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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-05
" Took It" Literally.

Once upon a time a very nervous ma! i 'G', I
on his physician and asked him for med'"
vice. ;,d ali
"'Take tonic, and dismiss from your "I'''"
that tends to worry YOU" said the doctor, .oved
Several months afterward the pa5l@en' @ T., remit
a bill from the physician asking hllH -
$19, and answered it thus rJ vour
'Dear Doctor: have taken tonic %,li ,nI 20
advice. Your bill tends to worry me- anu
dismiss it from my mind.> =. oirer-
Moral-Advice sometimes defeats 10
Medical Talk.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-09-05
Endorses Pansy's Letter.

Clarence H. Poe Esq, Raleigh N @.
Dear ir-Allow to pull my hat off to the
lady who wrote "Why Men Fail as Husbands
She wrote to the point and covered the ground
and | say "Amen" to all she said.
Yours truly. D. L. GORE.
Marlsboro Cotton Mills, McCon, n. @.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-01-18
Geo7re-Wineard.

Married, on Thursday afternoon, jan
uary 18th, 1905, by Rev O. n. Rountree,
at the home of the brides parents, MI.
and Mrs N. S. Wingard, in the town Of
Lexington, Mr. Manly P. George and
Miss Verlie 7. Wingard.
This was pretty home wedding by
which two hearts were joined together
till death do them part. Miss Verlie is
q lovely young woman Of charming
and afablc disposition and graceful
movements and is a general fayorite
among her large circle Of friends and
acquaintances.
Mr.. George is the efficient assistant in
the Office Of the Clerk Of Court, is de-
servedly popular with all with whom he
has dealings and is highly esteemed by
the community at large.
The happy young couple start life $
journey together under clear skies and
fair winds, carrying with them the best
wish es for their continued happiness and
prosperity from their many friends.
They will occupy the residence that
Mr. George is having erected on his lot
near the depot as soon as it is completed.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-01-18
The Places Filled.

The Board Of County Commissioners
held an important meeting in their office
in the court house Last Monday, at which
the whole machinery Of the Office was
put in thorough working condition and
the Commissioners are now in position
to give honest, faithful and intelligent
service to the people Of Lexington than
they have been since their election.
Among the other business transacted
was an election to fill the vacancies in
the positions at the disposal Of the
Board. The election resulted as follows:
Clerk and Attorney. Brooks Wing
ard.
Captain of Chain Gang-Charlie
Meetze.
Guard of Chain Gang-C. W. Smith.
Physician to the Poor House-Dr. M.
Q. Hendrix.
We have been requested by Supervi-
sor Langford to say that Sheriff Corley
proposed to the Board to employ DR.. j.
J. Wingard, at his own expense, as ply
sician to to the Jail and that the prop
osition was accepted.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-01-18
Bank Officers.

The annual election Of officers of the
First National Bank of Batesburg oc-
CURED in the Office of the bank in the
town of Batesburg On last Wednesday.
Mr.. T. B. Kernaghan was elected Presi-
dent, succeeding DR.. W. H. Zimmerman,
who has held this position since the es-
tablishment of the bank several years
ago. Mr.. n. A. Bates was made Vice
President; Mr.. W: w: Watson, was
reelected Cashier, Mr.. W. W. Perry As
sistant Cashier, and Solicitor George Bell
Zimmerman. Attorney. The following
named gentlemen compose the Board OF
Directors: DR.. W. H. Zimmerman, T.
3. Kernaghan, J. P Matthews A. E.
Gonzales, n. a. Bates, John R. Watson.
W. L. Rawl and NJ. E. Rutland.
To Dr.. Zimmerman, the retiring Pres
ident, is due much Of the credit for the
remarkable success Of the bank. His
safe. sound and conservative management
of the bank has placed it on solid folln
dation and he retircs from the Office car
rving with him the confidence and eS-
TEEN of his associates Ill business as we'll
as all those with whom he has had busl-
ness relations. The new President is g
well known business man OF that town
who knows no such word as fail III any
thing he undertakes and it is safe to say
that the interests Of the bank will not
suffer under his direction.
Since the above was put III type we
learn that upon investigation MI. kerna-
CHAN found that the duties OF President
would take up too much OF his time
from his own business aud ct a meeting
Of the Directors held Saturday. he re-
signed and Mr.. ". W. Watson was
elected in his stead The promotion OF
Mr.. Watson is q fitting recognition OF
his brilliant business ;.ttalnnlentS and
his great popularity.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-01-18
Things Of Beauty is = Joy For
ever.

