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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
DEATH AND Ruin,
Terrific Tornado Sweeps Over Three
States, Leaving Death and Destruc-
ton in its Path. Buildings DemoI-
ished, Killing Scores Of People.

iSheu, AIliIng scores OF fe0ple.
A destructive tornado visited Dor
tions of Louisiana, Mississippi and
Alabama on Fridaylast, leaving death
and destruction in it's path. Over 300
miles was swept over in the three
states named. Parts of four towns
were destroyed with damage exceed
ing $500,ooO. Crops and telegraph
wires were damaged considerably.
At least so were killed and many
times that number more or less seri-
ously injured. Hundreds are home
less.
The tornado began at Alexandra,
La, Friday about 1 o'clock in the
morning, killing many persons and
destroying property. Soon after day.
light it had reached the edge of the
Mississippi river, killing many persons
at Jackson, La, and at Bayou Sara.
The tornado next appeared at Car
son, Miss, where the greatest dam
age to property was done, and disap-
peared about noon at Selma, Ala,
where the inhabitants saw whirling
clouds rise like smoke into the air as
they crossed the river. It is not yet
known exactly how many was killed
at Selma.
Alexandria, town of about $1,000
inhabitants, had a terrible experience.
When the tornado struck the town
the electric lights went out, the crack
ing of falling buildings could be heard
above the noise of the terrific wind,
and vivid lightning flashes showed
such sights as an empty Iron Noun
tain passenger train rolling over and
over. The discontinue was greatly
added to by heavy hail storm. At
least a hundred buildings were greatly
damaged, including many business
houses. In the woods trees were cut
down by the tornado for distance of
nine miles.
At Jackson, La, the insane asylum
was blown down killing three women
inmates and wounding many others.
The property was damaged to the
amount of 5000, 1000.
AtCarson, Miss, a depot was blown
down, also church and school house.
From Carson the storm crossed the
State line and entered into Alabama,
where it began to lose much of it's
power.
At Bradleytown, Ala, the home of
Hugh Farrer, prominent farmer,
was blown down, killing Mr..
Farrer and his six-year-old daughter
instantly and seriously injuring Mrs.
| Farrer.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Notes from Newherry College.

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Many of the students took advan-
tage of the Easter holidays by taking
a trip to the parental roof, or to the
home of some friend or relative.
They have all returned and have
begun their work on the third college
term.
The base ball season is on hand now
and our team is doing some very fine
work. On the 9th of March New
berry played Clinton on our diamond
and kept her from making single
score, while Newberry scored. On
the 1st of April we played Columbia.
Up to April 5 Erskine college had
the reputation of having the strongest
team in the association. Newberry's
team, this year, lines up as follows:
Crouch, pitcher; Cabaniss, catcher;
Ray Hoover, 1st base; Wicker, End
base; Boozer, 3rd base; c. G. Haba-
Mich, short stop; Roof, right field;
Wessinger, center field; Scurry, left
field.
The result of the game for yesterday
was as follows: Erskine, 4 hits and 2
runs; Newberry, 12 hits and runs.
Newberry's best batters were, Caba-
Miss, hits and runs; Wessinger, 3
hits and 1 run; each getting 3 hits in
battings. Erskine did not earn "a
run, the two runs being made on
errors. According to reports from
other colleges we have whipped our
strongest team.
Last night in the city opera house
the members of the Lyceum course
had "spelp' of Victor and his Royal
Venetian Band, consisting of % men,
bers, excluding the lady vocalist. Miss
May G. Arno. The members of the
band were all Italians. It is the finest
thing in the music line that has ever
struck Newberry. A Senior Student.
April s.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
T. .. Mitchell Arrested o.
Serious Charge.

T. D. Mitchell, we'll known in his
county and throughout the State, on
account of the many entanglements
he has been in in recent years and on
account of the part he played in the
trial of Col. Jas. II. Tillman for the
murder of y. 6. Gonzales, was arrested
in Columbia Monday charged with
having attempted to criminally assault
Emma Lowman. negro woman, in
Brookland Saturday night. He was
later released under a $3.50 bond.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10

