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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27

There is more Catarrh in this section
Of the country than all other diseases
put together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incuraole. For
q great many years doctors pronounced
it local disease, and prescribed local
remedies, and by constantly failing to
cure with local treatment, pronounced
it incurable. Science has proven catarrh
to be constitutional disease and there
fore requires constitutional treatment.
HALLS Catarrh Cure, manufactured by
It. j. Cheney g. Co., Toledo, O., is the
only cohstit tutional cure on the market.
IS is taken internally in doses from 10
drops 10 3 teaspoonfnl. It acts directly
on the blood and mucous surfaces Of the
system. They offer one hundred dol.
lars for any case it fails to cure. Send
for circulars and testimonials.
Address: r. J. Cheney 81 Co.. Toledo, O
y Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti.
pation
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27
What is q Gentleman.

The question always comes up:
What is gentleman? Some say he
is man with silk hat, and others a
man with a smooth tongue. But men
connected with the newspaper trade
have cannon of their own. ''Mr.
Editor" said patron one day. chow
is it you never call on me to pay for
your paper?" "oh,' said the man of
types, 1--WE never ask gentleman for
money" tIndeed!'' the patron re-
piled. ''How do you manage to get
along when they don'tpay?" "Why''
said Mr.. Editor, after certain time
we conclude he IS not a gentleman,
and we ask him. .''-London Mail.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27
Perfect Formed Woman.

A perfectly formed woman. will
stand at the height of from five feet
three to FIVE feet seven inches. She
win weigh from 125 to 40 pounds.
"a plumb line, dropped from point
marked by the tip of her nose viii fall
at q point one inch in front of her great
toe. Her shoulders and hips will
strike straight line drawn up and
down. Her bust should measure from
twenty-eight to thirty six inches; her
hips from six to ten inches more than
this. and her waist should be from
twenty-two to twenty y-eight inches in
circumference. .-Ex.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27
CATAhRH
and
Catarrhal Headaches

are quickly relieved by Nosena. It
soothes thecongested membranes, allays
inhammations and thoroughly heals and
cleanses. It keeps moist all the pas
sages whose tendency is to thicken and
become dry. Cures colds, throat trou-
bles, hoarseness, hay fever, stopped
up nose, breathing through mouth
while sleeping, offensive breath, etc. 1t
is antiseptic and contains no chemicals
or drugs having. narcotic effect, or
that can cause the ssdrug habit" Der
rick's Drug Store and c. E. Corley.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27
Neighbors Got Fooled.

''I was literally coughing myself to
death, and had become too weak to
leave my bed; and neighbors predicted
that I would never leave it alive; but
they got fooled, for thanks be to God, I
was induced to try DR.. Kings New
Discovery. It took just four one dollar
bottles to completely cure the cough
and restore me to good sound health, :"
writes Mrs. Eva UDcapher, of Grover
town. Stark Co., Ind. This king of
cough and cold cures. and healer of
throat and lungs, is guaranteed by The
Kaufman Drug Co., druggists. sec
and 81. Trial bottle free.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27

Abner McGhee, of Greenwood, with
the surveying party of the South &
Western railroad, died in Union
county on Monday. He was % years
old and graduated at the University
of South Carolina. His brothers are
Zach McGhee, of Washington, and S.
H. and Rutledge McGhee, of Green
wood.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27
Electrocuted.

John D. Lake, a young white; man
employed at the Powell Supply COM
pany's wood yard at east Blanding
street, Columbia. was electrocuted on
Thursday afternoon about 6:45 O'Clock,
while in the act of turning on an IN
candescent light in the engine room,
of which he was in charge. The I'M
fortunate young man was formerly a
resident of Union.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27
The Lexington Dispatch.
"Wednesday. February ~, 1907.
Status Of Dispensaries.

