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? The Lexington Dispatch LEXINGTON. S. C.. SUBSCRIPTION KATE*: One Year $1.00 Six Months 50 Three Months 25 ADVERTISING RATES. Regular Advertising, first insertion, 75 cents per inch; each insertion thereafter, 50 cents per iDch. Local notices, 5 cents per line each insertion; no local accepted for less than 25 cents lor first insertion Obituaries charged tor at the rate of one cent a word for everv word over 100 words. Marriage notices inserted free and are solicted. Rates for contract advertising will be cheerfully lnrnisiied on applicaion Anonymous communications will receive no attention. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless accompanied by stamps for tne purpose. For any further information call on or address. G. M. HARMAN. Editor and Publisher. Wednesday, January 1. 1902. TTTTT WBOT VT? A "P.. The good old world has made another revolution and the fresh young year has been orsbered into time amid the songs of the morning stars . whose voices harmoniously blend in songs of thanksgiving and praise unto bim who from nothing brooght tofen existence this beautiful world of ours with all its joys and happiness, as well as its tears, He sorrows and ite disappoinments. The old year upon which the finger of inexorable time has traced the 8ad, solemn and impressive word "Finis", has been a remarkable one in m*ny respects. If some kind fairy would permit us to scan the pages of f.havnlnmft which has itiRtheen closed never to be again opened until that great and momentous day when the ; /archangel shall declare in tones of thunder that will awaken the dead and cause the liviDg to tremble with fear, that ''time shall be no more," we would be greatly surprised to road the life's history of many of those whose life we supposed to have been all sunshine and happiness and across whose pathway no sorrow cast its ugly shadow to mar with its unwelcome presence the cheerfulness of their outward lives. The lesson to be learned is that into every life Rome rain must fall, there are some burdens to bear aDd some disappointments to endure and that it carries more genuine happiness to others and brings sweeter peace to our own sorrow stricken souls to meet the storms, the difficulties and the dispointments of life with a face radiant with the bright sunshine of happiness and with a spirit of cheerfulness that begets -confidence in one's power to mnnnnr the difficulties of life as thev occur than to be continually wearing long faces and going about in sack cloth and ashes bemoaning with a loud voice our hard lot in life. It should be remembered that gloominess as well as cheerfulness is contagious and our own happiness should lead us to cultivate a spirit of cheerfulness It is an indispatable fact that the year which has just closed has in some respects been a hard one upon the industrial world. The seasons have been unpropitious and the earth has refused to yield her wonton increase, consequently f*rm work has been unprofitable, agriculture demoralized and the farmers discouraged. A spirit of du content aLd 11 n k*no f Koa falron nnflaesainn nf man? UUI VOV UUU VUUVM w. - - I . ^ and seme are seriously thinking of leaving their farms and their homes and their beautiful country life around which cluster so many hallowed and sacred memories, to join the teeming hundreds who are battling for bread and meat and raiment packed like sardines in a box in the overcrowded thoroughfares of the towns and cities. In their dissatisfaction they vainly imagine that others are making greater successes in life, that they are and a spirit of envy has taken possession of them and in their discontent they know not where to turn for relief. Standing as we do today upon the threshold <jf the bright new year, with its untrodden paths, let us take courage born of hope and press on toward the fulfillment ot the purpose for which we were created, remembering "that there is a destiny which shapes our end;*, rough hew them as we may," and in every condition in lire in which we may be placed, let us learn therewith to.be contest. Let us act well are pai c ?Dd peace, happiness and coDtenrment will follow and we shall have served our day and generation well. Sunday School Entertainment. 