers and sailors from
paying license.
To amend section Z, article 8, OF
the constitution, relating to municipal
bonded Indebtedness.
To prevent $he shipping OF shad
beyond the limits Of this State.
To allow persons to be tried before
magistrates to deposit q sum of money
in lieu of entering into recognizance
for their appearance for trial.
To amend code in reference to
acquisition of land by the United
States for public purposes.
To provide for repairing the monu-
ment erected by the State upon the
battlefield of Chickamaugs.
To encourage the establishment of
libraries in the public schools of the
rural districts.
To amend the code relating to the
execution of mortgages of railroad
companies.
To amend the code, as to labor
contracts.
To amend the code, as to mileage
of members of the general assembly,
90 az to make it conform to the pro-
visions of the constitution of 1895. ,
To amend the code, concerning
witnesses fees in court of general
sessions.
To amend the code concerning the
lien of certain mortgages.
To prohibit the theft of electric
current.
To amend the code so as to include
private banking institutions.
To amend the code relative to the
counties exempt from the general
laws providing for cotton weighers.
To amend the code as to home
stead exemption of persons other than
heads of families.
To validate the election Of inten-
dant and wardens in the town of
SW2nS6a Tor lJU4
To amend the code 90 as to make
its terms more definite as to striking
juries.
To authorize the Lexington Water
Power company to erect dams across
Saluda river, in Lexington county,
and to transmit electric current 70
other points.
To guard against the introduction
of the Mexican boil weevil into the
State.
To fix the salaries of the sheriffs in
this State.
To make the filing down or other
wise altering of horses and mules
teeth misdemeanor.
To prohibit the false marking,
branding, stamping or labelling of
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02

Don't trusts to luck to do any
thing you can do yourself.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-03-02
ON RECEIPT OF 5000

I will send you the POLICE GAZETTE for
one year and a complete Set of Hand made
Boxing Gloves which will last for years,
or fine Punching Bag.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17
Farmers, Cotton selling Union.

Every one who has given any atten-
ton to the price of cotton must have
noticed the gradual fall in price which
usually takes place from the opening
of the market in September to the close
of the year. The chief reason for this
decline is no doubt to be found In the
rapid gathering Of the cotton and
rusing into market. Now, 1t seems
to me a plan might be adopted where
by cotton should not be allowed to fall
below a fixed price, which should be
fixed by the farmers themselves.
Suppose it should be desired to fix
the unanimous price at ten cents. Then
let a Farmers Union" consisting OF
fifty or more. unite in holding, say one
fourth of the crop. which shall not be
sold for less than ten cents per pound.
If in every county in the cotton-grow-
ing states this association should be
formed. then three or four millions OF
bales would be held for not less than
ten cents. Does anyone doubt that the
price of cotton would thus be main
tanned at ten cents or more?
Surely the farmers are able to hold
one-fourth of the crop until they
choose to sell. If they would only Co
operate in doing this they could fix the
price of cotton. AS they grow In in
telligence, they will be able to do this.
and spectators must cease to make
more out of cotton than the producers
dow. L. C. H., in Dixie Farmer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17

New York state, a 50. more older
orchards giving out and going out OF
existence than new mes started. we
here, with our high-quaaity, long-keep-
ing winter fruit, have little to fear
from the competition Of the Ben Davis
regions. The life Of an apple tree In
Missouri, Arkansas, ETC.. is only Is or
20 years, while New York trees give
good crops for a period of so years.
The advantage is largely with the
northeastern grower. Mr.. George T.
Powell, before the Western New York
Horticultural society. pointed out that
the price of New York apples has
steadily increased during the past 80
years. As long as this increase Is
maintained. 1t will be safe to plant APP
pies. Prof. Bailey notices a decided
and increasing tendency Of grain grow
ers, and sven dairymen, to abandon the
hill-farms for the more advantageous
locations in the level lands. What
shall we do with our hill-farms? The
crops most promising for these lands,
he thinks, are fol st trees, sheep. and
especially apples. What better could
be suggested?-Farm and Fireside.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17
WHAT ne GOT THEN WITH
No Ailments In the Crowd, But the
Fakir Had Something That
Sold Quickly.

