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The Lexington Dispatch. Wednesday, August 19, 1903. Sill Arp's Letter. It seems to me that I bad better answer some of those interesting questions through the far reaching medium of the press. Here are three inquiries from among your readers who wish to know something definite about these so called dog days.. Of course, I know only from what I get from books, but a vast multitude have not the books nor access to them. Whether the advent and influence of dog days be a superstition or a fact, all that is known should be disseminated. Pliny and Herodotus both wrote about dog days 400|year s before Christ. Ancient astronomers and ammaa AO/ll?lKin/V f A UlUUCtU lUiCB agicv iu aokwi/iug *is Sirius a very malignant influence when it arises in conjunction with the son, for it is the brightest star in the heavens, and its great heat added to the heat of the sun increases and intensifies the temperature as long as this conjunction continues. tBut this rising with the sun is not a fixed day. It varies from the 3rd of July to the 15th of August, and hence the almanac Bakers make afl average day and set down July 20th as the first dog day. Some date it July 24th, but these dates may miss it two or three weeks. It is generally believed that these dog days continue for forty days, but in fact there is an indefinite period, for the conjunction of Sirius with the Bun sometimes lasts for fifty- four days. s The sum of the whole matter is that about this time of the year we may look for very hot weather and -1- 3 3 L Dowers almost every aav, sou iu call it fodder pulling weather woald be as good a name as any. Whether SiriQ8 has anything to do with it or not we can only surmise, bat Siriu.s is the dog star and gave the name. Sirias is the brightest star in the heavens, and is in the mouth of the big dog?a constellation that the ancient astronomers named canis major. The ancient Egyptians mapped off the starry heavens with imaginary animals and men, such as dogs, bears, dragoons, balls, Hercules, Orion, etc, and the names they gave to groups of stars have never been changed. There is a big dog and a little dog, a big bear and a little bear, a big dipper and a little dipper> Bight in the tip of the tail of the little bear i9 a very notable star called the Pole star or North star, that navigators used to sail by and they called it Oynoskurous, which in Qreek means a dog tail. From this name we have the word cynosure, and so we say of a beautiful woman in an assembly that khe was the cynosure of all eyes is equivalent to saving that she was the dog tail of the concern. Just how the sailors got to calling this star the dog tail is not known for it is really in ursa minor. the little bear's tail. The ancients gave many names to the stars to fit things in nature that they resembled. The word comet comes from cometus, which means a mare's tail. The word lonatic comes from lnna, the moon, for the ancients believed that the mind was effected by the changes in the moon. Those old Egyptians were very imaginative and superstitious, but they were very learned. How they got so far ahead of the Hebrews, God's favorite people, we do not know. Their astronomy, mathematics and architecture have never been improved. The Scriptures tell us that Moses was learned in all the wisdom of the Egyptians. Job asks: 4'Canst thou bind the sweet influence of the pleiades or loose the bands of Orion?" Amos calls them the sevoa stars and mythology names them the seven sisters, but modern astronomers say there never were but six and there are only six now. Hence the superstition about the lost Pleiad. Their "sweet influences" are said to come from the fact that whenever seen in the heavens it is a sign ICOO fV, oi> or?r1 o aafo fimo fnr V* ff WM "VUkUVi. uuv* M ??v vessels to sail, for pleian means sail. It is like the pretty word halcyon that literally means duck egg time, for the elder duck never builds its nest on the cliffs by the sea until pleasant weather comes to stay for the season. Hence the word als, the " sea and con an egg. But I reckon this' is enough about dog days. Some notable person?I believa it wasLady Montague?said: ' There is no entainment so cheap as reading and no pleasure as lasting. Especially is this true now a-days when there is so much to read that is cheap, instructive and interesting. In fact reading is now the best part of a liberal education. A well read person is wiser, happier and better fitted for the duties and trials of life than the scholar who has graduated at the top in the arts and sciences. Of course, T j J:? 