&
The following is the lignment of the
Counties:
Dispensary-Abbev Aiken Bam-
berg, BarnweE, Beaufort, Berkeley,
Charleston, Chester, Chesterfield, Clar-
endon, Colleton, Dorchester, Fairfield,
Florence, Georgetown, Hampton, Ker-
shaw, Laurens, Lee, Lexington,
Orangebnrg, Richland, Sumter.
No Dispensary-Anderson, Chero-
kee, Darlington, Edgedeld, Green
vile, Greenwood, HorTy, Lancaster,
Marion, Marlboro, Newbery, oconee,
Pickens, saluda, spartanburg, Union,
York and Williamsburg.
In Laurens there was an election
upon the issue Of "Dispensary' or
ssNo Dispensary,n but the election
was questioned and the matter is still
Ia the courts, the dispensary remain
ing in operation pending the order of
the courts. The counties which have
dispensaries viii have their dispen-
saries running again within ten days.
Several of the county legislative
delegations have already voted upon
the members of their county boards.
When reopened these dispensaries
will run until voted out. In prohibi-
ton counties prob hibition win continue.
Il is provided that there may be cleo
lions in Lanrers and Edgefeld in 1903,
and in Darlington, Horny. Marion,
Newberry and Union this year. But
there can be no election except upon
petitions now provided by Law.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27
All But One Drowned.

The Rotterdam mail steamer Berlin
from England, with 141 passengers
and crew, was wrecked off the Hook
of Holland, at the entrance of the
River Mas, leading to Rotterdam,
shortly before O'Clock Thursday
morning, and with one exception, all
on board were drowned.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27
Mothers Pound Cake.

Wash Id. of nice butter, and cream
itwith / lb. of sugar until it is very
light. sift ! lb. Of -four twice and beat
the whites and yolks of ten eggs sep
arately. Add alternately the eggs
and -four, and when mixed
in, beat well until very light. One
nutmeg and some grated lemon peel
seasons nicely. Cook slowly for an
hour in one loaf, and when nearly
cold, ice with icing favored with rose
water.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27
What to Do When Bilious.

The right thing to do when you feel
bilious is to take dose of Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets. They will
cleanse the stomach and regulate the
liver and bowels. Try it. Price, 25
cents. Samples free at The Hartmann
Drug Go.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27

The editor of the Memphis, Tenn,
Times writes: SIN my opinion Foley's
Honey and Tar is. the best remedy for
coughs, colds and lung trouble, and to
my own personal knowledge Foley's
Honey and Tar has accomplished many
permanent cures that have been little
short of marvellous" Refuse any but
the genuine in the yellow package. The
Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27
Look After The Garden.

The garden needs special attention
these days. English peas, lettuce,
onions, mustard, spinach and turnips
should be planted at. once. Sow the
early varieties of cabbage seed. It is
not too early to plant potatoes.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27

Clyde Pope, aged II, was killed Oh
Sunday night by coming in contact
with live wire in the basement Of
the CRANKY Methodist church, Co.
lumbia~
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27
Cap caks.

Four cups Of -four, 8 of sugar, I OF
melted butter, of sour cream. and
level spoon Of soda. Season to taste,
and bake in a loaf-neyer in a slow
oven.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27
Skin Disease Of Twenty Years
Standing Cured.

want you to know how much Cham
berlain's Salve has done for me. 1t has
cured my face of skin disease of almost
twenty years standing. I have been
treated by several as smart physicians
as we have in this country and they did
me no good, but two boxes of this salve
has cured me,-Mrs. Fannie Grifen,
Troy, Ala. Chamberlain's Salve is for
sale by. The Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27
# the Baby is Cutting Teeth,

Be sure and use that Old and well trled
remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup, for children teething. Itsooth-
cs the child, softens the gums, allays
al. pain, cures wind colo and is the
best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty
five cents bottle. Guaranteed un-
der the Food and Drugs act, June 80,
1906. Serial number 1908.
If It is the best of all.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-27
Surveyors in salraa.

The corps of surveyors, headed by
Engineer Legare, are camping in Sa-
luda and surveying toward Green
wood.-Saluda Standard.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-25

Next to the prune In point of inn !
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-25

