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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-22

Rawls for carrying unlawful pistol
and assault with intent to kill, were
all continued until next term.
The cases against Pierce Scott for
assault and battery with intent to kill
and carrying concealed weapons; j.
Will Quattlebaum for disposing ofpro-
perty under lien; and James Z. shealy
forviolation of dispensary iaw,we mol
pressed by the solicitor; Ed Wilson,
Will Smith, John Rondolph, Will
Mack, Sam Robertson, Davis Carter,
Rufus Davis, David Williams. George
Wright, Hamp, James and Sterling
Bean, were up for gambling at Cayce,
last Sunday night. They all plead
guilty. and were given $4,000 or ninety
days.
The grand jury will conclude it's
work today.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-22
Selma Notes.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Weather conditions have been de-
lightful for few days, but roads,
well, the rural mail carriers can tell
your readers about them) are in a
desperate condition with slim pros
pect for improvement before dry
Weather sets in.
1t is earnestly hoped that the pres
ent session Of tho legislature will be
able to improve on the present road
Law. Hseems to me thst too many
people are exempt from road duty.
1--we, OF the Fork, we're free from the
railroad bond tax, 4 would be in favor
sf aspecisl lazy for road work, but
we sre now psying seven and one
halt mills tsonr railroad debt, and
have about ssmuch road tax as We
en- conyenlsntay carry. The national
msetnalant gonld help nsosome 1.-THE
sihS oSsssy ss spent i6f Wort thlesv seeds were
aflphSd to road Improvements. @4',5 g
Il am glad to say that Mr.. James W.
qhapmaH Rha has been very SICK
With pneumonia tor the past ten
days, is improving, much to the de-
light Of his many friends.
Hurrah for the Dispensaryl
!. lam much pleased with recent Inn
provements in the grand old Dispatch
the best county paper that i have
ever seem. May it's influence for
good still increase. II.
= Selma, Jan. 20.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-22
Dispensaries Make Big Sales.

According to the report of State
Dispensary Auditor West, the dispen-
saries in n>South Carolina sold during
1907 the enormous amount of S2,691, :
663.43. Ofthis amount the Lexington
county dispensaries sold $4S,3T.74.
The above figures only show the
amount of liqnor sold since the inaug-
uration of the Carey-C Cothran law.
The net profits of the dispensaries
in this county amounted to So, ,99s.89.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-22
Criminal Court.

The spring term of our criminal
court convened here Monday morning,
with Judge John S. Wilson OF Man.
ming, presiding. The Judge is fanail-
lar with the courts, having been SO
lcitor for about 10 years, before his
elevation to the bench, and we trust
for him a. speedy term with our con-.
rested business.
However, the work up to this time
akes it look as if there will be con-
dderable criminal business carried
over The law only allows Us one
week, and with IS cases brought over
from last term and sa prisoners in
jail Sc the opening OF the term, to be
tried, it IS utterly impossible TO try
them ii one week. Then too, by an
aet olE the general assembly in 1902,
sSISen b holiday falls on Sunday, the
flay following is made one also, and
sas last Sunday was Lees birthday
and . legal holiday, Monday was OBJ
served BY . ruling OF Judge Wilson.
So the court met Tuesday morning.
s.. %. Price was drawn to complete
fhs sbsened5 Jsmea Hite, IN the:
grand jury Ind John Bell Towill was
elected forsman for this year.
Tie docket Was then called and the.
6sst case taken up was against Robt.
Rocf and Wil Caswell aged g and
91 ye1 respectively, under indict-
nent for grand arcsny from tho
& I'm sof &. 81. Williams, at Irene. In
nfeas Ell her last: Ittook
susil ths alnner hour 81 q. get = jnry. as
s dsisasnts sxercised q challen-
- sad ths stste 5. 20 that II men
ld not be secured ont of the reg
4 & @ petfs jalors. From the i've
s. % tke foalosfing eass irswn:
50. E BaJIenttns, q. .. Smith, 3. T.
spss ana Earle sesys The inry was;
eonpaeted with Mr.. Ba1lentne -
I sfosenaa. TIE testimony was begun
81 = >. M, and one witness WIS ex-
asnirlsa up 70 the closing hour, six
O'Clock. ssgss' q
Ikese arsa great number Of witnesses
ii attendanee, and by order Of the
Judge we're excluded from the court
xocrA
TfIs solicitor, Mr.. AsbiIl and Mr..
Martin represent the state, and
Messrs. Graham s. Sturhe and w.
"a. Sharpe appear for Che, defense.
Ehos, Hylerss case charging him
with shooting at 9 train, w. w. Har-'
ris Tor assault and battery with intent
TO Hill and carrying concealed weap-
ons, Lonnie Ellisor for car breaking
and larceny, Edward and Eugene
Moye for assault and battery with
intent to kill, Geo. Ferguson for yio-
lating dispensary law. Jas. y. Sbealy
for rape, David Day for carrying un.i
lawful weapon, r B. and ETA. Qnatr:
tlebaum for disposing Of property an
der lien, Rosa Lee sterenberg and.
VIM. Can't for assault and battery
with intent to I'LL and carrying con:
cealed weapon, Wm- and CLANCY
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-22
BANKS CALL IN =.
CERTIFICATES
Columbia Clearing House Association
Doesn't Need Them-The Money is
Plentiful.