So the kadies all exclaim after seeing
the display of stylish dress goods, the
latest fads in notions ard the lovely line
of millinery that VIM. Platt, Columbia,
has now in stock. These goods were Sc
lected with especial care by experienced
buyers on account of their superior
qualities. They were made to wear and
not to sell cheap. There are no shoddy
OF out of date goods in this line. If
YOU want to dress well and look we'll be
sure to see these goods before you pur-
chase. His other departments are also
full with a very choice selection Of goods
all of which are Of standard quality.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-01-18
Wagons! Wagons!! Wagoas!!

Arriving at Lexington Department
Store daily, and we are selling them
cheaper than ever.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-01-18
Mysteriously Injured.

Mr.. William Wessinger, an employee
of the State Dispensary and living. at
800 Elmwood Avenue, Columbia, lett
his home last Wednesday morning at the
usual hour for his work in apparently
good health. Later in the day he stag
eered in his home with his cheek bone
and lower jaw bone On one side of his
face broken and in an unconscious condi-
ton. How or by whom he was injured is a
mystery as yet unsolved. He was taken
to the Columbia hospital for treatment
and from the last reports his condition
is regarded as extremely critical.
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LAND FOR SALE.

WE WILL OFFER FOR SALE AT
w public outcry to the highest bidder
in the town Of Batesburg, on jan
uary 30th, 1905, at 10 O'Clock M, the
following real estate belonging to the
Estate of the late David Rawl, to wit:
The Home Place and adjoining lots,
situate, lying and being in Batesbarg.
The lots will be divided to suit purchas
ers. Also Cotton Picker, with Patent
on same; will be offered for sale that day
if not sold at private sale before.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash.
J. J. RAWL,
W. L. RAWL,
Trustees
January 1th, 1905. 3w12.
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Cabbaoe Plants and Sea Island Cotton Seed.

Cabbage delivery early Wakefield
Short Flat
and head rotation as named c SIN
$780,
Cash pauts
growing and hardy they will stand cold with
1000
by Southern Express CO know OF
No
reliable
dissatisfied
this Charleston December 3 per pound
shipment have been the plant
for thirty-lve years
W eERATY Tbs cabbags lab Plant Youngs Island S. c.
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Correction.

The Columbia Evening Record is
in error in stating that Hon. j VIM
rnurmond represented Mrs. E Able
and W. ". Circuit in a recent hearing
before the State Supreme Court The
former is represented by Col. 6. T.
Graham. of this place, and the latter
by Col. G T. Graham and W. W.
Hswes, ESQ.,, of Brooklapd.
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Trespass Notice.

WE HEREBY FORBID ALL PER
w sons to hunt by day or night, or to
trespass in any manner whatever upon
our lands situated in Boiling Springs and
Black Creek township, near Macedon:
The law will be enforced against all
violatorS Ct this notice.
JAMES A. KYZER.
E. NJ. RISH.
H. l.. KYZER,
LEVI RISH,
DAVID RISH,
II. c.. RISH.
January 2nd. 1904. 4wl2 Dd.
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Plant Corn.

The farmers should prepare their
lands to plant plenty OF corn aid
not so much cotton.
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8uggies! 3uggies!! 3uggies!!!
We are receiving some besuties 9
and will give you the best bargain in
one that you ever did get.
Lexington Dept. Store.
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FINAL DISCHARGE.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN TO
~ all persons interested that I will
apply to the Hon. George S. Drafts,
Judge of Probate in and for the County
of Lexington, State Of South Carolina,
on the 18th day Of February, 1905, for
final discharge as Executor Of the Es-
tate Of Dr.. S. A. Haltiwanger, deceased.
JAMES E. HENDRIX,
4w14 Executor.
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index 60 New A6ve1tisem en- 1s.

Department Store-The James L..
Tapp Co.
Final Discharge-James E. Hendrix.
Stock Food-Crosson Drug Co.
Red Tag Sale-Kinard.
Fertilizers-LOrick& & Lowrance.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1905-07-07
FOLLOW ONE LINE IN CRIME
Lawbreakers Seldom Branch Out Ints
New Fields, Expert says.

