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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-06
Wednesday. March s. 1907.
OUR RIVERS NOT CUT.
Santee, Wateree ard Corgaree to Get
Original 0.0oo-Waterway 10
Georqetown to be Improved.

Washington, Feb. 2S.-No material
changes have been made by the con-
ferees on the rivers and harbors bill
with respect to South Carolina items.
AS the bill originally passed the house
$3.50, 900 was appropriated for improv-
ing the Santee, Wateree and Conga-
rec rivers, and it was thought at one
time that the conferees might cut this
amount as it was double the figure
submitted by the engineers making
the estimates. However, that was
not done, and the three rivers named
will receive, at the beginning of the
next fiscal year, July 1, 1907, as much
of the appropriation as may be nsces-
sarv, and the remainder will be paid
out from time to time.
1t is believed by Representative
Lever, and the other members of the
South Carolina delegation who were
instrumental in securing this appro-
oriation, that it will be sufficient for
all immediate needs and that the wa
terway from Columbia to Georgetown
will in very short time be made en-
tirely navigable all the way from
each of those places to the other.
While many items that were orlgl-
nally, in the bill when it was reported
to the house have been killed by the
conferees it is fact worthy of note
that practically nothing has been
done to cut South Cardinals share in
any of the rivers provided for.-Co-
lumbia Evening Record.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-06
Do not Crowd the Season.

The first warm days Of spring bring
with them desire to get out and enjoy
the exhilrating air and sunshine: Chill
dren that have been housed up all win
ter are brought out and you wonder
where they all came from. The heavy
winter clothing is thrown aside and
many shed their fannels. Then cold
wave comes and people say that grip is
epidemic. Colds at this season are even
more dangerous than in mid-winter, as
there is much more danger Of pneumo-
MIA. Take Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy, however, and you will have moth
ing to fear. 1t always cures, and we
have never known a cold to result IN
pneumonia when it was used. 1t is
pleasant and safe to take. Children
like it. For sale by Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-06
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
is Both Agreeable and
Effective.

Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has no
superior for coughs, colds and Group,
and the fact that it is pleasant to take
and contains nothing in any way inju-
rious has made it tavorite with moth
ers. Mr.. w. S. Pelham, merchant Of
kirksville. Iowa, says: For more
than twenty years Chamberlain s Cough
Remedy has been my leading remedy
for all throat troubles. 1t is especially
successful in cases Of Group. Children
like it and my customers who have used
it will not take any other" For sale
by Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-06
We Guarantee Satisfaction.

J. A. Brogdon, of the National Sign
Co., Dayton, O., writes under date of
Oct. 10, 1906: ''Nosena is the only prep
aration I have ever used that relieves
my affection so speedily and pleasantly.
am getting the first real pleasure out
of breathing that I have experienced
since I contracted catarrh six years
ago. Money would not buy my tube of
Nosena if I could not get another.
Buy Nosena from Derrick's Drug
Store and G. E. Corley and get your
money back if not satisfied. Sample
tube and booklet by mail 10 cents.
BROWN MANUFACTURING Co.,
st. Louis, Mo. and Greenville, Tenn.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-06
CONGRESS Allows Lrs. Jackson
$50 a Month.

Mrs. Myra A. Jackson, widow of
the late Gen. Stonewall Jackson, has
been granted pension of $50 month
by an act of congress. The pension
was granted to her as q widow of a
Mexican war officer.
Senator Overman and Representa-
tive Webb were instrumental in hav-
ing the act passed. Mrs. Jackson
lives in Charlotte, n. @.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-06
Great Bargain Sale!
new GOODS EVERY DAY,

Wepropose making the month Of October
record breaker, and will begin the month
right by offering some of the most wonderful
bargains that we have yet been able to place
before the trade.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-06
Entire Home Destroyed.

Carni, Ills, Feb. 2S.-By an explo-
sion of dynamite today Rev. J. B.
little, his father, his wife and baby
were killed, and two children of the
family were fatally injured. MIR. Tit
tie, who was Baptist minister, had
the dynamite in his house expecting
to use the explosive in blowing out
stumps. The residence was totally
destroyed.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-06
shumpsrt Winstia Nawberry.

Newberry, Feb. 2S.-Out of 25 pre-
cincts which have reported, and Is
yet to be heard, the vote in the Sec
ond primary for judge of probate for
Newberry county is as follows: F. NJ.
Shumpert 4O7; S. S. Cunningham $50.
This probably indicates Shumpert's
nomination.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-06
Dispensary Auditor.

