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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13
The Buchanan Suit.
Columbia Record.

Columbia Record.
The back salary suit of former
Judge o. W. Buchsnsn will now be
fought out in the Federal courts, if
the contention of the plaintiff is cor.
rect. This suit, which was originally
fled against the State about year
ago, has been declared of 20 value,
both by the circuit and supreme
courts of this State, on the ground
that the legislature made no appro-
priation to pay this salary and that
the courts had no power to force q
State to pay an obligation.
The claim amounts to about ST.,
900, or $500 year from 1894 to
1902. In 1894 the Legislature re.
duced the salaries of circuit judges
from $500 to $4,000 after Judge
Buchanan had been elected. This
was the cause of the filing of the suit
ard q writ of error has been obtained
from Chief Justice Pope in orde,
that the case might be transferred te
the Federal courts. The ground o1
the transfer to the United States
supreme court is that the salary va:
a part of the contract between the
Judge and the State, and in refusing
to pay this salary the contract was
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13
Don't Worry.

Doubtless there has been more or
less worry since Adam lid in the
bushes, but it is a curious physiolo-
gical-in deed, it may be psyche
logical-fact that real worry, the
cause that has definite cause, is not
so wearing as the imaginary worries
that we persist in taking to bed with
US. We cannot rest and be busy at
the same time and it is not hard to
guess what will happen to the brain
that insists on fretting and worry
ing when it should be enjoying the
serenity of repose. Happy the man
who is able to take the measure of
his worries and troubles and value
them for what they are. Happy,
thrice happy, is the man who can
present to their attacks the impene-
trable armor of serenity! His years
shall be long and full OF charity. His
head shall be in the sunshine, and
there shall be no shadow about bis
feet. Old men will follow him and
little children shall be his compan'
ions.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13
How the Mails Are Robbed.

There is vast number of employ
ees in the post Office department, yet
only about 400 cases of rifing the
mails are discovered in the course of
a year. It is 30 easy to open and re-
seal letters that it is a wonder there
are not thousands of cases. Their
fewness speaks volumes for the hon.
esty of the men in the service. Here
is the method of the expert in open
ing letters: Place the envelope,
address down, upon piece of dry
blotting paper. Then lay piece OF
wet blotting paper upon the sealed
flap and allow it to remain there
under pressure of book or some
thing for few minutes. This
moistens the mucilage, and the flap
may be lifted without injury By roll
ing a cedar pencil beneath it. The
contents being extracted, press the
flap back with the dry blotting paper,
and nobody can possibly detect the
robbery. The only safeguard is
sealing wax.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, July 13, 1904.
Money in Truck Farming.
What the People in Other Sections
Have Done Lexingtonians Can Do.

What the People in Other Sections
Have Done Lexingtonians Can Do.
Truck farmers of Horny and a
portion of Marion county are max
ing big money growing Strawberries,
cabbage, lettuce, onions, beans, Gu
cumbers, and other garden truck for
the northern markets. Lexington
county is in the same zone as that
section of the State; its soil aud eli
matte conditions are the equal, If not
superior to those of either 'Horry or
Marion and what the truckers Of
those counties have done, ''made the
wilderness to blossom as the rose" J."
the trucksters of Lexington can sur
psss because all conditions are more
favorable. We have seen it stated
on the authority of Mr.. Lee, the
financial agent of the Homewood
Colony, located near Conway, that
the members realized from Sl25.00
$3.50 90 per acre on Strawberries
alone. We mention this fact solely
for the purpose of encouraging the
farmers of Lexington county to turn
their attention to crops other than
cotton and the like es money crop.
To obtain an early crop OF straw
berries the ground is broken and the
plants set out about the middle OF
August or first September. Lettuce
is sown about the same time and
later on is transplanted about foot
spart each way, and protected from
the rigors of winter. Onions are set
out about the same time. This pro-
cedure will ensure early crops which
can be marketed at a time when
there is great demand for garden
truck and consequently bring
higher cash return than the same
class of truck would later in the
season when they become more
plentiful. OF course their cultiVa-
ton requires intelligent and laborous
and careful work, but then it will
pay handsomely when the profits
and losses are bslapce ced.
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ments is to pay the managers OF the
Democratic primary. Edge6eld coun-
ty, on the contrary, however, reduces
the assment one.half of what it was
two years age; and looking at the ta-
BILE of assessments two years sgo, we
find that even then no one could COM
plain of the amounts paid by our can-
didates. The Executive Committee,
at its meeting last week, passed a
resolution endorsing the came mana
gers of primary election for the Gen.
eral Election. It has been the case
very often that those cititizens who
were managers for the primary elec-
ton, would not be appointed for the
General election. Then, too. the pa.
triotism of the people Of old Edge
field county would not admit of the
managers of primary election re-
cei7ing pay. There is not man in this
grand old county who would not serve
bis community and county to the ex-
tent of working one day as a mana
ger of primary election.
In some counties not a thousand
miles away, we are astonished when
we notice the enormous assessment of
each candidate, deprivipg to some ex-
tent the poor man from entering the
race. This is a democratic country,
and democratic principles should pre-
vail forever. We commend the spirit
of our Executive Committee.
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Bubbles from Black Creek.