8< The service cf "The Messiah's P Kingdom" for the rendition of which the children of St. Stephen's Lutheran ^ Sunday school had been put through a thorough course of training, came 81 off in the the pretty little church building last Sunday evening as had n been announced. Notwithstanding the very inclement weather which D p~ev-;iled for several days previous, the building was filled to its utmost capacity with members of this denomination and its friends who braved the waring elements to witness the presentation of this beautiful story * of remarkable pheomena attending ^ the birth and mission of the Saviour of the world which is ripe in thought and impressive in diction. The cburch was handsomely deco- ? cated with ferns, palms, flowers and evergreens, the scenes being laid with the especial view of making the ^ trend of the sacred story conform and harmonize with the surroundings I and the effect was wonderfully characteristic of those which transpired when "the fullness of time had come." v Tbe gate which marked the entrance ^ to the city of eternal rest stood ajar 11 and through its gleaming portals the Angel of Life led weary pilgrims into ^ the bright land of the golden forever. 8 The entertainment consisted of p sacred hymns of praise and adoration ^ unto him who was conceived by the TTr?]? fi-hnistL horn of the Virgin n Mary, suffered under Pontious Pilate; was crucified, dead and buried and rose on the third day for our justifi cation as had been predicted by the prophets of old. There were declamations by four pretty young ladies, l illustrative of the stars of hope, joy, t peace and love. Their conception of fc the themes which they represented 2 was true to the word painting and p the creditable manner in which they ] performed their parts with such ? charming grace, demonstrated that a they had been carefully and fault- fc lessly trained by Mrs. J. G. Graicher, f a lady of high culture and possessed g of extraordinary elocutionary talents. 8 The chorusep, solos and duets were i sweetly rendered and the voices were v devoloped to their full volume aDd t tone under the efficient instruction of j Mrs. Fannie Roof who bears the rep- I utation of being endowed with unusual musical gifts which have been developed by cultivation and practice. There were other inspiring fea- i tures which were intended to incite i fallen humanity to perform nobler 1 deeds and awaken nobler aspirations. 1 It was indeed a rich spiritual and i intellectual treat to listen to the Rev. : J. A. Cromer's well timed analysis of the Lord's Prayer. He was given marked attention from beginning to end. 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B., which makes the blood pure and rich and j builds up the "all run down,'' tired J body. B. B. B. makes the blood red, giving the skin the rich glow of per- j feet health. 4 Christmas at Charter Oak. s To the Editor of the Dispatch: . Mies Ellen Hendrix who has been j teaching successfully the Charter s Oak school for the past few months, I decided to make the little ones happy and entertain the patrons and friends s of the school on Christmas morning. At 10:30 a. m. the exercises opened with the singing of the beautiful i soDg, "Christ is Born,M followed by 4 ???? 3riptural readings and prayer apropriate for the occasion. The address of welcome was devered by one of the little boys, and 3d school saDg the very appropriate ong: "Come thou Almighty King " .'ne exercises, consisting of Christ ias dialogues, recitations, etc , were hen executed in such a happy leaner as to reflect much credit upoD =acher and pupils. All eyes were hen directed to the beautiful Chiittias tree loaded with nice presents Dr the pupils. These gifts were ery appropriate, and the delivery of hem caused much joy among the ttle ones. The closing address was delivered iy one of the bojs in a very pleasag manner, after which all joined in inging that grand old patriotic song: My Country 'Tis of Thee." and all rent to their homes feeliog that they ad been amply repaid for their visit o the school. Visitor. he World's Greatest Fever Medicine. Johnson's Tonic does