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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-08
Will Get $4,000 Each.

Six thousand dollars to be made i'm
mediately available for the widows or
next OF kin of the United States pos
tai clerks who lost their lives in the
Titantic disaster has been voted by
the House as an amendment to the
postoffice appropriation bill. The
sum is divided 50 as to gi $1,000
each to the nearest relative T. J. S.
March, o. S. Woody and L. Quinn.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-08
SOUTHERN RAILWAY

SCHEDULE EFFECTIVE Dec. 3, 1911
Arrivals and departures Lexington,
South Carolina.
IN. B. These schedule figures shown
as information only and are not guar
anteed.)
1858 A. M.-No. 131 daily, from New
York to Augusta. Pullman car.
Dining car service.
1918 A. M.-No. 8, daily from Au-
gusta to Columbia. Arrive Co.
Iumbia 1850 q. M, Spartanburg
4:10., a. M. Greenville 6:55 p. m.
Asheville. 7:34 p. m.; Cincinnati,
1000 a. m.
6:41 P. M.-No. 7, daily, from Colum.
bia to Augusta. Connecting from
Cincinnati, Asheville, Greenville,
Spartanburg and intermediate
SOP F. M.-No. 1872, daily, from Au-
gusta to New York. Pullman
sleeping car. Dining car service.
Arrive Columbia 6:40p. m. Wash
ington 1858 a. NJ; New York
2:31p. m.
For further information, call on
ticket agent or
E. H. Coapman, V. P. and G.. M,
Washington, D. O,
il. Meek, A. G.. P. A., Atlanta,
Georgia.
F. l.. jenkins, T. P. A., Augusta,
Georgia.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-08

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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-08

Judge Sease, presiding in Spartan
burg last week, in place of Judge
Gage, who had been called home by
sickness in his family, sentenced a
man who pleaded guilty of selling liq-
uor to fine of 81, 900 or one year on
the chaingang, but suspended the SEN
tence during good behavior on condl-
ion of his paying $500 and serving
three months.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-08

John r. Station, Joyce, KY, had an
exceptionally severe attack Ct whoop-
ing cough He says: IF it had not
been for Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound I would have been compelled to
quit work. Instead, I meyer missed q
day, and Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound gave me instant relief and is
the only cough medicine we eyer use"
Contains no opiates.
Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-08
Very Foolish Young Girl.

Mary Reynolds, an Illinois Central
ticket agent at Chicago, who told the
police story Of being held up and
robbed of hundred and fifty dollars
by two men in the station Tuesday
night, Wednesday confessed she con-
cocted the story and had given the
money to her sweetheart.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-08
The Demons Of The Swamp

are mosquitoes. AS they sting they put
deadly malaria germs in the blood.
Then follow the icy chills and the fires
of fever. The appetite flies and the
strength fails; also malaria often paves
the way for deadly typroid. But
Ele ctric Bitters kill and cast out the
malaria germs from the blood; give
YOU a fine appetite and renew your
strength. "A&ter long suffering,'
wrote VIM. Fretwell, Of Lucama. n.
c., "three bottles drove all the malaria
from my system, and I've had good
health ever since" Best for all stom-
ach, liver and kidney ills. 50 cts. at
Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-08

Luther Burts, a negro, was fined $50
or 80 days by Magistrate Stradley, OF
Greenville for raising a disturbance on
a passenger train. Burts threatened
TO shoot the conductor when he went
to get his ticket.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-08
Helps A Judge In Bad Fix.

Justice Eli Cherry, of Gillis Mills,
Tenn, was plainly worried. A bad
sore on his leg had baff1ed several doc
tors and long resisted all remedies. II
thought it was a cancer" he wrote.
cat last used Bucklen's Arnica Salve,
and was completely cured" Cures
burns, boils, ulcers, cuts, bruises and
piles. 25 cents at Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-08

The man with limited vocabulary
is usually fluent with cuss words.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-08

Lame back is usually caused by
rheumatism of the muscles Of the back,
for which you will find nothing better
than Chamberlain's Liniment. For
sale by All Dealers.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-08

Now is the time to get rid Of your
rheumatism. You can do it by apply
ing Chamberlsin's Liniment and mas
saying the parts freely at each appli-
cation. For sale by All Dealers.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-05-08

Chief Justice Gary has refused bail
to James G.. Zeigler, of Aiken, on ha-
beas corpus proceeding brought by at
torneys for Zeigler. Zeigler is the
man who shot and killed Officer Pat
terson, of the Aiken police force about
a year ago and since that time has
been confined in jail pending trial of
his case, bail having previously been
denied.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14
Blaine Hard Water for Bad Tea.

