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The Lexington Dispatch
Wednesday, April 16, 1902.
The G-lory of the Brass Band.
Harvey Sutherland thus describee
in Ainelee's Magazine the glories and
Dossibilities of the village brass band:
' Oh, listen to the band!
Oh, ain't it something grand?"'
"How it may be iD Europe I cannot
pretend to say, but in this coun'
try a town without a brass band of
its own must be a poor thing, shamefully
lacking in local pride and public
spirit, a town with no Ugit-up" to
it at all. I do not know that there
are such. I hope not.
"I like to think that everywhere in
my country they speak in an tffec
tionate way of the musiciaDS as 'tne
band boys,' and brag about how much
better they can play than the Mt.
Victory band. I like to think that
all the merchants and storekeepers
in town helped out when the band .
was organized and the fellows came
around soliciting subscriptions for the
first payment on the instruments, and
that when the other installments fall
oTToruKortv hnvs tickets to the
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home talent miDstrel shows got up
to raise the money, not only because
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there will be more fun than a little, (
but also because tbey wish them
good luck. And how proud we all
are of them when the boys' turn out ,
for the first time in their new uni- ,
forms! Talk about Solomon in all
his glory, I have seen bandsmen that
would make him look like he bad
overalls on. And the drum majoi! .
If I could be a drum major for a liv- 1
iDg, lock the part and dre38 up like <
him and walk in front of the band, .<
tossing up my silver knobbed baton i
and catchiDg it again the way he does, i
T wnnld nnt bother mv head about 1
beiDg President of the United States
Not for a mioute. I can just see the i
bandstand on Main street, cr perhaps i
in the court house yard, where on i
Saturday nights the band gave con- <
certs by torchlight and playp, "On i
Duty March/ and "Helter Skelter
Galop," and maybe "No. 23 in the
Black Book,1' while the farmers listen
well paid for the long drive in from ^
the country 10 or 15 miles. Fair
times, political ralliep, firemen's tournaments,
ball games, Decoration days,
Fourth of July, I can see the boys
swagger along in the middle of the
street, and bear the drums roll
'Prrrrrr rcmpom!* before the tune
strikes up. When they brought
home Col. Clayburn's body and led
his rideless horse behind the hearse, i
it was the baDd playing Webster's |
Funeral March with a handkerchief j
stuffed betwefn the snares cf the ]
tenor drum to muffle its sharp note
that made all seem so solemD, and
who can forget hoW lonesome sounded
the melody of 'taps' on one single
cornet just before the grave was
filled in? ]
"Inseparable from all civic func- J
tions, the band has in the country
town nearer and more neighborly as- 1
^ 8X*iations. For example, when'Squire
Morgan and his wife celebrated their
silver wedding anniversary. Everybody
thought the world and all of
the old 'squire and aunt Margaret,
and so, for a surprise, when it got
dark, the band boys slipped quietly
into the front yard and began to play
'When You and I Were Young, Maggie."
It is sweet old tune, and we
all stopped our chatter to listen. As
it floated in on the warm June air
scented with honeysuckles, something
clutched at our throats and made
them ache.
Bnt now we are aged and gray. Maggie,
The trials of life aTe nearly done:
Let U3 sing of the days that have gore,
Maggie.
Waen yon and I were young.,
"The two old people stood listening.
Their lips trembled, aDd the
* tcarfl fitnlfl into their eves. Their
t>VW? W ~ ~ ? %s
hands sought and clasped each other's.
When the not >s ceased aEd the old
squire when out on the poach to thank
the boys his voice broke and he couJd
only beckon to them. And then they
came trooping in, and th9 whole
posse of them, all laughing and wishing
maDy happy returns of the day.
And how those fellows did make the
ice cream and cake variat! You
would have thought, they were hollow j
to the heels. Regular cut upy, all of
them. Such a tim*!
