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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
Negro Might Riders Caught.

New Orleans, La, October S--News
reached here today of the arrest at
Myersville, Miss, of six negroes
charged with posting night riding
warnings against cotton ginning.
Posses are searching for two others
wanted on the same charge. The al
legged confession of one of these ne
groes, Walter Robinson, declares that
negro organizations have been formed
for night riding purposes in both Mis-
sissippi and Louisiana. Robinson said
q negro from Louisiana, who claimed
to have organized night riding in that
State had formed the Myersville band.
The arrest of the six negroes was
made through information supplied
by J. T. Heath. ginner, who recog-
nized the handwriting of former ne
gro employee in warning which he
had received.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
Why Colds Are Dangerous.

Because you have contracted ordinary
colds and recovered from them without
treatment of any kind, do not for a mo-
nnent imagine that colds are not dan
gerous. Everyone knows that pneu-
monia and chronic catarrh have their
origin in common cold. Consumption
is not caused by cold but che cold pre-
pares the system for the reception and
development of the germs that would
not otherwise have found lodgment.
It is the same with infectious diseases.
Diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles and
whooping cough are much more likely
to be contracted when the child has q
cold. You will see from this that more
real danger turks in cold than in any
other of the common. ailments. The
easiest and quickest way to cure cold
is to take Chamberlain's Cough Rem
dy. The many remarkable cures effect
ed by this preparation have made it a
staple article Of trade over large part
of the world. For sale by Kaufman
Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
Take No Substitute.
Murray's Locals.

1st. Murray's Iron Mixture; purifes
the blood and gives tone to your sys-
tenn. Try one bottle and be con7inc-
ed. Only so cents.
2nd. There is no tonic so good for
tired mothers and worn out people as
the great tonic Murray's Iron Mixture.
It is good to take and pallatable. Try
it and if not benefited ask for your
money back.
3rd. For that tired feeling and poor
digestion take one bottle of Murray's
Iron Mixture. It will make you feel
like new man or woman. Price
only SO cents per bottle and your
money back if you are not satisfied.
4th. For those pale and sickly
looking children one bottle of Muir
rays Iron Mixture will give them
new life. Try it.
MURRAY DRUG CO.,
Aug 5-6m Columbia, S. c.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

Served as coffee, the new coffee sub
stitute known to grocer's everywhere as
DR.. Shops Health Coffee, will trick
even a coffee expert. Not a grain of
real coffee in it either. Pure healthful
toasted grains, malt, nuts, etc., have
been so cleverly blended as to give a
wonderfully satisfying coffee taste and
favor. And it is "made in q minute, "
too! No tedious 20 to 80 minutes boil
ing. Test it and see. DR.. Shoop cre-
ated Health Coffee that the people might
have a genuine coffee substitute, and
one that would be thoroughly satisfying
in every possible respect. Sold by NJ. D.
Harman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
Sale for Division.

On the first Monday III November,
next, I will sell to the highest bidder
for cash, before the court house door in
Lexington, S. c., all that tract of land
belonging to the estate of Zinska Har-
man, deceased, containing one hundred
acres, more or less. Land is bounded
On the north by D. ]. iarman ard Mrs.
NJ. G. Boozer, on the east by J. S. Hell
dirk and Sneider brothers, on the south
by Mrs. M. A. Frankiow ard west by
D. J. Harman.
Purchaser to pay foi papers.
MRS. S. A. HARMAN,
6W52 Administrator.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
Robbers Kill Twelve.

Tiraspol, Russia, Oct. S.-Robbers
have committed a revolving crime in
the neighboring village Of Slobodse.
They entered the house of a Jewish
family named Cohan and killed 12
persons in their efforts to get away
with a small amount of loot. The
murderers were arrested.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
he Didn't Bathe
II Eleven Years.

Pittsburg, Pa, Oct. S.-Failure to
bathe in the II years of his married
life, is the principal ground for di-
vorce alleged by Mrs. Elsie Erny, in
her suit against William F. Erny,
wherein the masters report was filed
yesterday. Mrs. Erny declared that,
to the best of her knowledge and be-
lief, her husband declined resort to
tub or shower.
The master recommends that a d.
vorce be granted.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
Joe E1own Elected.

Atlanta, Oct. S.-Returns received
from yesterdays state election indi-
cate the election Of Joseph NJ. Brown,
the democratic candidate for COVER
nor by majority Of more than $4,000
over 4ancy Carter, independence
party nominee.
The constitutional amendment for
avoWed purpose of disfranchising the
negroes was also carried by a Gecis-
i've vote.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
Had a Close Call.

