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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-01-03

er pretended to be. Hes allus been
ready to admit. like the true gentle
man he is, that he's more'n half kyote.
He hain't got but one sound lung. and
he's cockeyed in the left eye.
"Joe is over to Wild Cat hill on his
aim. He's got lame back and is
laying off work. On sartin day Tar
antula Jim comes a-cavorting that way
to yell at somebody and keep his repu.
tashun at the head Of the class. He
sees Joe. and be draws long breath
and yells. That ere yell was heard
two miles and stampeded 1900 steers.
1t made Bald mountain tremble. 1t
split powders as big as a house. 1t
made trees bend as IL hurricane was
raging.
That ere yell was 1elled to Skeer
Joe Bifr ont of his shirt and leave him
a naked corpse. Did it do it? Not by
a durn sight He didn't move leg
He didn't bat IN eye. 1t was only
when a second yell came that he pick
ed up his gun and asks Of Tarantu!a:
"'What's the co1nmoshun?'
"'I'm Tarantula Jim!
"'What Of it,
1--WE drunk bar'ls Of human gore:
I've eat tons Of human flesh. I've
Jim paused right thar. my friends.
He paused bekaSe Joe's gun kivered
him. and Joe kindly asked him to dis
mount and give that cayuse a rest.
Jim got down. Not another yell:
not gun drawn
The Rout.
"When he was down he was turned
to head for the Bend and then given
the glad foot Yes. ye gods of the wild
and wooly west. he got the boot ana
started off on the run: He arrives here
painting like Il man with four aces in
his hand and $500 in the pot. He tells
me that he's been highway robbed. and
he yells for justice. 1t was busy day
at the Red Dog, but puts thirty GUS
toners aside and writes out i warrant
for Joe Bif and sends out the con-
stable.
"At the trial Tarantula piles it on.
but Joe jest sets and grinS and makes
no defense. On the evidence | have to
send him to prison. but he goes grin
ming. He has something up bis sleeve
If Id known what know Eow he'd
have been patted on the back. The
higher court says l must reverse and
give him q new trial. Higher court be
hanged! There won't be no new trial.
bekase Joe Biff stands here to be look
ed upon as hero and to be told that
his drinks at the Red Dog for the next
year wont cost him cent and hekase
Taraptula Jim has tied the Bend and
twill be seen among US no more. ae
TcSn't rchhcd E2 WAS simply kicked.
Decadenee OF the West,
! MY friends, is this the Ivs5? Has
the Rocky r!cuNt.ins been flattcned
I down to grC% catliip OH? Has the
grizzly bar become q bawling calf?
I Has the timber wolf becoue rabbit?
Are we toting guns aroU:!d lid talG.::::g 5
| about the ranLccd Of the west to shy
: of from q man who stands to be kick
ed!
Il must weep l do weep. am glad
to see the rest Of you, even to the
Chinyman. weeping with me. Our
honor was menaced. and we let it be
trailed in the dust. We was bluffed.
elbowed. crowded and talked down by
jackass rabbit. We hain't men. We
are only kyotes sitting on our haunch-
es and Shivering in fear. and the world
is pointing the finger OF scorn at old
Wyoming and saying:
"'She don't belong on the map!
Scratch her or"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-01-03

