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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-09-02
Interesting and snappy.

Interesting and snappy paragraphs
are these from the Farm Journal:
When in doubt set another hen.
Shorten the row by grinding the hoe.
Rainbows An never be seen in
bungholes.
Men who pay as they 60 usually do
not 60 very often. ..~.
He who fears the storm spend many
idle days in port.
The earthworm considers the plow
a narrowing calamity
It is well to plan the work but be
sure you can work the plan.
Take time to grind your jackknife;
many farmers carry awfully dull
knives in their pockets.
Open your heart to the sorrow of
every man who comes to talk with
you about his trouble.
Why is the careless boy like hen?
Because he can seldom find anything
where he laid it yesterday.
Error is a great deal worse than
ignorance. It is better to know moth
ing or something that isn't true.
There isn't any music for good
farmer in q rattling wagon. He knows
every time he drives such q wagon
that he is just shaking the money
right out of his own pockets. Tighten
things up and save the wear and teaS
on the wagon and on your own nerves
at the same time.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-09-02
Gilbert n ews.

Gilbert, Aug. 25.-After heavy rains
last night the morning opens clear
and bright. The continued rains have
damaged much fodder and cotton,
but the peas and grass are growing
nice and will make much hay.
The primary election is on and
there are many warm supporters OF
all the candidates. Itseems now that
the voters here are determined to
support the whole ticket, thereby
making up a strong second race.
We regret to note the continued
illness of Mr.. Ballentine at the home
of his sister, Mrs. James Wise. We
also note that Mr.. Cepheas Sease and
Mrs. James Price are quite sick.
Mrs. Sims, of Georgia, has returned
home after a pleasant visit to her
mother, Mrs. Ella J. Sease.
The final survey of the streets was
made few days ago by Engineer
Bunch, of Columbia. The work of
grading and claying is now under
consideration by the council and soon
will be begun. Nothing like improve
ment.
At a meeting of the union joint
council it was decided to purchase q
house and lot near Delmar for q par
sonage. A call has been extended
and it is hoped that it will be accept
ed soon, thus placing the charge un-
der the care of regular pastor.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-09-02
DECIDE YOURSELF.
The Opportunity Is Here, Backed by
Lexington Testimony.

Don't take our word for it.
Don't depend on strangers state
ment.
Read Lexington's endorsement.
Read the statements of Lexington
citizens.
And decide for yourself,
Here is one case of it:
A. Marks, living on Depot St., Lex
ington, S. c., says: II used Doan's
Kidney Pills for kidney trouble and
obtained relief from very few doses.
I had suffered from severe pains
through my back and sides for months
and felt miserable in every way. My
kidneys did not act properly, and I
knew they required tonic. went
to the Kaufman Drug Co., procured
Doan's Kidney Pills and since have
used the contents of one box, I am
able to do my work without any
trouble. The pains in my back and
sides have greatly diminished and my
kidneys give me no trouble at all. I
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills to
others in return for the great benefit
I have obtained from their use."
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-09-02
Greatest Clubbing Offer Ever
Made.

The Charleston News and Courier is
offering upon extraordinarily liberal
terms several clubs of high-grade
monthly magazines. They are posi-
lively the greatest money-saving
clubbing offers ever put out by any
newspaper in South Carolina, and are
naturally attracting attention all
over the State. All propositions are
openfor short time only to new and
old subscribers. Write the Magazine
Department, The News and Courier,
Charleston, S. c., at once for full
particulars and prices. Some of the
magazines represented are: The Out
ing Magazine, Bohemian Magazine,
Hum an Life, Paris Modes, Spare Mo-
ments, Mothers Magazine, National
Home Journal and the. Uncle Remus
Magazine.
Splendid Magazines may be secured
very cheaply in connection with The
Weekly News and Courier, as well as
The News and Courier and Sunday
News. For example, years SUBJ
scription to The Weekly News and
Courier and years subscription to
six standard magazines will cost
every old and new subscriber only
$3.50.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-09-02
Cured Hay Fever
and Summer Cold.