Mrs. Ada L. Groom, the widely known
proprietor Of the Groom Hotel, Vaughn,
Miss, says: "For several months I suf.
fered with a severe cough, and con-
sumption seemed to have it's grip on me,
when friend recommended DR.. Kings
New Discovery. I began taking it, and
three bottles affected q complete cure. -
The fame of this life saving cough and
cold remedy, and lung and throat healer
is world wide. Sold at Kaufman Drug
Co., Derrick's Drug Store, Sandel Drug
Store. SOC. and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
County Teachers Examination

By order of State Superintendent
the next regular examination for
teachers of the free schools will be
held in the court house at Lexington,
S. c., on Friday, October Is, 1908, be-
ginning at g a. m. and closing at
4:3O p. M
All teachers who did not attend the
county institute, whose certificates
are not of force and who do not hold
diplomas from colleges recognized by
the State board of education will be
required to take this examination if
they desire to teach in the free schools
of this county.
J. E. Rawl Kyzer,
County Supt. of Education.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,

In the Court Of Probate.
Sarah Black Chestnut, as Administra-
trix of the goods and chattels of Ed
ward Black, deceased, and in her
own right, plaintiff,
Matte Brown, Maggie Sellers, Will
Black, Thomas Johnson, and John
johnson, defendants.
Copy Summons.
To the Defendants above named:
You and each Of you are hereby no.
tilted that a petition, copy Of which
is hereto annexed, has been filed in
my Office, and you and each of you are
hereby summoned and required to all
swer or plead to the same within tWen-
ty (20) days from the service of this
summons upon you, and if you fail to
answer or plead to the same, Judgment
will be rendered against you for the re-
lief demanded in said petition.
Dated at Lexington O. H., 8. c., this
5th day of October, 1908.
GEORGE S. DRAFTS,
Judge Of Probate for Lexington Coun-
ty, State of South Carolina.
Thomas & Thomas, Attorneys for
Plaintiff.
NOTICE.
To the defendants, Maggie Sellers,
Will Black, Thomas Johnson and
John Johnson:
Take notice tnat the petition, togeth-
er with the Summons in this action, of
which the foregoing is a copy, was
filed in my office, at Lexington, S. c.,
on the 5th day of October, 1908.
GEORGE S. DRAFTS.
Judge of Probate for Lexington County,
South Carolina.
Lexington, S. c., Oct. 5, 1908.
Thomas & Thomas, Attorneys for
Plaintiff.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

For Sale-A New Davis (Unique)
sewing machine, improved drop
head, cheap either for cash or on
easy payments-installment plaza
bargain. Apply at this flee. tt
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday. October ID, 1908.

Never Again.
I will sing with you, I will jest with
you,
I will dance with you down the
year;
But trudge day on dreary way?
Never again, my dear!
I will feast with you when lights fare
high
And the hall is warm with cheer;
But share crust in a garret's dust?
Never again, my dear!
I will laugh with you while lips may
laugh,
And jest while your ears may hear; /;
But take your wo and your tears?
All, no
Never again, my dear!
For the gold of the heart is given
once
Yes, once, and but once, I fear;
And true love slain comes back to
reign
Never again, my dear!
-Theodosia Garrison.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

A young lady is carrying the mails
on one of the rural routes going out
from Anderson.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

The esteem and regret most people
have foryou is both tedious and taste
less.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

And if the average woman gave
voice only to her thoughts she would
talk less.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

A pain prescription is printed upon
each 25c. box Of DR.. Shops Pink Pain
Tablets. Ask your Doctor or Druggist
if this formula is not complete. Head
pains, womanly pains, pains anywhere
get instant relief from Pink Pain Tab
let. Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

Only very rich man is in a posi-
tion to appreciate the advantages of
poverty.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

There are times when the scales O
justice look suspiciously like fish
scales,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

AIRED Woman Commits Suicide.
New York, Oct. S.-Fearing that
she would be sent to the poor house,
Mrs. Carolina Fisher, aged 6S, COM
mitted suicide today by inhaling gas.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

Some politicians are like circus pos.
ters-always on the fence.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

A. H. O'Neill, night operator at
Nahunta, Ca, was killed by robbers
and his safe rifed last week.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