..1'yE DRUNK BAR'1s OF HUMAN GoEE!
kent the best liquors. and his poker
rooms have given the squarest deals.
He's had to kill seven mcn In that
time, but in every case the c0:5tci
has complimented him on his shooting
"For len long years Tom HoSe has
been Judge Hokc. He has mixed JUS
tice and common sense together and
iadled it ont the best he knowed how.
In arriving ut his legal decisions be
has been careful Of the honor Of the
great and only west as well as the
rights of plaintiff and defendant.
Where honor is lost all IS lost.
You all remember the case OF Joe
.Bifr versus Tarantula Jim. sent Joe
to the pen for five years for highway
robbins Jim. He appeals to higher
court and gets the decision reversed
on me. and ! am directed to give him
new trial.
MY friends. 10 back with me year.
1t in y perfect fill day. The birds are
siuslng and the kyotes yelping. and
every critter in sandy Bend is a-thank.
iur heaven tina, he's alive and kick
iny. As he dwt'lls on the thought that
he's a xon ul he west his heels lit
up aS If ne tlnd been drinking chain
paGne.
.'I}owu !ruEf the mountains ON II
s,xyttetf cay;l*t' comes riding TaraHtniH
Jirl. We Stf. tr:!n when he is yet hfor
81. !!- seq I.~. He rides his cayuSe'
in t>irri.> ~ 1'akes him stand on his
tan III >nnt', mp the sky. He utters
r:"rwtrrtt,< "e lock 1T each other
~ :, ..,:irr ~, y~.,y Is Il bad. bad nHan
.t.:n!:;::: iiltn 81" midst:
En'c, 'arsntuia Jim
"..n;. ,E"ir l>"anIuIa lin comes Il
<aItj,.lic ;,;i:i yelling ard a-Snn;iu-
au;i = :r,:th n" Il tH, n:Onth. and We
,.:ira i!n :tt::". =: Us. f:a:!: Oh. Yes
-, g.. -, 80: III =. rAltltSlHikrS. rrn;!-
c:::i,> .,rorj o.. timber w0!vrS lnd
:!n;.f.,:,;' 'iI+!> combined and mixed
VIA :i;.>-..' :.":.:. He h;l,i y vG!rr t::;ie
a thun,cr;roit. lie had IN eye tia:
dashed lightning lie had Il rolf t. Ills
gait. and when hn sat down he Jared
the town OF Sandy Bend from center
to circumference.
"Of what use to go on? iOH al
know him. You all know how he has
staggered and lorded it over us Ear
" in the game was asked my opinion
Of Tarantula Jim. May heaven forgive
NE. but ! sized him up as b%d-baa
from hair to heel. thought he carried
the true brand This ere court, not
only rs Il court. hut as Tom lioke OF
the Red Dog. has seen many. many
bad men. He has dropped q few ct
them. He has had years of experience
in sizing up human critters Ina say
ing this. and I'm saying that Id have
bet the Red Dog agin' an army mule
that Tarantula was the worst of the lot.
II hain't saying that any Of US trem-
bled in his presence. but we was rath-
er careful in addressing him. and we
didn't win from him in poker beyond
certain point. We ginerally agreed
with him in all he said. and if there
was ary drinking we paid the shot
Tho Unpretending Bif. .E.
"IIas Tarantula ever killed q man in
Sandy Bend? Nary one. He's made
to draw on several. and he's yelled at
others tnj they was made to leave
town. but as for shooting he's with
held his hand His excuse was that if
he WAS once aroused he couldn't hold
hiSsc!f. nn,! the town Of Sandy Bend
you'd be laid in sackccth and ashes.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-01-03
H0kE IS Reversed
Sandy Bends So!on Humiliated,
but Defiant.
STORY OF A BAD MAN.


tho Case Of Tarantula Jim Versus
Joe Biff and an Ornament Of the
Bench and Bar Was BAN. ozled.
BY M. QUAD.
copyright. 1911. by Associated Literary
Press.]
~OR Ten minutes previous to open
ing court Judge Hoke sat in
his place with look Of sor-
row on his face and sighS es,
Gaping from his lips at intervals. 1t
was evident that he was laboring un-
der strong mental emotion. 1t was Il
long minute after the crier had made
his cry that his honor looked around
the room and said:
This ERE court as a court is asham'
ed to look you in the face. This ere
court as Tom Hoke, owner Of the Red
Dog saloon. spent Il good share Of last
night kicking hisself around the grave
yard.
For fifteen long years Tom Hoke has
been the high peg in this town OF
Sandy Bend. His Red Dog saloon has
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-01-03
Fina1 C:scSarge.

Tbs is to NJ. - persons intrest-
o.? that ! will a,.:, Geo. s. Drafts,
,Jrdrc Probate lor LeAi"ston tounty
or r!.n l1sh cay Jarue"E, 1912. tor {
final discharge as admiDjs "ator of II e
estate Of Gaorc" R:ch'cv. d"r-ased.
SIM L. HENDRIX,
Dec. II, l91l-9 Admr.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-01-03
Estate Notice.

Al persons holding debts against the
estate OF J. w. Ninard, deceased, are
hereby notified 10 file SAME properly
verified wit the undersigned or with
her attIrne7s, Rem5ert & Monteith,
Clark Law Building. Columbia, S. c.,
and all persons indebted to said estate
will make ment in like manner.
ANNIE s. kINARO,
-Ahminis! ratriX.
10 Leesville, S. c..
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1912-01-03