A. J. Nusbaum. Batesville, Indiana,
writes: "Last year suffered for three
months with summer cold so distress
ing that it interfered with my business.
[ had many of the symptoms of hay
fever, and doctors prescription did
not reach my case, and I took several
medicines which seemed to only aggra-
vate my case. Fortunately I insisted
upon having Foley's Honey and Tar in
the yellow package, and it quickly cured
me. My wife has since used Foley's
Honey and Tar with the same success. :"
Derrick's Drug Store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-09-02
How to Get Strong.

P.J. DAILY, of 1247 W. Congress St.,
Chicago, tells of way to become strong:
He says: my mother, who is old and
was very feeble, is deriving so much
benefit from Electric Bitters, that I
feel it's my duty to tell those who need
a tonic and strengthening medicine
about it. In my mother g case a mark
ed gain in flesh has resulted, insomnia
has been overcome, and she is steadily
growing stronger" Electric Bitters
quickly remedy stomach, liver and kid
ney complaints. Sold under guarantee
at Kaufman Drug Co., and Derrick s
Drug Store. 50c.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-09-02

In case of bigamy in Maryland
Raymond Williams, States attorney,
found that there was a law borrowed
from the English in 1904, which makes
death with no alternative, the punish
ment for that crime. This old law
seems to be in force.
Kodol will. in a very short time, en-
able the stomach to do the work it
should do, and the work it should do is
to digest all the food you eat. When
the stomach can't do it Kodol does it
for it and in the meantime the stomach
is getting stronger and able to take up
its regular natural work again. Kodol
digests all you eat. 1t makes the stom-
ach sweet and it is pleasant to take. 1t
is sold here by Kaufman Drug Co.
Rev. E. NJ. Lightfoot has resigned
the pastorate Of the Orangeburg Bap-
tist church and will accept the posi-
ton of pastor Of the church at North
Augusta.
Tickling Or dry Coughs Will quickly
loosen when using DR.. Shops Cough
Remedy. And ii is SO thoroughly harm
less, that DR.. Shoop tells mothers to use
nothing else, even for very young babies
The wholesome green leaves and tender
stems Of lung healing mountainous
shrub give the curative properties to DE-
Shoop's Cough Remedy IL calmS the
cough, ana heals the scnsitiv" bronchial
membranes. No opium, nor chlOroforln.
nothing harsh used 70 injure or suppress.
Demand Dr.. Shoop's. Accept 30 other.
Sold by kaufmann Drug Go.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-09-02
Accidentally Killed.

Miss Mary Brinham, aged IS years,
daughter of Robert Brin ham, of Ma
pleville, Md, was shot and instantly
killed by the accidental discharge
of shotgun at her home Friday. TIE
load entered her breast, tearing a
great hole in her body.
Mr.. Brinham had used the gun and
had reloaded the weapon and placed
it under the bed. His two daughters
were cleaning the room when the
younger one attempted 10 pull the
gun from under the bed. The dis
charge killed her sister.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-09-02

When you have a cold you may be
sure that it has been caused Indirectly
by constipation. and consequently you
must first of allstake something to move
the bowels. This is what has made
Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup so
successful and SO generally demanded.
It does not constipate like most of the
old fashioned cough cures, but on the
other hand it gently moves the bowels
and at the same time heals irritation
and allays Inflammation of the throat.
Sold by Kaufman Drug Co.
Bryan denies the report that he
sold out to the Kern faction of Penn
sylvania in order to defeat Colonel
Guffey for S2OO,O00. He made no
such trade.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-26

We can afford to sacrifice Running Water
Ranch for the effect its rapid settlement and
development will have our vast outside
interests. You, YOU ALONE, get all the
benefit of the rapidly enhanced value of
Running Water Ranch land. And the ex-
traordinary richness and productions Of this
land will make you independently wealthy.
One good crop will more than pay for the
land.
ENORMOUS YIELDS OF ALFALFA,
kAFFlR CORN, MILO MAIZE, MlLLET,
WHEAT, CORN AND OTHER STAPLE
CROPS.
Nature has poured out her bounties in
fullest measure on the great South Plains.
The soil is SO rich, and well adapted to
diversified farming, that all the great staple
crops grow to perfection. On the north end
of the Running Water Ranch there are up
wards of 1000 acres of Alfalfa growing-pro
ducing revenue as high as $40 to SOS per
acre. From four to six crops of Alfalfa every
year. Wheat yields as much as 40 bushels
per acre. Corn yields from 40 to 60 bushels
per acre. Millet yields to tons per acre.
Oats are good crop, while Milo maize,. and
Kaffir corn yield 40 to so bushels per acre.
Fruits and vegetables grow in great abund-
ance. Land of equal productiveness in In
diana Illinois or Iowa is selling today for
500 to $3.50 per acre. Yet. by prompt ACTION
you can get one of these grand South Plains
farms for $1650 to $50 per acre, on easy
terms! The very day you get your deed to
one of these farms, you have practically
doubled your money, for you would be fool
ish to part with it for twice what it cost
you. AS sure as the sun shines, this land is
going up-up-up--until it reaches the same
range Of values that obtain in the Middle
States. The climate is ideal, water is abund
ant at depth Of 30 to 80 feet, and the grow
ing season is months longer than in your
own state. Come with the next great ex-
cursion on the "soash Special" and see this
Texas Paradise!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-26