To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Barbecues are now the order of
the day and the smiling faces of can
didates are now seen in almost every
crowd.
Crops are suffering very much for
want of rain. Cotton is very small
for this time of year, but it may be
that it will bring good price again
this fall and the farmer can make
both ends meet.
The protracsed meeting at st.
John Evangelical Lutheran church
will begin on Friday, before the first
Sunday in August, the pastor, Rev.
W. H. Roof, will be assisted by Rev.
Enoch Hite.
Mr.. S. R. Smith, who has been
sick, is able to be out again.
Miss Julia Smith is reported sick
at the home of Mr.. S. R. Smith.
Mr.. 81. V. Risb, Misses Clara
CAN'T and Linnie Clark are talking
of attending the Summer School at
Lexington for teachers.
There should be no objection to a
man smoking cigarettes if he is alone
and happens to have grudge against
himself.
With best wishes for the Editor
and the readers of the Dispatch I am
8, Black Greek Boy.
July I, 1904.
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News from Peters.

The health of our community is
very good at present.
Rain is greatly needed in this
section end unless We soon get a
shower, the yield of crops will be
sorry.
Mr.. Ollie Smith with his beautiful
and accomplished sister, Miss Cora,
visited Miss Ethel Franklow last
Sunday.
Rev. J. A. Cromer preached a very
interesting sermon, to large con.
greeation, at St. Peters last Sunday.
The candidates are getting around
shaking hands, and if they don't get
your hand and vote it won't be their
fault.
Mr.. W. z. Hook and family visited
the mother of the latter, Mrs. M. A.
Franklow, last Sunday.
A goodly number Of the boys at
tended the cue at Steel's Monday.
Rumor says Mr.. Frank George
while on his route finds good many
flowers, apples, peaches, etc, in the
mail boxes awaiting him. I suppose
he epioyes them immensely while
riding along.
With much success to the Dispatch
and it's many readers I am,
July S, 1904. Sam.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13

All candidates are required to file
their pledges and pay their assess.
ments on or before IL o'clock the
night before the first compaign meet
ing to the County Chairman, Hon.
John Bell Towill.
Each Executive Committeeman is
to send to the Chairman of the Exec
utive Committee, John B. Towill, at
Batesburge, on or before the goth day
of July, the names of three managers
for his precinct. Said committee
man is also responsible for carrying
out and bringing in the voting boxes
for his precinct.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13

violated. Il is a most interesting
suit, and when the case is called the
right of the case will be argued be-
fore hearing is had on the facts.
The State will be represented by
the attorney general, and it is
thought that Judge Buchanan will
argue the case himself.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13
Saferuard the Children.

