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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-15
Prohibition.

For more than half a century our
people have been talking, voting and
working in the cause of temperance.
In 1851 Maine passed a prohibition
law. All the whiskey logic and infu-
ence were brought to break down the
cause in that State. All these years
there has been a hard battle against
the sale of whiskey. At the same
time many good. and honest people
have been working to make. people
temperate in the use of it, or what is
bettert to increase the number of total
abstainers. Much good has been ac-
complished. Public sentiment has
been created and strengthened against
the use and sale of it. There are sew
eral prohibition bills ready for intro
duction when our general assembly
meets neXt week. 1t appears that
the tide is turning in that direction.
In Kentucky where millions of dol
lars are invested in the manufacture
of whiskey the majority of the coun-
ties are dry. Voting prohibition is
only half the battle. 1t is good as far
as it goes. Friends of the cause
should then by precept, example and
character do personal work and per-
suade men that it is; foolish, debasing,
absolutely and eternally wrong to- in
dulge in such an unmanly habit: Let
the State give us prohibition and at
the same time let the people every
where rise up and make it effective
Carolina Spartan.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-15
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, January IS, 1903.
Lexington r. I'D. /, Boz SO.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
The burial of Mr.. and Mrs. Darby
Drafts baby, Mia, aged three years,
the 5th inst, was attended by an i'm
mense throng. Pilgrim meeting house
would not hold the people.
Everybody is getting down to work
and it is an observant fact-no idlers
in this section of Lexington township,
about Wingard'sa and Corley's. This
section is truly an industrial and me-
chanical one, as good farms are prom
inent and farmers successful and ma
chinery plentiful. The Efrd, Meetze
and Roof & Barr w.mills; the Drafts,
Corley & Drafts saw and cotton gin,
and last, tho not least, Mr.. Ernest
Corley's newly erected saw-mill, and
Messrs. Walter and Sam Corley at
the Lorick water mill on 12 Mile.
Mr.. Justus Wingard has purchased
the stock.and good will of Mr.. Walter
Kleckley and Mr.. T., is no longer
enumerated as one of 'Lexington's
merchants.
Mr.. 'Bachman Meetze has improved
the roadway through his plantation,
much to the satisfaction of ye travel
ing community. It's "a good roads
convention" subject, demonstrated
practically. Who's next?.
Miss Ethel Lawrence, of Sumter,
the accomplished and successful
teacher of the Midway school, is
meeting with fine results as to ad-
vancement of her pupils in their stud
les. The witnesses are here to testify.
Our old friend Ia, is up on his feet
again. The skillful nursing, 2; the
skilled physician, and the kind atten-
ton of family and friends, ! all come
il FOR their share of appreciation, and
the R. F. D. carrier of old No. may
again traverse the route and smilingly
acknowledge the good wishes of his
many patrons. ~
Mr.. G. Bayless Wingard and your
scribe enjoyed a day with Hon. D. F..
Fhrd and family recently. The Sen
ator will soon mingle with the Claw
makers'' and we trust some whole
some legislation may be done with a
traffic that demoralizes our citizens.
Jan. II. G. G. @. Y
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-15
Dorchester Widow 4 Suicide.

Ridgevine, Jan. >10.-Special: Mrs.
Willie Brownlee, widow of the late
Beauregard Brownlee, residing in the
Nixon section, committed suicide
yesterday afternoon about 8 O'Clock
by shooting herself in the throat.
Mrs. Brownlee has been sick for the
past three or four weeks, but was
better and able to be up yesterday.
She asked one of her little boys some
time during the morning to show her
now to load and discharge the gun, a
single-barrel shotgun, but nothing
was thought of this. Later in the day
however, when all the children were
away she got the gun, tied q string to
the trigger, took off her right shoe
and placed the muzzle to her throat.
With her foot she fred the shot which
killed her instantly. She left no note
or letter nothing to show the cause
of her act. It is supposed that her
mind had been weakened Tfrom her
recent illness. 5sa
Mrs. Brownlee owned her own home
and small farm from which she de-
rived comfortable living. She was
formerly Miss Smith, Of the Nixon
section. She leaves six children
two girls and four boys-the oldest
only sixteen years. 4
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-15
JIM JONES.

