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The Coconino sun., 1907-12-12
December American Boy

A two-color drawing of Santa Claus adorns the front cover of the De. cember American Boy. The stories and articles in this number will de- light not only the boys but their elders as we'll. The fascinating story of Jimmy Jones-Pirate is continued for two chapters, as is also That Dillingham; Boy, by Oli- yer Optic. J. T. Trowbridge's ser ial, The Boy and The Beast. in- creases in interest, and Off the Res ervation, by Edward $. Ellis. is brought to a conclusion. Among the shorter stories. Christmas. of course, takes first place, there be- ing two: The Kids Christmas. by Mabel Jones' Bush. illustrating de- lightfully the great truth that "a little child shall lead. them, and How Santa Claus Came to the Wid- ow Piper. by Hermes Tellus. tell ing how the gift of pair of boots and boys honesty and faithful ness brought much Christmas good cheer to those in want. The Blast ing of Tom Henry's career shows in humorous way how the detec- tive profession lost most promis- ing member: Wasson, the Young Chief. is a fine story of Indian hon esty. The Boy Who Went Stale is splendid football story; The Emancipation of Michael shows the self-sacrifice of wild goose. and The Skee Tournament at Bolton tells of a great jumping contest on the ice. Cliff Climbing for a Liv. ing is graphic description of the dangerous occupation of gathering wild birds eggs on the English cliffs. This months Chat with Big Americans is an interview with Fielding H. Yost. the great wetsern football coach. and is filled with good advice to the amateur football player. The regular departments: The Boy on His Muscle: The Boy Photographer; Stamps. Coins. and Curios; The, Boy Mechanic and Flee trician: Keeping Tab on the World; Tangles; Boys Books Reviewed; the o. A. B., and Legion of Honor, are filled with matter both timely and interesting. In addition there are 57 illustrations. $l.00 a year. The Sprague Publishing Co.,. De. troit, Mich.
The Coconino sun., 1907-12-12
Mine Warning Notice

To whom it may concern:
 Notice Is hereby given that neither the Anita group of mining claims in the Francis Mining district, Cocorino County, Arizona, nor the undersigned trustee, therefor, will he responsible for any expense therein or therefore either for labor or supplies, by parties working said Anita group of mines under lease.
 LEANDER w. FoBEs, Truste' Dated Flagstaff September 26, 1907.
The Coconino sun., 1907-12-12
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The Coconino sun., 1907-12-12
letter, Salt Rheum and fc,ema

Are cured by ShsInbsrsh' 's ssive One spplica. ton relieves the itching and burning sensation
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-08

Many experiments, notably thoac
made by the Micliran and Wisconsin
stations in this country, have shown
that barnyard manure is one Of the
most effective means Of increasing the
productiveness Of swamp or muck
soils. This is thought to be due largely
to the Increase of available nitrogen
brought about by the application of
the manure In cold climates. where
the season is short and the conditions
for rapid fermentation in the soil M
favorable the use Of fermented ma
azure is preferable II. Beal
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-08
MOSS IN PASTURES.

Sodium Nitrate Is Found 20 BE nn Er-
fectiVc Remedy.
The moss knobs so common in our
pastures are composed mainly Of Poly
triChum commune and less often eff
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1907-03-08

The bitter taste in the food
when Cream Of Tartar bak
ing powders are used is caused
by the sediment from the pow
der known as rochelle salts
which is caused by chemical
action i'll the baking process.
Avoid Cream Of Tartar Bak-
ing Powders.
The wholesome Crescent is
guaranteed by the National
Pure Food laws, serial No.
9o7, and each package is sold
under our guarantee.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08

12foot Dining Room Table, with boards at $5. ot
- 75c
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1907-02-08

'7gs1 OFT here to-day to VISIT
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02
Explosion Wrecks Block.