Notwithstanding all that is done by
boards of health and charitably inclined
persons the death rate among small
children is very high during the hot
weather of the summer months IN the
large cities. There is not probably one
case of bowel complaint in a hundred,
however. that could not be cured by the
timely use of Chamberlain Collie,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. For
sale bv The Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13
''Dix;e." "

Augusta Chronicle.
At ope cf the reunion meetings, at
Nashville, an effort was made to
change the words Of 20 xie," but it
met with almost universal refusal.
The appeal came from Alabama
Daughters of the Confederacy, but
was turned down promptly by the
old Confederate soldiers at the as
semblage.
That a negro medley, utter drivel
ard trash considered from an artistic
or poetic viewpoint, should cling
thus is a kind of literary paradox,
but such is the case. Dan Emmet
wrote the jingle for his minstrel
troupe, before the war, with not the
remotest idea that it would be adopt
ed as a sectional battle ballad; but,
somehow, it was picked up, made
intensely popular and remains so to
this day. It is the music and the
environment that perpetuate it. No
body cares much, if anything, about
the rag-time words; but as they
we're assimilated to the war spirit
and traditionally continue, no change
seems possible.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13

O CLOCK d. III.
10 a. m-Reorganizstion and Re-
ligious Exercise.
IL a. m introductory Sermon by
W. L. Hays or NJ. A. Gunter.
IL to l p. m.-Recess.
Ito 2p. m.-lst Query, What is
our. Duty to the Rising Generation:
Opened by J. E. Steel or H. c. Hall.
2 to 3 p. m-2nd Query, The
Duty of Christians to those out of
Christ; Opened by Evans Hall or
Gideon Hall.
Miscellaneous and Adjorn.
s p. m-Query, What Qualifi-
cations ought man to have before
being licensed to preach; Opened by
NJ. A. Gunter or S. S. Sem.
SUNDAY.
10 a. m Sunday School Exercise.
II to IL q. m.-Missionary Sermon;
by W. L. Keel or ,Joab Edwards.
Miscellaneous and Adjorn.
Rev. W. L. Keel, Moderator.
B. L. Kirkland, Clerk.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13
Don't Get Footsore! Get
Aliens Foot-Ease.

A wonderful powder that cures
tired, aching, sweating feet and
makes new or tight shoes easy. Ask
today for Aliens Foot-Ease. Accept
no substitute. Trial package FREE.
Address, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy,
n. Y. %
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13
We Commend the Spirit.

Edgefeld Chronicle.
Some counties in our State have
adopted the plan recently in imposing
exceedingly heavy assessments upon
the candidates for the various Offices.
The object of these enormous assess.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13
MANY Children are sickly.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for
Children, used by Mother Gfav, a
nurse il Children's Home, New York,
cure Feverishnese, Headache. Sum-
mer Bowel Disorders, Stomach
Troubles, Teethipg Disorders, and
Destroy Worms. At all druggists,
25c. Sample mailed FREE. Ad-
dress, Allen S. Olmsted, Leroy. N.
Y. 80
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13
Jan Gunboat Sunk.

Toxic, July The Japanese gun
boat Raj Mon was sunk by mine in
Talien Wan bay July 5.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13
Primary Election, Etc.

The Democratic election for Lex
ington county will be held on the
last Tuesday, 30th of August, 1904.
The following are some of the re-
quiremente, etc:
PLACE OF MEETINGS.
Batesburg, July goth.
Crout's Store, July 2lst.
Summit, July 22d.
Boylston Academy, July 23rd:
Samaria, P. o, July 18th.
Steadman's, July 9th.
Fowles' Mill, July 2S:h.
G. R. Rish's, July 10Th.
Pelion, July 3Otb.
Red Store, August 3rd,
Swansea, August 4th.
Castor, August 5th.
Brookland, August 9TH.
Hutto's Mill, August 9Th.
Edmund's, August llth.
Midway School House, August II.
John B. Sox's, August 18Th.
Red Bank, [uight) August 18th.
Pine Ridge, August 10th.
Chaplin, August 18th.
Hiltor, August 1S;h.
Ballentine, August 18Th.
Irmo, August 2O;h.
Leesville; August 24:h.
Priceville, G.. F. Keisler's, Aug Is.
Steele's Still, August 26sh.
Lexington, August 9th.
ASSESSMENTS.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13

The government dam on the Con-
earee at Columbia has been finished,
30 far as the actual work in the water
is concerned.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13
:ITzMAuR|eE! FIT zMAuRIcE!
17O4-l7O6 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA,
Dry Goods, 1T Notions
Clothing and Furnishings.