1 u: ? i x meau guuu icauiug?ouuu as uiotutjr, ancient and modern; biography, where we get both example and precept; good story books and standard novels that teach good morale; good magazine literature and good newspapers whose editors are conscientious and feel their responsibility. "As a man sow, so shall he reap," and we might as truly say what a child reads, bo will his or her moral and emotional bharacter be. The schools educate the intellect only, but reading affects heart, the emotions and pasionB, and establishes the character of the young for good or for evil. Man has been defined to be a bundle of prejudices, and those prf judices most generally come from the books, magazines or newspapers that we read. Little stories like "Androciee and the Lion" or "Damon and Pythias' have moulded the charaoter of thousands of children, and just to have "Robinson Crusoe" and "Young Maroons" and the "Swiss Family Robinson" established the charac-' ters of children of a larger growthWhether a man dispises or admirers Napoleon depends on whe?he? he has read Scott or> Abott. Whether a man was a Whig or a Democrat in the old times depended on the newspaper he took. As great a man as Dr. Miller, who was an old line Whig, bad a contempt for Thomas Jefferson because he was par se the founder of the Democratic party. "Jefferson must have been a very great iqan," said I, "for he wrote the Declaration of Independence." "And what is that," said the doctor, "but a series of ungrammatical platitudes that any school boy might have written. The first sentence is ridiculous, for it says a decent respect for the opinions of mankind. A decent resect! Whoever heard of an indecent respect? Why didn't he say 'respect for' and leave out the decent," and he scarified the whole document from a Whig standpoint. Well, I was ruminating about this while reading Percy Gregg's hightoned, merciless criticism of Harriett Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Gregg had sojourned in the South during slavery times and knew the book was a lie when written to inflame the Northern mind and precipitate a collision. That Beecher family was smart, unprincipled and malignant. It was Henrv Ward Beecher who incited Old John Brown to his reckless deeds and daring, and who declared from his pulpit that Sharp's rifles were better missionaries than Bibles, and that to shoot at a slaveholder and miss him was a sin against heaven. It was that same Beecher who, while a preacher, seduced the wife of one of his members and broke up the family, and after weeks of a mock trial got a whitewashing verdict from a packed committee. But I was ruminating about the far reaching influence and effect of that book and how it flred the Northern heart and the English heart against us, and how it was a lie and wholly misrepresented our people, and how the Lord cursed Shemaiah, one of the prophets, because he made the people believe a lie, and how St. John said no one should enter heaven who loveth or maketh a lie, and so I am woildering where the Beechers are now. Bill Am. Rheumatism. When painB or irritation exist on any part of the body, the application of Ballard's Snow Liniment gives prompt relief. E. W. SuliivaD, Prop., Sullivan House El Reno, 0. T., writes, June 6,1902: "I take pleasure in recommending Ballard's Snow Liniment to all who are afflicted with rheumatism. It is the only remedy I have found that gives immediate relief." 25c, 50c and $1-00. Sold by The Kaufmann Drug Co. Baptist Union. Next Union to meet at Bethlehem church, August 29, 1903. Saturday, me6t at 10 o'clock a. m. 10 to 11, Organization and reports from the churcheB. 11 to 12, Introductory sermon by Brother N. G. Cooner. 