Plentiful.
The members of the Columbia Clear
ing House association met yesterday
and decided to call in and cancel all
clearing house certificates issued un-
der the guarantee and authority of the
Columbia Clearing House association.
the clearing house certificates filled
need at the time of the money panic,
but while the banks of Columbia nev-
er really needed money they felt that
the certificates would tighten the stress
for currency. The certificates have
served their purpose and the banks of
Columbia passed resolutions calling in
the certificates and all certificates that
now find their way to the banks will
be checked up and Cancelled; that is,
new certificates will not be issued and
those now in circulation, when they
reach the banks, will be retired from
circulation. The Columbia cerf ieates
have been accepted with eagerness
with the endorsement of all the hanks
of the city, but now the panic is re-
garded as being at an end they are to
be retired and the white money will
soon be memory.
The Columbia banks issued certifi-
cates amounting to $4,000 and they
were good until March 1, but the rapid
increase in currency induced their ac-
tion.-The State, 17th.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-22
Lad Killed By Tssi.

Little Lucas Scott. the s-year-o1d
Aon of Mr.. Walter Scott, Of Bethune,
was instantly killed by train on
Friday. The little fellow was at
tempting TO cross the track on his way
h6lss from school when the terrible
raccidenb happened.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-22

Fifteen murder cases to be tried
and one assassin st large is q pretty
bad record. But there is consolatieN.
in the fact that only two white men
are involved Orangeburg Times and
Democrat.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-22
Policeman Killed by
ESCAPED Convict.

Policeman w. A. Clyde, of Sumter,
was shot and killed on Monday night
by Toney Moses, a negro, an escaped
Convict, while attempting to capture
the negro. Moses escaped and has
not been captured.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-22
The General Assembly.

The South Carolina legislature is
now in session, having convened in
Columbia on Tuesday last. So far
there has been but little work Of an
important nature accomplished. Sew
eral bills have been introduced in both
houses, but the real work of the ses-
sion has hardly begun. Several pro-
hibition bills have been drawn up,
IN the upper and lower house, while
number of amendments to the
Carey-C othran law have been offered; !;
butnothing along this line in the way
Of permanent legislation has been
done.
However, the house has done one
good thing if nothing else be accom-
plished. Hereafter the annual State
ball win not be held in the hall Of the
House of Representatives. This has
been definitely decided by the house.
The floor has but recently been laid
with new carpets, and new furniture
has been added, all of which would
necessarily hare to be removed in
order for the dancestp be ccessfnlly
carried out. The question caused q
great deal Of discussion, but the
aclincher was finally put on by Mr..
Sharpea Of Lexington.
Went 70 Winthrop College.
On Haturday the delegation went to
Winthrop College Ia answer to q 1spe-
sciaI invitation from President John
SON. The party numbered oyer 200,
INCLUDING seversl lydies and newspa-
per men. The entertainnaant Is Win
thropwss sll :thst could be expectM
genuine cid time Christmss tur-
10y dinner being seryed BY the young
daughtersof the Conf dorsey.
The inyitstion TO the Lawmakers
svasup doubt prempted BY the grow.
ing denand for moro room ct Win.
throp andto get the legislature to
pass an appropriation bin for that
purpose. It issafe TO say that IN this
Mr.. johnson win NOT be disappointed,
for e was apparent to every member
OF the party that the school needs
more room. Ills claimed that the
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17
Mines, Mills and Mining.