A German scientist who has been
conducting a series of experiments
for the purpose Of determining the
relative values of hard and soft water
for cooking purposes has discovered
that water Is very often to blame
when the tea, coffee or soup doesn't
taste just right.
For instance. If cocoa Is made of
soft water a pleasant and rich drink
is obtained which after short boiling
deposits the cocoa powder. Even II
the cocoa Is made into a paste with
little water and the cup then filled
with hot water the largest part of the
powder will precipitate and the bev-
erage will still be rich and pleasant.
II, however, hard water is used,
fakes will at once appear and the oil
In the cocoa will be seen floating on
the surface of the drink. The fakes
will soon settle and the beverage ia
far less tasty than the one obtained
with soft water Similar observations
may be noticed In the preparation OF
soups or oatmeal, which remain flaky
even after long boiling. In the prepa-
ration of tea the hard water causes
the formation of thin film.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14
SYSTEM THAT WORKED WELL
PecdIer Who Had Climbed to Sixth
Floor of Apartment Found Scheme
That Worked Smoothly.

Wilbur c. Phillips. the child well
fare worker, tells story to show how
systemalized work will usually bring
the desired end.
A peddler climbed to the sixth floor
of an apartment house In an attempt
to sell his wares. The first man he
met he insisted should buy some of
his goods Finally he made himself
such q nuisance that the unfeeling
tenant of the apartment picked him up
and threw him down the next stairs
A man stsnding on the fifth floor,
hearing the racket, glanced up and
took in the situation When the ped
dler came crashing down to the fifth
floor this man picked him up and
threw him down the next stairs.
A man standing on the fourth floor
helped the peddler on by throwing
him down the next flight This con-
tinued until the poor peddler finally
landed on the first floor with crash.
Gee! but they got some system up
there" he said ruefully as he picked
himself up and walked painfully out
INFO the street.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14

- STOCKS, BONDS, CEREALS y
COURSE REACT|0hARY
Few Dealing and Undertone Of
Greater Part of Brief Session
Is Decidedly Uncertain.

New York, April Is The course
of today's stock market again was in
the direction or irreSularity and re-
action. Dealings wee scarcely more
than nothing and for the greater
part of tn, brief session the under
tone was distinctly uncertain The
opening showed a vast majority of
declines, some to over point, nota-
BILE in Canadian Pacific and Rock Is,
land preferred.
United states 81 el was under
selling pressure at the outset
AmeriC an can, common, which re-
pcated it's now familiar perform
ancc of recording a new high record
was an exception to the general
trend, although rumorg as to pros
poets OF dividends were not encour-
aged. American Tobacco gained a
point TIE whole list manifested
some inclination towards better
ment in the second hour, on adylces
from Philadelphia that settlement
of the anthracite coal situation
might be reached before the end Of
the day.
Another important factor was the
announcement of further advance
in the price Of steel bars. Fina!
rriccs We in most cases the best Of
the day, with many fractional gains
and Il sprinklirG equally unim-
p0rtant losses. The bonds marked
was irregular, te lay, total sales, par
value, amounted to S$l,662 600.
Cove nment rs coupon advanced u
per csnt on the week.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14
WILD RUSH BJLL|SH
Remarkable Advances in Wheat Are
Caused by Reports Of Crop
DAMAGE,

Chicago, April ia Wild rush 20
buy wheat swept the market higher,
today, as much as ~ cents. The
remarkable advance was due 70 in
creased alarm about crop damage,
said to affect 50,000,000 bushels, al
though violent fluctuations intor-
vened. The close was strongest at
prices running from ! to Is TO 37s
above last night. All other staples
joined in the up-turn, net gains
were, corn / to "A and oats a shade
to M. g.
Confusion in the wheat pit reach
ed such a point that at one time
quotations varied as wide as a full
cent between sales made at the same
instant by traders almost within
arm's length.
1t was from the hurried piling up
of orders to purchase however, rather
than from field conditions that viz
tually broke all over the strain unt!l
the advance for the week amounted
to around 10 cents. Between the
opening and the close May delivery
sold from $l.06M to $110 and
wound up at $109& July netted
an even gain of cents
Corn narrowly missed hitting so
cents a bushel for May, that option
ranging from 1884 to 1913, closing
steady at 1875 No yellow was
quoted at S0l2 and 81
Shorts covered in lively fashion in
the crowd. Upper and lower limits
touched for July were $50 and SO,
closing at 55A. F" n
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14