Jim Jones gets up at half past four In
rain or shine or cold
And leaves the papers at the doors. Hes
But @y. ss:s Big Big. s1S a, makes q. me- v''h'1
He says to me: "Poor kid, Of course
you'd like my job Gee whtz!
II you could hear the things hear and
{ see the things see
When get up at half past four. you'd
wish that you was me-"
He squints his eyes. why, Chuh," no
{ says, II own the whole blame street.
And II you knew the things know you'd
say they're hard to beat"
"Oh, Jm," Il say, 'tplease tell me now
what all these things can be-"
mot yeti says Jim: you're lots too
young. Wait till you're big like me-"
'But, Jim, It must be awful cold In win
:, ter when It's dark =
"Oh. sure" he says, 80 me and cold'its
just perfect lark
OF course never dare to laugh for fear
my face will crack;
Nor I can't frown, for It might freeze and
turn an awful black.
So I Just wear g. halfway grin, and II my
face should freeze
I'd be all right to look at with q cheerful
smile to please.
You poor young kid" he says real sad.
'I'm sorry as can be
You pa won't let you 80 to work and see
the things see.
I cross nay heart they're true," he says
each time talk with him.
oh, dear, why can't get up. too, at half
past four, like jim?
Louise Ayres Garnett in Woman's Home
Companion.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-15
Women in Edgefeld Workins
for State Prohibition.

A special to The State from Edge.
field under date of January 8, says:
"Many of the women of the town
are getting hundreds of signatures to,
petitions designed to memorialize the
legislature in favor of a sweeping and
drastic prohibition law. Nine-tenths)
of the men whose names they solicit
cheerfully sign their petitions. There
are a few men, however, who hold
other opinions. The two members of
the lower house are local optionists.!
The senator is a fire and brimstoneI
prohibitionist and has prepared a bill
pitiless and even ferocious in its pens
alties and punishments.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-15
Letts. to Van .. Harmaa.
Lexington; s @.

Dear Sir: Say milk is worth sc,
quart. @
If X water and sold at &c., the milk
in it fetches 12c quart.
If Il water, 16c.
If q water, 24c.
IfA water, 32c. @
That's rather too stiff for milk; but
watered paint il sold in all those pro-
portions. n
Pure paint (Devoe) is sold for $1.75
a gallon.
Paint" at that price and Is whites
wash fetches $2.65 gallon for the
paint part of it. 81
H'Paint" x whitewash fetches $3.50
a gallon for the paint in it..
sPaint'' Il whitewash fetches $7.00
a gallon for the actual paint it con-
tains.
And people are paying all these
prices for paint, when they buy adul-
terated paints. There are 200 such:.
only spure paints; only one Devoe.
! Yours truly, ~
F. w. sDEVOE & 60. Z
P. S. Kaufman Drug Co. sells iour
paint.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-15

rh.-hor1o:n'e Collie. Cholera and
JndillDeIldIu Dia-rhoea Remedy.
Never fails. Buy it now. 1t may save lite.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-15
Big Seizures in Augusta.

Augusta. Ca, Jan. Ill. E. Allen,
formerly a saloon keeper, was arrest
ed by the city detectives last night on
a charge of selling liquor and later
two of his agents, Frank Harris and
Marie Brown, were captured. Allen
has been running a restaurant since
the bars were closed and when the
place was raided 81, 900 worth of whis-
key and wines were siezed and taken
to the county court house. The two
parties arrested as agents of Allen
were selling whiskey from suit cases
put up in sealed bottles of pints and
half pints.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-15
The Real Boss.

ne neal DoSSs
The insurance agent climbed the
steps and rang the bell. a.
"Whom do you wish to see"' asked
the careworn person who came to the
door.
'T want to see the boss Of the.house,"
replied the insurance agent. care you
the boss"
NO." meekly returned the man who
came to the door; Pm only the hus-
band Of the boss. Step in; III call the
boss"
The insurance agent took a seat In
the hall, and in short time a tall.'
dignified woman appeared.
$50 you want to see the boss?' re-
peated the woman. well. just step
into the kitchen. This way. please.
Bridget, this gentleman desires to see
you" =. D.. ~
'Me tn boss?" exclaimed Bridget
when the insurance man asked her the
question. "Indade Oi'm not. Sure. here
comes th' boss now"
She pointed to a small boy Of ten
years who was coming toward the
house.
"Tell me-" pleaded the insurance
agent when the lad came in the kitch-
en-, "are you the boss Of the house.?
"Want to see the boss?' asked the
boy. "Well. you just come with me-"
YEARLY the insurance agent climbed
up the steps. He was ushered into
room on the second floor and guided
to the crib Of sleeping baby.
"There," exclaimed the boy, that's
the real boss of this house."-Puck.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-15
Notice, Debtors and Creditors.