The soil around Salem will raise
more hops per acre than will any
other soil in the world. An acre of
hop land in this district will produce
all the way from 1900 to 5000
pounds, according to location.
The soil to properly produce hops
mast be of immense fertility. The
fact that the county around Salem
produces such vast crops of hops in
itself demonstrates the value of the
land for all other agricultural pur.
poses.
The hop industry, indirectly az
we'll as directly, gives employment tn
thousands of people. The building
of and keeping in repair the hun
dreds of dry kilns about Salem ro-
qGlires annually the labor of hun
dreds of mechanics in the various
iron and tin industries located here
abouts; the furnishing of poles, the
supplying and sewing of hop cloths,
the making of hop baskets, furnish
ing of cord, sulphur, and the various
other necessary articles that enter
into the business; the hauling, mar
keting and storing the cured product
the selling and transportation there
Of. all require the employment of an
army of men and women and the eX-
penditure and putting into clrcula-
tion of n vast amount of wealth.
Salem, being the central supply
point, consequently enjoys the benc-
TT of nearly all of this trade.
The average price for hops dur
ing the period of 25 years past has
been from 10 to|2O cents per pound,
During that period the price has
scared to over o dollar, and at times
has held for years between 20 aud
80 cents per pound.
Quality Is everything in the selling
OF hops. When the demand exceeds
the supply, almost any kind of hop
will sell readily, but on an over
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-25

rants and other small fruits, all of
which thrive well and yield salts
factory returns. BY no means the
least In the category of berries come
the Burbank Phenomenal berry and
the Loganberry, the latest and most
valuable products of hybridizng
stmdy and experiment that have been
realized by Luther Burbank. The
former Is a cross between the Cali
fornia dewberry and the Cuthbert
raspberry, while the latter is a cross
between the Aughinbaugh dewberry
and a species of the raspberry fam
lily resembling the Red Antwerp.
The Burbank Phenomenal is grown
very extensively in the Willamette
. valley and all experiments. have Civ
en- highly satisfactory results, but
the LOganberry has proven its worth
far beyond the expectations of the
originator and bids fair to become
one of the leading products of the
valley and a wonderful money maker
to growers, who are reaping rich re-
wards from their cultivation.
AS these berries are probably new
to many to whom this paper will
go, we will give a short description
of the mode of cultivation. The
Iplants are set eight feet apart each
way; the vines are trained on wire
trellises extending about six feet
above the ground. The canes or
runners extend abomt 20 feet each
way from the hill. At each bud a
cluster is formed which natures from
five to ten berries. 1t is common
for a sigle hill of these berries on
good soil, properly titled, to ripen
berries enough to fill a crate OF 2i
one-pound boxes.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-25

Salem the Center of the Greatest
Prunc Industry on thr Pacific
Coast.
Sclem Is the center of the most
important pune section I'm the north
west. There Gro over 5000 acres of
prunc trees In one district Of Marion
County alone. Tho industry had its
start about twenty years ago. Pre-
yiou5 90 that time Mr. 5. A. Clark,
DR.. Reynolds, j. II, Shepard, and
one or two others had young or
,hards growing. The lat decade oi
the nineteenth century witnessed a
great boon IN pruno planting, until
now Thousands OF acres are bringing
wealth and prosperity 10 their own
cra in this community APPROX
mGtoly $50 carloads OF the best
cyaporatcd prUncs ever produced,
put lp in the most approved man
ucr, i'm neat ana attractive boxes,
ate now shipped annually from our
Two packing houses, the Willamette
Valley Prunc Association ana TIL
aon 4 co. Tho varieties grown are
tho ltglian and French, the Italian,
now commonly known aa the Oregon,
being far In the lead. The trees
are strong and vigorous growers m
this climate and almost free from dis
eases ana insect pests, their worst
cncmy being the San Jose scale.
Thi, cen be kept under control by
proper spraying Many carloads are
Slipped 90 Europe every year.
TIE evolution of the prune drier
has reached an almost perfect stage.
Visitors are amazed at the ease with
which fcv haLds run hundreds of
bushels of prunoG through the COM
paratIvely small drying apparatus
every day. That the industry is q
e.owing one is proven by the hun
drcGs of acres of young prune or
chard1 seen in every direction.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-25
laundering.

The Willamette river with It's
many tributaries having lhe''
sources well up into the Cascade
and Coast range of mountains, at
fords the most natural ontlet for the
products of the forest; and the logs
are floated down It's channel every
month in the year to the very ,AFe''
hold Of the mills, where they are
worked into lumber OF th. hhf7.
quality and shipped TO all parts 81
the country. The demand Tor l"''
product is almost unlimited, ana rs
Increasing steadily every year
A rough but conservative es.. .'"'7
made by one of the most eXpef. 'am-
bermen in this section, plac'' 'Oe
sotnding timber within a rad ..a VI
20 miles of Salem at not les 'Aau
two and one-half billion feet n". ."'
territory naturally tributary I'D pa
lem extends to a radius Of DO. '''
than so miles, so that some l'.' VI
the scope of the industry may %. ~"
ceived. -
The Chas. X. spaulding Log .ns ls
company works up over 2o'V..',,v.
feet of lumber annually at It's s"'''H
mill An average of 125 men '.9
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-25
THE WEALTH OF THE WILLAMETTE VAIIR1f