New York, Sept. 25.-Two men are
missing, two more are in the hospital,
half score are suffering from injur-
les and whole block is wrecked as
the result of an explosion of gas in
the cellar of No. 14S Delaney street
today.
The building was occupied by Simon
iWeisberger as a A4aer store. Next
door or Delaney street isA big tene-
ment building. The walls of the latter
structure are ripped from basement to
roof
One man was blown over high
fence and fell fifty feet into the De-
Lancy street subway excavation.
Another was blown clear out Of the
basement Of the saloon into the street.
The cigar counter and cash register
were blown out of the saloon and
clear across the street.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02

Henry E. Jones, Of Tampa, Fla,
writes: II can thank God for my
present health, due to Foley's Kidney
Cure, I tried doctors and all kinds Of
kidney cures, but nothing done me
much good till ! took Foley's Kidney
Cure. Four bottles cured me, and I
have no more pain in my back and
shoulders. I am 81 years old, and suf-
fered long, but thanks to Foley's Kid
ney Cure am well and can walk and
enjoy myself. It is a pleasure to recon-
mend it to those needing kidney medi"
cine" Derrick's Drug Store.
A Columbia jury finds a beautiful
woman guilty OF manslaughter, but a
Lexington jury could find no fault in
an assassin. We wonder what that
Lexington jury would have done for
the lady!-GaAney Ledger.
Fire destroyed the Baptist parsonage
at Aiken. The loss is estimated at
$500.
There is no fool like the one who
thinks he isn't.
In most cases consumption results
from neglected or improperly treated
cold Foley's Honey and Tar cures the
most obstinate coughs and prevents
SERIOUS results. 1t costs you no more
than the unknown preparations and you
should insist upon having the genuine
in the yellow package. Derrick's Drug
Store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02
His Dear Old Mother.

my dear old mother, who is now
eighty-three years old, thrives on Elec-
tric Bitters," writes w. B. Brunson, of
Dublin, Ga. "She has taken them for
about two years and enjoys an excellent
appetite, feels strong and sleeps well. y
That's the way Electric Bitters affect
the aged, and the same happy results
follow in all cases of female weakness
and general debility. Weak, puny chill
dren too, are greatly strengthened by
them. Guaranteed also for stomach,
liver and kidney troubles, by Kaufman
Drug Go. and DerTick's Drug Store,
druggists. SOC.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lexington,
Gonrt of Common Pleas

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lexington,
Court of Common Pleas.
Lonnie M. Kyzer, Mary Lucinda Kyzer,
Wade H. Kyzer, Ollie ]. Kyzer. Mary
A. Lewis, A. Gabrilla Day, Ellie E.
Mccarthy, Harry M. Kyzer and H.
Callie Kyzer in his own right and as
administrator of the estate of J. j.
Kyzer, deceased, Plaintiffs.
against
Heber H. Kyzer, Eva Ruth Kyzer, Mary
Ella Kyzer and Louise Elizabeth
Kyzer, Defendants.
Partition.
In obedience to the decree of the court
herein, signed by Hon. Ernest Gary,
circuit Judge, I will sell to the highest
bidder at public outcry, before the court
house door in Lexington, S. c., during
the legal hours of sale on the first Mon
day in October, 1907,
/. All that piece, parcel or tract Of
land, situate, lying and being i'll Lex
ington township, in the county Of Lex
ington, State aforesaid, containing one
hundred and fifty nine (159) acres, more
or less, adjoining lands Of the estate OF
H. D. Smith, G. M Caughman, Ed.
Hendrix and tract No. 2.
2. All that piece, parcel or tract Of
land, situate, lying and being in Lex
ington township, in the county Of Lex
ington, State aforesaid, containing
ninety-fve (95) acres, more or less, ad-
joining lands Of estate H. D. Smith,
Thompson Shealy and Tract No. /.
Terms of Sale: Cash. Purchaser to
pay for papers.
SAMUEL B. GEORGE,
Clerk of Court.
Lexington, S. c., Sept. 10, 1907.
A. D. Martin, Esq, Plaintiffs At
torney.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02
Valuable Real Estate for Sale.

