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Dutch Fork News.

After a continued droutb for eight
weeks. interspersed vito light showers
at intervals, the dry condition gave
way yesterday to copions downpour,
much needed by agriculture in gen
erol. During the dry spell the gen
eral crops have held up remarkably
we'll. Cotton is small. but healthy,
and corn, with its small stalk. presents
no burut blades and will yet make a
fair yield with continued future rains.
Gardens have suffered much.
Well, the bari b cue season is on and
the candidates will be iovited and ex-
pccted to be present and let fly at each
vOlleys of el, quence from Coroner to
Senator. Id insT Getting the field for the
Legislature we find the aspirauts geo
graphically situated exactly as never
before. One of the Dutch Fork, +. u.
She:ly, who resides i'm central Fork,
and who w elected in the pr mary
two years ago; genial Mike Epting of
Brooklacd, gentleman of worth, and
from here we jump to LeesvIllc TO
NEE, that scholarly friend and gentle
man, DIR. Etheredge. These three,
geographically, form triangle with
equal sides locating Col. j. Brooks
Wlngard, to. ether with Col. Sturkie,
in the centre. In nj! for the House
we number five, and we are only sorry
we cannot vote for them all.
Two are out for the Senate. and look
out boys, both have records,
For sheriff, | won't count, but they
arc all good fellows on d Jim Is among
them.
For auditor We notice one Who. for
ty years ago when Fort Sumter had
been fired upon and the opening scene
, in the great drama Of the war that
was to shake the continent had been
enactad and North and South were
rushing to arms, we fluid him in the
ranks of the Grey. His opponent. are
both worthy
| Well. | will close for this time .anC
promise you at least one report from
the boys at one of the meetings over
in the "Oid Dutch Fork
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NKETALLY TORTIEED-

A case came IL light that for persistent
and nnmsrcIful torture has perha ps
never been equal. doe ,G0lobirk o;
COlusa, Calf, writes "For - years
endured insuiferablc pain from Rhcu-
matism and nothing relieve me though
ltried everything known. | came a
cross Electric Bitters and ITS the
greatest medicine ON earth for that
trouble. = few bottles of il completely y
relieved and cured me- Just as good
Tor Liver and Kidney troubles and gen
eiaI debility. Only sec. Satisfaction
guaranteed by O. j. Harris, Batesburg
Drug Co, Timmons Bros. Bates burg
CrOssOn Drug Co, LeesvilIc.
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NERVOUS DYSPEPSIA CURED
RYDALEs STOMACH TAB

Mr.. r. E Jones, buyer for Parker II
Bridget, whose large department
stores are located at 9th and Penn.
Ave. Washington, c.. writes, ut-
der date of April II, '04, as follows :
Last Febnary. one year, while in New
York on business for my house, l
caught sew ere cold, which laid me up
for several weeks and left me weak and
nervous. | had little or no appetite,
and my digestion was very poor. My
physicians could not ge: at the cause
of my trouble, rs my digestion seemed
so much impaired. ! decided to try
Rydale's Stomach Tablets, being assur-
ed by faiend, they We're n good dys-
pepsia medicine. After using them for
few days, began To realize that was
getting better. ! gave up the doctor
prescription and have gained 30 ponnad
while using two boxes Of these tsb-
lets. l never felt better in my life, and
accredit Rydale's Stomach Tablets
with having cured me. can recom-
mend them, most heartily, to sufferers
from nervous Indigestion and general
run down conditions Of the system
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-21
II. ii. DAVIS.
Career of the Democratic
Democratic Candidate
for Vice-PreSident,