Willamette valley is the apple. Fifty
years ago the red apples of Oregon
were famed all over the coast for
their beauty, size and flavor, and to-
day Oregon apples are acknowledged
as having no superior In the world
They are found in the markets Of
London, Hamburg, Paris, Hong Kong
and every other city where the edu-
Gated palate of the consumer de-
maids the best that are grown.
All of the standard varieties of
choice shipping apples are grown in
this valley and are shipped by car-
loads, boxed, to the eastern markets,
whore they meet with an unlimited
demand, selling readily at from
$3.50 to S. per box of one bushel
The lower grades of the fruit are
sold in the local market and COM
mand good prices. There are for
tunes being made and to be made IN
apple culture In the Willamette val
Icy, and Salem is situated in the CEN
ter of a district that has no superior
for apple growing.
In 1906 the Wallace orchard har-
vested $1,000 boxes from as acres,
or an average of 333 boxes to the
acre, which sold at fancy prices.
RaspbcTics.
Although raspberries, both black
and red, are grown qulte extensively
in the valley, and, like the other
small fruits. the yield of berries OF
splendid quality is profuse, there
there never has been time when
the supply was equal to the demand.
The prices paid for this wholesome
and delicious table delicacy net a
satisfactory profit to the producer,
and the steady increase in demand
for this berry has more than war
ranted the annual growth of acreage
devoted TO It's culture.
Lognnbcrries and Others.
The same conditions exist regard
ing blackberries, gooseberries, cur
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-25

100000 bales were marketed dl-
rectly through Salem.
Oregon raises over 40 per cent Of
all the hops grown in the United
States. Salem controls over SO per
cent of all the hops grown in the
United States.
Salem marketed the past season
over 25,O0O,OO0 pounds of hops,
which means, that at an average
price of IA cents per pound, over
$2,50O,O00 was put into circulation
among the farmers in the william
ette valley, of which Salem is the
logical as we'll as the geographical
agricultural center,
The largest as well as the greatest
number of hop farms in Oregon are
situated within a radius of twenty
miles from Salem. From $4,000 Ia
10000 pickers are annually required
to pick the hop crops raised on these
farms.
The hops raised near Salem are
considered the best in the United
States, They bring from to cents
per pound more than any other
American hops. Thousands of bale.
are annually exported to England
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-25
THE SOIL, CLIMATE
AND YEARLY RAINFALL

a subsoil of clay, and all authorities
agree that there is not another valley
in the world that can surphss, ana
few equal, it for general agricultural
purposes. In fact, experiment and
practical demonstration have proven
that almost any kind of fruit, cereal
or vegetable known to the temper
ate zone will thrive and produce 70
perfection in this valley
To encourage the settlement of
Oregon, congress in the tifties passed
the donation land claim act, giving
to each settler 500 acres, so that a
man and his wife could take up Gao
acres. These tracts are now being
subdivided into smaller farms OF
from ten acres upward, thus afford
ing the newcomer an opportunity 20
acquire q farm of nearly any size a.
cost.
The climate of the Willamette val
ley is most equable and pleasant,
never reaching the extremes of heat
or cold. Snow rarely falls, AMI
and destructive wind
storms are practically unknown.
The rainfall, which comes late in the
fall and during the winter, averages
"a inches per year, and the temperq-
turc ranges on the average from CO
degrees in the summer to AZ in the
winter, with a mean yearly average
of so degrees.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-25
SOME OTHER
ORCHARD PRODUCTS
Peaches.