"I like to think that in every town
in the land tonight somebody is prac
ticing on his 'looby' out ia the barn j
with a lantern?tuba make* a noise j
in the house?and goiDg, 'Ponmp? j
poornp?pocmpoompocEopoom,' and
ihat out. on the Milville road the
tenor horn is slapping his foot en the
flpor for the accented beats and tooting
on the cff. beats: 'Hoof ta, hcofta,
bobf-tatty-ta-tcy and the alto born
has his bock on the kitchsn table,
propped 8gainst the coffee pot, and j
blowing, T a a-t a 8?Ah-ta-ta. and j
that the soprano cornet is working at j
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bis part with his chest raised aDd a ,
surprised and swelled up lock on bis
face. Each of tfcem fiom time to
time wipes his mouth piece and then j
his puffed lips ard says to himself,!
'Dad blame it! Why can't I get that
thing right?'
"I like to think of that regular
practice night (Tuesday, I tbiDkit is)
in the up stairs of Rook and Ladder
No. 1. Each fellow carries bis in '
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strumens to trie Dan aoue up in a uag,
and before practice begins they all
bleat away, each playing over his own
part regardless cf what the others !
are doing. By-aDd-by comes the |
sharp rattle of the leader's baton,
and in the silence the chairs scrape
and squeal as they are hitched into a
semi-circle on the bare floor. 'Now,
we got a new piece,' said the leader; i
'but now I guess we had better start
in on No. 16. Now, boys, quit your
FooliDg. Attention now,' One, two,
three, four, one, two, three, tat-ta rattat
tea! and away they gc."
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Our answer is: They are easier and
mo^ pleasant to take, more mild and
zentle in effect and more reliable as
they can always be depended upon
Then they cleanse and invigorate the
3tomach end leave the bowels in a
oatural condition, while pills are
cnore harsh in effect and their use is
jften followed by constipation. For
=ale by J. E. Kaufmann.
A Puzzle that Pussies.
Take the number of i cur living ;
brothers.
Double this rmount.
A J J 4- ? 4- V* v r\ rs
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Multiply the result'by fivs.
Add to it the cumber of Kvirg sisters.
Multiply the result by 10.
Add cumber of deaths of brothers
md sisters.
Substract 150 from the result.
The right hand figure win be number
of deaths: the middle figure will
be number of living sisters, and the
left figure will show the number of
living brothers.
Try this in your own case.
The greatest man is he who troubles
himself the least about the verdict
that may be passed upon him by
posterity, but who finds in doing good
honest work to the best of his ability,
ander existing conditions, "'its own j
pxeeeding great reward "
ImniERHOOsI
8 The greatest ambition of Amcr- E
g ican men and women is to have jf
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vent conception; does prevent 9
miscarriage; does restore weak pf
functions and shattered nerves
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health and strength to bear heal- H
thy children. You can get a B
dollar bottle of Wine of Cardui B
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In February, 1901,1 took one bottle of Sj
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Thcdford's Mack-Draught, i had been gj
married fifteen years end had Jiever 3j
given birt.a io a ehild un* il I took \V3 ie gj
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Primary Elections.
Darnel YVb-ter said in bis day and
generation: k It is time to do awaj
with caucuses. They make great men
little and little men great. The true
source of power is the people." Per
haps we have made some advancement
in our political methods since
then, but it is still a far cry into the
future to the political millennium.
The State of M nneso'a proceeding
upon the theory <.f Webster that "the
true source of power is the people,'
h*s taken a decided stepintbi3 direction.
the effects of which other com
raoDwealths may do well to thoroughly
consider. The Minnesota plan embraces
two ideas combined in one
procedure called a "primary election.'
Idea No. 1 is that the people shall dc
their own nominating instead of delegating
that power to conventions.
Idea No. 2 is that they shall do their
nominating almost exactly as they do
tbeir electing, with all the conveniences
and safeguards now found on
the general election day and with all
patties doing the woik at the same
time and in the same place. We
have this idea well developed in our
primary system iD South Carolina as
to the Democratic party.