in a day n.iminn nonnnt r?n in ton I I Littb DIUTT V^UIUIUO VtlWUVV V-V AM ?v M [ays. Its splendid cures are in strikag contrast with the feeble cures aade by Quinine. If you are utterly wretched, take a horough course of Johnson's Tonic nd drive out every trace of Malarial oisoning. The wise insure their ives and the wiser insure their health >y using Johnson's Chill and Fever ' ionic. It costs 50 cents if it cures; lot one cent if it does not. 20?12m Notice to Pensioners. - m t> j.ne various xowubuijj uuaiuo ui 'eneioDS will please take notice that he County Board of Pensions will told its aonual meeting on January i9, 1902, before which time all application for pensions must be made. ?he representative of eaoh township rill take the applications of the new pplicants before some one authorized >y law to administer oaths and beore two witnesses who are not peniioiiers, and who know the facts itated in the application to be truo. Chey will also report all pensioners vho have died or moved away during he past year. New applicants for tensions must appear before the joard and physician. S. M. Roof, Chairman. Treasurer Frank W. Shealy has a re.ei ed a large unount of money by nail for taxes and rt quest those who have sent moDey this way to bear with him for awhile. He will send receipts as soon as possible. Help... Nlatiirp I B V/ * { Babies and children need I j proper food, rarely ever medi- j T cine. If they do not thrive | I on their food something is z \ wrong. They need a little | j help to get their digestive j | machinery working properly, jj sc# COD LIVER OIL WITH HYPOPHOSPHITES ofLIME ? SODA [ will generally correct this | I j:rc...u.. I uitmuiiy. If you will put from one- | [ fourth to half a teaspoonfu! f [ in baby's bottle three or four I | times a day you will soon see I | a marked improvement. For | | larger children, from half to j : a teaspoonful, according to * [ age, dissolved in their milk, | | if you so desire, will very | | soon show its great nourish-1 ing power. If the mother's J [ milk does not nourish the { m I baby, she needs the emu!- | | sion. It will show an effect j : at once both upon mother J : and child. 1 a 50c. and $1.00. a!! druggists. I : SCOTT & BOWNF, Chemists New York. ? >| II >1 II IH ? tl.J to the acre at less cost, means more money. More Potash in the Cotton fertilizer improves the soil; increases yield?larger profits. Send for our book (free) explaining how te get these results. GERMAN KALI WORKS, 93 Nassau St., New York. Dispenser Wanted. Office of THE COUNTY B jAKD OF CONTROL. Lexington, S C., January 1. 190*2 ? mi rnvTc TT7R POSITION Ar JC L 1 a - IV? a. \s Ajm a ** - - o Lispensara Peak, will p'ease tile tbeir applications with the Clerk of the Board of Control on or before the 21st day of January. 1902. No application will be considered from persona ^ho are related to either member of the Board withm the sixth degree. Application blanks can be had by cal:ing en or addressing 8. B. George, Lf-xiDgton, S. C The name of bondsmen must accompany each application. The Board reserves theYightto reject any and all applications il not satisfactory to the Board J VtEIit ADDY, Clerk County B >ard of Control. 4wll, Notice. All persovs having claims against the Estate of Mr. D. D D Mitchell, deceased, will present the same dily attested to the undersigned and all persons indebted to said Estate will make immediate payment to GREEN B RICH, Executor. cembeT 23, 1901. 3wlf. Land for Sale, IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE OFFIciai sales oo the first Monday in Jannary, 1902, I wiil sell two tracts of land described as folic ws: All ol tbose two tracts of land (recorded in book N N, pages lfc3 and 184) stituate and being on Red Bat k Creek, in Lexington county and Scate cf Sonth Carolina Tfie first tract is fenoan us Tract -K," containing ninet\-six acres, more of less, and is bounded I y lands of Mrs A. E Corley, A R Taylor, M *. 9 ?san Seastrnnk and T. E Kawl. 