12 to 1:30, Recess. 1:30 to 2:30, 1st query: Does the necessity for forming societies within the church rest upon a defect of the New Testament plan of church organization, or the environment of the churches of today. Opened by Rev. M. J. Kyzer. 2:30 to 3:30, 2d query: Must we follow the New Testament plan of organization and work for the best results. Opened by Brother Evans Hall. 3:30 to 4 p. m, miscellaneous business. Adjourn. Sunday, meet at 10 a. m. 10 to 11, Devotional and Sunday school exercises conducted by Brother Wood Corder. 11 to 12, Missionary sermon by Rev. M. A. Gunter. Miscellaneous business?Adjourn. J. T. Sawyer, Clerk of Union. DeWitt Zs The Name. When you go to buy Witch Hazel Salve look for the/ name DeWitt on every box. The pure, unadulterated Witch Hazel is used in making DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, which is the best salve in the world for cuts, burns, bruises, boils, eczema and piles. The popularity of DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve, due to its many cures, has caused numerous worthless counterfeits to be plaoed on the market. The genuine bears the name of E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago Sold by all druggists. Notice Survivors. You will meet at your regular meeting places in each township on Saturday, the 22nd day of August at 2 o'clock p. m., and elect one of your number a representative of your township, who is not on the pension roll or an applicant for pension, to meet at Lexington on the first Monday in September at 10 o'clock to elect four of their number, who will compose the County Pension Board for the next ensuing year. S. M. Roof, Chair. Co. Pension Board. August 1, 1903. Potent Pill Pleasure. The pills that are potent in their action and pleasant in effect are DaWitt's Little Early Risers. W. S. Philpoto, of Albany, Ga., says "During a boilious attack I took one. Small as it was it did me more good than calomel, blue-mass or any other pill I ever took and at the same time it effected me pleasantly. Little Early Risers are certainly an ideal pill." Sold by all Druggist. ? . Seeking & CrLsfcftmAT_ Every man in business is looking for someone to buy everything he carries in stock. He is anxious to get some one interested in every article. When the goods have been put on the shelves he is at once interested in getting them out of stock and into otker hands, and the sooner he gets the goods into the customer's hands the better is the movement as a business venture. The profit may not be as great as the merchant would make were he to hold the goods many months, but he would then, perhaps, take chances on their selling at a profit at all. The best way, therefore, to get the customer is to be after him early, and get him into the interesting part of the conversation * with reference to values and stocks, and kesp the matter interesting until f.Vto n>notr*mor arinropinffiH fVie rrnnrl fr> be obtained now and the advantage of buying now. Most merchants really understand these points and are anxious to unload as fast as they can after loading up. They want to fill their stock with good things and then are anxious to get the goods into the hands of the appeciative in the community. A good article in the stock makes the stock look better, but a good article sold to a good cuetomer widens the audience of appreciate purchasers and gives the store a speaking friend who will say where he got goods and how good he thinks they are. In planning for businesp, therefore, a necessity is to have the stock that will please the customer, and, having the article, to get its appreciative features before the public as early as possible. Tell as many good points of the article as is possible, and keep the people interested all through the season to insure their buying. If talking of the attractiveness of the goods will not sell them the quality ought to be improved so that the people would be more willing to come in and buy. The quick s&lis help to make a fair profit and the man who has the stock to offer and who is able to tell about it attractively and temptingly will get his profit without delay. Stop That Cough! When a cough, a tickling or an irritation in the throat makes you feel uncomfortable, take Ballard's Horehound Syrup. Don't wait until the disease has gone beyond control. