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Arizona republican., 1908-04-09
FRENCH ARMY CONTRACTORS
Being Investigated on Suspicion 0
 Fraud.

Paris. April S.-It is believed that a great scandal in the commissary de- partment of the French army has been discovered. and developments are awaited with keen interest. It was learned recently that rations sent to some of the garrisons in the eastern frontier were unfit for consumption.
 Minister of War Picquart at once issued orders by telegraph that sup plies of food delivered by certain con tractors be seized and sent to Paris for microscopic examination. That much of the food was unclean and un-
Arizona republican., 1908-04-09
[ Personal Mention

J. A. Pitts and wife of Ash Fork were guests of the Hotel Adams yes terday.
 Mir and Mrs. E. B. King are among the visitors in Phoenix.
 Prof. R. H. Forbes of Tucson was a business visitor here yesterday.
 The following were registered at the Hotel Adams: F. Gregory, Boston; B. J. Jones' LosAngeles A. NJ. Miller, New York City: Mir. and Mrs. F. B. King. New York City; Fenneburgh. San Francisco; w. NJ. Kinskol. Den yer; David B. Kline. Los Angeles.
 At the Ford yesterday were regis tered: E. A. Vanderven. Elgin, IIl.; W. D. Hammond Los Angeles; F.. w. West, Los Angeles: w A. Hitchcock, Los Angeles; Alfred H. Orme. Los An geles.
 The following were registered al the Commercial yesterday: J. F. Mahoney. Benson; NJ. E. Joseplin. Wendendale; Mrs. r.. B. F'arnsworth. Wenden; Miss kittie Welsh. Wenden; Fredrick Rich ards. Gila Crossing.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-09
LAcEs AND EMeRoIDERIEs.

Extra qualities of fine Normandie Vals. in widths ? to inches; values up to 25c and fine eambric fIounc- ing and corset cover embroideries in values up to 4Oc. Special yard ..-.-. ..-.-.....-...-. .-10c
Arizona republican., 1908-04-09
TOO HAPPY TO LIVE.

A question now arises. can a person by using SeXine Pills. become too happy to live? No. But a person who feels so weak and nervous that life seems a burden can be made happy by building him or herself up by the ust of SeXine Pills. Price, $i a box ( boxes S5. Address or call Elvey & Hu. lett where they sell all the principa and do not substitute.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-09
COAST aASE BALL.
SOLDIERS ASSAsSINATEO
A Bloody Demonstration in the Streets
 Of Lisbon.

Lisbon, April S.-TwO soldiers were assassinated today while standing near the Necessidades Palace. The sol diers. The soldiers. who wore civilian clothes. were killed by d small group of men who sprang at them. with drawn revOlvers. By the time the po- lice reached the scene the assassins had escaped.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-09
Does not Color the Hair
 AYERS HAIR NIGOR
AYERS HAIR VJGOR

of notes J. P. Morgan and Go. an- nounced late today that the holders of Erie notes amounting to s5,500,00O, which matured today would either be paid part in cash for the notes, or given an option of taking the new g. year per cent notes or per cent new notes and cash. The offer of Har- riman was accepted by the board of directors of the railroad today.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-09
BANK CASHIER SUICIDES

Stoughtoh. Wis. April s. - NJ A. Johnson. cashier of the First National Bank of Stoughton. committed suicide at his home here today by inhaling gas. He was healthy and the bank so far as is known. is in excellent finan- cial condition
Arizona republican., 1908-04-09
ARIZONA REPUBLICAN,

equipped with this device may be as- sailed but the vault will never be en- tered either al night or in a daylight robbery
Arizona republican., 1908-04-09
HARTMAN HELPS.