Columbia
The
andy you know it, akes II o he
Now We
White
Sin Seal
A"ool F Mixture
sold S1OD
A!Wool
be live with
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-07-13
Baptist Union Meeting.

The Upper Division of the Lex
ington Baptist Association meets at
Pleasant Hill church July 30th, at 10
o'clock q. m.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-28
Ito Be Continued.)
ny win =. Drt1l
Newspaper Enterprise Association.
Continued

Newspaper Enterprise Association.
(Continued)
Field Headquarters, Second Corps,
Imperial japanese Army, Sept. a.
The battle is not yet over. When
the Russians retrested from Shan
Sam-Po hills the correspondents
thought the ighting was finished and
that all we had to do was to march
into Lao Yang. But yesterday We
were informed that we would not get
into the town that day. this morning
we were told the same thing, and II
is not at all improbable that the
statement will be repeated tomor-
row morning.
The Russians have made another
desperate stand on the plain be-
tween Shan-Sam-Po hills and the
town. The lighting has been going
on for two days now, and while 1t
Is evident even from our places ON
the hills that the Russians are pre-
pairing for a general retreat, they
have not retreated yet. and we are
at a loss to know when they will
In Pursuit Of the slav.
when we landed on the hills yes
terday morning we discovered that
the entire army, except such detach-
ments as were required TO clear W
the battle field. has been sent for
ward 10 purssss the enenay An.
they were not having IN &As1 toHl
OF 81. We could see the infantr,
forging forward ,throssi the little
village at the foot OF the hill COW
.fEed with . yIolfRk arti!lery attack
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-28
THE STORY OF LAO YANG


Away to the north Va could see the
town. 1t stretched across our 'front.'
to the right from the railway. Oh
the right was the Old walled Chinese
city evidently the largest sns Ne
have seen yet Just outside the wallis
to the left we could - The tai
erected as q memorial to : misaion-
airy, who, hundreds Of years g.
came to Manchuria from Thibet te
teach the Manchurians the bsauty
Of the religion Of Baddha. and wAs
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: Authorized by Republican Central 5
3 Committee Of Spokane County 5
ScoooooocooecoooooSoooo9
CONGRESSMAN HUMPHREY ON STATE
ISSUES


over the sisnature OF repu'apie
man. commented the speaker
Mr. humphrey STATED MS own prop
osition as 10 republican legislature
passing commission Dill Tor tho
democrats TO put INTO force, and u
was not expressed IN the way tho
Spokesman-Review would nave tho
voter believe Mr. humphrey asked:
DO you oeiieve tine republican parry
is going TO pass legislation OF that
character Tor the democrats to put
into operation DO you favor giving
the opposition the power 10 destroy
your party ny taxing the reins AT
critical timer DO you believe that n
is human nature TO DO TINS? DO NOT
This Is truth. The spokesman-heview
mas peen shocked at TINS position OF
mine. Aid you ever KNOW the time
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-28
Think THEY have
HOTEL R0bbER

Allen is said to have been identified
by one of the women roomers at the
hotel.
They were arraigned on charges Of
vagrancy this afternoon In order to
hold them until the burglary charges
could be prepared. The vagrancy
cases will come up Monday.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-28
DIVORCES DIVORCES HANDED
OUT

Divorce day in Judge Kennan's
court today brought single blessed
ness to three mismated couples after
the necessary formalities Of COM
plants and witness statements had
been gone through with.
Jennie NJ. McCready had large
tale of woe to tell about the misdeeds
of her bad-tempered spouse, stephen
McCready.
Mrs. Jennie declared that Stephen
had the vilest temper, which develop
ed after they were married In Rear
dan. Wash, September s, 1887. They
had three children. but one Of them
was killed by a streetcar In Seattle
and this unsettled the PLAINTIFFS nerv-
Gus system to such an extent that
she could not stand the abuse and
inhuman treatment to which she was
subjected by her husbands mother
and sister, who came to live with
her.
McCready also abused her and APP
piled cuss words which were set out
in full in the complaint. He told
her that 'if she had the sense of q
mouse she would go away and not re-
main where she wasn't wanted"
Sense Of a mouse" was apparently
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-28
TRUST DRIVEN ONE LITTLE
GROCER OUT OF BUSINESS