Custer county is one of the richest mining sections in the world,
but at present it needs better transportation, and capital to develop
its rich mining districts. In some states and territories mining
and agriculture, though progressing hand in hand, are yet nearly
of each other. The farmers market is widened by
the miner, to be sure, but not relying on home consumption ex-
clusively, he can exist and prosper, but in this county the miner
and farmer depend upon each other to a great extent. Let us for
! moment call the attention of the capitalist to some of the most
important mining districts and mines in the county, viz Mackay.
with its great copper mines; Morgan creek; Garden creek lead and
silver mines; Bayhorse district with its famous Ramshorn, Skvlark
and dozens of rich lead.silver and gold bearing mines; Poverty
Flat; Centennial Flat; East Fork; Clayton; Slate creek; Thompson
creek; Robinson Bar; Stanley Basin, with placer and quartz; Fish.
er gold mines; Sheep Mountain and Seafoam, with their hundreds,
of rich lead-silver mines; Loon creek, placer and cold quartz min.
es; Washington Basin gold mines; and the celebrated Yankee Fork
district, which is gold-silver ores, and embraces within its confines.
hundred OF mines, the most prominent producers at this time being
the Lucky Boy and Yankee Fork. Custer county also has several
quartz mills and smelters-fve quartz mills at Custer; a dredge
ooat and mill at Stanley; d smelter at Clayton ;concentrator at Bay.
morse, and a new 8OO-ton smeter at Mackay. In Custer county has.
nearly 5000 located mining claims, and yet the vast region has not
been half prospected.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17
Agriculture and Stock-Raisine.

Agriculture ably supplements the mining industry in onricbino.
TINS county. The Salmon river. rising in the Sawtootb mountains
north OF Wood river, enters on its southwestern border. and pur.
ouns " AsA"s course IN general north-easterly direction, receiv-
es the waters of ten large creeks besides the East FoI, Thoso
streams together with Lost river ana its tributaries. flow through
thousand OF acres OF arable land still uncultivated. Since the hand
~ lou - lorcV 10 supply what nature %withholds, irrigation takes.
tie place of rain: and the water that annually COS 10 1ost would
make Verdant fruitful valleys out of deserts, would convert the.
n silence OF Iesolation into the sounds from many homes. Agri-
M ~" =. Inv oil otner industries OF the county, is in its infancy.
The time is not distant when large irrigatinC canals nil 10 taI,on
y y ol salmon river which has an endless water supply. and many
thousands OF acres of rich s~agebrush land along the river will be
h o,'l n n farms OF this county produce wonderful yields Of
harvested each year. "PS ~
Stook,groWing is one of leading industries of the county. and
"~n ue usually mia winters in the valleys and excellent summer
each year derive" its largest amount of revenues in the wav Of
taxes each year from the stock growers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17
QUEER INSURANCE CASES.
Instances In Which the Sadly Ora
matte Has Been Upper
most.

A good story is told of a betting man
who was in the habit of regularly pur-
chasing a railway insurance ticket
whenever he went on his travels. Once
he failed to do so, and his train wa
In imminent danger. His disgust knew
no bounds. Here / have been betting
on this coming off all my life" he said,
and now that it has, - if I've got a
bit ont"
There is one sadly dramatic history
associated with an insurance ticket. A
gentleman purchased one prior to
starting OF a journey, and, as is fire.
qnently done, posted it home to his wife
from the departure station. The ticket
wa delivered simultaneously with an
intimation from the railway
announcing that he had lost his life in
a railway accident.
In the case of the Tay bridge disaster
an insurance ticket was discovered up
on the body of one Of the victims. The
ticket had been reduced to absolute
pulp by the action of the sea water, but
under n microscope the printing could
still be traced. The there
upon admitted the claim and July paid
over the amount of the insurance
money.
After the death of one victim of a
railway accident his estate was proved
at $1,000 rs Id. An insurance ticket
represented the pounds column of
the above figures, while his personal
estate" accounted for the remaining
seven shillings one pence.
One man in passing under a low arch
way slightly forced his hat down over
his eyes and straighway died from a
fracture of the skull. 1t was found
afterward that his headpiece was of
such abnormal thinness that the light
est blow thereon at any period of his
life must infallibly have proved fatal.
And yet he reached middle agel
Another gentleman, also a policy
holder, exhibited totally opposite quail
tiles. He fractured his skull by a fall,
but walked about in complete igno-
rance of the fact for six weeks. AT the
end Of that time he became i'll and
died.-Railway Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17
SPILLED HER LUNCH.
Sorry Accident to n Stylish Young
Woman in "a street Car.

