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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22
lydia E. Pinkham' sVegetable Compound
Negroes Barred.

Did you know that there is between
three and four hundred square miles
in South Carolina where a negro is
not allowed? 1t is down in Horny
county. The ''dead line" for that is
what it is called, starts at Mt. Tabor,
N. c., and extends to Bayboro, S. c.,
about twenty miles distant. Between
these two towns and the ocean is the
country where no negro is allowed
and should one enter he takes his life
in his own hands. It is not known
when or why the "dead line'' origi-
mated. The persons living within it's
bounds say that it has been known
ever since they were small children
and before. The story is handed
down from generation to generation.
1t is supposed that the people of this
''dead line" district are greatly pre-
JUDGED against the negro. They r
not afraid of the competition as far as
labor is concerned. They just do not
want the negro in that section, and
they are determined that none shall
enter. Some of the largest lumber
plants in South Carolina are in Horny
county and those plants adjacent to
the dead line find it very difficult to
provide sufficient labor to carry on
the work. The negroes, who consti-
tute the best labor for numbering, are
afraid to work near the dead line dis
trict.-Anderson Mail.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22
Special Delivery Stamps No
Longer Necessary.

Washington, May 14.-No special
delivery postage stamps will be need
ed after the 1st of next July, to in
sure immediate delivery of a letter.
Pursuant to an act of the last session
of congress, Postmaster General
Meyer today issued an order, that on
and after July 1, next, if there is at
tached to any letter or package OF
mail matter 10 cents worth of stamps,
of any denomination, with the words
especial Delivery written or printed
on the envelope or covering, in addi-
ton to the postage required for ordi-
nary delivery, the article will be
handled as if it bore a regulation spe-
cial delivery stamp.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22
A Plueky Teacher.

Because Miss Lillian Smith, a teacher
in the Voorhees, school, Reinbeck, a.,
whipped VIM. Albright, a farmer who
sought the righting of an alleged
wrong, she was given a raise in salary
from $50 to $40 a month, and a dia-
mond ring valued at $500 by citizens
of the town.
Albright, it is said, did not like the
treatment accorded his son, and came
to the school with the lad to see
about it.. At the threshold he was
stopped by the teacher, who asked
him his business, and when he at
tempted to brush by her, she seized a
poker standing handy, and began
using it over his mead and shoulders.
Albright beat a hasty retreat.
When the school board heard the
story, it promptly increased the
young lady's salary.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22
Killing at jonesville.

Jas. w. Gallman and S. M. Gill
more, prominent farmers living near
%Jonesville, in Union county, became
engaged in a difficulty in the store of
Hames & Scott Wednesday. Gall
man shot Gilmore five times with a
pistol, inficting wounds that proved
fatal a few hours later. With five
wounds in his body Gilmore chased
his antagonist through the store, took
the empty pistol from him and beat
him on the head severely wounding
him.
Both were prominent and lived
within one hundred yards of each
other, and the tragedy has cast a
gloom over the entire community.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22
Negro Gets One Cent Verdict.

Washington, May 15.-In the case
of w. H. H. Hart versus the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company a jury in the
Supreme Court of the District of Co.
lumbia brought in a verdict for one
cent in damages.
Hart, who, it was claimed, is a ne
gro, was elected from a train in Mary
land in 1904 and placed in Jail at
Elkton on the charge of violating the
"Jim Grow" law. He is a practicing
attorney in this city and was at one
time private secretary to William M.
Evarts while he was Senator from
New York.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22
Deafness Cannot be Cured.

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only n way to cure deafness. and that is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an nf,med condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachisn Tube.
When this tube is irfamed you have a
rumbling sound or imperfect hearing, and
when it il entirely closed. Deafness is the
result, and unless the Inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to it's
normal condition, hearing will be destroy
ed forever; nine cases out Of ten are caused
by Catarrh which is nothing but an in
famed condition of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case of Deafness Caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22
NV Best Friend.