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28

record, that Is since the new form oi statement, including the trust companies was adopted in July last The deposit increases since the opening of the pres ent year has been sl65,C0O,O00 of dollars the expansion for the current week hay ing added $236lSO0O to this total
 Loans have risen $119,000,000 since the close of 1911, and are also very near rec ord level, the increase for the current week having been $19,S69,0O0. The banks are carrying cash reserve of nearly $7O. 000,00O in excess of the amount reported at the opening of the year, and the pres ent excess reserve of $4S, ,763, ,050 has not been exceeded in over a year.
 It is to be remembered also that trust companies now affiliated with the clearing house are required to carry independent reserves in which formerly represented cash reports also, by the clearing house banks, although it is not strange that with the continued flow of money to New York, not only from the interior points, but from Canada as well, money rates should have sagged to a low level, and that export quotations should have risen almost to the point of inducing ship ments of gold.
 It was the assumption that the decline in interest rates here would check auto matically some of the flow of money to New York, but the banks are gaining between s12,000,000 and SEQ 0o0,0 GOO per week, and there seems to be no signs of cessa- ton in the movement
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PRICES EASE OFF
 IN LATE TRADING Close Barely Steady in Cot ton Market-Opening
 Was Irregular

New York. January 27.-An early ad- vonce in the cotton market today was checked by realizing for over the week end. and prices eased off in the late trad ing with tle close barely steady net un- changed 10 points or 1 point lower. Near months were relatively firm. The opening was somewhat irregular at a de- cline of 2 points. to an advance of 5 points, but the tone was steady and prices quickly advanced on adviees of shorts of foreign buying. and bull support here.
 Liverpool futures were rather disap- pointing from a bullish standpoint, but the spot market there showed continued frmness over night. News from the south indicated very steady southern spot mar kets late yesterday. with continued good demand from both exporters and domestic mills.
 Reviews Of the domestic goods markets were more favorable. It looked as if the trade was inclined to place more emphasis on the ready absorption of southern offer rgs so far brought out this eason and for prospects of worlds big requirements.
 Two or three firms here issued circulars of bullish nature on the theory that the big crops had been discounted, and that the demand around the present level of prices would be sufficient to absorb excess supplies. The view of the situation seemed to he influencing considerable buy ing.
 After working up to a net advance of 5 to points, the list became easier under realizing for over the week end and prices closed within point or two of the lowest. Private cables from Liverpool attributed the decline in futures there to realizing by scalpers, while the good business re- ported in spot cotton at an advance sus- gested a continued demand from spinners, which tended to confirm bullish advces from the south. Commercial agencies re- ported improved demand for cotton goods in domestic markets and sales of print cloths at Fall River for the week were estimated al 25o,000 pieces, against 135,o0) last year.
 Reports from Boston that a general strike of New England textile workers had been threatened may have been a factor on the late reaction.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
Prize Winning Women

From the Springfield Republican.
 Ten out of the fourteen principal an- nual prizes awarded last month by the royal academy schools in London were won. by women. Sir Edward Poynter. when the giving of the prizes took place, expressed regret at the fact, pre- sumably speaking as a man rather than as president He offered an explanation of the large number of successful women competitors. "The female stu- dents are in earnest and work hard. the men are slack, and either do not know how to work or do not sufficiently care" This triumph of the women. if greater in the light of remark about due to these qualities, appears all the women artists made recently by a great woman viollnist: "I certainly think we are more clearly aware of our short comings than the men are. And oh, our sorriest wall, the question of health and physical endurance. They little know how much more 1t costs us in will power to achieve than 1t does them" An anti-femnist might assert that woman would better content her self with the things women ordinarily prize, but when talented individuals make worthy attainment by dint of ap- plication and conquest of self the hon. ors should be awarded the more freely because the test is one of character. as well as of natural capacity.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
Live Stock Market

Chicago, January 27.-Cattle: Re- ceipts 1000; market dull: beeves $470n $40; Texas steers, s4.ao 5.T5 western steers, s4650 100; stockers and feed CTS, s3.6odo5.90; cows and heifers, s2Ia a6.65; calves. s5.50 M8.25.
 Hogs; Receipts. 25,000: market SC down; light s5.sO@ 6.20; mixed, s5.S5 70 e.35; heavy, s5.95n 6.37 F; rough, s5.95 e GOO. pigs, $4154 $40; bulk of sales, s6.1OG 6.30.
 Sheep: Receipts, 2500 market weak native, $3.15G4.75; western, s350m4.75; yearlings, s4.s0@5.60 lambs, native, s4.4OG6S0: western, s4.6O@6.s0
 Kansas City, January 27.-Cattle: Re- oeipts, 300 market steady; dressed beef and export steers, se.00@ 500; fair to good, s525Q65o; southern steers, sS.So @6.20.
 Hogs: Receipts, 40Oo; steady to 5c lower bulk sales, s5.75M6.20: heavy. s6.2oM6.25: packers and butchers. se.05 ms25; lights. s5.6O@G.lo; pigs, s4o0@ 5.20.
 Sheep: Receipts. none; market steady; lambs, s525M650; yearlings, si.50m s.50 wethers. si.0Om Ills: ewes, s3.5o0 400; stockers. S2.75m 100.
 St Louis, January 27.-cattle: Re ce pts. 300. including 100 Texans; mar ket steady; native shipping and export
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MATERIAL ADVANCE IN PRICE OF WHEAT Caused By the Belief That French Crop Had Been
 Overestimated