When a woman's husband is unus-
ually kind to her she always thinks
he has been up to some mischief.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lexington,
Court of Common Pleas.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lexington,
Court of Common Pleas.
Winnie E. Hedgepath, Lewie G. Day,
Bernice R. Day and Rugie Are
heart, Plaintiffs,
against
Ada A. Cartin and Benton G. Day,
Defendants.
Summons for Relief.
To the Defendants, Ada A. Cartin
and Benton G. Day:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the complaint ir
this action, of which copy is here
with served upon you and to serve copy
of your answer to the said complaint
on the subscriber at his Office at Lex
ington, 8. c., within twenty days
after the service hereof, exclusive of
the day Of such service, and if you
fail to answer the complaint within
the time aforesaid, the plaintiffs in
this action will apply to the court for
the relief demanded in the complaint.
Dated 18th of September, 1908.
A. D. MARTIN,
Attorney for Plaintiffs.
TO the Defendant, Benton G. Day:
You will please take notice that
cause of action for the partition of the
land mentioned and described in the
complaint has been begun and is now
pending and that the summons and
complaint are now on file in the
Clerks Office at Lexington, S. c., the
same haYing been filed there on the
18th day of September, 1908.
A. D. MARTIN,
6W51 Plaintiffs Attorney.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

Come to the county fair.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

Burns, bruises and scratches, big and
little cuts or in fact anything requiring
a salve, are best and quickest soothed
and healed by DeWitt's Carbollzed
Witch Hazel Salve. The best sslye for
piles. Be sure you get DeWitt's. Sold
by Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
q IT 4I0W Ky 0C1
County Supt. of Education.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of Lexington.

lA1E VI SOO 1 u CAnOLlNA a,
County of Lexington.
By Geo. S. Drafts, Esq, Probate Judge
Whereas, Sam'l. B. George, @. G. c.
P. & G.. S., made suit to me, to grant
him Letters Of Administration of the
Estate Of and effects Of H. D. Smith.
These are therefore to cite and ad-
monisn all and singular the kindred and
creditors of the said II. D. Smith,
deceased, that they be and appear, be-
fore me, in the Court of Probate, to be
held at Lexington O. r., S. c., on 2lst
day Of October, 1908, next, after publ
cation hereof at II o'clock in the FORE
noon, to show cause, if any they have,
why the said Administration should not
be granted.
Given under my hand, this 11th day Of
September, Ammo Domini 1908.
GEO. S. DRAFTS,
Probate Judge, Lexington county, S. c..
Published on 18th day Of September,
1908, in the Lexington Dispatch. 6w51
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14

Nine out of ten persons who say
they are "pleased to meet you" when
introduced are liars.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-10-14
More Than Enough is Too
Much.

To maintain health, mature man or
woman needs just enough food to repair
the waste and supply energy and body
heat. The habitual consumption of
more food than is necessary for these
purposes is the prime cause of stomach
troubles, rheumatism and disorders Of
the kidneys. If troubled with indiges-
tion, revise your diet, let reason and not
appetite control and take q few doses Of
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tab
lets and you will soon be all right again.
For sale by Kaufman Drug Co.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-19
LEPRosY CURED.
Remarkable Results Obtained In the
 Louisiana Home.

From the Technical World.
 The Louisiana leper home may be de- scribed as an institution which destroys popular fallacies about leprosy. Its recent reports for example, have shown that the grim old theory that the leper is a hope less incurable is untrue Another instance in point is that the immunity from the disease of the many persons who live at or in close proximity to the home has demonstrated that the panic usually ere ated by the presence of the disease can and should be relegated to the category of bygones along with the medieval red plague and black death. The institution moreover, is full of examples of the fact that a leper can keep wholesomely unim- paired the attractiveness of the image in which he was created; and despite the sa- credness of the writ in which it was orig mated, the epithet "unclean" hardly ap- plies to any man, woman or child who makes his abode in the Louisiana home for an appreciable length of time.
 Probably one of the sweetest messages ever delivered to lepers anywhere was contained in report by the home in June of this year. The message was part of a biennial report to the state as sembly Crouched in the statistical terms characteristic to legislative documents, it announced practically that six lepers out of a total of 6l had been cured at the home in the past two years. This portion of the report was included in 10 words, as follows:
 Discharged cured-one.'
 Practically we'll and kept for observa- tion-fve."
 No explanation of these cures and no claims for special credit in making them were put forth by the report. Such mod est brevity is characteristic of the manner in which, during the 12 years of it's exist ence, the home has been quietly stripping leprosy of its terrors,
 This success is due in part at least to the impressive fact that the Louisiana home is one of the few places in the world where leper, once his malady is known to the public, is treated with the consider ation due human being. The physicians in charge do not claim to have done much more than to apply remedies recog- nized for many years as beneficial to trodueed at the home has been regularity and favorable conditions under which to apply the old remedies.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-19
Good Roads and Waterways