All parties indebted to the estate of
the late Rev. Hiram Young, at Hmo,
Lexington county. State of South Oar
olina, are hereby notified to settle with
Reys. T. F. Harper and G.. K. Lyles,
executors, and if there'be any who have
legal claims against the said estate viii
send them in at once properly probated..
T. f. Harper,
G. x. Lyles,
Executors
Newberry, S. c., Jan. s, I'0S. Box 1914.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-15
Whitten's Great Sacrifice Sale.

We present to our readers this week
with an advertisement of the Whittier
Dry Goods Company of Batesburg1
the largest establishment of the kind
in South Carolina, outside of th{
larger cities. Mr.. Whitten, the man
ager, is ever looking out for bargain
for the thousands of customers tha
throng this great store week afta
week, and the sale, which begins o.
Friday morning, the 18th, will out
class all previous sales in the way
bargain-giving. Shoppers should b
on hand early-there is enough fo
all-S35, 900 worth of goods to be sol
regardless of cost. All other sale
fade into insignifcance when CON
pared with those of the Whitten Dr.
Goods Company.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-15
Aimed at Prohibition.

Washington, Jan. 1o.-Representa-
tive Webb, of North Carolina intro
duced bill in the house today to pro-
hibit the shipping of liquors from one
State into the prohibition territory of
another.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-15
A Card.

This is to- certify that all druggists are
authorized to refund your money if
Foley's Honey and Tar fails to cure
your cough or cold It stops the lungs
and prevents serious results from cold.
Cures la grippe coughs and prevents
pneumonia and consumption. Contains
no opiates. The genuine is in a yellow
package. Refuse substitutes. Defrick's
n 80 81 i
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-15
FIVE "YEGGMEN"
ARE cAPTUREDs
Supposed Safe.crackers Arrested at
Van WYck, Lancaster County
Had Number Of Burglar
Tools in Kit,

Van Wyck, Lancaster County, Jan.
9.-About month ago Van Wyck
was visited supposedly by a 'spotter''
for gang of safe-crackers. He came
in the guise of preacher and was
received as such but afterwards he
turned out to be beat, so Van Wyck
people have been on the look out and
tonight they captured five suspicious
characters who were camping in the
woods near by.
It was found that four out of the
five carried pistols with abundant sup
plies of cartridges and their grips con-
tanned burglars tools, nitroglycerine,
laundry soap, etc.
The gang is being closely guarded
until adyices Can be had from the
nearest postofice Inspector as it is
practically certain these are part Of
the gang wanted by the postal au-
thorities.-The State.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-01-15
How to Avoid Pneumonia.

you can avoid pneumonia and other
serious results from cold by taking
Foley's Honey and Tar. It stops the
cough and expels the cold from the sys-
TEN as it is mildly laxative: Refuse any
but the genuine in the yellow package.
Derrick's Drug Store. Z !,
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-08

Chas. Trimble. who located the
ground ON the list OF January.
After several weeks of systematic
prospecting the owners opened a Il
foot quartz ledge that pans remark
ably well all the way across and about
two feet Of the rocks is high grade.
Conservative estimate gives the value
of the entire 12 feet at SIS and every
The strike on the Washoe group
is in large part due to the exposure
of rich ore made on the Hawk Nest
claim, some few weeks ago. Ever
since high grade ore was uncovered
on that acreage there has been an
unusual amount of prospecting done
on Comstock Mountain and neiehbor-
hood, where both estates are located.
1900 feet east of the Hawk Nest, but
on separate ledge Several other
very good prospects have been found
and these will no doubt be energetic
ally developed now that the strike and
sale on the Washoe group have been
made. There seems little doubt that
I the big hill viii be the scene of much
actiyity in the very near future
1 Operation on the "-ashoe group
I brings the mining activity Of the dis
trict still further toward the east
border and almost to.the point where
the original town was located. when
the first crowd stampeded here It
+, is quite remarkable that the many
strong lodges in that part OF the belt
We're overlooked. especially as they
We're tramped over by hundreds Of
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-08
Outside Capital 6uys New Ground
(Ramsey Recorder)