- New York. April S.-After the offer of Hartman to furnish funds tO meet the obligations of the Erie Railroad Co. by the purchase of thelnew large issue
Arizona republican., 1908-04-09

fit to eat has been established and the investigation is being continued.
Arizona republican., 1908-04-09

The cost of good tea is so very little: only a third of a cent a clpl a cent and-a-half or two cents for the family breakfast
 Your grocer returns your money II you dsnt Ike SchjllinF's Best: vs pay him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-12-06

We showing here three pieces of eleven-piece
bed suit consisting of dresser with 24x3O-n
mirror wash stand 18x20n. mirror, bed with
heavy roll foot board four good broad chairs with
straight backs, large rocker table
with 4nch top of springs with 100 coils and
35-pound cotton mattress, this sale tor
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28

Governor of the State Of South Caro-
lima, by virtue Of the power conferred
upon me by the Constitution and Laws
of this State, do hereby order,
/. That an election be held in the
territory embraced within the proposed
new county on the fiteenth day Of
December A. D. 1908, upon the question
of creating the said new county, and
that, at such election, the qualified
electors within the proposed area shall
he allowed to vote upon said question,
those favoring the proposed new coun-
ty to vote eyes" and those opposed to
vote ono"
3. That the commissioners Of State
and County elections of the counties Of
Aiken, Lexington and Orangeburg re-
spectively shall make all necessary ar
rangements for holding said election.
shall appoint managers and do all other
things necessary for the holding of said
election; that the County Supervisors
of the said counties respectively shall
have prepared printed tickets and fur
nish same to the Commissioners Of
Election to be sent out to the managers
of election for the use of the voters.
8. That at the said election the ques-
ton of name and county seat for
such county shall also be submitted to
the said qualified electors.
4. That said election shall be held
under the same rules and regulations as
are provided by law for regular county
elections; that the managers shall be
sworn before entering upon the dis
charge Of their duties and shall open
the polls at seven o'clock in the morn
ing and keep the same open until four
O'Clock in the afternoon. when the polls
shall be closed, the votes counted, re-"
turn of the number of votes polled for
and against, signed and certified to by
the managers of election which to-
gether with the ballot box, ballots and
poll list shall be turned over to the COM
missioners of election, as required by
law; that the commissioners Of election
shall then, as now required by law, tab
ulate the vote and make return thereof
to the Governor of the State and to the
Secretary of State and file q copy OF
same with the Clerk Of Court of Com
mon Pleas for each Of said counties OF
Aiken, Lexington and Orangeburg.
In Testimony Whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and caused the
Great Seal of the State to be af-
fixed at Columbia this seven.
teenth of October, in the year of
Ills. ]our Lord, One Thousand, Nine
Hundred and eight, and in the
Independence of the United
States of America the one hum
dred and thirty-third.
NJ. F. ANSEL,
Governor.
By the Governor.
r. M. MCCOWN,
Secretary of State.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28

The wholesome, harmless green leaves
and tender stems of a lung healing
mountainous shrub, give to DR.. Shops
Cough Remedy it's curative properties.
Tickling or dry bronchial coughs quick
lv and Safely yield to this highly e1fec-
tive Cough medicine. DR.. Shoop as
sures mothers that they can with safety
give it to even very young babes. NO
opium, no chloroform-absolutely moth
ing harsh or harmful. 1t calms the dis
tressing cough, and heals the sensitive
membranes Accept no other. Demand
DR.. Shops. Sold by Daufmann Drug
Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
PROCLAMATION.
fI|||5|l1I|If(@| f51I(
State OF South Carolina,
Executive Department.