BY Virtue OF Gno laSJ WILL anu GeSJd-
ment of the late S. Walter Hook, as the
qualified executors thereof, we will sell
at public o1tcry to the highest bidder,
at the old homestead. near Brookland,
S. c., during the usual hours of sale, on
the third day of October, next,
All those pieces, parcels and tracts OF
land, situate, lying and being in the
county of Lexington, in the State OF
South Carolina, in Congaree township,
on and near the Columbia and Augusta
public road and the Southern railway,
and about two miles from Columbia, to
wit:
Tract 1. Containing forty-one and
one-quarter acres, more or less, adioin-
ing lands of Wade Hook, tracts Nos. 2,
4, 5, 6, and 8, and fronting on the said
public road.
Tract 2. Containing forty-two and
one-haf acres, more or less, adjoining
lands of Wade Hook, James D. Sem
and tracts Nos. 1, S,8, 9 and 10, and
fronting on said public road.
Tract 3. Containing forty-three and
one-haf acres, more Cr less, adjoining
lands of James D. Sem, Mrs. w. F.
Hook and tracts Nos. 2, 10 and -, and
! fronting on said public road.
Tract 4. Containing forty-one and
one-half acres, more or less, adjoining
lands of Roof and Williams and tracts
Nos. and 5, and fronting on said pub
lie road.
Tract 5. Containing forty-three and
one-half acres, more or less, adjoining
lands of James Dunning and tracts Nos.
/, and 6, and fronting on said public
road
Tract 6. Containing forty!two and
one-uuarter acres, more or less, adjoin-
ing lands of James Dunning and tracts
Nos. l, 5 and Z, and fronting on the
said public road.
Tract Z. Containing forty and one
half acres, more or less, adjoining lands
of James Dunning and tracts Nos. l, 6
and 8, and fronting on the said public
road.
Tract 8. Containing thirty-seven and
one-haf acres, more or less, adjoining
lands of James Dunning and tracts Nos.
l, 2, z and 9, and fronting on said pub
lie road.
Tract 9. Containing forty and one
half acres, more or less, on which is the
residence and other buildings and fix
lures, adjoining lands Of James Dun
ming and tracts Nos. 2, 8 and 10, and
fronting on the said public road.
Tract 10. Containing ifty-two acres,
more or less, adjoining lands Of Taylor
and Dunning and tracts Nos. 2, 3, 9 and
II and Mrs. w. F. Hook, and fronting
on the said public road.
Tract II. Containing twenty-nine
acres, more or less, adjoining lands of
Taylor, Guignard, Mrs. w. F. Hook
and tract 10, with al outlet to the said
public road.
Tract IL. Containing thirteen acres,
more or less, adjoining lands Of Sem,
Shuler, Witt and Mrs. Hook, and tract
No. 8, and fronting on the said public
road.
Terms of Sale: One-third cash, bal
ance in one and two years, with Z per
cent. interest from day of sale, secured
by bond of the purchaser and mortgage
Of the premises sold, with leave to pay
all cash. Purchaser to pay for papers.
Sale to be made from plat thereof by j.
F. Lyles, surveyor, dated 18th January,
1907. D. We HOOK,
w. F. Hook,
E. G.. SKULL,
Sept. 2, '07. 4-4S Executors.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02
Public Sale.

Two tracts of land, and personal
property, consisting of household and
kitchen furniture, farming implements,
ETC., belonging to the estate of BENZ
Rawl, deceased. will be sold to the high
est bidder, at the late residence, at II
o'clock a. M. on October 5, 1907.
The home tract contains 125 acres,
more or less, with eight room dwelling
and all necessary outbuildings; good
water, etc. A fifty acre tract, lying be-
tween the home tract and lands of Geo.
A. Hammer, good for grain, cotton and
corn.
Terms of Sale: One third cash, bal
ance on one and two years credit, with
per cent. interest, and mortgage OF
property to secure payment.
G. II. RAWL,
H. J. RAWL,
B. H. RAWL,
Executors of Estate Benz. Rawl.
Sept. 8, 1907. 4w48
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02

One of the greatest trlumphs OF
lydia E. Pinkhaln's Vegetable Com
pound is the conquering OF womans
dread enemy Tumor,
The growth of tumor is so lD-
sidious that frequently its presence
is wholly unsuspected until 1t is we'll
advanced.
So called "wandering pains" may
come from its early stages or the
presence Of danger may be mace
manifest by excessive monthly perloos
accompanied by unusual pain, from
the abdomen through the groin and
thigh. :.
IF YOU have mysterious pains. II
there are indications of inflammation
or displacements, secure bottle OF
lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com,
pound, made from native roots ana
herbs, right away and begin its use.
The following letters should con-
vince every suffering woman OF lts
virtue, and that it actually does
conquer tumors.
Mrs. May Fry, of 1886 W. Colta1
Ave South Bend, Ind, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham -
II take great pleasure in writ
ing to thank you for what Lydia T.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. I also took the Blood
Purifier in alternate doses with the
Compound. Your medicine removed a
cyst tumor of four years growth,
which three of the best physicians
declared I had. They had said that
only an operation could help me. am
very thankful that I followed a friends S
advice and took your medicine, 1t has
made me strong and well woman and
shall recommend it as long as 1--we. ="
Mrs. E. F. Hayes, of 26 Ruggles St.,
Boston, Mass, writes
Dear Mrs. 'Pinkham:-
s'Ihave been under different doctors
treatment for a long time without
relief. They told me I had a.tibrold
tumor, my abdomen was swollen and
j suffered with great pain. wrote
to you for advice, you replied and :!
followed your directions carefully ana
today am well women. Lydia +.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. ex-
PEELED the tumor and strengthened nay
whole system"
Mrs. Perry Byers, of Mt. Pleasant
Iowa, writes:
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, October 2. 1907.
Tribute Of Respect.