thing 10 indicate a strong and per.
manent fiussre. Specimens OF ore
have already been obtained showing
free gold and it is possible to Sc
cure sensational paintings OF coarse
gold at all times
1t only required a few hours to
complete the deal after Mr.. Lind
had Inspected the property The 10
foot shaft sunk on the ledge certainly
disclosed a very choice prospect and
the new owner was not slow in ar
ranging terms to take it over. Fig
ures were not obtainable, but it is
known to be quite substantial sum.
the previous owners also retaining a
considerable interest in the property.
Steady development of the Washoe
group is now started. The prospect
shaft is being continued as a perma-
nent, working shaft and a regular
force of men is putting it down as
fast as steel and powder viii do the
work. 1t is the intention Of the new
owners to keep right on with active
development and open the fine ore
body at great depth. Thev report
steadily improving conditions across
the entire exposed portion of the
ledge, with everything decidedly fav-
orable for a sensational strike with
any round of shots.
Another deal has just Leen made
in this gold district The Washoe
group of four claims, located on the
east end Of Comstock Mountain. has
been purchased by H. B. Lind and
associates from Baden Ramsey and
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-08
THE APPEAL is your newsy paper
NOTICE TO JAIL BUILDERS

Sealed bids viii be received by the
State Board of Prison Commissioners
of the State Of Nevada up to o'clock
p. m. Of the list day of June, A. D.
1908, at the Capitol, Carson City, New,
for the furnishing and installation of
approximately twenty 600 Jail cells,
to be of sufficient sic to accommo-
date four men each, or 40 cells to
accommodate two men each, leaving
space, if practicable, to add more
cells. when required. in the new cell
building at the State Penitentiary.
A plan of the building will be fur
nished to each bidder; and each bid
der must furnish with his plans and
specifications Of the work, which he
proposes to furnish, together with
model, showing operating device, gen
eral construction, and samples Of ma
terial.
Each bidder must also furnish GER
tilted check in the sum OF ten Q0)
per cent Of his bid made payable to
the Board Of Prison Com missioners
as A guarantee, that. if the contract
is awarded to him, he will within
reasonable time, enter into CONTRACT
and give a good and sufficient bond foI
the furnishing Of said work labor and
materials.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-08

miners and prospectus. 1t begins to
look as though that part of the dis
trict would come in for a large share
Of attention. 1t can be stated that
the Washoe group will be thoroughly
mined
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-08
OFFICIAL MONEY COUNT.
STATE OF NEVADA,
County Of Ormsby. SIS.
w. G. Douglass and r.


W. G. Douglass and r. c.
Sroddard being duly sworn, sew
orally say hey are members Of the
Board of Examiners OF the State Of |
Nevada; that on the 21st day of May, |
1905, they latter having ascertain
ed from the books OF the State |
Controller the amount of money whic |
should be in the treasury made an |
official examination and count of the |
money and vouchers for money in the |
State Treasury of Nevada, and |
found the same correct as follows:
Coin S456, DILL |
PAID Coin Vouchers not
returned. to Controller 102, 053.S7 |
Total 55S,06558
State School Fund Securities
Irredeemable Nevada State
School Bond, ...... $4,000 90
Massachusetts, State
ne. cent bonds .. 73Z, 100000
Nevada State bonds 1S4,000.00
Massachusetts State ~
per cent bonds .---------.- 100000
United States bonds ------ 215,000.o0
50. 3S2 ,065.5S
w G. DOUGLASS
r. c. STODDARD
Subscribed and sworn before me,
this 21st day Of May, a. D., 1908.
]. DOANE,
Notary Public, Ormsby County, New.
r4-N-~---ss-fA--~~-
! CARSON CITY AND MlNDEN
Trains !eave,-Carson City, lob a.
a; Indnian School, 10.ES a. m; Hot
Springs. 10.40 a. m; Douglas. 1852 a.
NJ. Arrive at Minden at 100.
Trains ieave,--Minden, 11.45 a. m.
Hot Springs, 11.05 ?, N; indian
sol, 1917 D. ~: Carson City y 80
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1908-06-08

Cubscribe for the A. PEAL.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-09
SOCIALIST WOMEN TO
BE GIVEN JURY TRIAL
PLEAD NOT GUILTY BEFORE JUS
TIcE CHAMBERS
Secretary Of County Organization De-
elares Clarence Darrow VIII Come
from Chicago to Aid In
the Struggle