Whereas, Petitions signed by more
than one. third of the qualified electors
of those portions of Aiken, Lexington
and Orangeburg counties proposed to
he cut off to form the new county (com-
monty known as Edisto county, and
embraced in the following lines, to wit:
Reeinning sat point about one mile
below Merritt's bridge at Drury's Blutf
on South Edisto river, Aiken county,
thence north to point on the east
boundary of right Of way Of Two
Notch road, where said road crosses
Nolen branch, thence the eastern boun-
rlary of said road to Southern Railway,
crossing near Samaria church, Lexing-
ton county, thence direct line to the
.Jones' new mill, on Black creek, thence
a direct line to point half mile south
of The residence of J. E. Dunbar, thence
a direcr line to Daniel Hltto mill, on
Cedar creek, thence along the southern
boundary of right of way of Waters
Ferry road to the Hooker pond, thence
down Salem branch to North Edisto
river. Orangeburg county, from mouth
oof said branch to a direct line to old
lack pond on Little Beaver creek,
thence a direct line to twenty-one
mile post on the Nineiy-Six road,
thence direct line to Tampa mill on
east Good Lane creek. thence direct
line to l49 mile post on Southern rail-
road. thence direct line to Stromans
mill on Dean swamp, thence down
Dean swamp creek to South Edisto
river. thence up said river to poiut of
hepinning," were filed with me as Gov
ernor of the State, asking that said por-
tion Of these counties be permitted to
vote ON the establishment of new
And Whereas, the boundaries Of the
nroposed new county, the number OF
inhabitants, the taxable property, as
shown by the last tax returns, and that
the proposed lines do not run nearer
than eight miles to any court house
now established, are also set forth IN
said petition.
AID Whereas, the report of ma
iority of the commission appointed by
me to ascertain the facts as provided
for in the Acts Of 1905, as to whether
the requirements of the Constitution as
to area. distance, wealth, population, ct
cetera. have been complied with, has
been fled, stating that the law
had been fully complied with, and the
number of square miles in the proposed
new county commonly known as Ed
isto county, is four hundred and twenty
six (426) square miles, leaving to the
county of Aiken more than five nun
dred $500 square miles, to the county
of Lexington more than five hundred
15OOl SQUARE miles and to the county OF
Orangeb1rg more than five hundreo
$500 square miles. 49,,
Now, Therefore, l, NJ. r. Ansel' as
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
Trespass n Office.

All persons are hereby forbidden to
hunt, fish or otherwise trespass upon
the lands of the undersigned lying to
the east of the State road, about eight
miles from Columbia in Lexington
county, under the penalty of the law.
E. w. MOVE,
Mrs. E. @. MOVE,
E. f. MOYE,
j. B. NUNAMAKER,
n. W. BROOKER.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28

Take your meals at Ben David's
Parlor Restaurant while attending the
State Fair.
For your school supplies, pencils,
pens, ink, tablets, etc., always come
to The Bazaar.
School books, pencils, tablets of all
kinds for sale cheap at The Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
Tito gsOAVs -

Robert Smith, brother OF Sydney
Smith and an ex-advocate general. on
one occasion engaged In an argument
with q physician over the relative mer.
it's Of their respective professions.
Il don't say that all lawyers are
crooks" said the doctor, "but you'll
have to admit that your profession
doesn't make angels Of men,"
NO" retorted Smith, you doctors
certainly have the best Of us there
Rochester Herald.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
KEN His Word.

Mabel Jack proposed to me last
night.
Stella-Poor fellow! So be did keep
bis word after all7
Mabel-Why, what do you mean?
Stella - When I refused him last
week be said It would cause him to do
something desperate-Detrott Tribune
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
The Real Need.

They say that laziness Is caused by
q germ. What fine thing it would be
if we could find something to kill the
thing"
"Oh, no I know something finer
than that Think how much nicer it
would be if We could all find some way
to crafty it"-Hebrew Standard.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
Too Easx For Him.

Beverly wants to play the fool IN
YOUR new drama"
Beverly! Not much! I want him
to earn his salary. He certainly can't
expect me to pay him for standing
around and acting natural" - CleTe'
land Plain Dealer.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
Trespass Notice.

This is to notify all persons not to
hunt or trespass in any manner whatso-
ever upon our lands. The law will be
enforced against all trespassers.
J. D. B. Harman,
E. A. Roof,
J. w. Price,
J. G. Zenker
Oct. 14-4W1
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
Che News
BULLETIN BOARD
TEN P0WND BOY BORN
TO MR. & MFRS. BILL JONES
GREAT EXCITEMENT

Am happy?
Well. say. old chappy.
Get next. get wise.
Does the sun rise?
Are the birds singing?
Did you ever hear Joy bells ringing?
Well. that's me-
Whee!
Say, I'm all to the merry.
And the one original cherry
In the glass.
I'm sure in the Al class
Ny vest?
Yes. I suppose my chest
Has expanded come.
By gum.
I feel like frtsky colt!
Say. did you ever get 5oft
OF gladness,
Knocking all your sadness
Into spots? Me? Well guess
Yes!
Here, have a cigar.
Not smoking? Now. wouldn't that Jar
And not drinking?
Say, cheer up! I'm a-th!nking
You're out Of sorts
Say,
Amt the day
A beauty? Great weather.
I feel as light as feather.
I'm the pure. concentrated brand
OF happiness in the Land!
Well, I'm amazed!
Salary raised2
Nav!
For hat, heehaw!
You don't know?
Gee! You're slow.
Thought it was an over the bloomtn'
town.
Why, it's enough to knock a man up
side down
With Joy.
Say-its boy!
John Bunke1 IN Puck.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
Nautical Note