'Jte otner is known as Tract "F". containing ninetvfive acres, more or less, and bounded by lands ol Mrs Susan Seastrunk, Peter Pound-*, A R Taylor and other lands of T. E. Rawl. being a part of the Green land. Titles guaranteed. TERMS OF SALE-One-half cash; balance on a credit of twelve months, with interest from day of sale Purchaser has the privilege of-pa>ing all cash it he sodesireH. Will entertain private bids previous to sale C. E. LEAPHART, Real Estate Agent. December 20. 1901. 2w9. Final Discharge. "VJ"OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL i> persons interested that I will apply to tne Hon. George S. Drafts, Jndge of Probate, in and lor the connty of lexington, State of Sonth Carolina, on the 16th day of January, 1902, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, lor a final discharge as Administrator of the Estate of ?lijab Wingard, deceased. SAMUEL B. GEORGE. Clerk and Administrator. December 16, 1901. 5wl0. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, oOUNTY OP NPWBEKK1'. Court of Common Pleas. Geoige S. Mother, P.aintiff, against J. H. CountR et al., Defendints: Partition. BY ORDER OF THE uOURl HEBUN. I will sell a' public outcry before the court bouse at Newberry, between the legal hours ol sale, on the first Monday in Jan* uarv, 1902. all that rrect or plantation of land, known as "The Little Mountain Tract," situate partly in Newberry county ??/i nartlv iu Lexington county, in the ? ? - -iState atoresaid, containing Fonr Hundred aDd Forty-two and One-halt (442.1) acres, more or less, and hounded by lauas of. or formerly of. A. N. Boland, D. P. Folmer, I I. Epiing, L. W. Bowers and Frauk I Shealy. I will also sell on Tuesday. January 7th, '9(h2. during tbe legal hours of sale, at Irmo. in Lexington county, Scateaforesaid, all that tract or parcel of land, containing Sixty (GO) acres, more or less, lormeriy belonging to the Pipdmont Land Improvement and Investment Company, to be sold in parcels or Jots, as shown by maps in my office, and with J H. Counts, at Irmo TERMS OF SALE: ?One-third cash and the ba'ance on a credit of one and two years, the credit portion to be secnred by bonds of the purchaser and a mortgage of the premises sold, with interest thereon from day of f,ale, with leave to the pnr ?? na\meUtR infill!. Pur IU ?uwv.? chasers to pay I or all papers and revenue stamps, H H RIKARD. Master. Master's Office. Nov. D, 1901. 4w&. Final Discharge. VTOTICE 18 HEREBY GiVfN TO ALL JA persons interrsted that 1 will apph to the Hon. Ge>rgeS. Dr-.tts. Judge oi Probate in and l'-?r the County ol Lexiugt n. State of Sou'b Carolina, on the 6th day of January. 30-1*2. for a tirial discharge as Executor ot ihe Estate ol Wm. Laogford, deceased. JAMES D. LANGFORD, Exemtor. December 7, liXH. ? ii , Trespass Notice. i LL PERSONS ARE HEREBY NOT!- I jlTjL tied not to hunt or tisb or trespass in any manner whatever upon our premises I or lands, bounded by lands of J. K. Hart i Estate, Mrs. M M. Gantt and the run of BJack creek The law will be entorced against all violators ot this notice. TEKOME LUCAS. ELLA J. LUCAS. December 9, 1901, 4w?. J. L. MIMNAUGH f CO. The Largest Department j Stores in this State. 1 Every item of wearing ap- ^ parel for Ladies and Geni tlemen. When you want a good suit ! of clothes see Mr. John i OA- ^4 OtUcti L. ! i I Mr. R. F. Corley will be ! glad to see you in our Shoe Department and will sell you reliable shoes at very low prices. I LEXINGTON is well represented by sev- \ eral good clerks in our Dry i Goods Store and here you | will have the greatest op! portunity of getting the best value for your money. j */r _ ^ "L lTiaiiu uur sbure yuur ueauquarters when in Columbia 1 Respectfully, J.LMimuausliiUo COLUMBIA, S. C. October 2. ! = i 1 STOVES - RANGES, ? gj Heating Stoves, g 1 AIR TIGHT WOOD STOVES, | S3 STOVE PIPES AND ELBOWS, S3 HI EAVE TROUGH AND CONDUCTORS, S3 H Asphalt Ready Roofing, || ^ FLUE PIPE, FIRE BRICKS, FIRE CLAY, 62 g Plimilfl WROUGHT IRON PIPE, g g? I II ill 1^15 FITTINGS,VALVES, ETC ?2 gQ) WRITE TO GTS FOR PRICES. SS |i Lorick & Lowrance Co., S 65 1510 MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C. 65 MARE HOME HAPPY BY ORDERING A PIANO OR ORGAN FOR XMAS, DON'T DELAY, BUT WRITE AT ONCE FOR SPECIAL HOLIDAY PRICES md terms on Pianos and Organs. For Catalogues. Prices, and terms, write to the Factories' Representative, -A~ 3^^-I-i02SrE, Cclui3^1 Tola.. May 15?ly.