The Democratic nominee for vice.
president, Henry Grassa way Davis, is
in his eight first year. for twelve
years, from 1877 To 1888. hr was one OF
the United States Senators from West
| VlrS but a score Of yeasS ago he
retired from public life. Hens a ma
tive Of Maryland, having been bern at
Baltimore on November IL, 1928.
While he was still boy his father
Caleb Davis, died, and the son ente, ed
| the service of ex-Gov. Ho ward, finally
becoming superintendent of his fine
esta'e. When the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad was built young Davis enter.
ed its service as a brakeman. later be-
coming u conductor and then station
agent at Piedmont, Va, now West
Virginia
After working for the railroad corr
pany for fourteen years he resigned,
and, with his brothers, went into busi-
uess at Piedmont, dealing in general
merchandise, coal and lumber, under
tue firm name of H. O.. Davis & Co
Realizing the possibilities Of the region
! he Invested in coal and timber lands,
and as instrumental in building the
| West Central and Pittsburg Railroad,
which opened up much new territory
in the new State OF West Virginia af.
ter the war. lie became president of
this company, and also Of the Pied
mont and Cumberland Railroad. He
I fnr nnI hn NT
Piedmont and as a leading s,ockholder
In the Davis Coal and Coke Company,
as we'll as in other corporations along
the line OF his salroads. He founded
the town Of Davis, Tucker County, w.
Va, in 1884. which now has more than
B 900 Inhabitants, and in 1890 he and
his son-in-law, Stephen L. Elkns,
founded the town Of the West Virgin
ia and Pittsburg road to this point.
Here ex-senator Davis built one OF
the finest residences in the State.
In politics Senator Davis has al
ways been a Democrat and in 1855 he
was elected a member of the House OF
Delegates of his State. In 1867 he was
elected State Senator and served two
years. The Legislature elected him
to the United States Senate in 1870,
and he was reelected in 1876 but at
the end of his second term he declined
reelection. He ha, served as dele
gate To even Democratic national
conventions. He Was one of the
American delegates TO the Pan-Am meri-
can Congress, and in 1890 lie became n
member of the International Railway
ommiseion. His sou .in-l law, Senator
stephen Is. ElkinS is of the opposite
politicaI faith. Senator Elkins mar
ried Halle Davis. Another daug liter
Kate, married Commander Il. NJ. G.
brown, L. 5, \ retired. A third
daughter, Grace, is the wife of Arthur
Les. There are two sons. Henry g. ~,
Jr and John 7, Davis. Ex-senator
DAVIS wife, " no was the daughter OF
Judge BantZ Of Frederick, Md and to
whom lie was married in 1853, oi,d IN
1902. Besides his home at EikiLs, tx
Senator Davis hal home ut No. l5i7
ii street, Washington. and a summer
residence at Deer Park; Md.
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CURED OF BRIGHTS DISEASE.

Mr.. Robert o. Burke, Elnora, y V,
writes =" Before started to use Foley,
Kidney Cure had to get up from
twelve to twenty times a night, and
was bloated up with dropsy a, d my
ey sight was SO impaired cOuld scarce
~ see one OF my family across The room
had gwen up hope ut living, when Il
friend recommended Foley's Kidney
Cure. One 80 cent BEETLE worked won
ders and before | had taken the third
bottle the dropsY had gone, as well u,
all other symptoms of BriEht's disease
Sold 10y TimmonS Bros.
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will not be long before the music of the
gin will float upon soft Soutf ernbreeze
1t is then we will be happy, for we are
snre out good country friends will not
forget us with n dollar Then will we
sing, onf "devii" leading, eve have
waited honey. waited long for thee
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Sue TRIED FIVE DOCTORS,

Mrs. Frances L. Sale, Of Missouri
Valley, la, whites II have been af-
nictcd with kidney trouble five years
had severe pans in my back and a
frequent desire To urinate Whom
riding | experienced much pain over
the :cgion of the kidneys. | tried live
phys clans without binelit and then
concluded to try +, ley's Kidney Cure,
After taking three 81 90 bottles | was
completely cured = Sold by Timmons
Bros.
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The Advocate has full line of all
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PROGRAM
Upper Union of the Ridge
Association, to he Held
at Mount Pleasant
Church, July 3O-S1.
SUNDAY

SUNDAY:
lon m-Devutional eNerei,es-E. -.
Rideeli.
10 :3)-Some practical plans for devel-
opinS our young members in Christian
'c,ivity-B. r. Carson, j. A. Banks,
:. B. Sawyer, r. b. Watson. j. III.
Edwards.
las '-- ,r'nan--Dr. T.. b. Potcat.
l2:30-Int rmiasjoI.
2-ins'aucrs of prevailing prayer in
tie Scr'p'ures-J L. Smith. J. NV.
Edwards, J. Il. Parrish, A. G. Brab-
ham, ". ID. P"dgett.
3-The Importance of indoc,rinating
our young people-Prof. Dorm, VIM
Daniel, iinrrer Padgett, W. Ii. Tim
mermen, j, y. Carson.
SUNDAY:
10 Il. m.-Devotional exercices-u.
b. White.
1o:3e - Regeneration j. Hartwe,
Edwards.
ll-Sermor-J. a. Carson.
l2-lntermission.
] 30 -Revivuls; how may we bring
them about?-E. G.. Ridgell. Homer
f:rgctt, | Il. Rotten. 4. j. Gof, II. y.
White, IL. l. Baggo,t.
2:30-The Effects OF a genuine re-
vival OF relISion-R. Is. Watson. w
w. liolston, j. NJ. Kueece. Il. ID. VII.
lard, III, c. Brabham
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NOTICE