Whereas, almighty God in His all
wise providence, has seen best to re- e
the great beyond our much beloved
brother and co-worker, O. P: Clark.
Now, therefore, be it resolved:
1st. That Chaplin Farmers Union
bow humbly and submissively to the
will of our heavenly Father who doeth
all things we'll.
End. That Chapin Farmers Union
has lost one of it's most prominent and
energetic members, and the commun-
ity at large one of it's most progressive
and respected citizens.
3rd. That page in our minute book
be OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to his mem
DRY. -,
4th. That copy of these resolu-
tions be sent to The Lexington Dis
patch and Union News for publication.
Respectfully submitted,
JOHN D. FARR,
T. O. STOUDEMIRE,
w. P. BETCHMAN,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02
DELINQUENT Tax Sale.

will sell under tax execution at pub
lie outcry, at Lexington g. H., State of
South Carolina, Oh the first Monday in
October, next, during the legal hours Of
sale, one lot in CASTOR, known as the
cambridge Spotwood lot, in said county
and State, containing one acre, more or
less, adjoining lands on the north by L.
B. Spahler, east by Seaboard railroad,
south by Mrs. Laura Chaves and west
by the Carlial estate.
P. H. CORLEY, S. L. G.
Sept. 10, 1907.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lexington,
Court of Common Pleas.

Court of Common Pleas.
Jesse Hall, assignee, Plaintiff,
- against
Anna Westmoreland, Alma Westmore-
land, Ethel Boatwright, Albert Boat
wright, Lizzie M. Boatwright, jenkins
Boatwright, Jeter Boatwright, Ernest
Boatwright, Robert Hall, Lizzie Rei-
mann, VIM. Hall, Julia Fox, Gelina
| Kirkland, Matte Hallman and Louisa
Hall, Defendants.
Foreclosure.
In obedience to the decree of the court
herein, signed by Hon. Chas. G. Dantz-
ler, presiding judge, and dated August
21, 1907, will sell to the highest bidder
at public outcry, before the court house
door in Lexington, S. c., during the
legal hours Of sale, on the first Monday
in October, 1907,
Al that piece, parcel or tract of land,
situate, lying and being in Lexington
county, and State aforesaid. containing
seventy acres, more or less, bounded on
the north by the Charleston road, east
| by Rocky creek, south by J. T. Davis.
and west by the Two Notch road, as
will fully appear by reference to plat
of A. Minis, surveyor, Dec. 20, 1878.
Terms of Sale: Cash. Purchaser to
pay for papers.
SAMUEL B. GEORGE.
Clerk of the Court.
Lexington, S. c., Sept. 10, 1907.
Graham & Sturke, plaintiffs 8 attys.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02
STATE oFoH1o, CRY OF TOLEDO, !

LUCAS COUNTY.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he
IS senior partner Of the firm of F. J..
Cheney & Co., doing business in the
city of Toledo, county and State afore-
said, and that said firm will pay the
sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
for each and every case of catarrh that
cannot be cured by the use of Halls
Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9Th day of December,
A. D. 1886.
A. w. GLEASON,
eoEAL.J Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
", and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonials free.
FRANK J. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02
KILLED BY Foul Ball.