Alexander Benton, who lives on rural
route l, Fort Edward, N. Y, says: "Dr.
Kings New Discovery is my best earth
" friend. It cured me Of asthma six
years Ago.. It has also performed d
wonderful cure of incipient consump-
ton for my sons wife. The first bottle
ended the terrible cough, and this &C
complished, the other symptoms left
one by one, until she wasperfectly well.
Dr.. Kings New Discovery's power over
coughs and colds is simply marvellous"
No other remedy has ever equaled it.
Fully guaranteed by Kaufman Drug
Co., druggists. SOC and 81. Trial bottle
free.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22
a Big Bull Frog Eats Chicken.

Mr.. M. B. Lee, of Bogansville, is our
authority for the following remark
able feat performed by a bull frog:
There is a small spring branch near
Mr.. Lees house. He was sitting near
the spring a few days ago while a hen
with a number of small chickens was
scratching near the branch. Sudden
ly a large bull frog came out of the
branch and swallowed a "chick'' at
one gulp. At another time some
members of the family heard a chick
en- giving a peculiar cry as if in dis
tress, and upon going near they found
a large bull frog trying to swallow a
chicken several weeks old. They
killed the frog and rescued the chick
en.-Union Times.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22
Good Words for Chamberlain
Cough Remedy.

People everywhere take pleasure in
testifying to the good qualities of Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. Mrs. Edward
Phillips of Barclay, Nd, writes: II
wish to tell you that I can recommend
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. My
little girl, Catherine, who is two years
old, has been taking this remedy when
ever she has had a cold since she was
two months old. About a month ago
I contracted a dreadful cold myself, but
I took Chamberlain's Cough Remedy
and was 500 as well as ever" This
remedy is for sale by Kaufman Drug
Company.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22
CATARRH
and
Catarrhal Headaches

are quickly relieved by Nosena. 1t
soothes the congested 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 a narcotic effect, or
that can cause the 'sdrug habit" Der
ri ks Drug Store and G. E. Corley.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22
A Narrow Escape.

G. ". Cloyd. a merchant, Of Punk,
Mo-, had a narrow escape four years
ago, when he ran q Unison bur into his
thumb. He says: 1.-The doctor wanted
to amputate it but 7 would not consent.
I bought a box Of Bucklen's Arnica
Salve and that cured the dangerous
wound" 25c. at kaufmann Drug Co..
druggists.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22
VERY LOW RATES
TO Norfolk, Va, and Return Account
jamestown Inter. Centennial Ex-
position, Via Southern Railway.

Season, sixty day and fifteen day
tickets OF sale daily, commencing
April 10th to and including November
3Oth, 1907.
Very low rates will also be made for
military and brass bands in uniform
attending the exposition.
Stop overs will be allowed on sea-
son, sixty day and fifteen day tickets,
same as on summer tourists tickets.
For full and complete information,
call on ticket agents of Southern rail-
way, or write r. w. Hunt, Division
Passenger Agent, Charleston, S. G.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22

The four-year-old on of John Null
lanev, superintendent of a cotton mill
at Cedar Grove, N. j., was murdered
last week near his home by some I'M
known person. When found his head
had been crushed by a stone.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22
Prevents Headache.

Force them! No-aids them. Ramon's
treatment of Liver Pills and Tonic Pei
lets strengthens the liver and digestive
organs so that they do their own work
and fortifies your constitution against
future trouble. Entire treatment 25c.
Derrick's Drug Store and @. E. Corley.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22

Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is bestfor
women and children. Its mild action
and pleasant taste makes it preferable
to violent purgatives, such as pills, tab
lets, etc. Get the booklet ard a sample
of Orino at the Kaufman Drug G.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22
Died at the Age of127.

Adam Frost, colored, 127 years,
died in S~partanburg county last week.
Frost had been in the best of health
up to two weeks before his death.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-05-22
Disturbed the CONGREGATION.