A waterways convention is now in session at Corpus Christi, Tex. It was .alled to consider the condition and leeds of the rivers of Texas It sug- sests to the states in the southeast the lolding of similar convention, say in December, to consider the inland water ways of this section of the country.
 Transportation ranks in importance lext to production. The two are in- eparafly connected and there can be 10 widespread prosperity in any sec ion without both. The railroads eau 10 longer handle the, products of the ;ountry unaided. They need the assist lnce of the waterways, and both need ;ood roads. Coastal canals and inland ivers should be improved and hard pads should be substituted for the bot omIess dirt trails that have long af- licte the country. Every state needs uitablt highways, open nayigable iyers and all possible railroads, and he three pulling together will not be aore than equal to a speedy and satis- actory handling of the products of the Soople.
 The subject is one that should com. lend itself to the Commercial club of ais city and to all other similar organi ations in the southeast A good roads nd waterways convention should be
 cid in the SOU theast in December, and should meet here or in Atlanta.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-19
Consumers Should Speak Out

Congressman Underwood and his feI. low democratic members of the ways and means committee are bravely and persistently striving to secure a revi- sion ot the tariff that will benefit con- sumers and increase the revenue of the country. They need aid, however. They are getting very little from consumers, who naturally lack faith in Payne Dalze-l revision.
 This attitude on the part of con sumers is a mistake, and Mir. Under wood appeals to them to furnish all possible information in the form of statements or briefs at any rate. A con- sumer who is being overtaxed by Ding ley duties should put the facts in his possession in black and white and send them to MT. Underwood, who will see tLat they are laid before the committee and printed in the records of the hear ings that are going on from dayfo day. Arguments for general reductions along general lines would be particularly ac- ceptable.
 Unless this be done the Dingleyites will say there is no demand for a re- vision downward, and revision up- ward would be based on the report of the current hearings.
 Tho republicans may be cutting their own threats when they make such revision, but consumers will be over taxed for the benefit of few in the meanwhile. It is a better policy to present the matter from the viewpoint of the consumers, and this is what MT. Underwood and his associates invite.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-19
TASTEFUL "DAVEp WAKEFIELD.
Off the Stage the Actor Shrinks From
 Public Gaze.

Spotlight in the St. Louis Times.
 It seemed strange to find warfeld's hair white. But the face is young, and the heart, too. Nor has there been change ,n Warfelds s smile, which gathers as it advances, cuhninatlng at last in vision of good nature, kindliness, sympathy and cheer.
 Waraeld is one of the uncha nging actors He is quite as close in touch with all sides of humanity as he was when he played his short 'act'' as a mere comedian from San Francisco. Even now, with a wonderful position all his own the rival of no actor and unrivaled-he has way of sitting about with the boys as understandngly as ever. Warfeld likes the little cozy corner usually found far back in the box office, quite out of sight.
 Should the ticket buyer crane his neck and look over Arthur Fishells head and above big Bucks broad shoulders he would hardly see Dave Warfield in his secluded chair; anf if he were to see him he would recognize the little, quiet man as the greatest of our heartstring come dians.
 Two or three years ago Warfeld was Dan Fishell's guest for a swell late sup per at McTague's. As the night ad- yanced, Fishell added to the number of his guests until when the hour for assem- bling arrived, 20 persons were on the ground.
 The actor appeared at 11:30 o'clock. When he looked in through the door of the private dining room he saw the large company and shrank back.
 See here, Dan," he said. T can't go in there with all those people. I'm too | bashful."
 And that was no joke. The company never would have seen him but for the l fact that the people in the large dining room began to come up with an i'm { promptu reception, whereupon Warfield accepted the lesser of two evils and went l in to his own dinner.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-19
EVERYTHING IN A HURRY.
American Grocer

From the American Grocer.
 A medical authority of national reputa- ton says that three-fourths of the people yno come under his care for treatment are personally responsible for their ill- ness. Our mode of living is all wrong, he says. Speaking of the hustle and push of the plneteenth century life. he quotes an other as giving out the following, which he regards as fitting the case:
 "Mans business requires hustle. The average business and professional man eats in hurry, and gets dyspepsia. He walks in hurry and gets apoplexy. He talks in hurry and gets the lie. He does business in hurry and becomes a bankrupt. He votes in a hurry and pro- duces corruption. He marries in hurry and gets divorce. He trains his chill dren in a hurry ard produces spendthrifts and criminals. He gets religion in hurry and forgets it in 6 hurry. He makes his will in hurry and leaves legal con- test Finally he dies in a hurry and goes to the devil. And his tribe steadily increases"