Gentlemen" began the fakir as he ar
ranged numerous bottles on a little table
at a downtown street corner and prepared
for business, has anyone in this crowd
got a toothache?"
No one answered, relates the Chicago
Inter Ocean.
HAS anyone IN earache or q head
ache?"
Not a man had anything to say.
very well, then; but are you troubled
with insomnia Are you low spirited,
and do you find yourself thinking Of sui
cider"
The appeal was like the other-in vain.
The crowd elbowed each other, but no
one advanced.
Very well, gentlemen; very well. Now,
is there anyone here who INDUCES in in
toxicants and wishes to conceal the fact
from the women folks? If so, / guaran-
tee that one drop of this marvellous
preparation placed on the tongue will in.
stantly remove the .odor of any"
There was a mad rush from NIL direc.
tons, and for the next five minutes he
gave change and passed out the bottles
with both hands.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17
Peculiar Steed.

At a little dinner the other night the
statement was made that the colored
race had longer memories than white
folk. Mark Twain. who was present,
agreed with the remark, and to prove It
told the following:
Some years ago., when south, met
an old colored nan who claimed to have
known George Washington. asked
him IL he was in the boat when Gen.
Washington crossed the Delaware, and
he instantly replied: 'Lor', massa,
steered dat boat WE'LL said 1, do you
remember when George took the hack
at the cherry tree?' He looked worried
for a minute. and then, with a beaming
smile, said: Why. suah. massa, | drove
that hack mahself.' IN. Y. Herald.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17
FARMERANDP LANTER.
CATTLE In SOUTH CAROLINA
Results show That II IL Profitable
For Every Farmer to Raise
Some Cattle.

The farmers of the south are doubt
less in better financial condition now
than at any time since the var
Their crops have been good and
prices better. while cotton is "King,"
1t is we'll not to place entire depend
ence On that n crop, but to raise a
variety of crops SO II one should fail
they may have others to rely on.
It is well to have some improved live
stock on every farm, to which maj be
fed their surplus and such rough food
rs there is a Emitted demand for on the
market, thereby increasing the supply
Of manure for the farm. This may as
well be fed to good, well-bred stock as
to the native, 40 there is no doubt OF
greater profit. II your cottonseed-meal
can be sold to dealers and laid down
here freight prepaid at $23.25 and bulls
Ut $3.50 for u cattlemen to feed at a
profit, I see no reason why 1t should
not be fed at q greater profit on your
own farms. l saw q farmer in this state
yesterday who is feeding 1875 cattle av-
eraging 1000 pounds each on cotton
seed-meal and hulls and throwing IN a
little corn fodder and straw. He ex-
poets to feed these cattle n hundred
days at q gain Of two pounds each per
day and to sell them at $1.25 per 100
pounds more than they cost. Why
can't the farmers Of the south do this
or even better. as their meal and hulls
must be much cheaper than after 1t
passes through the hands Of the mid
dleman" to the Kentucky farmer and
feeder.
Some hesitate to buy pure bred cat
tie from the north on account of risk
from fever. Last winter I shipped and
sold several carloads Of pure bred and
grade breeding stock to the south and
after thorough enquiry l have failed
to find any hat have not done well
and none that have died from tick
fever" Most of your states have their
state veterinarian, whose duty 1t Is to
inoculate cattle for any resident of
their respective states.
My success with what | have sold
and the satisfaction given purchasers
has led me to ship two carloads OF
Red Polls, Shorthorn and Polled Dur
ham cattle to the South Carolina state
fair, October rs, for exhibition and
sale.
One car will contain registered stock
only, and the other grades, many OF
which are as good individually as those
registered and as pure bred, but no
pedigrees kept up. This shipment Will
give the residents of South Carolina
and adjoining states an opportunity to
buy this improved stock laid down at
their own doors practically, and the
state veterinary ready to inoculate
them free of cost should parties desire.
| Whether or not they will take ad-
vantage of this remains to he demon
| strated. but l should Judge from the
N--v ,o.i-as. 4 ~m receiving through
the assistance of the advertising
houses of your valuable paper, there
will be many present who will likely
buy.-L. L. Dorsey, in Southern Guilt
yatOr,
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17
HE GOT THE HELPING HAND.
And Out Of Gratitude Would Have
Bought" But for Several
Things.