Governor Ansel has appointed Mr..
W. B. West, superintendent of the
graded schools of Gaffney, as dispen-
sary auditor, under the provisions of
the Carey-Cothran law. This posi-
tion carries with it a salary of $4,000
per year and actual expenses.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-06

25 dozen Misses and Children's Satin
Caps, satin lined, the 25c. kind, for
each. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1Oc.
25 dozen Ladies 25c. Corset Covers, for
10 dozen Ladies' SOC. Corset Covers,
5 dozen Ladies' 75c. Night Gowns only,
Is dozen Ladies' SOC. and 75c Waists to
close out at, each. SOC.
rs dozen SOC. and 75c Silk Baby Caps to
close out at, each. .25c.
50 Ladies' heavy black Stockings, the
best ever offered for, pair. ....... Csc.
" pieces 6aa All-Linen Table Damask,
some 72-heh wide.
100 dozen Cotton Towels, the 10c. and
15c. kind, only, the dozen ....... .53c.
One lot of 1oc. and 15c. Enbroideries
for, the yard. DC.
One lot of 1Oc. and 15c, Laces for, the
YARD .............-.... .1c.
100 Alarm Clocks, sold everywhere for
$1.00, our price ..................5 SOC.
55 only $3.50 and 81. 90 Watches, for this
sale, each. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. .99c.
10 dozen large size Glass Pitchers, form
erly sold at 25c., now .1Oc.
500 pieces Fine Decorated Chinsware,
worth 10c. each, now w............5c.
25 Mems $3.50 Silk Fancy Vests, now
25 dozen Boys Heavy 25c. Black Stock
ings, for this sale, pair. l5c.
dozen Ladies' S1.50 Fine Black Sateen
Waists for this sale. .99c.
5 dozen Mems s1.00 Silk Mufflers, for
this sale, each. ................ SOC.
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Is dozen Mems heavy Fleece Lined I'm
dershirts and Pants, SOC. kind for this
sale, the garment. $3.50
% dozen Ladies' 10c. Swiss Embroid-
cred Handkerchiefs, for this sale,
each. Observation-Disclosures. ........ ..oc.
5 dozen Ladies' 25c Hose Supporters.
for this sale, pair, ..............l0 ..l0c.
500 yards All-Linen Table Damask, for
this sale, yard. ........... .......25c.
% dozen Misses 15c. fine Black Stock
ingS, for this sale, pair ...........ll lie.
100 only extra good Mems Umbrellas,
for this sale, each. $50.
10 boxes 10c. Sweet Soap, for this sale,
cake ........... DC.
l pair regular so cent. Cuff Buttons
2 regular 25c China Pitchers for. .25c.
2 regular 25c. Butter Dishes for. .25e.
2 regular 25c. Buggy Whips for. csc
pair Ladies' or Gentlemen's Gloves,
the SOC. kind, for. .23c.
Is yards Silk Ribbon, all colcrs.. Csc.
2 yards 25c. Taffeta Ribbon for. -. l5c.
dozen fire Pearl Buttons for. .25c.
10 pair sc. Shoe Strings for. ........ Csc.
pair 25c. Side Combs for. ..... .25c.
4 Ladies' 10c Back Combs for. .... Csc.
25 Gold Plated Collar Buttons for .25c,
10 spools best Spool Silk for ....... .25c.
12 Ladies' SC. Mourning Handerchiefs
4OA '''''' .''' WV
20 Spools Turkey Red Cotton. ..,25c.
2 pairs Mems regular csc. Half-Hose
Hundreds of other bargains for ,Spo
Cash.
Come to see us; look US over. Will be
glad to show YOU through,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-06

A severe cold that may develop into
pneumonia over night, can be cured
quickly by taking Foley's Honey and
Tar. 1t will cure the most obstinate
racl1ing cough and strengthen your
lungs. The genuine is in a yellow
package. The Kaufman Drug Go.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-03-06
Lost a Riur: Killed Himself.

Lexington, KY, Feb. 20.-Because
he lost the engagement ring of Forest
Hall and Miss Kate Goddard, Barney
Goodwin committed suicide today,
drinking carbolic acid. Goodlng
came here from Chattanooga, Tenn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-17

idea that the Sisters can teach i'm if he will only try. The school is divided into four classes, and each class is in harge of one of the nuns.
 These women, who have given up tn cir lives and the pleasures of the world for the purpose of doing good are numbered among the most careful instructors, and after a scholar has passed through that school and received a card of merit. 1t means that he or she has studied hard and deserved the amount of praise bestowed
 The crowded condition of the sch ool at present means that the erection of large convent, which has been in con- templa tion for some time, will only be hurried the more, and the sole reason that work on it has not been com menced before is because the memb CTS and friends of St. Alyosius church would rather wait just a little longer and build a convent that will be both a credit to the church and to the city.
 Plans are now being drawn up, and as soon as suitable arrangements can be completed the work of building an enduring monument to the unselfish work of the Sisters of Charity will be commenced.
 The lot that the building is to be erected on is already owned by the ch urch, and when the building Is com pleted. it will be one of the finest struc- lures of it's kind in the state.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-17
Miss Sloan the Winner,