Woman in "a Street Car.
The passengers on an early-morning
train connecting with this city were
treated TO a thoroughly enjoyable scene
the other morning, says the Brooklyn
Enterprise. At one of the small sta
tions a young lady boarded the train.
She was dressed rather stylishly, but
a veil covered a rather plain face. She
switched down the aisle like a queen.
She barely deigned TO glance at the
other passengers in the car and when
she did her nose rose p~erceptibly at the.
tip in a manner that spread the impress
sion of contempt.
She carried a Boston bag and the air
of a millionaire. There was but one
seat vacant. This was beside a good
looking, nicely dressed young man who
was reading a paper.
When sh@ came to this seat she
Topped down heavily and tossed her
bag to the seat between herself and the
young man. Two seconds later the
young man leaped from his seat and
q string of earnest words of doubtful
origin fell from his lips like vipers from
the lips of the young woman in the
fable.
The startled passengers looked to see
what had caused this outburst. They
saw-and then they laughed. The nice
looking Boston bag contained an ordi-
nary, everyday working girl lunch.
One Of its features was a jar of cof-
fee, which had broken in the descent
and flowed freely over the young mans
new fall coat and trousers.
He went into the smoking car, swear
ing %profusely. She murmured a weak
apology and spent her time in hopping
nm the seat
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17
The ~NInErnph.

The yiagraph is a newly-invented ma
chine for accurately determining the
inequalities of a road surface. 1t re-
sembles q sledge, and in principle is a
straight edge applied continually to the
road on which it may be drawn. The
machine carries II roll of paper which
receives the impression of two pencils.
One OF these is fixed and marks u per-
fectly straight line, while the other
rises and falls according to the vari-
atoms of the surface. These variations
are transmitted by a serrated wheel
which travels on the road surface and
is attached to one endof a lever which is
pivoted / N the centeF. At the opposite
end of the lever is the second pencil,
and as the wheel rises and falls with
the undulations of the road surface the
pencil rises and falls correspondingly,
thus making an infallible record of the
surface. The viagraph has been ex-
tensively used in England, where its
records have been frequently used by
bicyclists for the purpose of showing
the authorities how much some roads
are in need of repair. Such a record is
the more valuable as a piece of testi-
mony from the fact that the actual de-
gree of ~unevenness of a given road can
be indicated where desired by a numer-
zeal index in feet, which can be at
tached to the machine.-St. Louis Re-
public.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17
MEN OF BUTTER AND EGGS.
Hollands Farmer Folk Were Too
Much for spain's HauEhty A
DOnB. \

When Philip ii. debated the question
of coercing with fire and sword the
Dutchman who did not like the Spanish
inquisition OF taxes, which they them
selves did not vote, the duke of Alva
counseled violent measures, for in his
eyes the rebels were only ''men of but
ter" Nevertheless he found that these
men so fond of cows and hens could
hold his veterans at bay, finally over
come them in the field and after 80
years leave poor Spain "a broken
backed tiger"
Indeed, in time of war country folk
with baskets of eggs and butter eX-
cited no suspicion, even to alert senti-
nels. Taking advantage of this fact,
Sir Francis We're determined to recap
ture from the Spaniards the Zutphen
scOnces, or forts, by a stratagem. In
1891 he picked out some lusty and hand
some young soldiers and dressed most
of them like the Gelderland egg wom-
en- and the rest as beers. With bundles
of vegetables, baskets of eggs and but
ter, but also with triggers and pistols
inside their clothes, they were ferried
across the river by twos and threes.
They sat near the gate of the fort, be-
ing already, at the brink of day, chat
ting and gesticulating, as if in some
tremendous argument about the rise
or fall of market prices. Then, accord
ing to agreement, We're sent some cav
airy forward, as if approaching, and the
pretended country people ran in
feigned terror toward the fort. The
gates were at once thrown open to re-
ceive them. They all streamed in, threw
of their DISCUSSES and in a few min
utes were in possession of the forts OF
the town, where the gallant Sir Philip
Sidney afterwards lost his life-by be-
ing more rash and less shrewd than the
veteran Vere.-Harper's Bazaar.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT.