nually for fertilizers, a great part OF
which is wasted, when it is entirely
possible for us to manufacture our
own fertilizers with no outlay at all.
We pay too little attention to rails
ing horses and mules. South Carolina
was once famed for raising stock, but
| nowadays stock raising is an almost
forgotten art. Cattle raising and
! ferilidng go hand in hand, and the
soil can be enriched in untold degree
in this manner.
Turning his attention to the Cotton
Association Mr.. Lever spoke of the
need for strong branch of the asso-
citation in Chester. Farmers, he de-
clared, are the only class on earth
who will not organize. Twice before
there have been organizations, but on
both. occasions the members have
allowed politics to creep in and dis
rupt the organization. Politicians
should be debarred from allying them.
selves with the association, and no
man who holds public Office should
under any circumstances be allowed
to have official place in the organiza-
Hon.
Another characteristic of these
farmers organizations-has been the
disposition to break ranks and join
jubilee as soon as TIE first fight was
won. This is prejudicial to success.
AS showing what the association
has accomplished Mr.. Lever referred
to the ginners' report which came
out few days ago, showing that up
to the 1st instant more than thirteen
million bales had been ginned. This
had no bearish effect whatever on the
market, 80 much has been done for
better prices by the association in its
short history.
On the subject of immigration Mr..
Lever touched but scantly, declaring
the subject political one. However,
he expressed himself as favoring the
bringing over of only the better ele-
ment of foreigners. These should
not be herded in cities, but scattered
throughout the rural districts.
In closing Mr.. Lever referred to the
grand and glorious possibilities of life
on the farm, the freedom and inde-
pendence as contrasted with other
callings and the elements required to
hew out success. He foretold the day
when better mail facilities would OBJ
tain and each mans home in the
country be palace, fitted up with all
the comforts Of our highest civiliza-
ton, and in easy reach of our great
centres, 80 thorough will have become
our system of passenger travel.-News
and Courier.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
C, WEDNESDAY, APRIL
Pay Of r. +. p. Carriers.


Washington, April 1.-THE fact that
there seems to be general impression
that the rural carriers of the mail are
badly underpaid, as well as prohibited
from earning something on the side,
led Fourth Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Degraw to make the following
statement:
Realizing that it would be just to
increase the pay of the rural carriers,
and at the same time protect the mails
from being padded with matter upon
which no postage was paid, the post
office department increased the sala-
ries of the men from $500, which they
were then receiving, to s72o. In my
recent report I recommended that
there should be a further increase of
salary to 5000, and this increase will
60 into effect at the beginning of the
fiscal year, July 1.
'This should enable the carriers to
be fairly paid and to have the means
necessary to pay for the maintenance
of their horses and vehicles, but the
question of carrying packages and of
soliciting orders required careful
thought and discrimination necessary
to make it agreeable to the general
public, as well as to have such pro-
cedure conform with the postal re-
quirements.
"a carrier is entitled to carry any
package in bulk larger than that
which the postofice department will
take, but he is not allowed to receive
remuneration for his services from
the person who sends the package. In
all cases he must collect for his SER
vices from the recipient of such pack
age.
"There was great complaint on the
part Of the various newspapers in
certain localities against the carrier
favoring one newspaper more than the
other and thereby increasing the cir
culation of the favored one to the
detriment of the other one, and mas
much as the carrier was in position
to solicit and deliver newspapers as
side issue it is reasonable to believe
that he could readily increase the
circulation of any newspaper in his
territory.
"Also if carrier were allowed to
collect from merchant who desired
to ship goods to local patrons by
means of the carrier it would influence
the carrier to try to increase the busi-
ness of the merchant having such
facilities for delivering and at any
rate would cause people to buy at the
store of such merchant, because it
would be convenient.
"This would necessarily work a
hardship with the merchant who did
not employ the carrier as delivery
agent, and for that reason it is best
that all packages carried by the car
rier which do not conflict nor COM
pete with his regular mail business be
collected for at their destination.
During the early part of the winter
carriers resigned in great numbers be-
cause the pay was deemed by them
inadequate, but since the latest in
crease has been assured by Congress
there have been no more resign ations
than are usual, that is, of the $1,000
carriers there are usually an average
of 60 designations per week"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-04-10
Thrown From Horse and Killed

Lord Allen, the eldest son of Mr..
James Allen, Jr., Of Charleston, was
thrown from circus horse at Sum-
merville Friday, and received injuries
from which.he died. The young man
was a former Clemson student and
had many friends.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-02-16
Read and Heed-Warning.