The war OF the trust Is on in spo-
kane. With the Incorporation Of the
Spokane Grocers' association the open
fight ON the independent grocers of
the city has begun.
The first move was made by the
trust when the price OF sugar was cut
and 16 pounds offered for 81. The
trust price was Immediately met by
the Independent grocers. who offered
the same quantity for the same
amount and placarded 100 pounds for
&6.40.
The cut prices are placarded chief
ly In the immediate neighborhood of
the independent grocery stands. Both
the trust and the independent grocers
are figuring on selling the staple from
this on at loss.
Flour will probably be the next
staple cut. although on this the In
dependents, through buying several
carloads at time, are able to cseet
anything the trust may Sat out,
Already the Independent grocers are
selling at prices IL to 25 per cent
lower than the trust grocers and II
VIII require . heavy contribution
from the trust members to make up
for losses as the war progresses
On North Monroe street and on
Riverside avenue. where the inde-
pendent grocers have taken a stand
against the trust. big signs and pla-
cards announce that the war is on.
In front of Jeannot Bros, against
whom the trust is making combined
and direct attack for refusing to join
the association and sell at the
doubled trust prices, big signs are
displayed to the effect that "The
trust gang is desperate, 10 pounds
sugar, sl.0o." Other placards show
the trust methods.
One grocer was just recently driven
out of business by the trust and ID
now employed by Jeannot Bros. He
Is Charles Lair. who bought a stock
OF groceries on North Monroe street
Ind opened up on his own account.
Lair filled few small orders for
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-28

Jeannot Brothers and the trust imme-
they must boycott him. When Mr..
Lair tried to replenish his stock he
was informed by all Of the whole
salers that they could not sell to
him.
Mr.. Lair was forced to close up
business, and compelled to sell what
remained of his stock Of goods to
another firm and 60 back to work
as a clerk. This was brought about
by the Spokane Grocers' association
which says II was incorporated ito
foster a permanent social feeling
among the grocers Of the city"
I'VE are not worrying over the
trust" laughed L. H. Jeannot. OF
Jeannot Brothers, this morning. I'VE
are here to stay and will give our
customers groceries at living prices.
The fight Of the trust against US does
not injure us-it Is n help"
"Why, just yesterday, woman
came into our sSorth Monroe street
store an said she had heard her
grocer roast MS so much that she
came In to see what we had. That
kind Of knoekin' helps. you see.
1--WE cannot buy a thing in Spokane
The boycott is on against us and
no wholesaler In the city will sell
us goods. We have several stores
and we have the money. You can't
fight trust without money. We
handle more -four in one day than
any other grocer and we turn over
two and three cars a day. No out
side wholesaler is going to pass up
such an amount of business.
mo, do not think we will take
any legal steps against the trust.
We can fight our own battles. The
trust Incorporated in order to dodge
the individual responsibility Of the
members, but at this time we have
no intention of asking the law courts
to help out against the violations"
The trust has captured the dealers
in breakfast foods and Is trying to
freeze out the independent grocers
in the handling of cereals. yet 30
far the independents have been able
to keep supply of cereals on hand.
War In all grocery staples is ex-
pected within the next few days.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-10-28
ONE KILLED IN
$I,ooo,ooo FIRE

vessels which were badly damaged
were the American, Arixonian, Me-
braskan OF the American Il Hawaiian
line and the Citta Di Pilermo of the
italian line.
The Pilermo suffered the most, its
valuable cargo being ruined. The fire
spread so rapidly the tugs could not
reach the blazing vessels. Watch
men and crews of the vessels jumped
into the water, from which they were
'rescued by the firemen. There has
been much Ill feeling In the neighbor-
hood against the company. Last
Tuesday mysterious fire caused the
loss of $4,000 worth of cotton.