CHe Of tho Taost prominent college
,ru.eescrs tool; unto himself as wife a
gcry charming and highly cultured
&c raan lady who is eXquisitely par
ocular about all small matters.
Several years ago, just after she had
come to live in this country, she was
ever on the qui vive for new forms OF
expression
One night the professor came home
worn out with the troubles of
commencement. AS he was dress
ing to attend a very formal reception
he remarked:
II wish we weren't going to this
shirdig"
"3hindig!" repeated his wife; what
10 that?'
It's the sort of thing we're go
Ing to tonight" answered her hus'
oand
At the close of q very enjoyable
evening the professor heard his wife
laying: 80, Mrs, b, have so much
enjoyed your shindtg -Harper's Mag
szine.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14
Laruc Heads and Small Brains.

Large heads do not mean large
brains" said Doctor Dawson, an Eng
fish physician, at an inquest recently
on an infant whose brain weighed
thirty-four ounces. The average
weight of mans brain Is forty.two
ounces. "Thackeray had large
head" he declared, "and an arch
bishop CT York wore a size eight hat,
but man with small head may be
cleverer than a man with large one.
The brain resembles nothing so much
as walnut, and In men of grea: men
tai capacity the convolutions are
deep"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14
Veivcteen Frccks.

Velveteen, dressy at the first, dur
able and serviccable to the last, will
always be popular for tunic and first
suits for little lads. Brown, blue o.
green are the shades commonly
chosen, but a suit In rose vclveteen
has been seen which made the small
wearer look quite a picture. The
little trousers should come well above
the knee, the tunic should be double
breasted and hook down the right side,
and It should show about one and one.
CALF inches of tho trousers. The leg
IF mutton shape caught into cuff is
Effected for the sleeve.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14
GuIIIotlne for Soldier Murderers.

The senate yesterday passed bill
under which soldiers or sailors SEN
fenced to death by court martial
will henceforth be guillotined instead
Of being shot. except In cases where
the offence Is one which comes di-
rectly under military law. This bill
was brought in after the murder some
months ago o. Nine. Gouin by sol
diers, one of whom, Grady, was SEN
fenced to death. His sentence was
eventually dommuted to one of life
imprisonment, II being deemed mad,
visable to saslS men doing compulsory
military serboe to form firing party.
The chamber Of deputies passed the
bip.-Petit Parisien.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14
FINE DRAMA SEASON
ATTRACTIONS AT. PLUNkViLLE
REVIEWED BY EDITOR.
Opening With Greater Barnstormers'
Ministries, the List Included Prof.
SvenaaIi EAST Lynne" "Jes-
sc James" and Others.

1.-THE dramatic season just ended"
paid the Winesap County Weekly Vim
dicator. was the most successful In
the history Of Plunkville, both from
an artistic and financial point OF
view.
early In October the season was
'nshered in with the Greater Barn
stormers' Minstrels, with 16 perform
e1s In high top slickems and beautiful
pink busters. who rlayed the most
ravishing circus marches In the court
house yard. At the evening perform
nee many of the latest melodies were
endered, including After the Ball.
Hot Time Tonight and Love Muh
and the World Is Mine;' also many
firstclass Jokes which have never
been seen in the almanac3 In this sec'
ton. Our versatile and talented bar
Der, band leader, baseball pitcher, or
Chestra conductor, and society favor
lite, Mr. Nick Duggins, secured an en-
gagement with the minstrels to play
second baritone and double up in tho
evening as Mr.. Rastus Johnsing
Brown
In November hypnotist and en-
tertainer called Prof. X. Svengali,' oc'
cupied the boards at the opera house
Professor Syenaall put Sam Tucker,
the timer, into a trance, and made
him stand on his head in the corner
and sing the Doxology' After the per
sormance Sam missed a hyedollar bill,
but he allowed the fun WAS worth the
money.
"In December we witnessed that
soulful and laehrymose drama East
Lynne, put on with great eclat and Il
whcle lot Of terrific SUCCESS. Deacon
Shucks, who hasn't cried since his
wife ran away with the leader of the
Bass Center choir, broke into profuse
tears; and as the large concourse OK
Plunkvillians shuilled down the steps
that lead from over g. Quigley's well,
known commission, confectionery and
farm implements emporium, there was
not dry eye on the stairs.
about the middle of January the
Plunkvilie Thespian and Terpsicho
rean Troupe rendered Kate, the Con,
victs daughter, for the benefit Of the
South Sea head hunters. Miss Sadie
Sebree, our talented mllliner, who took
the immortal role Of Kate Ripper,
made pronounced hit and admits
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14
Wedding Presents.