Mrs. Cloudesley Johns, Mrs. Alice Vail
Holloway, Mrs. Bertha Daley and Mrs.
Margaret Bacon were arraigned before
Justice Chambers yesterday morning
on charges of speaking on the city
streets without permits from the po-
lice commissioners. Joseph Dion and
Ernest G. Miller were also arraigned.
They pleaded not guilty and will be
given jury trials The dates for their
trials were set for the latter part Of
October.
Clarence Darrow, the well known
Chicago lawyer, is, according to
Cloudesley Johns. secretary of the So
cialist organization in this county, COM
ing to Los Angeles to aid in the fight
for free speech.
"If j. p. McNally, who was sentenced
to twenty days on the chain gang
Tuesday by Judge Rose, is put on the
gang" said Mr.. Johns yesterday, 1--WE
will in the end break the chain gang,
because it is an Illegal institution any
way"
City Prosecutor Thomas E. Woolwine
issued a statement yesterday in which
he defined the position of the city and
the police in restraining Socialists from
holding meetings in the city streets.
| He states that the ordinance is not
| framed for restricting free speech, but
to curb the obstruction of the thor
oughfares.
s'The Streets" he says, "are for pur-
poses Of locomotion and traffic, and
there are various ordinances forbidding
their obstruction, such as ordinances
to prevent ball playing in the street
storing wares on sidewalks. placing
materials and rubbish in the streets
and others OF a like nature"
The women during their first day in
fail were visited by their children and
| friends.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-09
HELD UP AND BEATEN
NEAR RIVER STATION
SOUTHERN PACIFIC EMPL0YE
TREATED BRUTALLY
Shows Fight After Being Knocked
Down and Shouts for Assistance
Result in Capture of One
Assailant

In a struggle in which he was
knocked down twice and brutally
beaten, j. D. Gibbs, a brakeman en-
ployed by the Southern Pacific COM
pany, fought off two men who, he al
leges, tried to hold him up near River
station last night. One of the men
was captured afterward and placed in
Jail.
Gibbs, who lives at 1885 Buena Vista
street, had gone to the River station to
report off duty. AS he was entering
the station he was accosted by rough
ly dressed man, who asked him for a.
quarter. Gibbs replied that he had no
money, and entered the station.
When he came outehe was again ac-
costed by the man, who this time was
accompanied by a companion. Gibbs
again replied that he had no money,
and walked down Sotello street.
The two men followed him, and fifty
feet from the intersection of San Fer
nando street rushed at him, the taller
one striking him a heavy blow with a
boulder wrapped in a handkerchief.
Gibbs was knocked to his knees, but
got up and struck at the man, when he
was hit by the second man and knocked
down. He again got to his feet and
struggled with the two men, one Of
whom tore his watch from his pocket.
Gibbs cries for help brought assist
ance, and the two men ran down the
street. They were chased by a crowd
of railroad men, and Edward Wallace,
a fireman, and F. M. Van Luven caught
the smaller of the two men and held
him until Patrolman Hickey arrived
took him to the central station and
booked him on suspicion. He gave his
name as H. G. Butler, and was posi-
lively identified by Gibbs as one Of his
assailants.
Gibbs was taken to the receiving hos
pital, where two lacerated wounds in
his scalp were sewn up by DR.. Wiley.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-07-09
MORE POSTS AVAILABLE
AS GUIDES FOR DESERT

George Parsons suggested to the
board of directors of the chamber OF
commerce that the following letter be
addressed to the various boards of su-
pervisors in desert counties:
That the supervisors of the follow
ing counties be requested to report If
all sign posts shipped to them were
erected and if in proper condition now,
calling attention to the necessity for
keeping all desert wells and water sup
plies free from pollution, also from OBJ
security by reason of shifting sands,
asking occasional publication of the
location of sign posts, especially during
the heated term, and looking into the
desirability for more, as the appropria-
tion is not half exhausted, also calling
attention of other desert counties to
the fact that posts can be had on appli-
cation.
Herewith is a list OF sign post ship
ments and destinations
'Inyo county, to Keebee, 100 posts
and 152 sign boards, January, 1906.
Riverside county, to Mecca, SO posts
complete. March, 1906.
"Kern county, to Bakersfield, % posts
complete, March, 1906.
LOS Angeles county, 20 posts COM
plete, June, 1905.
''San Bernardino county, to Daggett,
30; Needles, 80; Victorville, 25; Barn
well, rs, all complete, June, 1906"