The understood and notwithstanding
man who "a wheeling the baby ar
rage had good reason for his express
sion OF anxiety. The infant in the
carriage. relates the Chicago Daily
News, was screaming at the top Of its
voice, which was not q weak one. The
man 'jiggled" the vehicle in vain; he
addressed various soothing remarks
to the infant without the slightest Eff
feet. From time to time the UNDER
sized man looked despairingly at a
house. in one window of which was
displayed the sign, Modes"
Whats the trouble with the kid?"
inquired a deep bass voice at the I'M
dersized mans ears. The voice pro-
ceeded from the buriy driver Of a
wagon that stood beside the curb.
There was q friendly interest in it,
tone to which the understood man in
SANITY responded.
'Darned If l know" he said with
IN air of desperation. Il Here!
Shoe! Shoot Shoe! Hey! Baby, look
al the horsey-great big horsey!
O-oooh! What a nice horsey! think
he's hungry. Baby see the horsey?'
He amt interested in stock" said
the driver with a grin. Here, you
young Teller! What are you maxim
al; that noise about?"
The infant held its breath and then,
being shaken, emitted a he~art-broken
howl.
where's its mother?" inquired the
Ecriver.
The understood man jerked his
thumb at the sign Modes"
why &C you go In an apply for
help?"
The understood man shook his head
and again applied himself to the paci-
fication of the infant, with Indifferent
success.
Amt that a bottle in the buggy?"
asked the driver.
YES" said the understood man,
'but IT'S empty
Hand it up here" said the driver,
and as the small man doubtfully COM
piled he reached into a basket at the
back of the sea- and drew forth q
package which he united. Then he re-
moved the rubber nipple from the
bottle and shook something from the
package into 1t. tying 1t up with .
piece of the package string.
whats that" asked the father.
"Sugar," said the driver, deftly re-
tying his package and replacing 1t In
the basket. Put that in his month
IN see If that doesn't quiet him. I've
got a kid o. my own at home his size
1t works well with him."
The understood man hesitated. "Ht
nin't allowed to have sugar." he said
ut might put his stummick out o
vhack. But"
He put the nipple in the baby
mouth. The effect was instantaneous
Its cry ceased and an expression o.
absolute bliss came over its infantil'
features.
You don't need to tell her." sug
eested the driver.
The undersixed man hreatheS 100
fully at the driver. Say" he said. Il
there was Z place near here, and If
could leave the kid"
"Oh, that's all right" said tn
driver. You're welcome. That ough
to last him 10 or Is minutes. Afte
that, II the missus doesn't come out
Heaven help you! So long!"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17
WHO is MORE cULLlHLE?
The City Man Is Not a Bit Behind His
Country Cousin in This
Respect.

rs the man of the country more guilt
BILE than the man OF the city," asked
an observant man, in the New Orleans
Times-Democrat. There is a suspicion
that an answer in the Affirmative would
fit the case. Yet, 1t may not be SO.
An interesting experiment has recently
been made, according to a story that
comes out of New York, and the result
seems to have been a little disastrous.
According to the story this attempt to
prove that the residents Of the country
districts are more gullible than those
Of the city has nearly resulted in a jail
sentence for a college student employed
as a street car conductor In. Brooklyn.
He Is said to be a member of a we'll
known family In Maine, and was a
student at Brown university in the class
Of 'O6.
Financial reverses sustained by the
the city, and he became a conductor not
long ago. In July a friend of the con
ductor residing in Maine received q
letter offering to sell him, at low rates.
counterfeit money made in Mexico.
The Maine man turned the letter over
to the secret service officials and the
conductor 500 after was arrested. He
was indicted and has been in Jail since
July. The prisoner explained that the
letter was only a joke and an expert
ment in sociology, finally giving the
district attorney his true name, which
he formerly had concealed. Investiga-
ton proved the story to be true, and
when the case came before Federal
Judge Holt the district attorney e x
planned. The judge ordered the joker's
plea Of not guilty to be withdrawn,
entered one of guilty and then suspend
| ed sentence. He warned the student Of
sociology, however, to be more careful
in his future experiments.
But this does not by any means SET
tie tn. important question, and desnia.
,---- L-s-es. enc suiiiDliity Vi
| the mar from the country now and then
we run across a happening which shows
he has an element of shrewdness which
will often put the city man to a hare
| test OF his wits"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17