The hot race that has been carried on at the store of Fulton Brothers under the direction of Mr. H. F. White for the past month. came to a close this morning at 10 o'clock, and the gold bracelet to be awarded to the most popular lady in Bessemer went to Miss Mamie Sloan:
 This race for popularity started out on a minor. scale. and at first there was not very much attention paid to 1t. But it kept on and on, every time per- son walked into the store and made purchase, a coupon was given which en- titled the holder to vote. It soon be- came evident that business would either have to be suspended or else the vot- ing would have to be put out Of bus mess.
 Every little kid in the city had d voice and vote. A good many of them should have had the curfew rung on them at ' o'clock were out as big as life, spreading joy and their opinions at the same time It became a by-word in Bessemer that if an anxious mother became interested in the whereabouts Of htr yonug hopeful all she had to do was to telephone Fulton and she would find him engaged in the business Of soliciting votes for his favorite.
 As regards votes Miss Sloan proved to be the favorite and she cleaned up the field by majority of eighteen hun dred However. there were several oth' CTS that were not dead ones by long iunp. and 1t took the final count to decide who was to wear the palm or popularity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-17
FIGHTING TRUSTS
 IN MISSISSIPPI Attorneys Arc Jumping Upon
 Big Corporations lNJUNCTlONS ARE ISSUED The Standard oil Go. and the Gulf Compress Go. Are the Principal
 Objects of Prosecution
 In the State.

Jackson, Miss, September 16.-(SpeciaI) Mississippi has not developed 8 Judge Landis yet, but in view of the fact that Attorney General Fletcher and two or three district attorneys are now after a number of the big trusts and combines. there is & chance for one soon. Up In the northeastern part of the state Dis trict Attorney Mitchell Is after the Standard Oil company. over at Vicks- burg District Attorney Thomas has be- gun custer proceedings against the Gulf Compress company, and here at Jackson Attorney General Fletcher Is looking after the oil mills and incidentally helping the others.
 Chancellor Hicks has granted an in- junction restraining the Gulf Compress company from doing further business in the state, and inasmuch as the cotton season is at hand the business of the state bids fair to become seriously tied I'D by the accumulation of great quan- titles of cotton in warehouses at the chief cities. Until very few years ago the Gulf Compress folks were not known in Mississippi There were any number of congresses. but they were owned by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-17
Public School Opens.

The public schools of the city were opened this morning. and the attend ance was quite large considering that it always takes some people two or three days to make up their minds whether they will put their children in school A prominent citizen who is rery much interested in education, and the education of the chi ildren of Besse- mer in particular, made the remark this afternoon that if the parents would only make it their business to see that the children got good start, it would not only put them on an equal footing with the others. but 1t would material ly lessen the work devolving upon the different teachers when the scholars came up to enter.
 He stated that the time to start chil- dren was when school opened, for that was the reason a special and particular day was set As the matter now stands it will take until about Thursday before the scholars have all entered. He stated that of course. there were some people that were unable to get their children
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-17

toned but is said to have been some- thing more than three quarters of a mil lion dollars. MT. Ethridge has been one of the delta's largest cotton raisers for number of years.
 Visit of the Shriners.
 Mississippi is looking forward with a great deal of interest to the approach Ing visit of the party of 150 foreign cot ton spinners. and will do everything pos sible to make their stay interesting is well as profitable. They will be taken right down into and shown some of the greatest cotton plantations on earth those of the Yazoo-M ississippi delta
 Improvement of Waterways.
 There is quite strong movement look ing to the improvement of the Mlsss- sippi waterways. some of which should be navigable six to eight months in the year, but which fact has never been put to any practical use-that is, not since the war between the states. Congressman Humphreys has been devoting a good deal of time and attention to the streams In his district, and proposes to get Con gress to do a little something for them Bear creek and the Yallobusha river are two streams that require but little to make them navigable. and the people tributary are bestlrrng themselves The Pearl is another stream that could be utilized 10 great advantage for 100 miles above Jackson. or as far north as Edin- burg. All that 1t needs is to have the logs and stumps removed and some of the sand beds secured out to make 1t navI- gable eight months in the year Numerous boats piled this end of Pearl river fifty years ago, but now they are few.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-17
BESSEMER SCHOOLS READY FOR THE YEAR Catholic School Has Especially
 Large Attendance VOTING CONTEST IS OVER Miss Mamie Sloan Is Voted the Most Popular Young Lady-Personal
 and General News of
 Bessemer.