The colored citizens of towns
of Leaf, McLain, Little Creek
and Beaumont, in the state of
Mississippi have associated
themselves together for the pur-
pose of elevating our race and
suppressing crime. Therefore
we will report all known to car
ry concealed weapons, selling
liquors of all kinds, gambling,
living together without marriage,
and other violations of law. Wo-
men who have homes must Stay
there. Those who have no
homes go to work for those who
need you and make an honorable
living for yourselves and those
dependent upon you.
You must not be found al
night in bad company, and wo-
men who meet the pay days at
the various mills and turpentine
stills for unlawful purposes will
not be allowed 80 do so. These
FOUNDERS and men who do not
work will not be allowed to re-
maiu among the citizens of any
of the places named, and unless
you werk, or have some other
visible means Of support, we will
see to it that you will be made to
work or move on.
You may look, read, work or
run. This is the action Of the
better class of cOlOred citizens of
the places named, and has the
b etter class of colored citizens
of the places named, and has the
support and approval of the bet
ter class of white citizens of the
community.
This was brought about thru
the efforts Of w, A fairfield,
and is an example that might be
protitably followed by other
t)wns-Hattiesburg, Miss, Busy
Bee
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-02-16
Lincoln Day at Cul-
ture Club.
most excellent Program Rendered.

Last Sunday at ST John S A.
M, E. Church. The small edifice
was literally run over. People
could not get seats. The aisIes
were mostly filled.
Tho program was an eXtraor-
dinarlIy good one. Judge G.. W,
NJ url;n was the speaker Of the
i y md his eulogy on Lincoln
" =. masterpiece, solacing, en-
conlasJng and pathetic, The
'eudigion of Miss Jestine McKin-
ley was also very good. The
chorus, under Mrs, d. O. Yates,
rendered fine music. Miss Hazel
Ba es, the young musical star,
whose future musical talent AL
ready is seen brilliantly in the
limeIight, rendered the Battle
Of Gettysburg" most excently,
and was ve ted special comment
of the club, Miss Lorena Wat
son captivated the audience in a
vocal solo, she has an eXtraordin-
arily clever voice and her future
ability as star shines very lum-
nous upon career of vocal art.
The violin rendition of Leo Nc
Kinney piano accompaniment by
his sister, Amelia, was surprls-
ing pleasing. Lassie E G.. Stew
art recited Lincoln's Gettysburg
address. This was the best pro,
gram of the season. Tomorrow
there will be another good one.
Come early, begins at 4 o'clock
sharp.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-02-16
Springfield
Consolidated
Rail way time
Table
Time Table of Springfield Consolidated
Railway Co.

Halfway 60.
Cars for North Fifth street will
leave Fifth and Monroe every 7h
minutes from 6:07 a. M, until 500 p.
M; every 10 minutes from 500 p. m.
until 11:2O p M; owl cars will leave
at 11:40 p. M, 1907 and 1890 a. m.
Cars for South Fifth street will
leave Fifth and Monroe every ~
minutes from 6:O7 a. m. until 7:45 p.
m; e" 10 minutes from 7:55 D. M
at 11.45 n y, w. p. m.
Cas- for South leave
Fifth and Monroe every u minutes
from 600 a. m. until 11:24 p. M; owl
cars leave at Has p m. 12:00 mid
night and 1924 a. IN.
Cars for North Seventh street leave
Fifth and Monroe every Il minutes
from 600 a. M until 1124 p. M; owl
cars leave at Has p. m. and 1924
a. m.
Cars for Spring street leave Fifth
and Monroe every Il minutes from
COS a. m. until 11:20 p M; owl cars
leave at 11:44 p. M, 1908 and 1890
a. m.
Cars for East Carpenter street leave
Fifth and Monroe every Il minutes
from Cos a. m. until 11:20 p. M. owl
cars leave at 11:44 p M, 1907 and
1870 a m
Cars for South Grand avenue leave
Fifth and Monroe every Is minutes
from 6:07 a. m. until f1:22 p. M; owl
cars leave at 11:45 p. M, 1907 and
12:3O a. M
Cars for Lawrence avenue leave
Fifth and Monroe every II minutes
from 900 a. M until 1876 p. M; owl
ears leave at 90 midnight and 1890
a. m.
Cars for North Ninth street leave
Fifth and Monroe every II minutes
from 600 a. m. until SO p. m.
Cars for East Capitol avenue leave
Fifth and Monroe every II minutes
from 600 a. m. until 11:36 D. M; owl
cars leave at 1900 midnight and 1890
a. m.
Cars for South Eleventh and Rut-
ledge streets leave Fifth and Wash
ington every Is minutes from 6:O7 a.
m. until 11:22 p. M; owl cars leave at
11:52 p. m. and 1922 a. m.
Cars for West Washington street
leave Fifth and Monroe every Is min
utes from 800 a. m. until ILLS p. M;
owl cars leave at 11:45 p. M. and 1907
a. m.
Cars for Governor street leave Fifth
and Monroe every Is minutes from
6:07 a. m. until 11:22 p. M; owl cars
leave at 1890 a. m.
Cars for South Eighth street leave
Fifth and Monroe every Is minutes
from 600 a. m. until Ills p. m.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-02-16