D-EVERY ACRE SUB-TRRIGA TED.
producing the same yields, at $16.5O to $40
per acre.
1t is because you will find the facts exactly
as we state, that we offer to take you to see
for yourself and then decide whether to buy
or not to buy.
Abundance Of pure, sweet water is assured
not only by the dnnumerable rivulets, spring
fed streams and ponds which gave to this
land the name Running Water Ranch" but
by the sub-irrsation which assures water in
unlimited quantities at depth Of from 10
to 60 feet The country is undertake with
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-26

We are Offering to Homeseekers Investors
and Spectators the greatest cheap land OPP
portunity of the century.
In comparison with our offers of beautiful
farms in rich South Plains Of Texas (cut
right out of the far-famed $1,000 acre Run
ming Water Ranch recently purchased by us)
all other land propositions dwindle into In
significance. Judged by the standard of land
values in the great Mississippi Valley States
we ought to ask five to ten times more than
we do for these fertile farms. Considering the
actual crop yields from exactly the same
kind of land we are selling, we are almost
giving these farms away. If any other land
company controlled this great body of rich
Running Water Ranch land they would un-
doubtedly ask double what we charge. Yet
we are not forced to sell this land Neither are
we selling at these low prices from phian-
thropic motives. But the sale of our $4,000
acre Running Water Ranch is simply part
of the grandest colonization movement ever
undertaken in Texas or any other state for
in addition to Running Water Ranch we
own and control thousands upon thousands
of acres of land in the South Plains of Texas
our total land holdings exceeding 100000
acres We are going to put
AN ACTUAL SETTLER ON EVERY
QUARTER SECTION
of this magnificent ranch and make it the
very heart and center of great agricultural
empire. We have development plans under
way that will transform Running Water
Ranch once the pride Of the millionaire cat
tie kings, to the richest agricultural section
in America.
Thus you see that in selling you one of
these valuable farms at an extraordinarily
low price, we are looking to the future, when
the immense increase in prices OF Running
Water Ranch land will act as, q leverage to
raise the value of our outside holdings
enormously.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-26
SOIL AND CLIMATE uNsURPAssE

The rapidly with which this rich farming
land is going is the best evidence that It is
all and more than is claimed Tor it. Already
the greater part Of Running Water Ranch
has been purchased by men who responded
to the invitation of Mr. Soash, "come and see
for yourseIf!" When an Iowa or Illinois or
Minnesota farmer sets eyes on this property,
he knows that it is really worth ten times
its present price. There are portions of this
ranch, already under cultivation, that the
owners would not sell for $500 an acre. You
can buy the same kind of land capable of
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-08-26