We will furnish a lirst-cl - barba-
cue and refresl lmcnL ut SEmaria, Jhly
10Th. Th" Batesbury Brass Band Is
expected to frrniSh the music for the
occasion. All the candidates will be-
on hand rs this Is campaign day.
HOW ARD x HALL.
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Mr.. Shealy Declines.

am sorry to diappoint my friends
by declinlng to make the race for Sup
erintendent Of Educatiou of LeXing-
ton county. On account of contract
with the LecSville Cotton Seed Oil Mil
Co. it will be impossible for me TO en-
ter the field. ! beg TO remain pri-
vate and h.pt to be Of service to my
county at all times.
w. Aug. Shealy.
Leesville. Jnly 18th, 1905.
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WORKING NIGHT AND DAY.

The busiest and m'ghtiest little
thing that ever was made is Dr. Kings
New Life Pills. Tnase pills change
Eeakness INTO strength, listlpssl. ess in
% energy. brain-fag into mental power
they're wonderful in building up the
health, Onlv 25c per box. Sold by
.. j. Harris. Ratrsburg Drug Co
IimmJns Bros. BateSburg; Crosson
Drug Co, Leesvillc
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MERCHANTS BANK. AUGUSTA,

Commenced Business 1,
MAURICE WALTON PRESIDENT WM d IIOILINGSwORTH
ALBERT HATCH,
DiRtC TORS Maurice Walton, Wm j. IIclngsworh, Barrett
Charles L Puhd James r. L.
henry Cumming Bryan Lawrence John Evans MaxS
eorgeS Mrrphey. "eI''
oesa general Banking 3u
Accounts Of Merchants '
Prompt
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-21
As She Read IL.

With the spread of education dead
languages and foreign tongues are no
longer mysteries soluble only by the
cultured few. The famous Elton boy
who rendered splendid mendax" as
Lying in state" is but a pioneer.
Quite recently pupil teacher, fairly
well advanced in her teens. who. at a
teachers centre. is still learning to
read French with a furious Cockney
accent, and to decipher it. was taken
to lunch ct French restaurant In
Soho. Scanning the menu with a
show of interest which healthy Ape.
tite alone could hardly have excited,
she was overheard to murmur:
"Canard savage aux petits pois-The
duck is savage at the few peas."-
London Daily Chronicle.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-21
Powerful New Poisonous Drug.

Lascellus Scott OF England has re-
Gently published some startling facts
about cyanid of cacodyl. 1t is white
powder, melting at SO degrees and
boiling at $40 degrees, which, when eX-
posed to air, gives off a slight vapor,
to inhale which is death. Its effect Is
SO powerful that Mr.. Scott states that
he has seen the one-milionth part OF
grain of the drug instantly kill four
dogs when they were introduced into
an alright cage with it. While but lit
tie is known it was made many years
ago by a noted French chemist, Cadet
He combined potassium acetate with
white arsenic, producing Tuning Ii
auid, oxid Of cacodyl' This, when COM
bined with cyanogen, radical OF prus-
sic acid, produces cyanid of cacodyl,
thousands o. times more poisonous
Med Medica re hnnh1aIf f "F''S''' "''"A''"'
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-21
WISE WORDS.
. .Ry,Red. yhFHgr{Tss Dung m

.... v,..RyyRed. yhFHg"IG'ss Dung men
is that Of keeping promise.
A girl hasn't much use for a young
man who attempts to kiss her and
then quits.
There is neither profit nor pleasure
in the companionship Of men who think
and talk lightly Of women.
Avoid companionship with men who
prate Of their conquests, and who de.
light to talk continually about them
selves.
LOUDLY endorsed notes and certified
checks have taken the place of church
connections in establishing credits and
commercial relations.
Virtue is essentially a condition of
youth. Old people do not lay claim to
virtue; they insist that they have other
exactions that must be lived up to.
The boy with curly hair seldom be-
comes anything more than the man
with curly hair. He was, and is, only
a plaything for the feminine sex.
If you must 60 into debt avoid
your relatives and close friends. You
will prevent arousing the Latred of the
former and retain the fri ,ndship of
the latter.
All the wisdom of the sages and the
bitter experiences Of centuries do not
combine to convince some young men
that there are really some things in
this world beside gratifying personal
pleasures.
Do not crop in the dark. Wait un-
til you see some light. 1 do not care
how faint the light may be. but let
there be at east some light before max
ing move. 1t is just as hard to re-
treat In the dark as it is to advance.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-21
The Chinese School.