Negroes, quit talking about
what I've ought to do and 60
do it If you think a thing, do it
or die.
The forum. [volume] (Springfield, Ill.) 1904-192?, 1907-02-16

Paul Laurence Dunbar, who says:
IF you only have little tiny bit Of vituas the table,
What s the o. clIliag it feast"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-30
OVGTtaxed.
Hundreds Of johnson City
Readers Know What it
Means.

The kidneys are overtaxed;
Have too mnch tn do
They tell aLont it in many aches and
pains
Backache, sideache, headache,
Early symptoms of kidney ills.
Urinary troubles, diabetes, Bright's
disease follow.
A johnson City citizen tells here a
certain cure.
Q. N. Brown, real estate dealer and
investor, living on Watauga Avenue,
johnson City, says: "Doan's Kidney
pills were recommended to me by
friend and | got Il box for my wife to
use. She had been suffering for some
time from kidney trouble and after us
ing them | heard her speak of them in
che highest terms of praise, She said
that we must always keep them on hand
in the house. | have heard others re-
commend them as a remedy OF the
greatest merit and l feel that they can
be depended upon to cure all kidney
ailments"
For sale by all dealers Price so cents.
Foster Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y,
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name-Doan' sand
take no other.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-30
How She Bet.

''Some women" said John W. Gates
to a Chicago Chronicle reporter, "not
all women, but some of them, are very
poor spectators, very poor gamblers.
"a young friend of mine has a pretty
cousin. He was going to the races the
other day and she called him up on the
telephone and asked him to put $40 on
Forrest King for her.
every well, be said; I'll do it il
you'll pay me back.
"'Of course I'll p1y'you back, you
horrid thing, exclaimed his cousin.
"'All right, said he. you didn't
last time.
"'Oh, we'll, said she, last time the
horse didn't win, yon know"
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-30
Clean House Today.

Don't wait till tomorrow, bu5 clean
house today with Dr. Caldwell's Qaxa
tive Syrup Pepsin. OF course we mean
your house of flesh and bone-your
body. This is the best house you own
and should get the most care. Yet most
people neglect it in a dreadful manner.
AS result stomach, liver and bowels
soon get out of order and cause great
pain, distress and dangerous internal
diseases. The only safe, sure cure, is
DIR. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin. 1t clears
out all causes of sickness, cures consti
patton and indigestion, cleans house
and makes you we'll. Try it. Sold by
all druggists at so cents and 81. Money
back if it fails.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-30

Let me mail you free, to prove merit,
samples of my DR.. Shops Restorative
and my book on either dyspepsia, the
heart or the kidneys. Address me, DIR.
Shoop, Racine, Wis. Troubles of the
stomach, heart and kidneys are merely
symptoms of deeper ailment. Don't
make the common error of treating
symptoms only. Symptom treatment
is treating the result Of your ailment
and not the cause. Weak stomach
nerves the inside nerves = means
stomach weakness always. And the
heart, the kidneys as well, have their
controlling or inside nerves. Weaken
these nerves and You invariably have
weak vital organs. Here is where DIR.
Shops Restorative has made its fame.
No other remedy even claims to treat
the "inside nerves." Also for bloating
biliousness, bad breath or complexion,
use DR.. Shops Restorative. Write
for my free book now. DR., Shops
Restorative sold by all dealers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-30
Excursion Rates to California

Account of meeting of the Imperial
Council, Ancient Arabic Order Mobiles
of the Mystic Shrine, May 9th 18th,
and conferences of German Baptist
Brethren, May 16th-23rd, and Nation
al Eclectic Medical Association, June
18th 2lst, at Los Angles, California,
giving passengers stop over privilege,
at certain points, and different routes
going and returning if desired.
DATES OF SALE AND LIMITS.
Tickets on sale for first two occasions
named, April Gath to May 18th; final
lin it July 31st, 1907.
The round trip rate for these occa
sions from Bristol will be $15 70, from
Johnson City $15 ~, Ioneeboro S75 SO,
Morristown $72 10, Knoxville 500 60,
Athens $50 60, and proportionately low
rates from other points.
Call on Southern Railway Ticket
Agents for tickets and complete in
formation concerning routes and sched-
ules, or communicate:with me.
j. l.. MEEK, D. z. A,
Knoxville, Tenn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-30
F. POWELL,
General Claim Agent.