The person who disturbed the con
gregation last Sunday by continually
coughing is requested to buy a bottle Of
Foley's Honey and Tar. Kaufman
Drug Co.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21
PROPOSITION HANGS FIRE

it be found that there were fewer than
10000 people within the city boundar-
les the shortage could not be cured by
taking in more territory later.
The whole thing is now up to the
judiciary committee of the city cOun-
Gil which has been instructed to bring
be taken in. AS one member of the
Commercial club expressed it this
morning.
1.-The, committee seems to have be-
come frozen up by the late cold snap
or something Of the kind
Although the city charter proposition
is not mixed up in any way with the
legislative session there seems to be a
feeling on the part of a good many
people that something ought to be
done in determining whether Walla
Walla is large enough to be governed
in first class style.
The judiciary committee says there
are SO many questions to be cOnsid-
cred about bringing in certain dis
tricts against the wishes of the people
living in them that it would be folly
to proceed hastily in the matter.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21
Audience Abuses Audience N
Christian Church
lEoNoRA JACKSON COMPANY DELAYED
PRESIDENT PENRosE EQUAL TO
EMERGENCY AND ALL HAVE
ENJOYABLE TIME.

While waiting over an hour for the
LeonOra Jackson company the large
audience which had gathered Satur'
day evening in the Central Christian
church was entertained by unique
local talent program.
Word was received after the audi
ence had assembled that the special
of the Jackson company from Pendle
ton had been delayed and this fact
was announced by President S. B. l.
Penrose who also said he would start
an extempore program, to fill in the
interim, by calling on various per
sons in the audience.
Among those who made the wait
pass quickly by readings, recitations
songs. ETC., were S. B. l.. Penrose
Professor A. C. Jackson, Rev. J. C.
Reid. Miss NJ. Grace Jones, Rev. Nor
ton Gregory and City Attorney Bland
ford.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21
Planting In Fence Corners.

It seems at first blush an act of hog
to compete with the farmers by cult
waiting fruit along the public highways
and selling it for the good of the pro-
vincial treasury. The province owns
1876 miles Of highways, along which
there are 1874 fruit trees. If these
were set out eighty to an acre, they
would form an orchard of about $1,000
acres. Where the temperature and
other conditions have been thought ia
vorable pear, cherry, plum and apple
trees have been set out on either side
Of the public ways. Apple trees have
proved the most practical and have
been used to the greatest extent. The
custom dates from the early part of the
last century. During the past decade
it has been found necessary to replace
some Of the old trees, and many more
must be substituted in the near fu-
ture.
In recent years the gross yearly in
come from the roadside orchards has
run up to $4,000. About one-half Of
the total Is spent for maintenance, and
the great care bestowed upon the trees
furnishes an object lesson for the land
owners of the districts No example
Is needed by the peasants of the old
world in the matter of cultivating odd
corners, field borders and so on. Our
immigrant track labOrers bring with
them an appreciation Of every foot Of
land, and wherever road authorities
permit they raise crops on the strip Of
land between the track and the fence
Now that we are giving more attention
to thorough culture here the hint from
Hanover may lead to good results.
Corners of snake fences in this country
are seldom touched with the pillow or
hoe, and a vast acreage of productive
land which Europeans would turn to
account is allowed to grow up weeds
snd brier bushes.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21