I Am DESTROYS of having an expert.
nee meeting of the Disciples Aldrich
system--two rows Of cotton and two
of corn.
planted II acres on very poor land,
and had one of my troopers to plant
eight on poor land. We were extremes
ly dry up to the goth Of July, but our
orn was planted late in April, as I
had not fully decided to plant this way
until late, it being all the better for
q year like this.
I am well pleased with the system.
In fact, I see the salvation of this
country in 1t. By this system, rigidly
followed out, | see a prosperous people;
made SO by having plenty of corn;
made so by enriching the soil.
If these two rows are planted to
peas, plant your peas between hills Of
corn at the time you plant your corn.
At laying-time, SOW these two rows
broadcast in peas, n bushel per acre.
This will give you SIS worth Of fer
tilizing material per acre. equal to SIS
worth Of the highest grade Of CONNER
cial fertilizer. Besides. 1t will enabl
you to break two-thirds Of your land
before Christmas, for In October you
can pillow close up to your cotton and
do no damage. as by this time all the
lower buds will have been picked.
Pillow deep and subsoil to the depth OF
Is to IS inches. Next year plant
cotton in two rows that were in corn
Al o,1,,tA,,o N or orr m ultornQfinQ
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17
That Ended 1t.

He was a Spectator, and Tor a year
past nothing had been coming his way
but One day his daughter IN
formed him in an unfeeling manner that
II he did not give her a diamond bracelet
worth at least 9150 she would elope
with the coachman.
Come to my arms, my darling child!"
he exclaimed, as the tears Of JOY coursed
down his wrinkled cheeks, come to my
arms!"
"But shall l get the bracelet?' she
asked, hesitatingly.
.Of course not" he smiled. delight
eddy. You get the coachman. ! owe
him eight months waces."-Smiths
Weekly.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17
HERE N THERE.

1t is said that a newly-laid egl
will keep fresh for many months in
a ten per cent. solution of silicate, and
will then be indistinguishable from q
fresh egg 1t has been reported that
chickens have been Matched from pre-
served eggs for - months In this way.
"A Kansas farmer, being asked
what he did to get rid Of the weeds
on his farm, said that he sold most
of them as mutton at three to four
cents a pound. A contemporary adds
that goats are the best brush-cleaners,
and sheep are the best weed-cleaners.
The feathering of chicks depends
on several matters, but much also de-
ponds on the breed of the chicks. The
chicks of ~non-setting breeds seem to
pegin to shoot out feathers from thu
wings before they are two days ole
which is a drawback, as rapid feathe'
ing is weakening.
How many horses are kept with
little or no bedding? The horse shoul
have plenty of bedding at all time
During the winter, and summer
well. the horse should be kept com
Portable, and it Is impossible to keep
the horse warn in winter without .
liberal supply of bedding.
If you want a good calf do not
give 1t all 1t will drink at one time;
give about two quarts and wait fifteen
minutes or a half hour and give more.
and so on, until 1t drinks all 1t wants
and is satisfied-and no bad result,
when, II it gorges itself at one draught,
It is liable to take scours.
Much is frequently lost by hesi-
tancy in trying the new varieties OF
grain and fruit. In recent years the
Ben Davis apple, the Keiffer pear and
he alberta peach have made fortunes
or not o~ver-cautious planters; not that
lhese fruits are of the best quality, but
hey proved the money-makers.
The possibilities of electricity
llong agricultural lines are practically
unreasonable. Where the farmer has
suiicient capital and an abundance OF
coal. oil. gas or water power for gen
electrical power, the various
purposes for which electricity of
high voltage power a be used seem
TO be almost limitles 8
IL all poultry houses were lathed
and plastered with two coats Of NOR
tar. the lice problem would be solved
md the cold drafts shut on. To de-
troy lice It would then only be nece
zorv In buru enouoh er1oh.s~ 4. ~
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17