Chicago, January G.-Belief that the estimated resulted today in material ad- vance in price. The close was firm al 7sa1c gain over yesterday.
 Corn finished llassc down. oats shade off to lac up and hog products more ex- pensive by 21aa5c.
 Rumors that French millers were mak- ing inquiries for No. ? red winter wheat from the United States caused something approach enthusiasm in the pit here.
 There was much talk that important duties would be reduced. Tn this connec- ton it was a subject of commentary that flour at Minneapolis had risen an amount equal to cents a bushel for wheat.
 Statements were current that France would require 20oo0.00O bushels before the new crop in that country was available, and that only grain of good quality would fill the need.
 According to the bulls, Australia and the United States were to be looked upon in that case as practically the sole sources of supply. Other factors against the bears were the llghtness of world shipments and the alleged poor condition of Missouri, h. diana and Ohio winter wheat
 Increased primary receipts especially northwest were responsible for much early selling. but the dealers who let go were competing afterward for offerings at much higher levels. It was said that seed which would have to mature in North Dakota caused this. May ranged from $l.02as to s1. .03 with the end s1.o27s, or a rise of 7sc.
 Extensive realizing by longs caused heaviness in corn. Anxiety to secure profits was increased by reports of a big movement of country shipments. Weak ness was checked later by wheat strength May fiuctuated between 76B@6hc and 679se, closing easy Aqasc, net lower al 67Ac
 Cash grades were quiet. No. ? was not quoted.
 Oats took color alternately from wheat and corn. The outcome was virtually to bring these cereals to d standstill. Outside limits touched for May proved to be 5024o and 51Isc, with last sales lsc up at 5o7sc
 There was a noticeable absence of sell ing pressure on hog products. The bulge in wheat appeared to serve as a restraint from traders, who were inclined to take the short side of the market.
 With the last gong, according to figures pork was higher 10 to 1214c. and the re- mainder of the list 21sc to 7iac more ex- pensive.
 Future quotations were as follows:
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Montgomery Market

Montgomery. January 27.-(Special )-- Spot cotton was quoted in Montgomery today as follows Middling. 9Le. strict mlddlng. 91ac. Vegetable quotations arc as follows: Lettuce, Toe head This Is very hard to get now, but the market men were able to secure a small supply Fri- day.
 Snap beans, 20e quart: two quarts s5c. Tomatoes. 75c basket. Squash, 5dl0c each. New Irish potatoes, 20c quart. Peppers. 65c basket
 New Irish potatoes are being supplied regularly now. but each day ladies make raid on the market for the newest things. Snap beans are going fairly well and tomatoes find a ready sale. Squash go to some people. while peppers are used extensively Lettuce perhaps, finds the best sale. while celery at 10 and b cents Q stalk is going fast each day.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
London Stocks

London, January 27.-During the week on the stock exchange business was somewhat irratic, the tendency of prices was undecided and net changes
 were irregular Some rails attracted the most attention owing to dividend
 announcements which were generally favorable until the week end when
 some disappointing distributions caused liquidation.
 Consols declined a A of point when the government stopped buying for the sinking fund, whilenn the trouble in
 France and Italyudried up business in fthe foreign sectionw The growing op- position to the emaIgamation of the
 omnibus and electric railway companies weakened those stocks and specula- tors generally reaErpd their commit
 ments in other t1Nfetions in view of
 tbe high money. tytSs and the com
 mencement of therFefflement.
 American securiuesEclosed unchanged
 to points lower bn actual and pros- pective dividend3reductio as well as
 bearish steel tradeAnews Many traders
 have withdrawn ffnm this section and the local interest fs very small The money market is bare of sup plies.
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Clearing House Statement