Each Chinese school boy must fur
nish his own stool and table for school
work and the -four precious articles,
which are the ink slab, a cake OF In
dia ink, brush for writing, and pa
per. With these he begins his weary
task OF learning to write and read the
thousands of Chinese characters.
These are to open the way to the Chi
nese classics, and a knowledge Of this
ancient literature and wisdom means
education to the Chinese. At the
opening of a Chinese school paper
on which is written the name of Con-
fucius is pasted on the wall. Before
this honored name the pupils and
teachers burn paper money and joss
sticks and bow their heads three
times to the floor. The teacher then
tells Confucius the day the month and
the year when the school is opened
and begs for his favor. Every morn
ing when the pupils arrive they must
bow twice. once for the teacher and
once for Confucius.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-21
..c- OWNED 81 QUEEN MARY.


1t Was Given rs Prize In Competition
Between Bards.
There was dispersed by auction in
Edinburg on Saturday family col
lection of Stuart and Jacobin relics OF
great historic interest and value. The
early death of J. N. Durrant-Steuart.
the twelfth and last Laird Of Dalguise,
In Perthshire, brought this unique COL
lection to the hammer
Interest centred mainly on two an
cient harps. one known as Queen
Mary's harp, and the other as the La.
mont or Caledonian harp. For the
last twenty years they have reposed
in the National Museum of Antiqui.
ties, and are we'll known to Scottish
antiquaries.
The story of Queen Mary's harp is
that during hunting trip into the
highlands Of Perthshire. in the year
1868, she offered her own harp as n
prize in a bardic competition. 1t was
awarded to Miss Beatrice Gurdyn, of
Banchory. 1t closely resembles the
famous harp of Brian Boru, and cell
fury ago it was stringed and found to
possess a sweet and delicate tone.
Competition for it was very keen.
Theodore Napier, the well known ia.
cobite enthusiast. remained in the bid
ding until fS4O was reached, and
finally at 1882 los. it was secured by
the authorities of the Edinburgh Anti
quarian Museum.
The Lamont harp, which dates from
the eleventh or twelfth century, was
sold at 1926.
A lock of hair from Prince Charles
head, and another from that of his
wife, Princess Louise, Of Stohlberg,
went for 1888 12s. A sword which he
had Worn was sold for Els. Highland
dirks went at from ELL to Els each, all
,-.,.,,-- vIu r1Igniand targets at f6S
1Gs and EGO 1Ss.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-21
cARloTTA's MADNESS.
She Lost Her Reason Some Time Be-
fore Macmillan Was Shot.

A paper which recently gave some
interesting portraits OF the Belgion roy
al family was mistaken In the state
ment that the Empress Carlotta OF
Mexico became mad the day she
learneds of the assassination OF her
adored husband" In reality this un'
fortunate woman lost her reason some
months before the Emperor MaXimli'
ian was shot. and she was not IN
formed of his death. In August, lS00,
she had left him in Mexico, he having
suggested. in order to get her out OF
harms way, that she should return 10
Europe to obtain assistance when
would enable him to cope with tho
revolutionary party
She travelled to Paris. staying no.
where to rest and went to meet the
Emperor Napoleon III. and the EN-
press Eugene at the Palace OF ST.
Cloud. 1t was noticed on the day or
their interview that the Empress Car
lotta seemed much affected by the
heat. and had very brilliant color,
| She spent two hours entreating Louis
Napoleon to combine with the Emper'
or of Austria and the King OF the Bel
CLANS, her father, In order to help her
husband in his dangerous position;
but the French emperor could only ad'
wise that Macmillan should abdicate
and return to Europe.
Carlotta Quilted st. Cloud IN tears
and a few days afterward her attend
ants noticed that her intellect was ar
facted Sho nod uioiont hoadacneS
suffered from groundless fears, and
even declared she had been poisoned
When her husband was executed in
June, 1867, she was quite insane. and
knew nothing of his fate. The false
report OF her death reached Maximil
ians some days before ne was shot ane
| IdeaS @tthat she was released from the
troubles of this world. A young WON
an then, the, Empress Carlotta Is now
in her Gath year, about five years
younger than her brother Leopold
the present king of the Belgians. She
has never recovered her reason. and
lives in eclusion.-London Modern
Society.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-21
THE OLE DINNER BELL