/, Wedding presents have for years
been trial both to the donors who
cannot think what to send and to the
recipients who are compelled to &C.
cept what they do not like. A bright
notion would be to have collection
at the church Tin bag, not PLATED
for the benefit of the young couple,
to which each friend might contribute
the amount Of money he would have
spent on perhaps unappreciated of.
fering. This would save him the ter
rible worry Of choosing something
suitable. and the bride and bridegroom
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14
The Lure Of the confectloner.

How delightful TO let the fancy
cevel on the daintics Of q confection-
er; those pies, with such white and
haky paste, their contents being
mystery, whether rich mince, with
whole plums intermixed, or piquant
apple, deicately rose favored; those
lakes, heart-shaped or round, piled in
| lofty pyramid; those sweet little cir
clct1, sweetly named kisses; those
lark majestic masses. fit to be bridal
caves at the wedding Of an heiress.
mountains in size, their SUBMITS
lecIly sEow-coyerGd vita sugar!
Then the mighty treasures Of sugar
plums, white and crimson and yellowa
lalgh glass vases; and candy of all
sarieties; and those little cookies, or
yhatever they are called, much priced
" children for their sweetness, and
lors for the notices which they in
lose, by lovc-sick maids and bachel-
nrs! oh, my mouth atera!--Nathan-
1t Hawthorne.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14
up or DOWN.


Senator Davis. in an interview at
Ozark, derided good-humoredly the
aristocratic pretensions that too many
Americans, as soon as they get rich,
assume.
It's hard to be aristocratic in a
democracy like this" said Senator
Davis We've got no criterion, no
measure, and hence. as aristocrats, we
never can tell where we stand.
:" Mrs. Dash is no longer in our set
woman once said at tea.
eyes, SO understand said anoth-
er woman
Yes, went on the first woman.
with naughty sneer-'yes. she drop
ped out some time ago.
ais that so?' said the other, 4
was under the impression that she
climbed out"
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14

that, when 1t comes to finished trap
door and red-lieht situations. she has
Nine. Bernhard backed off the boards.
'"Thc spring attractions. .. INCLUDED
Ten Nights In a Barroom,' Jesse
JamTs Shakespearean elocutionist
who put everybody to sleep faster
than Parson Buckner does, and man
without arms who played the bass VOL
with his toes.
For the next season Manager lobe
Scruggles will maintain the sans high
standard. He has already engaged
Uncle Toms Cabin tiddiing quar-
tet, a moving picture show, a patent
medicine entertainment and an ,osEt"
fed man During the summer May
notable improvements will be made
A new tin cornice will be erected and
the interior VIII BIO repaiated in eX-
qulsite tints of ttamlngo red. paris
green, Helen pink and chrome yellow,
with many striking9fesco decorations
representing Venus, Genera! Grant.
Cleopatra, the MUSES. and Little 30.
peep. For next season the same com
potent staff will serve the public
Capt. Artemus Jefferson, the saddler,
will continue to preside at the box Of.
fee in return for the privilege OF see.
ing the shows free Nathan Thomas,
the grocer, will light up and make
fires ard Piggy Fartington, the Wd-
owls son, will act az usher ard carry
the red bannerlwith thu golden iesturs
In the parades for the same splendid
privileges
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14
Finds a Diamond In a Turkey.

A happy surprise developed at
Greeley, Colo, for Mrs. Elvira Schu-
maker, widow who lives with her
three small children on homestead,
A neighbor had given Mrs Schumacher
turkey for her Thanksgiving dinner.
When the day set for the execution OF
the bird came the children had be-
come SO attached to the bird that the
act of killing 1t was deferred until
Christmas. But the turkey wandered
out on the highway and was struck
by an automobile and Its leg was bro
ken. 1t was later killed Mrs Schu'
maker was cleaning 1t when she felt
a hard substance In its craw, Investi-
CATION revealed a diamond, which was
pronounced to be worth about S45.
She sold the stone and bought gen
erous supply Of toys and another tur'
My.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14
Manic Of Dickens.