The South Packer Gold Mining Company,
Limited.
Location OF principal place OF business
Challis, Idaho.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That at u
meeting OF the Board OF Directors OF the South
Packer Gold Mining Company, Limited, a cor
poratlon, hela NJ Challis, Idaho, on the goth
day OF August, 1898, an assessment OF one a.
mill per share was levied on the capital stock
OF the corporation, payable October 10th, 1908,
10 j. @. Fox, Treasurer, vt Challis. Idaho.
Any stock upon which this assessment re-
mains unpaid ga October 10th, 1908, will be de-
linquent, and advertised for saie at public auc-
ton, and unless payment is made before, will
be sold ON the 9th day OF November, 1905, TO
pay the dclinqlout assessment, together With
the costs OF advertising and expenses of sale.
GEO. 4. KEYES, Secretary
Challis, Idaho
FIRST publication Sept. 18TH, 1908. WI
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17
ROOTS ENTwINEo HIM.
An Oak Tree sundered the Collin of
John Randolph.


John Rapdolph, of Roanoke. died
June "a, 1888, at the City hotel in Phila-
delFhia, where he had gone to set sail
for England. On his way there, says the
Philadelphia Times, Ire passed through
Washington, and, dragging his enact
ated body with difficulty to the senate
chamber, again met Henry Clay. The
former enemies had a touching inter
view and parted, for the last time, in
peace and good viii.
Randolph was carried to Virginia and
buried under the pines of Roanoke in
the midst of that solitude which he had
always craved in life. Many years later
his remains were removed to Hollywood
cemetery in Richmond, and a handsome
monument placed over them by John
Randolph Bryan.
In making the removal it was found
that his body was buried no less than
eight feet in the ground; the triple lead
coffin was with difficulty removed, as
the roots of an old oak had burst it
asunder and wrapped round and round
his body, holding him in n long en-
brace close to the state he had loved so
well.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17
NOVEL TREATMENT.
The Russians Take an Ant hath to
Cure RhcumatIsm.

Ahe hussinns Take an Ant Hath to
Cure RhcumatIsm.
The Russian peasants, more especial
ly those residing in the.neighborhood
OF Moscow, have a peculiar and original
method of treating themselves for that
bane of mankind, rheumatism. Many
cures, even in very bad cases, are, it
is claimed, effected by making the pa
tient take ant baths, says an exchange.
The mamie of preparing these baths
is as follows: An anthill is sought, and
when found, a sack is filled with ants,
ants eggs, and if it be considered neces-
sary, a certain quantity of the earth
which composes the hill. The sack is
then closed Theoretically and carried to
the home of the sufferer. A warm bath
is already prepared here, and the sack
is plunged bodily into the hot water.
Soon this latter begins to give off a pc
euliar pungent odor, characteristic of
formic acid. The bath is now ready for
the patients immersion. The action of
the bath on the skin is one of intense
Irritation, and the result seems to be n
drawing out of the evil, and the con-
sequent disappearance of the rheumatic
pains.
1t is advisable for anyone who NAV
be tempted to try this remedy to be
careful not to remain too long in the
ant bath, as the consequences might be
a total Reorganization of the skin.
which would peel off, due to the violent
action of the acid. j..
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17
TOO MUCH
Jamaica Overrun with the Oestruc-
tive Animals.

Jamaica Overrun with the Oestruc-
tive Animals.
In 1872 Mr.. w. Bancroft Espeut inn
ported four pairs of the Indian mon
goose for the purpose of destroying
the ''cane-piece rat" Ten years later,
says Nature, ii was estimated that the
saving to the colony through the work
of this animal amounted to { 100, eco an
nuahy. Their came a sudden change in
the aspect of affairs. 1t was found that
the mongoose destroyed all ground
nesting birds, and that the poultry, as
well as the insectiverouS reptiles and
batrachians of the island, were being
eNterminated by it. Injurious insects
increased in consequence a thousand
fold; the temporary benefits of the in-
PRODUCTION were speedily wiped away,
and the mongoosc became a pest.
Domestic animals, including young
pigs, kids, lambs. newly-dropped calves,
puppies and kittens, were DESTROYED by
it, while it also ate ripe bananas. pine
apples, young corn, avocado pears,
sweet potatoes, cocoas, yams, peas.
sugar cane, meat and salt provisions
and fish. Now we are told nature has
made another effort to restore the bal
ance. With the increase of insects due
to the destruction by the mongoose Of
their destroyerS has come an increase
of ticks, which arc destroying the mon
goose, and all Jamaicans rejoice.