II an very sorry to hear, Captain
Salter, that your wife left You so un-
tremendously"
MY mistake, sir. I took her for
mate, and she proved to be skipper"
Current Literature.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
This Was Too Frank.

Gerald-You talk to me ls Il ypo
thought was fool.
Geraldine-I thought you wanted rue
to be perfectly frank With you.-Bohe.
mian Magazine.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
Information Desired

"Say, paw
"What is it?'
'tCan q man who IS rounded of at
the corners be called square man."
what kind Of q man is one who IS
rounded OF at the corners?'
"a bowlegged one." New York
Press
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
a 1ryino Position.

"Why don't you make your husband
promise to quit playing the races?"
II did once" answered young Mrs.
Torkins. "He had me worried half to
death showing me all the chances to
make money he was missing. g."-Wash-
ington Star.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
In Soite Of the Panic,

Stranger-What is that crowd doing
in front Of the bank? Has 1t failed?
Policeman-Oh, no! The depositors
are merely having a run for their
money.-ChIcago News. .
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
Crime AGAINST Humanity.

CrIme Ngalhst HumahIty'
I'VE are told to cast our bread upon
the waters" said young wife.
"But don't you do 1t" replied her
husband. "a vessel might run against
it and get neutrality-suspicious.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
Eindinq Himself.

Ibid you wake up and find yourself
famous!'
NO." answered the orator who bad
attracted attention by an III advised
speech; II found myself famous and
then woke up."-Washington Star.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28

Isabel, when we are married IN
tend to get small farm and go In foz
raising SQUADS"
"Oh, how lovely: And III help You
to pick them when they're fipe."-
Browning's Magazine.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
Mashina and Mathematics.

MASKING and Mathematics.
Hewitt-I never could remember fg.
ures-never cared for them, In fact
JewettJThen why do you always sit
In the front row Qt the theatEf APucA
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
How One Helps the Other.

How One Helps the Other.
Her-The one ambition Of the aver.
age man is to make money.
Him-And the one ambition of the
average woman IS to spend tide
trOit Tribune
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-28
Pants! Pants!

Buying Pants and selling them for
less than value is a hobby with US. So
great an outlet have we for pants that
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-08-20
Pleased by Airship Performances

keep improving. Delagrange uses eX- actly the same machine as l do"
 Progress in the development of the flying machine may be best obtained by public experimenting, said Farman. He continued:
 Tt is better to do everything pub licly. It is difficult enough, any way, and it is better for others to see what you are doing and for you to see what they are doing, each improving by noticing the mistakes of the other Of course, the great difficulty in flying is the gusts of air l never had but one bad accident, and that was worse for the machine than for me. A steady strong wind is what you want. Then you can make a good flight.
 Among the other difficulties to be met with in aeroplane flight is the presence of trees, houses and high structures which divert the wind from its true course
 Has the aeroplane future so far as practicability is concerned?"
 Yes, replied Farman. Tt will have future to very great extent. l think the aeroplane will be safer than the auto or other methods of conveyance. It will be so easy and so ouick !"
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-08-20