There's music h in the lowin' Of the cattle on
An in the lazy laughter OF the waterfalls
an rills; -,
In the singin of the biuebird an the hum
min of the bee,
An the ole woodpecker peckin' on the
holier sugar tree;
There's music IN the blossom an the clear
IN the screamin' Of the chicken hawk
a'circlin' way up high; ~.
But the sweetest songs OF June time amt
nowheres near smell
To the music long at noontlme OF the ole
dinner bel.
When p,owin in the distant fields, clean
out O. sight O. home,
Arwishin', too. with all your heart that
dinner time would come,
You watch the furres stretch away aroun'
the lower bend,
An potter round a bit before you start for
t'other end,
An you bend your head an listen to ketch
the welcome sound,
An calc late its purt nigh noon by shad'
ders on the ground,
When, through the ha2y atmosphere, your
Comes the iur.ofi siiv'ry music of the ole
dinner bell,
When the harvest day is over an the toll
ers' work is done,
Over wavin' corn an clover tinted by the
settin' sum-.
Low an sweet the distant music OF the
ole bell floats along;
Borne upon the evenin' breezes, mingled
with tho reapers' song,
| An you look acrost the medder, past the
| ole cricll windin' through,
Where the ringer sweet is waitin' with q
welcome there for you.
Oh, there amt no joys of summer that can
| strike you quite so well,
As the rngin', when you're hungry, of the
| ole dinner bell.
Edwin c. Davis, in the indianapolis
News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-21
Felt Tents.

A Copenhagen despatch tells OF Q
D.~o mho hoe invented a new mill
tary tent fashioned of felt. Possibl!
there may be some new method OF
treating the material. but felt tents
are not a new device. They played
their part in eastern history at date
sufficiently late to be in most people'f
recollection. The Turcoman tribes O.
Transcaspia, not to seek further, have
used tents of felt for ages. The use
of them had curious effect upon {
Russian expedition S5 years ago. Gen
Lomakin assailed the stronghold O.
the Tekkes and fired in terrific vol
leys Of grape and shell among the
tents Of felt. But no serious damage
seems to have been done. and wher
the troops attempted the stormiiig Of
the encampment they were repulsed
and fed in wild panic.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-21
Nemesis of the Bulls.

From Bordeaux wild scenes are re.
ported during bull fight at Benatte
recently. One of the matadors was
making pass at his third bull, when
somehow the animal hurled the sword
from his hand, and the weapon, after
flying high in the air, fell on the head
of an old sea captain in the auditorium,
who sustained a slight fracture of the
skull and deep wound two inches
long over the left eye. The same bull
caught another torero mapping ut the
critical moment and gored his SO Sc
verely that he had to be removed to
the hospital. The spectators, consid-
erlng these mishaps as proving the
Incompetence Of the natadOrs. gave
expression to their opinion after the
approved method of smashing the
benches. hurting them into the arena
and leaving the building.-London
Globe.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-21
Whisky Peddled In Wagon Axles.

an entirely novel scheme of whisky
reddling has been discovered in the
ChicSasaw Nation. The culprits, who
are peddlers, travelled in an old wagon
drawn by poor span of Indian ponies
and were ostensibly buying eggs and
poultry, but on the sly they would
sell small bottles Of whisky to farm
ers and Indians throughout the neigh
borhood Mt 81 per pint. The officers
discovered that both axles of the wag-
Sn were Of iron and very large. Upon
further investigation it was discovered
would hold about four gallons each.
The peddlers would remove bolt
end insert small plug and draw the
whisky out of these axles.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-21

Still vigorous at the age of seventy
five years, Count Leo Tolstoi nearly
every day either takes a ride on his
favorite horse, goes for q walk under
The linden trees with his daughter Al.
axandra, or, in company with his great
wOlfhOund, tramps over the broad
acres of the famous estate Of Ysnaya
Polyana. Tolstoi has lonS been an ar
dent Out-of-dOOrs man; in.early life
hurdle rider of no mean accomplish.
nents. hunter. and an athlete; In
alter years pedestrian. to whom
welve miles a day was an average
walk, and to whom day in the saddh
vas as nothing.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1904-05-21

John T. Parish, of the Holland couR-
try, says he has q dog that can catch
more fish and better fish than any
man. He says that when he arises
in the morning, if he feels that he
would relish fish for breakfast, he
makes his wants known to his dog,
and in very short time a nice fish
is in the frying pan.
Mr.. Parish lives near the river, and
he says he has erected little plat
form on the edge Of the water for his
dogs use and benefit. He says the
dog will perch himself on this plat
form and watch for his game. When
a nice fish that he likes the looks of
comes near enough he dives from
his perch and never fails to make
catch. During shOaling time he fire.
quently catches two fish at time.