New York, January 27.-The statement . of clearing house banks for the week shows that the banks hold $45, ,e9S 600 re- Iserve in excess of legal requirements 1 FThis is an increase of $s,7s6.oo0 in the pro.
 portionate cash reserve as compared witt Hast week. a
 The statement follows: Daily averages h .oans, S91.947.OOO, increase s21. 1.9s6090 tkbecie. S3sl, ,556 900, increase 15923. 900; le- |Cal tenders 9l,3s9,C00. decrease, SIP, ,00C
 ei deposis 1884, 510, 000; increase s2S, ,430. |. tnoe, circulation, $50,772, ,000 decrease S65,0yo Blanks cash reserve in vault, sf12, ,797oto ftrust companies cash reserve in vault 3s62 f4s, GOO; aggregate cash reserve, s475,- [b45.OOo: excess lawful reserve, si5.6as,0jO
 Increase. Ss796.000; trust companies re- Serve with clearing house members carry tng 25 pet cent cash reserve, $50, 426,000
 Actual condition: Loans. sf, ,aS3 59S, 900; increase, $23, ,613O0G |specie, ssSe f9S, 900, increase sl2,3s9; lega Renders, Sy0 75a,e00, decrease sl.3S6.0oo; net tleposits. $l,Ssss73,0OO. increase sl9, 6Se0oo Ejaculation. S50. .926,000. decrease S9,oo0; cash Preserve in vault, s4l5,1l6,0QO; trust com Pbanies' Sash reserve in vault sS4.s36OOO cash reserve. si79. .952, 900; excess
 awfuI rese we, s4s 763 zoo, increase S6,6ss, ,35f Trust companies reserve with clearing Ynoise members carrying 25 per cent cash Reserve, S7t,2s6,000.
 Summary of state banks and trust com knaries in Greater New York not report
 ne to the New York clearing house
 Loans, S5sg 20 200, deei ease g, 9,05i, 700; spe-
 rie $64124500. decrease s2,146.900: lega
 enders, s1i OPS. .7e0. decrease sss,3o0; total sGes, 774,Ooo, increase $l.3s4, 400.
 
 New York, January 27-The Financier fgill say: The net deposits of the New SFork clearing house banks, according to Fheir statement of actual condition made
 fanuary 27 are at the fhighest point of
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St. Louis Produce

St. Louis, January 27-Flour firm; hay steady; whisky, s140; iron cotton ties. 91c bagging. s9sc; hemp twine .71kc; poultry steady; chickens, 10c; springs. lie; turkeys. 14hc; ducks 135hc: geese, Sc. Butter, dull; cream cry, 29m33c. Eggs higher. 36c. Pork lower. iobbing s1550 Lard higher, prime steam s.97ls e 9.o21. Dry salt meats unchanged boxed extra shorts, .81kc: clear ribs, Sac; short clears, SA c. Bacon unchanged, boxed extra shorts, 95hc; clear ribs. 91Ac; short clears. 4 c. Receipts: Flour. 76Oo: wheat 44.0O0; corn, 266.000; oats. 56,00o. Shipments: Flour. 1900; wheat, 5000; corn, 139,- 900: oats. g 1000.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28
A Human Enigma

From the San Francisco Chronicle
 Perplexed as to the nationality of a man who was found wandering aimlessly along Polk street. the insanity commis- sion has consulted interpreters of Orlen-
 tai. Indian and South American tribal languages in an effort to solve the identy of the human enigma. Copper colored
 with obique almond eyes. his facial characteristics correspond to- the natives
 of Japan. to Japanese interpreter failed
 to elicit any response to questions asked m the Nipponese tongue or to Japanese characters placed on a writing pad.
 As the mans skin is of the same hue as that of Ishi, the uneontaminated abor- fgine, and as he has the high cheek bones and the Roman nose that charac- terize the North American Indian. 1t was thought that he might be another member Of the Southern Yana tribe of Indians. of which lshi Is thought to be
 the only survivor. but on account of the mans small stature and his failure to answer questions asked iil the tribal language the theory was abandoned.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-28

Cash quotations weer as follows;
 Flour-Firm; winter wheat, S4149oi straights, s .sO6f4. 70 spring patents, s5.soa 6: straights, $i 40d4 80; bakers, S3. 4Oa4.S0. Rye-No. g. 93c.
 Barley-Feed or mixing, SocMs1.09; fair to choice malting. s1.2od1 .36.
 Timothy Seed-sl2dl5.
 Clover Seed-$l5n22. .25.
 Mess Pork-Old S15 691s: new sl5.s7ls' Lard-In tierces, S9.2219
 Butter-steady; creameries. 2sd3ec dairies, 25n33c.
 Eggs-Firm; receipts. 10l3 at mark, cases included, 2oizd291sc; ordinary firsts, 3ld33c; firsts, 35lac.
 Cheese-steady; Daisies, 16Aa17c; Twins, 1ed16hc; Young Americas, 16Aq17c; Long Horns 162.d17c.
 Potatoes-steady; receipts, s3 cars; Wis corsin, sl; Michigan and Minnesota, Sl. Poultry-Firm; turkeys, live. 13e; dressed, 19c: chickens. live, 11lAc dressed. 121bc; springs. live, 12hc. Veal--Steady, 7M10c