NEW YORK-The arrest of 32 mem " bers of The First Assembly of Christ in Brooklyn has called the at tehtion of church as well as local au. thorlties to the number of religious societies in and about New York who have succeeded in keeping themselves uhder cover, although in many in stances their rites and ceremonies are as peculiar as those practised by the Brooklyn band. The First Assembly Of Christ courted rather than avoided observation They were arrested while going through a ceremony called drawing the dragon
 John Augustus Walls National Church promised permanent exist ence when it came into existence in January, 1907, in the Berkeley Ly- ceum. The sect announced that it was founded on the principle of the Golden Rule, had no creed, and was not governed by any dogma
 The Holy Rollers still maintain an organization in New York, but
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-08-20

leg would have hard time getting around, but Rover, family pet owned by Frank s. Learned of this place. romps and runs as lively with his wooden leg appendage as if he had the use of all four feet.
 Last summer. while MT. Learned was running a moving machine in a hay field the dog playfully jumped at him, and had his left forefoot cut off by the swiftly moving steel knives.
 Mir. Learneds friends thought Rover would have to be killed, feeling sure that the dog would be helpless crip- pie the rest of it's days andd more of a burden than a pleasure to its master.
 Mr. Learned, however, felt badly at the thought of losing his favorite dog, and after taking advice from a veteri- nary had wooden leg made, incased in a leather harness, which is strapped around Rovers body, and the happy canine is now as frisky as ever.
 Rover accompanies Mir. Learneds daughter to the meetings of the relief corps, and when she goes around to get the password from the members tho faithful dog follows her arounC, seemingly apprecisting the importance of bis position as assistant conductog.
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-08-20
Dog Dimes in Style at Hotel Astor

to retract the chicken and tea.
 Go ahead; take them away, said Dickson.
 The waiter reached for the chicken plate, when "gr-r-r," said the dog Dashing off to the head waiter, the private explained to that functionary.
 T will see" said the head waiter, and he approached Dickson and the dog in his best manner.
 Its a way nly dog has explained Dickson. lightly.
 He won't hurt your chicken.
 So the head waiter let it go at that and sought man higher up, who ap- preached, looked over the situation and decided that since it had gone that far it might as well go the limit.
 Dickson's dog ate chicken, bones and all, drank his tea from the cup, and when he had finished immersed his shoot and paws in finger bowl. Dickson dried him off with a napkin.
 When Dickson got his bill there was an extra item on it-"Breakage, $275."
 But I haven't broken anything he declared.
 Not yet, m'sieur, but soon, said ,he c~inning waiter, and, suiting the action to the word, he smashed the dogs plate, cup and saucer into snit hprpCnS
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-08-20

<tvACQUES I, I,emperor Of the Sahara
 J is in town. Although actually un- employed at the emperor business at nresent the new arrival has more money than he could count in a month.
 When off duty he answers to the name of Jacques Lebaudy. He is the eon of Lebaudy, the French sugar king. himself a picturesque person ality while alive. He has inherited inc immense sugar business, valuable nronerty in many parts of Europe and much ready cash. Aside from the young mans dreams of a ready-to- wear empire, his one mission in life anpears to be to sample hotels and hoarding houses and dodge newspaper men.
 His royal highness, accompanied by the imperial court, consisting Of four advisers. who are paid for keeping their advice to themselves, rolled up
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-08-20

DUT the queer side of New York is ID not all to be found in the direc- tion of religious fanatieism, for odd freaks are to be found in all the walks of life.
 An attorney and a bull dog cut a swath at the Hotel Astor the other day The aforesaid lawyer and his canine of aristocratic French breed strolled into the hunting room of the Hotel Astor and took chairs at a table
 Bring friend spring chicken and a pot of tea" ordered Dickson. My dog likes it.
 Yes. sir" said the waiter, think ing what q facetious gentleman MT Dickson was.
 The food being brought Dickson tied a napkin about the Cog neck and told him to go as far as he liked.
 Yep yep" remarked the dog, and fell to-
 The waiter got excited and wanted
The Nevada County picayune., 1908-08-20

rARMAN and his aeroplane have \ captured New York. His success ful flights have aroused much interest and the confidence in the Scotch aero naut and his machine are growing. He is an enthusiast and in speaking of his plans and his work and what he would attempt next, said:
 To do new things. We are all the time moving like birds. You cannot explain these minute details, for they are of such an infinite variety. We are always changing more or less. Every day brings something new
 The Scotch aeroplane expert does not take all the credit for the inyen- tion of his flying machine. saying:
 one man cannot do everything alone. used plans of Langley and some of Ltebenthal, but not much of the latter. l have used some Of the ideas of Chanute and have used some of several others. But still l hope to