ENTRY LIST IS UNUSUALLY LARGE

Crows and cackles of all sizes and
kinds, ear splitting in the aggregate
fill the old business college rooms at
the Sell building on Main street to-
day.
But a small proportion of the fowls
which will be on exhibition at the an
nual Walla Walla poultry show had
been brought this morning but enough
aristocrats of the barnyard mad ar
rived at noon to furnish mascots for
the democratic victories of a century
President 0. j. Group, and Secre-
tary Davis of the poultry association
and a corps of assistants were busy
this morning registering entries and
transferring the big feathered fellows
from the light coops in which they
were brought to the building to the
roomy affairs which line both sides OF
the room and form a double row up
and down the middle.
The birds will be on exhibition to-
night but the show will not open for
mally until tomorrow when it is ex-
pected the fowls will be on hand
While Walla Walla fanciers are in
the majority there will be many en-
tries from other cities in the state in
Guiding some from as far west as
North Yakima and Ellensburg.
Large List Of Entries.
The entries made up to noon today
no a. f01Iou-c
J. w. Terrell, Walla Walla, 20 S.
C. brown Leghorns.
c. A. Junst, Ellensburg; two brown
leghorns and seven silver laced wyan-
dOttes.
H. j. Schults, Walla Walla; Is S. c..
white leghorns.
Otto La Budde. Walla Walla, % S.
Wyandottes.
Babe Bros, Freewater; one S. G.
brown leghOrn; six S. c.. white leg
horns; three golden Wyandottes: five
white Wyandottes.
J. L. Vinson. Milton; four buff Or
pingtons.
F. e. Tolen. Milton; six buff Rocks.
IT. ~. d. Sloup, w ana w ana, q ~
c. black Minorca. Is S. c. white leg
horns.
P l. Ludwig. Waitsburg. II buff Or
pington.
Levi Smith. Sdarbuck: II Barred
Rocks
Mrs. George S Shaw, Sand Point;
Idaho: II barred Plymouth Rocks
w. T. Ellis, Walla Walla. IA barred
Rocks.
William Planski, Starbuck. six S. c.
white Leghorns; five buff Wyandottes.
James G. Wilder. North Yakima;
three buff Leghorns.
Harry Dickinson. Walla Walla; one
white Wyandotte; one S. c. brown
Leghorn.
R. Cunningham, Walla Walla. five
white Wyandottes.
E. P. Bryan. Walla Walla. one black
Langsham.
Mrs. Clara Mccormick. Walla Walla
three bronze turkeys.
William E. Gross, Walla Walla;
seven buff Cochin Bantams.
Russell, Short & Bros. 10 WAREHOUSE
Pit games.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21
Harness 5Gz Be- 81; M ~,
Telephone Main 89I Is Main

vey made last fall by Engineer Hurl-
burt of Portland
The settlers adjoining the reservation
line on the south hold that the Briggs
and Thompson surveys made several
years ago are the correct ones and the
ones upon which they made their filings
when the reservation was thrown open
to settlement. Should the department
accept the Hurlburt survey, which runs
south of the other two surveys, hun
dreds of acres of choice improved land
will be lost by the southern owners
to the settlers north of the line to sat
isfy the full claims Of the latter.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21
EAST S|OERS FORM COMBINE
Unite Their Strength in The
Legislature
WANT REFORMATORY IN WALlA WALlA
IF INSTITUTION is TO BE ESTAB.
LIsHED. THIS CITY is LOCI
CAL LOCATION.
WANT REFORMATORY IN WALlA WALn
OLYMPIA, Jan. 21.-(Specia

OLYMPIA. jan 21.-(SpeciaD--
The members of the house from the
smaller counties Of eastern Washing
ton have formed an organization FOR
the purpose of uniting their strength
on matters of interest to that sec
ton of the state. William T. Haler
man. of Ferry county was chosen
chairman and spokesman. One matter
in which the east side men are likely
to make fight is the proposition to
construct reformatory on the west
side. If such an institution is to be
established they will attempt to have
it located at Walla Walla wtere it can
be operated in connection with the
penitentiary.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21
Odd Definition of "Grafter."

What is the real definition of the
word CRATER" asked a friend of Will
liam Dudley FOulke.
CRATER. my friend, is susceptible OF
but one definition" said Mr.. FOulke
who mas just returned from investi-
eating the irregularities in the sale of
town lots in the Greek Nation. THE
correct definition of a CRATER is "a
white man who deals in Indian
titles. Chicago Chronicle.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21
WAS No WALlA WALlh THEN
Charles v. frush Talks Of the
Pioneer Days
SPOKANE WAS NOT ON MAP, EITHER
MAN WAS GLAD TO SEE INDIAN
OR COYOTE DURING LONG
VOYAGES.