Peaches.
Although as yet the growing OF
peaches has not been entered into on
a extensive scale, there are some
large orchards in the vicinity of Sa-
lem, which yield splendid returns to
the owners. The trees put forth a
thrifty and luxurious growth AMI
produce a quality of fruit which, for
local consumption, canning and ship
ping, cannot be excelled. There is a
great and growing demand for valley
peaches, of all commercial varieties,
and a ready market for all that can
be produced. There is good profit in
peach culture and the acreage is be-
ing steadily increased.
Pears.
While almost every vaiety of pears
will grow to a high state of perfec-
tion in this part of the valley, the
leading commercial varieties are the
Bartlett, Fall Butter and Winter
Nellis. The Bartlett tree grows 20
great size and yields an abundant
and certain crop of a quality of
fruit that is in great demand in the
markets of the United States, and is
the source of great and gratifyins
revenue to the industries and enter
prising farmer
Mr.. l.. T. Reynolds picked from
five acres of Bartlett pears in 1906,
As tons, and in 1907, 25 tons, which
he sold at $40 per ton.
The Wallace orchard, near Salem,
in 1907, raised 5000 boxes of pears
ON seventy acres, and sold them for
$4,000.
Apples.
Naxaf IN tho nruna IN nnfnf Of iu,
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-25
MARION COUNTY AND
THE CAPITAL cp

Marion county, in the heart pf tbo
most fertile portion of the William.
ette valley, Is one of the richest AMI
most progressive comntlcs I'm tbo
state. 1t has frontage of over m
miles on the Willamette river and is
the scene Of the first permanent sp..
tlement made in the state. n pr,.
duCes excellent yields of grain or
all kinds, and the stock-raisng AMI
d"irying interests are most st9b,o
and reliable sources of income la tho
farmer. There are number of largo
creameries In operation. Grain. cat
tle, sheep, hogs, goats. and poultry
are extensively raised, and the sa,c
of beef, pork mutton, wool moha,r
outer, and eggs yield handsome
lproflts to the farmer Marion coun.
tvs standing timber Is equal to g..
50O,0 100000 feet. The value of its
farms Is $15, 100000; farm productr.
$2,500,000; and live stock, $500.
600. 1t Is the hop-producing center
of the state and raises annually near.
ly 100000 pounds. 1t produces
over 100000 bushels of grain an.
Inually, 100000 bushels Of pota-
toes, and 100000 pounds Of wool
Salem, the county seat of Marion
county, and Capital City of the state,
Is situated on the central-wcsteru
border OF the county. upon the banks
of the beautiful Willamette. The
state census for 1905 gave Il over
14,500 inhabitants, and new city d.
rectory, just completed, shows a
steady and satisfactory growth.
Besides this, there are located at
or near the city, the state insane
asylum. petitentiary, reform school,
school for the blind, school for deaf
mutes, and the government lnjian
training school, the second largest
in the United States, with a combined
lpoLalatlon OF about 5000, and ten
rural mail routes diyerglng from the
federal postofIice at Salem, making
another 5000 people Immediately de-
pendent upon the Capital Of Oregon
for communication and trade
Salem Is the second city In Ore
gon. II is the official home Of The
state government aud has all Of the
purely state and county institutions
within or close to It's borders. Among
these, and aside from those hereto
fore named, are the capitol building
costing nearly n million dollars; the
federal building, costing $llO,oOOi
the finest court house IN the state
costing $4,000; a city hall, COSTING
$50. 900; twenty churches, one OF
which cost $4,000; q magnificent
high school building, the finest IN th'
state, costing $75 200, aud four othe'
school bnildings, one Of which cos
$40, 900, and the other three about
$4,000 each. The last legislature
also provided for the establishment
OF an institution for the fecble-mih'
ed, TO cost $125,OO0.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-12-25

Physically, the state of Oregon f.
divided into three sections-eastern
southern and western. But since
this booklet is designed to show the
existing conditions, resources ana
possibilities of the Willamette valley,
one of the richest sections in Ameri.
ca. the readers attention will he di-
rcctcd to western Oregon, I'm which
the valley Is located.
This valley, which cannot be SUR
passed for hcalthfulncss, beauty Of
scenery, salubrity of climate. and
productivoness of soil, lies between
the Cascade and Coast ranges Of
mountains, with an average width of
over sixty mile, and $50 miles in
length.
The willamette river runs north.
ward through the valley and receives
the waters of many tributary
streams. These streams arc fed by
the melting SHOWS OF the mountain
ranges on the east and west, afford
ing an abundant supply of pure, cold
water OF such sparkling clearness
that trout and other fish, which
abound in these water, may be seen
at a depth of twelve or fifteen feet
below the surface. The greater por-
tion of the valley IS sufficiently roll
ing to afford excellent drainage.
The soil Is n rich, dark loan with