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Anderson, 354 West 5th St., Salt Lake City, Utah, writes: "We think Ballard's Horehound Syrup the best medicine for coughs and colds. We have used it for several years; it always gives immediate relief, is very pleasant and gives perfect satisfaction." 25c, 50c and $1.00. Sold by The Kaufmann Drug Co. A Reign of Terror. Constantinople, August 14.?The operation of insurgents have created a panic at Monastir. The least movement on the part of the revolutionary committees results in the closing of shops, and similiar conditions pre- j vail in Salonica. The inhabitants are in constant fear that the slightest move on the part of the committees will cause a massacre of Bulgarians by Mussulmans. Turkey has offered to pay sixteen thousand pounds indemnity to the family of the murdered Russian consul, but refuses to comply with Russia's demands that the gendarme who shot the consul be put to death. Not Over-Wise. There is an old allegorical picture of a girl scared at a grass-hopper, but in the act of heedlessly treading on a snake. This is paralled by the man who spends a large sum of money building a cyclone cellar, but neglects to provide his family with a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a safeguard against bowel complaints, whose victims outnumbered thoee of the cyclone a hundred to one. This remeav is everywhere recognized as the most prompt and reliable medicine in use for these diseases. For sale by The Kaufmann Drug Co. Jamaica Devastated. Kingston, Jamaica, August 13 ? As further reports' of the damage done by the hurricane are received the disaster becomes appalling. The loss of life will amount to at least seventy and may be much larger. The damage to property is estimated $10,000,000. Much of the loss cannrvf. V\o ranoiro^ fnr ttooro Tkn UVV MU J. W^/U?A WU JLV/1 JUOIO. JL UC Oii" tire eastern end of the island is devastated. Sat All You Want. Persons troubled with indigestion or Dyspepsia oan eat all they want if they will take Kodol Dyspepsia cure. This remedy prepares the stomach for the reception, retention, digestion and assimilation of all of the wholesome food that may be eaten, and enables the digestive organs to transform the same into the kind of blood that gives health and strength. Sold by all druggist. Warnt She Willing. "And now, dear," said the delighted youth, "when may I speak to your father?" "You don't have to, Gforge," replied the sweet young thing, who had just accepted him. "He told me today that if you didn't speak to me tonight he'd speak to you tomo> row.-' Foley's Sidney Cure Will cure Bright's Disease. Will cure Diabetes. I Will cure Stone in Bladder. Will cure Kidney and Bladder D.seases. Foley's Kidney Cure cures all diseases arising from disordered kidneys or bladder. The Kaufmann Diug Co. F0LEY5H0KET" TAR stops the cou^h and bonis lungs | NEEDHAM l| ! 0IOAIS , | In elegant cases containing all the latest improvements. Designed lor j 1 both Home and Church use. Up-todate and nored lor sweetness and j pnritv of tone, power and durability. ' Write today lor catalogue prices and terms. Stool, book and freight free, i ; PIANOLA 1 ft wonderful attachment to fit any : piano, enabling any one without pre-! vion.s knowledge of music to play j th* simplest to most difficult music ! without stndy'or practice. Catalogue and particulars free. We have a lot of good second ; hand Pianos and Organs of various I makes from rent and -xchange to be sold at low prices and easy terms. For anything musical write 1 | | j LUDDBN i BATES. S. 31. II. j I SAVANNAH, OA. ! i September 10, 1903. ly. h ANDREW CRAWFORD ATTORNEY AT LAW, COLUMBIA, - - - - S. C. PRACTICES IN THE STATE AND Federal Courts, and offers his professional services to the citizens of Lexington County. October 18? ly, | ! ! | Alfred J. Fox, S ] ! Life and Fire1 | Insurance and i Real Estate 1 I I Agent, | I Lexington, S. C i i i Only First Class Companies -Represented My companies are popular, strong ! and reliable. No one can give your j | business better attention; no one can j j give yon better protection; no one can ! give you better rates. Prompt and careful attention given ; to buying and selling Real Estate, both town and country properties. | | Correspondence respectfuly solicited, j j I Thousands Saved By | |0H, KING'S NEW DISHYI I This wonderful medicine posi-l Btively cures Consumption, Coughs! Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Pneu-B Imonia, Hay Fever, Pleurisy, La-1 I Grippe, Hoarseness, Sore Throat, I Croup and Whooping Cough.! i Every brttle guaranteed. No| iCure. No Pay. Price 50c.&$I.? Trial bottle free. ? I i If 9 -0" |!| DR. BAKER'S 1 FEMALE If REGULATOR. rli iii jii|l||j||| -A New Discovery for the{ . | ] ] Prevention and Cure of I i ll Female Diseases. It is a permanent cure for all ;j| I | Womb. Bladder and Urinary Dis- . S eases and pemole Weaknesses. |i| I Leucorrhoea or Whites. Irregular ij| | and Painful Menstruation. &c '1 . Ladies will find it of special ill valueif taKef>with regularityduI 3| 11 .f j| ring Pregnancy or the Change I Till or ure. j& > = , (J ! | v^j) Price, 81.25'G* :j| PREPARED BY * J dr. w c. baker! - 1 -TIE LOOKOUT M0URT1IN MEO CO.. 1 |UKfKttUU i>3 SOU BCTtaTOtt | \CREENEVHLE. TENS., \r S .'.frr.-A 4-% 'V . . ooo?ooooooooooooo j 1 Dec. 7, JLiHtf?6: op. C. M. Efird. F. E. Dreheb. EFIRD &DREHER, Attorneys at Law, LEXINGTON, C. H., S. C. WILL PRACTICE IN ALL THE Courts. Business solicited. One member of the firm will always be at office, Lexington, S. C. un6 17?6m. ~ D8, E, J, ETUEREDGE. I SUKGEON DENTIST, LEESVILLE, S. C. Office next door below post office. Always onhand. February 12. ' EDWARD L. ASBILL, Attorney at Law, .. LEESVILLE, S. C. Practices in all the Conrts. Business solicited. Sept 30?6m. GEOEGE BRUITS MAIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. 0., JEWELER REPAIRER Has a splendid stock of Jewelry, Watches, Clocks and Silverware. A fine line of Spectacles and Eyeglasses to fit every one, all for sale at lowest prices, Bepairs on Watches first class -t_1_ 3 * ~ quickly aone ana gnaranteec at moderate prioe8. 60?tf CSII NATIONAL IK, THE ONLY NATIONAL BANK IN COLUMBIA. UNITED STATES, STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSITORY, Saving's Department. Paid up Capital - $200,000 Surplus Profits , - . 70,000 Liability of Stockholders - 200,000 $470,000 Interest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent. p3r annum, payable May 1st and November 1st W. A. CLABK, President. Wilie Jones, Vice President and Cashier, December 4?ly. 11X11 m IK. DEPOSITS BEC^YED SUBJECT TO CHECK. W. P. ROOF, Cashier. DIBECTOBS: Allen Jones, W. P. Boof, C. M. Eflrd. R. Hilton. James E. Hendrix. EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD. Deposits of $1 and upwards received and. interest at 5 per cent, per annum allowed, payable April and October. September 21?tf * ENGINES BOILERS. Tank* 8lack*, Stand Plpas and Shaat-Iron Work; Shafting. PoDoja, (fearing, Bosoa, Banf art, ate. Mill Cm tiara. VWCaat iwry dap; work 200 hands. ISSUED IBOBf WORKS M IVrPU 09 ACOUSTA, Qioaau. January 27?ly K0D0L digests what you eat.' K0D0L cleanses, purifies, strengthen* ??? and sweetens the stomach. K0D0L cures indigestion, dyspepsia, and ?? all stomach and bowel troubles. E0D0L accelerates the action of the gas- 4 trie glands and gives tone to the digestive organs. K0D0L re^cvcs an overworked stomach o 11 narvAnt etrein a ????? VI txn iiV. TVUV ?? >.. the heart a full, free and untrammeled action, nourishes the nervous system and feeds the brain. KODOL Is the wonderful remedy that Is ?? making so many sick people well and weak people strong by giving to their bodies all of the nourishment that is con-, tained in the food they eat. Bottles only, SI.00 Size holding 2% times the trial size, which sells for 50c. Prepared oalj by E. C. BtWITT 4 CO.. CBIUM, FOE SALE BT ALL DRUGGISTS When writing mention the Dispatch. The Leading Sporting Weekly "" vfT Uj,ax s" SEND $1.00 AND GET THE POUCE GAZETTE FOR 13 WEEKS AND A ^PORTING BOCK FREE, premium list mailcd free on application. Richard K. Fox. N. Y. City. ^ i t i ( :