Now. look here. young man." said
Charles w. F'rush. a pioneer of 1852
to an Oregon Journal reporter, when
the wind is from the southwest you
can look for warm weather. but when
it is from the east or northeast. look
out for cold weather. You don't need
a government weather man to tell you
that. either, after you have lived here
about II years.
But this weather is not so much. I
remember back in 1855 when the Will
lamette was frozen solid for two weeks
frozen SO solid that railroad train
could have crossed on the ice in safety.
That was the year 500 Indians came
down from the mountains and camped
on what is now the postoffice site. They
had a lovely grove to camp in on that
spot in those days.
Front street was the only thorough
fare. There was no First street. nor
Second street. nor Third street. Every
! thing was woods and pretty parks off
Front street.
Travelled BY Boat.
Those were the days when the
steamboat was the sole means of trans
pOrtatiOn. Oh. of course, an OK team
! would come down from some place up
in the valley occasionally. but we de-
pended on the steamboat for every
thing. There was one little affair that
used to grunt and puff it's way up
to Oregon City. where the only ma
chine shop in this section of the world
was located.
There were other steamers that
puffed and grunted on their way to
other nearby towns. but they We're
primitive affairs Much like the little
tub that brought me up from San Fran
cisco. She turned and kicked around
in the ocean for awhile. 1 have forgot
ten the exact number of days. and fin
ally landed me in Portland
Fishing Was Fine.
"Say. when l stand on the platform
of a car going through Walla Walla,
Spokane and other cities in the inland
empire l think of the time l passed
that way when there was no Walla
Walla or Spokane, and man was glad
to see a stray Indian or coyote-any
thing that had life in it.
THAT was the time l went from the
Dalles to Bitter Root. Montana. to
swear in a new Indian agent. The
journey was about $50 miles long and
it took me about a month to cover it,
but the fishing was fine. 1 had only
one Indian with me. He was my guide
and we had a pretty good time despite
the fact that We went for days at a
time without seeing a soul. 1t was
pretty lonesome.
1.-THE Whitman massacre? Well, there
was some dirty work mixed in--that
affair. That was about the only thing
the Indians would not tell me about.
I was their friend and they would
consult with me and tell me things
hat few men, could learn, but their
lips were always sealed about the mas
sacre, and have always believed that
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21
MEET OWL BOWlERS.
Charles Houtz Getting Up Team for
Ten-Pin Tournament.

Charles Houtz is organizing a bowl
ing team to accept the challenge OF
the Owls. A match game will be
played some evening this week, the
exact time not having yet been set.
There will be at least three games in
the tournament and perhaps five.
Each team will consist of five mem
bers and total pins will count Al
Harding is captain of the Owls team.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21
MAY LOSE By SURVEY

LEWISTON, Ida, Jan. 21-PrOperty
interests represented to be worth $780,
900 are invoved in a dispute over what
shall constitute the north boundary of
the NeZ Perez Indian reservation. Four
teen settlers owing farms south of the
abutting on the reservation line have
filed protest with the interior depart
ment against the acceptance OF the sur
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21

By the way, that awakened con-
science Of the states,'' which Secretary
Root declares Is the only salvation for
State authority, seems to be very much
in evidence. Nearly every state has
had a moral shakeup within recent
years, and in the majority of the pro-
gressive commonwealth the move
ment Is still seething
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21
Chief Cook at $4,000 a Year.
baltimore News

The chief culinary artist of the Cav
endish hotel in London is Mrs. Rose
Lewis, who is paid a salary of $4,000
year. The graduates of her kitchen
are always sure Of good positions, and
she draws the largest salary of any
female cook in the world.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21
N. s ELL
20 MAIN STREET.
BRAVE SOLDIER LOSES LIFE
Is Burned to Death During Efforts to
Help Extineuish Fire at
Haines. Alaska.

EAINFS. Alaska. Jan o1-The he
YoiC work of soldiers Of the Tenth in
fantry from Fort William II. Seward.
saved this city from total destruc-
ton by fire tnis morning. One SOL
der was burned to death.
The property loss will amount to
10000
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21

Wherever he may hail from, the aver
age citizen Is enough Of Missourian
to exclaim. "ShOw mew when he meets
up with this proposition Of the pros
perity boomer: I'm no other country
are the opportunities for acquiring q
million dollars so numerous as in this
country
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-01-21

Subscriptions for statue of Carlyle
in Scotland came in so slow that the
scheme for a memorial has been
changed to a tablet costing only a
third Of the amount asked for a statue
Probably the Scotch admirers Of the
sage Of Chelsea think his works are a
better memorial than anything in stone
or bronze