81 suffered with rheumatism for over
two years." says ROLAND Curry, a pa
trolman, of Key West, Fla. Some
times it settled in my knees and famed
me so / could hardly walk, at Other
times 1t would be in my feet and hands
so l was incapacitated for duty. One
night when was in severe pain and
lame from it my wife went to the drug
store here and came back with bottle
of Chamberlain Pain Balm / wal
rubbed with it and found the pain near
ly gone during the night, kept OF
using it for little more than two
weeks and found that it drove the rheu
matism away | have not had any
trouble from that disease for over three
months. For sale by Ell. G. Miller.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-30

81 owe debt of gratitude that can
never be paid off, writes G.. s. Clark,
of Westfeld, Iowa, for my rescue from
death, by Dr. Kings New Discovery.
Both lungs were so seriously affected
that death seemed imminent, when l
commenced taking New Discovery. The
ominous dry, hacking cough quit be-
fore the first bottle was used, and two
more bottles made complete cure. y
Nothing has ever equaled New Discov-
cry for coughs, colds and all throat an
lung complaints. Guaranteed by n. c..
Miller, druggist. SOC and 81. Trial
bottle free.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-30
He Fought Mt Gettyshnrc

David Parker, of Fayette, NY, who
lost a foot at Gettysburg, writes: "Elec-
trio Bitters have done me more good
than any medicine | evtr took. For
several years | had stomach trouble,
and paid out much money for medicine
to little purpose, until / began taking
Electric Bitters. / would not take $500
for what they have done for me-" Crane
tonic for the aged and for female weak
ness. Great Alternative and body builder
sure cure for lame back and weak kid
neys Guaranteed by H. G. Miller
druggist. so cents.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-30
Heart Strength

Heart Strength. or Heart Weakness, means Nerve
Strength, or Nerve Misunderstanding more. Pos
jtively not one weak heart In hundred is, in it
self, actually diseased. 1t is almost always @
hidden tiny little nerve that really is all at fault
This obscure nerve-the Cardiac, or Heart Nerve
simply needs, and must have, more power, more
stability, more controlling, more governing
strength Without that the Heart must continue
TO fail, and the stomach and kidneys also have
these same controlling nerves.
This clearly explains why, as a medicine. Dr..
Shops Restorative has in the past done so much
for weak and ailing Hearts. Dr. Shoop first sought
the cause of all this painful palpitatng suffocat-
ing heart distress. DR.. Shops Restorative-this
popular prescription-is alone directed to these
weak and wasting nerve centers. 1t builds;
it strengthens it offers real, genuine heart help.
If you would have strong Hearts, strong di-
gestion, strengthen these nerves - re-eStablish
them as needed, with
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-30
Cleaned Out.

Whtn deep cellar becomes filed
With heavy, poisonous air, it is never
aafe to go into it until it has been clean
ed out. When your body has been poi
1oned with foul residues of undigested
food, 1T is just as necessary to clean it
out. To do this pleasantly and safely
take DR.. Oaldwell's (laxatIve) Syrup
Pepsin. 1t is pure, scientific prepa-
ration which has no eq1al in the cure
of constipation, headache, biliousness
and stomach trouble Sold by drug,
gists at so cents and 81, Money back
If it fails.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-30

Senator, how are the people stand
ing by you in your campaign?" "First
rate" replied Senator Badger, as he
took chew of fnecut. GIVE sold my
crops two years ahead, mortgaged my
home, and made loan of $4,000. ]
guess that ought to keep them by me,
hadn't Milwaukee Sentinel.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-30

Piles get quick and certain relief from
DR.. Shops Magic Ointment. Pleas,
note it is made alone for piles, and it,
action is positive and certain. Itching
painful, protrnding or blind piles dis
appear like magic by it's use. Larg,
nickel capped glass jars so cents. Sole
by all dealers.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1907-05-30

Vicar-"I am so glad your dear
daughter is better. I was greatly
pleased to see her in church this morn
ing, and shortened the service on pur-
pose for her. :"
Mother of Dear Daughter Thank
you, Vicar. l shall hope to bring her
every Sunday now!"-Punch.