Lawbreakers Seldom Branch Out Ints
New Fields. Expert Says.
Criminals seem to be the strongest
kind Of fataIsts," remarked Judge
Neff, Of Pittsburg, recently. Judge
NeR is widely known as an authority
on criminology, and his long expert
ence as prosecutor, judge and lawyer
has given him unusual opportunity Of
studying scientifically the causes and
characteristics Of crime.
Il have noticed that when a GRIM
inal is arrested after finishing one
sentence, the second charge is gen.
orally the result of crime almost ex-
actly the same as the one which first
got him into trouble. 1t seems like a
strange kind Of fatality. I've known
instances where one criminal has been
arrested and punished five or six times
on charges exactly the same.
what makes them do it? I'm not
sure can. explain it satisfactorily, but
1 know it to be the case. It has &C.
Cured to me, and possibly this is the
simplest explanation, that the reason
for a criminal adhering strictly to one
line Of work is the same as the fascina-
ton which holds q gambler to table,
although luck is against him.
Each failure or loss shows the VIC
tim a point which he has hitherto been
ignorant of, and it Is easy to convince
himself that next time he will escape
that mistake.
"And SO it goes. Ever the next time,
Just one more chance, and then anoth-
er, ever confident that the luck must
change and that each turn Of the wheel
leaves him just that much better
equipped and that much more likely
to win, finally. Then there is the des-
peration, the unconscious and gritty de-
termination to make a success Of the
thing.
III he fail, and is arrested, convicted
and punished, the process Of the law
simply goes to show wherein his first
job was bunglingly and poorly carried
out. The first feeling Of resignation
that follows the bitterness Of punish
ment is when he tells himself that next
time he will not repeat the error which
led to his detection on the present oc-
casion. No sooner is he out of the
penitentiary than he assays again to
try his luck, this time carefully avoid
ing the mistake which first brought
him to grief.
1T is a well-known fact that no
criminal, no matter how expert or how
daring, can cover up all his tracks.
The very best Of them will leave at
least one loophole, will commit at least
one error which eventually fastens the
guilt on him. The poorer criminals
leave clews according to their skill
or experience. So our imaginary crook,
the second time he plans a job, while
he carefully avoids a repetition Of his
first error, is almost sure to make some
other one. And SO on, each succeed
ing crime and detection pointing out
to him the lines Of his weakness, so
that he IL irresisubly led onward to
bis destruction"
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A Dreaded Quilt,

Queen Victoria was an expert and
indefatigable knitter. During the
Egyptian campaign she and the ladies
of the household employed themselves
in knitting quilts, which at the end
Of the war were sent to Netley Hos
pital for the use Of the wounded. One
Of these, made entirely by her Majesty
and bearing an elaborate v. r. in the
center, was the coverlet par excellence
Of the institution and in universal de-
mand for a time. In assessing the
claims of the candidates for the honor
Of sleeping upon 1t the medical staff
naturally gave the precedence to the
most severely wounded, and as the
most severely wounded was the one
most likely to die very soon, alas, an
evil omen attached itself to the distinc-
ton, the climax of which was reached
one night when a poor soldier, feeling
something touching his bedclothes,
woke up with perspiration pouring
down his face and cried out, "Oh, sir,
do anything you like with me, but for
Gods sake don't give me the quiltw
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Tho Sarcastic Csbmau.

The whip Ticking hero Of this story
had driven an irascible old fellow a
good three mile journey. When the
fare climbed stif1y out and slowly pro-
duced big pocketbook cabby drew a
deep breath and prepared to be sarcas-
tic. A watchful constable standing
near prevented all thought of his re-
lieving his feelings by the use Of pic
turesQue terms.
Cabby watched his fare make a
lengthy mental calculation of the dis
lance he had been driven, select the
exact legal fare, count it twice over
and then prefer 1t to him, with an ex-
preston on his face plainly indicative
Of Nov. then, you dare dispute it and
Ill take your number"
But cabby didn't dispute it. Instead
he promptly accepted 1t; but, slipping
his hand into another pocket, he pro-
duced a farthing, which he handed to
the fare.
whats this forY' demanded the
old fellow.
Zone farden, currint coin Of the rel
lum, SIR" said cabby, gathering up his
reins. II druv yer jest the exact dis
lance represented by arr Of that there
shekel under the three mile you reck-
oned. l amt got no art arden about
me, but it don't matter. You can keep
the change. amt mean. Goodby, sir,
and God bless you. Geeup, 'orse!'-
London Standard.
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"PET" AvERsIONS.