The hundred years which have
rushed over the earth like an express
train since Charles Dickens felt the
first pinch of a terrestrial winter have
changed the human mind, altered the
attitude OF the soul to the universe,
and modified the affections of the hui
man heart. We are no longer easily
moved to tears, we are loath to let
exaggeration fitch our laughter, We
are perhaps less eager than our fore
fathers to be made to smile, and GER
tainly more avaricious with our tears
than were our grandmothers. Never
theless. the magic Of Dickens still
touches our lives, and the manhood OF
the whole Anglo-SaXon race Is colored
by those ensorcelled hours OF our boy
hood when we roared with Sam Well
or, hated Jonas Chuzzlewit and Car
ker, loved Little Neil, trembled at
Quilp, fancied ourselves Nicholas
Nickleby, enyiod David Coppertield,
loaIed to possess Grip. loathed
Pec6sniff, and felt our heaxts grow
heavy over the bitter sufferings OF
Oliver Twist, Poor 10 and tragic
Smilte.--Harold Begbie in the Cen
fury.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14

A young lawyer was examining
stolid country yokel in horse deal
ing case.
Now, sir, attend to me, please Did
Mr., Smith sell the plaintiff horse in
June last?1
mo-
What! All, ] see, you are stick
her for exactness. Well, then. did Mr..
Smith, Junior, sell the horse?"
mo"
Come, come, sir. don't bubble. Did
Mrs. Smith sell the horse?"
NO"
mo! Did Mr.. Smith sell anything
to the plaintiff in June last?"
AYE"
"Ah! Perhaps you will tell US what
that was.
ID sold un mare Exchange.
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14
Plant Which Makes You LAUGH.

A plant that causes laughter grows
in Arabia, and produces flowers of a
bright yellow, with seeds that resem-
BILE small black beans. The natives
dry and pulverize them, and the pow
der, taken in small doses, makes the
soberest person behave like a circus
clown or mailman. for he will dance,
sing and laugh most boisterously, and
cut the most fantastic capers and be
In an uproarously ridiculous condition
The Cairo bulletin., 1912-04-14
SUIT LONG DELAYED
KANSAS WOMAN SUES FOR Dl.
VORCE AFTER 20 YEARS.
Action Was the First Big Luxury In
the Self Sacrificing Life of De-
serted Mother CT Eight
Children.

Chlcago-Mrs Ernest b. Case in
dulged herself in luxury the other
Gay, the first big luxury, by the way,
she has had in twenty years. The lux
ury was suit for divorce.
Nearly twenty-one years ago Mrs.
Case was living at Sedgwick. Kan.
She was q we'll preserved woman of
forty then, with q brood of eight
young children around her--and a
husband. rt. .4a
r One day the husband disappeared,
He went off to town ostenslbly on q
marketing expedition, leaving the wife
and her eight young children on the
lonely little farm together. He never
came back.
II required almost the whole of the
first three months for Mrs. Case to
realize she had been deserted. She
had hoped against hope that such a
thing could not be true, that this hui
initiation had been spared her, but
finally she found herself face to face
with the fact.
Then she made up her mind to for
get the past and turn resolutely to the
future for her children's sake Four
years went by. With the aid OF kindly
neighbors she managed to exc out
living on tho farm At the end of the
four years one of the neighbors who
had shown interest In her affairs sug-
gested that she should get divorce.
But Mrs. Case refused.
II couldn't" she said, because OF
the children.
Ten years slipped by. years Of bit
ter hard plodding, because the chill
.dren had to be reared and fed and
educated, and 1t all took money. But
at last some of the children reached
maturity and then the work OF the
mother grew lighter They all by this
time had learned the story OF the
recreant father, and the older Of them
urged. almost commanded, theF moth
er to start the proceedings that would
give her legal separation.
Again Mrs. Case refused. She did
not tell the children why. but the rsea,
son was that In addition to an innate
aversion OF divorce she had the con
viction that the fact she was di
vorced woman might initiate against
her daughters marriages.
The oldest daughter married the
son of neighbor and moved to Chi
cago. One by one the others of the
little flock except the youngest--a
faVorite son-married, moved away
and were settled In life.
Mrs. Case and her boy at last found
themselves alone on tho farm. He
was quiet boy. His mother loved
him above all the others because his
health was delicate. When she found
that he was pining because the other
| children had gone from the farm and
that his strength was growing less
every day, she decided to sell the farm
, and move to tho residence OF the mar
rted daughter in Chicago. She came
I q short time ago. The faVorite son
died few weeks later.
Then for the first time in her life
Mrs. Case found herself free--free to
dispose of the rest of her life as che
wished. Her daughter had heard the
| deserving husband was in Kansas City
She renewed her urging that decree
be obtained. Mrs. Case yielded. The
suit was filed in the superior court
1t charges desertion.