Bessemer, September 16.-(Special.)- The Catholic school opened this morn- ing for the term, and the attendance is the largest the school has ever en- joyed. In fact the querters are very much crowded and the Sisters that are in charge of the school are almost at a loss as to what will be done with some of the scholars. This school is gain ing in importance each year, and it bids fair to become one of the largest in- stitutions in time in the state. There are only four Sisters to care for the large number of pupils that have all ready entered, and before the end of the week it is thought there will be a good many more children to enter.
 The record made by the school last year was one of the finest that has ever been made, and there is no doubt but that last years record will be eclipsed this year.
 The students are taught first and foremost that they are there to study and to improve their minds, and even the smallest tot seems imbued with tn e
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-17
Mexico Day Celebrated.

Norfolk, September 16.-The first of the general celebrations at the Jamestown ex- position was observed today, when Mex leo" day was celebrtaed with great pomp. Senor Jose T. Godby, charge d'affaires of the Mexican embassy at Washington, and Lieut.. Col. Jose Menterola, Mexican army, president of the Jamestown Mexi- can commission, participated A notable feature was an automobile parade with twenty young society women represent ing in foreign costumes as many nations. The Mexican colors appeared conspicu- ously with the stars and stripes.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-17
Layinq of Corner Stone.

The laying of the cornerstone for the Pleasant Hill school will take plaee on Thursday with Masonic honors, and in- ,lications point to large attendance. The event had been advertised broadcast, and the fact that Governor Braxton Bragg Conner IS to be on the groUnd is offered as special inducement for every one to get busy and be there. Addresses VIII be dell, cred by q number of prominent men. and the day augurs well to be one of great enjoyment
 The building is nearing completinn-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-17
Court News,

The criminal docket in the Bessemer city court was taken up today and a, good many minor cases we c dspo. ed of. The week pll te busy one with Judge Jackson and the officers of tine court. and Friday afternoon will see a great amount of work disposed of.
 Mayor Rush sent word down 10 the po- lice court this morning that business was too rushing to allow of his holding court, but he promised the clerk If he would hold every prisoner for twenty-four hours, he would arrive on the scene, and do his utmost to reduce the bonded in- debtedness of the city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-17
Plan to Settle Strike.

Antwerp. September 1s.-The maritime federation today presented a proposal, which was accepted by the striking dock laborers and others. calling for an uncon- ditional return to work and the appoint ment of a mixed commission with pow CTS to examine and determine upon the question of wages.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-17

local capitalists and there was no such thing agreements on charges for stor- age and compressng. But it is different now. The Gulf people have gobbled up most of the congresses, they have in- creased prices and said prices are the same everywhere. Opposition congresses are leased or bought and put out of bus mess, as is the case with two at Vicks- burg.
 The chancellor has been asked to ap- point a receiver for the compress com pany but postponed the hearing on that motion till next Wednesday, at which time a great legal battle will doubtless be fought in the Vicksburg court room, and at the same time the court will, perhaps, be moved to dissolve the injunction. or at least to amend or make 1t temporary. The case will be taken to the supreme court as will all others instituted against trusts.
 Kills Her TraduceS-
 Another Mississippi woman has killed her traducer A few days since Nicholas Messenger applied vile epithet to neighbor, Mrs. Amanda Humphreys. She told him at the time that If she had her gun she would kill him, and ordered him to stay off her farm. Next day, MT. Messenger, failing to heed the order. was again on Mrs. Humphreys land. She went in her home, got her gun walked up and shot him dead She was arrested and taken to Woodville. where she was ad- mitted to bail in the sum of s350. Mrs. Humphreys gave the bond readily and was released.
 Candidates for Congress.
 A year ago the eight Mississippi con- gressmen were elected, or nominated, without opposition. save in Hon. Thomas Spights district. Not so next time in at least two of the districts-that repre- sented by MT. Spght and that to be sur rendered by John Sharp Williams. In the latter four candidates are already an- nounced-three of them being from the city of Vicksburg. In Captain Spights district there are four other opponents already announced. and the prospect is for more. No opposition has yet appeared in the other districts.
 Big Land Deal.
 One of the largest land deals ever re- ported in the state was sNconsummated q few days since MT. ]. W. Ethrldge of HiIlhouse Miss, having sold his hold ings of 10000 acres of the finest farming lands in the state to MT s. A. Terrill of Chicago. The price paid Is not men
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-17
Greatest Steamer Ever Built

London, September 16.-The Cunard line steamer Mauretana left her builders yard at Wallsend today for her first speed trial off the Tyne. Afterwards she returned for her final fittings and fur nishlngs. She is 7eo feet long. compared with the Lusitanias 7S7. Her gross ton mage is 33. 200
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-17

ready for school when it first started, but these cases were the exception. The standard of the Bessemer public schools is very high, and there Is little doubt but that this year will prove to be ole of the banner years.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-17
SEE STATE FAIR "ADn

Privilege and concessions now on sale. First come first serv- ed; no favorites. Office at Fair Grounds. No contracts made over telephone
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-09-17

and It is believed that it will be ready for occupancy by the time the regular school term opens.