Most Folk Have Unreasonable Dis.
likes.
I'VE are all born with an aversion
to something, and this aversion is q
thing we can no more direct than we
can fly by merely beating on the at
mosphere with our hands," George Nc
Pherson informs me.
History is rich in the account Of
such instances. There is Vincent, the
painter, who would faint If the ,odor
of q rose was waited to his nostrils,
and the great German sportsman,
Vaugheim, would become positively Ill
II he even saw bit of roast pig.
These aversions, often SO entirely I'M
accountable, are curious things to
study. became somewhat interested
in the subject year or so ago, and
have since that time been quietly
adding to my store Of information on
this somewhat unusual topic by per-
sonal inquiries among my friends and
acquaintance.
mot one of them did 1 find without
his pet aversion, for the existence of
which he could give no good reason.
Generally the aversion was toward
some kind Of food, but not always.
One hated the color of blue, and moth
ing depressed him more than being in
the company of people who were, for
the most part CARRIED in clothes of
this hue. Another couldn't listen to
the music Of harp without becoming
irritated, while a third detested lilies
to such a degree that he couldn't re-
main in the room where there was
one
"None Of the men who had these
aversions understood why he had
them. One man told me he couldn't
touch a drop of milk or cream without
becoming sick, yet he thought nothing
looked quite so appetizing as a glass
of good rich cream. Often he had tried
to partake of it, but without success.
Parental influence will, Of course, be
urged as the reason for these aver
sions, but in the case Of the man who
couldn't touch milk or cream his
mother and father were both very
fond of milk, and another friend of
mine who couldn't eat strawberry
had parents who simply loved them"
st. Louis Globe-Democrat
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CHAPTER VI.

As may be imagined, It hardly takes
an hour to see Uzun Ada. the name Of
which means Long Island. 1t is almost
a town, but a modern town, traced with
a square, drawn with a line on a large
carpet Of yellow sand.
As the train starts at four o'clock
this afternoon. must telegraph to the
Twentieth Century, by the Caspian ca
bic. that l am at my post at the Uzun
Ada station. That done, l can see if I
can pick up anything worth reporting.
Nothing is more simple. 1t consists
in opening an account with those Of my
companions with whom l may have to
dc during the journey. That is my GUS
tom, l always find it answer, and while
waiting for the unknown, 1 write down
the known in my pocketbook, with a
number to distinguish each:
l. Fulk Ephrinell, American.
2. Miss Horatia Bluett, English.
3. Major Noltitz, Russian.
4. Monsieur Caterna, French.
3. Madame Caterna, French.
6. Baron Observation-Disclosures, Ger
man.
AS to the Chinese. they will have
number later on when l have made I'D
my mind about them. As to the in
dividual in the box, l intend to enter
into communication with him, or her.
and to be of assistance in that quarter
II I can do SO without betraying the
secret.
The train is already marshaled in the
station. 1t is composed of first and Sec
ond-class cars, restaurant car and two
baggage vans.
Russians will take US up to the from
tier of Turkestan, and Chinese will take
us through China. But there is one rep
resentative of the company who will not
leave his post, and that is Popof, our
head guard. true Russian Of soldierly
bearing, hairy and bearded, with fold
ed overcoat and Muscovite cap. intend
to talk a good deal with this gallant fol-
low. For ten years he has been on the
Transcaspian between Uzun Ada and
the Pamirs, and during the last month he
has been all along the line to Pekin
call him No. in my notebook.
1t occurs to me to have a look at the
mysterious box. Has it not a right to
be SO called? Yes, certainly. 1 must
really find ont where it has been put
and how to get at it easily.
The famous box was still on the plat
form. In looking at it closely l observe
that air holes have been bored on each
of its sides, and that ON one side it has
two panels, one of which can be made to
slide on the other from the inside. And
1 am led to think that the prisoner has
had it made so in order that he can, il
necessary, leave his prison-probably
during the night.
Just now the porters are beginning to
| lift the box. 1 have the satisfaction Of
seeing that they attend to the direc-
tons inscribed on it. 1t is placed with
great care near the entrance to the van,
the side with the panels outward, as il
| it were the door of cupboard. And is
not the box cupboard-a cupboard
propose to open?
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The Special Correspondent