sheet-water. With an altitude of $500 feet
and an abundant rainfall from March to No
vember, followed by a dry winter. the ci-
matte conditions are perfect both for health
and the growth of crops.
"BAck TO THE LAND" is THE CRY.
Cheap land will soon be thing of the
past Back to the land!" is the cry today
and there is not enough land to go around
Land values in the Mississippi Valley have
advanced tremendously. What chance has
the young man of small means to acquire a
good farm in the Central West where land
is selling at $50, 500 and $3.50 an acre3 What
chance has the tenant farmer to get home
OF his own in such localities? Down in the
South Plains of Texas is the only place to
go for rich farming land at low prices.
Running Water Ranch is the place for the
young man who wants to get start. It's
the place for the tenant farmer to get home
Of his own. It's the place for the man who
Is trying to make living on poor land. It's
the place for the investor who wants to make
money quickly without taking the risks in
volyed in speculative ventures. This land will
never be cheaper The values are sure to go
up by leaps and bounds, for thousands of ac-
tive intelligent, ambitious farmers are
swarmng into the South Plains country.
"soAsH SPECIAL" PULLMAN TRAIN
STARTS FROM MASON CITY, IOWA,
SEPTEMBER 1ST. SCHEDULE:
Below we give the schedule for the Soash
Special Train, which leaves Mason City Sep
TENDER LIST over the Iowa Central Railway
via Hampton, Ackley and Marshalltown.
From there the train will run over the Chi
cago Great Western to Kansas City via Des
Moines and from Kansas City over the Santa
Fe direct to Plainview, Texas.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-20
THE BURooMAsTER COMING"

AT last Astoria Is to be treated to
a real genuine comic opera. In
the shaps Of that clever musical mas
terpieee, "The Burgomaster," II. P.
Hill. business representative. Is In the
city and completed all arrangements
for the date. Saturday. March 2etl
at the Astoria Theatre. "Thc Burgo-
master" is without doubt the best OF
the many pixley and Luders' sue
cesscs which include "prinec Of Pill
sen." Woodland" king Dodo."
"Grand Mogul." and others. Gus
Weinburg and Ruth White head the
present presenting company. both
having appeared In the original
"Burgomaster" organization, and
along with over hall hundred others,
including the iamousIy original Kan
CARGO girls and the original New
York and Chicago production will be
brought to Astoria.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-20
BRYAN ON CANDIDATES.

COLUMBIA, S. c. Mar, lo.--Wil.
liam ], Bryan in a letter TO VIM. T.
Gondales, editor of the State. says
that it is not for him to discuss the
question OF advisability OF candidates
His availability as a candidate, is not
question upon which his judgment
should be ventured or accepted.
Il have simply stated that it is a
question for the voters of the party
TO determine. As democrat have
resented the claim that few editors
should decide this question for the
people. am believer in free
speech and in a free press and | rec
ognize the right of any voter, whether
he is large or small to state his opin-
ion and his reason for it, but those
that read his opinion have right TO
give it such weight as they think it
deserves.
Continuing, Mr.. Bryan says:
1T is deliberately unfair in ignor-
ing this question and charging the
defeats OF 1896 and 1900 to me. just
as it is unfair in ignoring the still
worse defeat OF 1904, when the New
York World was again the party's
adviser. | especially appreciate the
generous support that has come to
me from the Southern states. II its
democratic voters believe that can
assist the party by being candidate,
why should refusei And why
should | take the advice OF few
editors Who have never been friendly
rather than the advice OF millions OF
democrats who have been co-labor-
ers with me for more than a decade"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-20
WAS NOT SUICIDE.
Body Disinterred Show Man Was
Murdered Suspects Arrested.


PITTSBURG, Pa, Mar. lo.-The
body of Chas Bennett, buried last
September at Carrick, suburb, a
suicide, was disinterred yesterday,
and autopsy held, which shows that
Bennett was murdered. The disin-
terment and investigation were made
by officials of Wheeling, w. Va, at
which place Chas. Cook, his girl wife,
and Jos. White, under arrest, charged
with the murder. Cook and his wife
are alleged to have confessed the
crime, duplicating White. The alleg-
ed murder was committed on the
West Virginia state fair grounds,
Wheeling Island, the night OF Sept.
% and robbery was the object. Ben
nett, who was only 10 years old, was
selling novelties at the fair and he
displayed S45 in a public place. Mrs,
Cook, then Lila Vane, Cook, accord
ing to the confession, enticed Ben
nett to secluded spot where he was
assulted and beaten to death and his
body thrown into the river. Four
days later the body was found in
Belmont county, Ohio, and the coro-
ner rendered verdict OF suicide.
Cook, who had been playing the
piano in saloons, and the girl, ac-
cording to the confession, used the
money secured to defray their wedd-
ing and honeymoon expenses. 1t is
said that Cook gave the first clue to
the crime during an attack of despon-
dency, while drinking.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-20
KEEPING SMALL FRUIT.