Greensboro, n. O., Sept. A.-Stand-
ing behind the catcher witnessing a
baseball game at Walnut Grove, near
here yesterday afternoon, foul es-
capped the catcher's nit and struck G.
T. Willis, aged 80 and married, in
right temple. He was rendered pn-
conscious and was removed to a hos
pital here, where he died early today.
The autopsy disclosed no, fracture OF
the skull but several hemorrages OF
the brain. He leaves a wife and four
young children.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02
Out Of SIGHT.

ssOut of sight, out Of mind" is an old
saying which applies with special force
to 3 sore, burn or wound that's been
treated with Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
It's out of sight, out Of mind and out of
existence. Piles too and chiblains dis
appear under it's healing influence.
Guaranteed by Kaufman Drug Co. and
Derrick's Drug Store, druggists, 25c.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02
TuMoRS CONQUERED
Overwhelming Proof that Lydia E. Pinkhams
Veaetabe Compound Succeeds

Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
II was told by my physician that l
had a fbroid tumor and that l would
have to be operated upon, ! wrote to
you for advice, which followed care
fnlly and took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound. am not only
cured of the tumor but other female
troubles and can do all my own work
after eigh years of suffering"
Mrs. S. J. Barber, of Scott, N. Y.
writes
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
Sometime ago / wrote you for
advice about tumor which the doctors
thought would have to be removed.
Instead I took Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound and to-day am a
we'll woman"
Mrs. NJ. NJ. Funk, Vandergrift, Pa,
writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
| 81 had tumor and Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound removed
| it for me after two doctors had given
lue ut. '" as SlSA 1ooA wa
began to take the Compound. l now
recommend Lydia E. Pinkham's Veget-
able Compound far and near
Such testimony as above is con-
vincing evidence that Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound stands
without peer as a remedy for Tumor
Growths as well as other distressing
ills of women, and such symptoms as
Bearing-down Sensations, Displace-
ments, Irregularities and Backache,
etc. Women should remember that it
is Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound that is curing so many women
Don't forget to insist upon it when
some druggist asks you to accept
something else which he calls Just
as good"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02
Mrs. Plnkham's Invitation to Women.

Women suffering from any form
of female weakness are invited to
write Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass,
for advice. She is the Mrs: Pinkham
who has been advising sick women
free of charge for more than twenty
years, and before that she assisted
her mother-in-law, Lydia E. Pink
ham in advising. Thus she is especially
we'll qualified to guide sick women
back to health.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02
Girls Throat Cut.

New York, Sept. 25.-May Gibson,
aged 81, and pretty, is dying in St.
Anthonys Hospital today with her
throat cut from ear to ear and her face
slashed in dozen places. Chin ON,
aged 18, the Chinaman for whom the
girl is alleged to have deserted her
husband in Brooklyn ten months ago,
is in the Elizabeth street station,
charged with stabbing her.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02

The fall buying ought give you serious thought Money
wasted fooshy spent and after working hard for it
ought do yourself justice buy Dry Goods from the Three
Arch Store where you the yard here 10c
on yard there and $500 this jacket $3.50 this pair
all wool Blanket Great bargains this fall when goods
high, still them about the usual See the
STYLE the quality and quantity to select from This store
you and you get better goods Fashion papers
free. Don't wait too long, come now.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02

Do you know that Pinesalve Carbol
lied acts like a poultice in drawing out
inflammation and poison? 1t is antisep-
tic. For cuts, burns, eczema, cracked
hands it is immediate relief. % cents.
Sold by Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02
G, HAYNESW0RTH,
BARBER,
1882 Main Street, Near Skyscraper,
Columbia, s. G.

Expert BARRIERS, Sharp Razors and
Clean Towels-Everything Firstclass.
Thomas W. Reese will be glad to
serve his Lexington customers and
many friends in the highest art of the
profession. July 10. If.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-10-02

Mrs. Perry Byers, of Mt. Pleasant
Iowa, writes:
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-08-10
Many; Washinqton Smiths,

There are 13 pages of "Smiths" in
the city directory, and Mr.. William
R. Smith, the genial superintendent
of the government botanic gardens,
in looking over that volume discov-
cred that there are just eight men
who wear the cognomen of William.
R. Smith This sometimes results in
mixup of the mails and other things,
but Mr.. Smith Of botanical fame main
tains that the name "Smith" is an:
:eminently respectable one. He says
it frequently happens that men when
placed under arrest by the police and
taken to the station house give the
fictitious name of Smith instead of
giving their real HANDLE
They do this, added super1ntend-
.ent Smith of the botanic gardens,
ito gain a responsibility they did not
possess BEFORE, for mind you. the
name Of Smith is an honorable one"