were badly swollen. One doctor
told me it would finally turn to Bright's
disease. l was laid up at one time for
three weeks. I had not taken Doan's
Kidney Pills moro than three days
when the distressing aching across my
back disappeared, and 1 was soon en-
tirely cured"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17

Say, DOCTOR" remarked the man who
had just dropped into the office, "Im
very much alarmed about my son.
NJ. ID.
HE has had three peculiar attacks
within a week." continued the parent,
and during each of them he was without
sense or knowledge for nearly two hours
"Oh, don't be uneasy about a little
thing like that" replied the pill dis.
penser. I've known people to live all
their lives in a similar condition Gin
cirnati Enquirer.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17
An Honest Opinion.

Mineral, Idaho, Nov. 18th Especially
That a sure cure has been discovered for
those sciatic pains that make SO many
lives miserable, is the firm opinion of MIR;
u. s. Colson, a ~well-known resident of
this place, and he does not hesitate to
say hat cure is Dodd's Kidney Pills.
The reason Mr.. Colson is so firm in his
opinion is that he had those terrible
pains and is cured. Speaking of the mat
ter he says:
~ am only too happy to say Dodd's
Kidney Pills lave lone me lots Of good.
! had awful pains in my hip SO 1 could
hardly walk. Dodd,s. Kidney Pills stopped
II entirely. I think they are q grand
medicine"
All Sciatic and Rheumatic pains are
caused by Uric Acid in the blood. Dodd's
Kidney Pills make healthy. kidneys and
healthy kidneys strain all the Uric Acid
out of the blood. With the cause re.
moved there can be no Rheumatism or
Sciatica.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17
RIGHT ON HER DIGNITY.
American Heiress Had Inherited Just
~ Easy Money as Any
body.

II understand" said the dignihed
English mstron, that your father made
his money 'in--in trade"
what do you meany" asked the Amer
lean heiress.
THAT he amassed his wealth by buying
and selling commodities that the common
people needed"
"He did nothing Of the sort" retorted
the angry heiress, relates Judge. II
want you to understand that papa did
not work q lick for a cent Of his. He
made it every bit by ~skinning people with
watered stocks. 1 guess that's Just as
easy money as the kind that you inherit,
isn't ity"
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1904-11-17
OLD CLUBS OF LIVERPOOL.
One Of Their Chief Fentures II the
Excellence Of Their Punch
and Ale.

The oft-quoted Derrick, master OF
the ceremonies at Bath. his letters TO
the earl of Cook Q780), acknowledges
with gratitude the hospitality and
friendliness Of the merchants OF Liver
pool to strangers. lays the Liverpool
Post. He dwells with gusto on the
excellence OF the rum, the punch n
the ale. He was made free of the as
sembly for dancing and card playing
an assembly regulated by a iady
styled the queen, who rules with abso-
lutte power" 1t Is also tolerably GER
tain that he was a welcome guest at
many Of the clubs, which the mer-
chants of the day established for the
purpose Of combining business with
pleasure.
Students of local history owe a debt
Of gratitude to Brooke for his HIS
tory Of Liverpool" in the last quarter
Of the eighteenth century. In this
book We have a lengthy account OF n
of these convivial clubs, the Unani-
nous society, which was established
In 1853, and was originally at the cross
Keys, IN Dale street, and which num-
bered among its members many OF the
Weather Inhabitants OF the town.
This club appears to have been entire
" cornwall; in the rules we find that
fines were levied against swearing n
drinking to excess. and h a III any
member do marry. on the first meeting
afterwards harsmust pay unto the pres
fdent oa,not heap, shillings and SIX