Experiments have proved that fot
freezing small fruits and keeping
them in cold storage for several
months, the best results can be OBJ
tanned by use OF closed package
providing it is not so tight as to pre-
vent the escape OF gases given off by
the fruit after it is packed and before
it is frozen.
Strawberries and blackberries were
frozen for six months in the boxes
with varying results. The favor oi
the fruit wrapped in the open crate
was tainted with the odors from other
articles in the storage rooms, and the
flavor of the fruit in the triple-wrap.
ped boxes was but little better, hav-
inb become tainted by the carbon
dioxid gas exhaled by the fruit before
it became frozen. The flavor Of the
fruit in the double-wrapped carton
however, was not contaminated and
retained much Of the flavor Of the
fresh fruit. The frozen fruit is used
in making fresh fruit pies and fruit
ices in midwinter.-TFrom illustrated
article in April Popular Mechanics
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-20
ELKS' MINSTRELS.

Preliminary preparations for the
Elks' monster minstrel show, are
moving along with despatch. En-
thusiasm is the keynote among the
members having this enterprise in
hand and they report meeting with
much encouragement and offers of as
sistance. 1t can now be authoritative
" announced that the best talent in
Astoria will participate and that this
offering by the antlered herd will be
the most ambitious OF the kind ever
seen on the local stage.
Nothing OF makeshift character is
used in the production, but all the
costumes, scenery, electrical effects
and other paraphernalia is A No. l,
and fully as good as that carried by
the biggest and best travelling organ
izations in the country. Rehearsals
will begin actively tonight at 8 o'clock
at the Seamen's Institute on Ex-
change street and it will be speedily
demonstrated to those who attend
that there will be something doing
The keynote of the performance will
be the snappy and fast manner OF
presentation, the newness and bright
ness of the music, and the local favor
given it by the jokes which are all
applied to we'll known men. The com
mittee have agreed to let no guilty
man escape, and every prominent Elk
will get his"
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-20
EGGS PLENTIFUL.

CHICAGO, Mar. lo.-The markets
Of the country, and particularly Chic
ago, have been flooded during the
last few weeks with eggs-strictly
fresh and at prices that seem fabu'
lously cheap in comparison with the
exorbitant charges of short time
ago.
Eggs are coming into Chicago daily
at the rate of about fifty carloads
which means 100000 dozen or 1900
600 eggs. Strictly fresh eggs are
selling wholesale at about Is cents
the lowest price in five years. AT re-
tail the same grade Of eggs should be
obtained at not more than twenty
cents.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-20

DETROIT. Mar 70 Having no
use for the money Washington Lodge
OF Odd Fellows OF this city has re.
jeeted an offer OF $4,000 for its fifty
feet OF property next to the hotel ST..
Eclair on Randolph. The lodge re-
serves only a portion Of the building
for its lodge rooms and collects
enough rentals from the remaining
portions to pay all the lodges ex-
penscs. In fact. il Is said that there
have been no dues collected from tie
members "for many years. The
hotel management desires TO extend
its building and made an offer 10 the
lodge. But when the matter came
up for consideration the members
asked what they could do with the
money, since the lodge already had
everything II could desire and with.
out expense to the members, The
decision was reached that the lodge
was perfectly satisfied with its loca.
ton and that money was no object,
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-03-20
PERSONAL MENTION

Judge Frank ], Taylor left on the
noon train yesterday TO spend few
days rest (aad work) on his Clatsop
farm
Guy r. Osborne, OF this city, has
returned from two-day outing at
the metropolis. whittier he went 10
meet his parents, Mr., and Mrs, w, II.
Osborne, of Salem. who were en-
route to Spray, Washington.
r. NJ. Leathers was down town yes
terday for the first time since he was
stricken with the bad attack OF Ia
grippe about II days ago, He is
mending slowly and must go carefully
before he resumes business at the big
boat yard.
Mrs, Eta Fink and family Of Ab.
erdeen are in the city,
I, J, Coleman, OF Portland, was an
Astoria visitor yesterday.
]. II. Walker. OF Portland, is on a
business trip here,
II. p. Savage. OF Tacoma. is look
ing after business in the city,
Mrs. Carlson and mother OF Clifton
are visiting friends in town.
Mrs, Jason Cradle and young son
are bound for Ilwaco and were quar-
tered at the Occident last night