the lower part Of the pinnacle, I see
| nothing. l listen again. The noise has
| ceased. l look about. There is no one
| on this part Of the deck, for the second
| class passengers are all forward.
Then l must have been dreaming, and
l resume my position, and try again to
sleep. This time there is no mistake.
The snoring has begun again. and l am
| sure 1t is coming from the case against
which l am leaning my head.
"Goodness!' say. There must be
| an animal in here!'
Now l am off on the trail. It must
be wild animal on its way from some
| menagerie to some Sultan Of Central
Asia.
l light wax vesta, and as 1 am shell
| tered from the wind, the fame keeps
upright. By Its light what do l read?
The case containing the wild beast is
the very one with the address:
Mademoiselle Zinca Klork, Avenue
Cha Coua, Pekin, China.
Fragile, my wild beast! Keep from
damp, my lion. Quite 50! But for what
| does Miss Zinca Klork, this pretty Rou-
| manian, want a wild beast sent in this
| way?
Ny thoughts bewilder me. I have
| two-pound weight on each eyelid. l lie
down along by the tarpaulin; my rug
wraps me more closely, and fall into
deep sleep. 1t is not yet daylight when
l awake.
rub my eyes, rise, go and lean
against the rail- The Astara is not SO
lively, for the wind has shifted to the
northeast.
The night is cold. warm myself by
walking about briskly for half an hour.
l think no more Of my wild beast. Sud
denly remembrance returns to me.
look at my watch. It Is only o'clock
in the morning. I will go back to my
place. And do 80 with my head against
the side of the case. l shut my eyes.
Suddenly there is a new sound. This
| time l am not mistaken. A half-stifed
sneeze shakes the side of the case. Never
did an animal sneeze like that!
Is it possible? A human being is hid
den In this case and is being fraudulent
~ carried by the Grand Transasiatc to
the pretty koumanian? But is it man
or a woman? It seems as though the
sneeze has a masculine sound about it.
The eastern horizon grows brighter.
| The clouds in the zenith are the first to
color. Ihe sun appears at last all wat
cry with the mists Of the sea.
l look; it Is indeed the case addressed
| to Pekin. l notice that certain holes are
pierced here and here, by which the air
inside can be renewed. Perhaps two
eyes are looking through these holes.
watching what is going on outside.
At breakfast rally all the passengers
whom the sea has not affected; the young
Chinaman, Major Noltitz, Ephrinell,
Miss Bluett, Monsieur Caterna, the Bar
on Observation-Disclosures, and seven or
eight other passengers. I am careful
not to let the American into the secret
Of the case.
About noon the land Is reported to the
eastward, low, yellowish land, with no
rocky margin, but a few sand hills in
the neighborhood Of Krasnovodsk.
In an hour we are in sight of Uzun
Ada, and twenty-seven minutes after
| ward set foot in Asia.
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The average woman Is as touchy
about the unreliab1Nty Of the family
clock as she Is about the rickety family
piano.
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Pensions for Australian Orphans.
Every child In Australia not SUD-
ported by parents receives a govern
ment pension for support until he II
IA years old, hence there are no orphan
asVlum9,
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Trying to Hedge.

Wife-John, I'd like to have a short
talk with you after breakfast,
Husband-lts no use, Mary. I'm
short myself.
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One isn't necessarily wealthy be-
cause he has more money than brainA
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CHAPTER Y

1t is half-past ten when 1 sit down on
one Of the seats in the stern of the
Astara. But with this increasing wind
At is impossible for me to remain there.
rise therefore, and make my way for
ward. Under the bridge between the
paddle boxes the wind is so strong thar
I seek shelter among the packages COW
cred by the tarpaulin. Stretched on one
OF the boxes. wrapped in my rug. with
my head resting against the tarpaulin.
l shall soon be asleep.
After some time am awakened by a
curious noise. Whence comes this noise
listen more attentively. 1t seems as
though some one is snoring close to my
ear
That is some steerage passenger"
think. He has got under the tarpaulin
between the cases, and he will not dc
SO badly in his improvised cabin"
By the light which filters down from
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The Merchant

J. M. HAWKINS, PROPRIETOR.
Wines, liquors and cigars. Only
first class goods handled :.
Whiskies and wines for medical
purposes always in stock at lowest
possible prices. Kennewick, Wn.