In carrying out the second idea a
ballot is provided for each party, and
as the voter comes to the rail he must
name which party ballot he waDts.
If required he must take oath that in
general he supported the ticket of
that party at the last election and
means to support it at the coming
election. A convert, then, must abstain
from caucuses for a year, a sort
of political penance of a season of
prayerful meditation that any neophyte
ought to expect. The more
practical phase of it is that this leesens
the chance of packing the primary
with voters of another party.
This plan of primary elections is
no lorg^r an experiment, but has
proved entirely satisfactory in practical
operation. Speaking of itawritfr
in the National Magazine says: "The
Minnesota plan lets any man be a
candidate who will pay a small fee f? r
having his name put on the ballot
Parlor caucuses cannot dictate nominations.
The machine candidate
stands no better chance than any
other candidate. No aspirant need
put himself under obligations to ring
or bo83 or corporation before he will
have a ghost of a show. Nominees
will go to the polls unhampered by
promises. Those elected will fill their
their office with obligations only tc
the electors, the people* Political
debts will no longer clog and hamper
and embarrass."
Manifestly in a Republican form
of government the political methods
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WlilCU giVfe? iut) {JtiUpitJ IUB
opportunity to express their will and
have it carried into effect is most in
harmony with the spirit of cur innthufions.
Frequently under the
caucus system which prevails in other
Stateu, it is not the will of the people,
but the will of a faction or individual,
a ring: or a boss which is registered
in the nomination of candidates for
office. The Minnesota plan is worthy
cf emulation.?Spartanburg Journal.
Greenville, Tenn.
I have thoroughly convinced myself
that Dr. Baker's Blood and
Liver Cure is the finest medicine
mace for Indigestion and Constipa
tion. (I have tried them all) and
was cured by thr use of this medicine,
after all others had failed. 1
1 i? 1 t 3 1 ? A _ A? 1_
most- cneeriuuy aDa unuesnaungij
endorse it. Yours truly,
H. N. Baker, Mayor.
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Talmage Dying.
Washington, April 9 ?Grave fears
are entertained for the recovery ol
Dr. Talmage today. A relapse followed
almost immediately after his
daughter's wedding yesterday. Tkt
patient's condition grew alarming
and he has been gradually sinking
since. He no longer responds tc
treatment and his death is expected
momentarily.
ITegicct Means Danger.
Don't neglect biliousness and constipation.
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M. R. Smith, Butternut, Mich , saj>
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' J^^otesL|
Call to Democrats.
Batesburg, April Otb, 1902.
To the Cemocrats of Lexington Co.:
In accordance with the order of
, the State Executive Committee, I
, hereby call the Democratic clubs of
Lexington county to assemble on
i Saturday, April 2Gtb, for the purpose
of reorganizing and electing delegates
to the county convention to be held
on May 5th in accordance with article
, 2 of th9 constitution of the Democratic
party of South Carolina. The }
county conventions when so assem- |
f bled will elect delegates to the State
convention, and each county will be
entitled to double its representation
. in the legislature in that convention
and to elect a county chairman and
a member of the State Democratic
executive committee.
, Respectfully, H. A. Spann.
Chairman Executive Committee.
The State democratic executive
committee has instructed the county
chairmen t) issue a call for a meetI
icg of the respective townships and
, ward clubs to be held on the fourth
| Saturday in April. When convened,
these clubs shall each have a distinct
, title, "The Democratic clubhand
shall elect a president, one or more
vice-presidents, a recording and a corresponding
secretary, and shall have
the following working committees of
not less than three members each: a
I
committee on registration, an executive
committee and such other com!
mittees as may be deemed expedient.
Each club shall elect a member of
, the county executive committee, under
the control of which the clubs
shall be held together and operate.
. The county executive committee shall
elect its own officers, except the chairman
whr> shall he elected bv the con- I
, vention. These officers need cot
necessarily be members of the committee.
The clubs shall elect delegates
to the county convention?one
delegate for each twenty ^ve mem,
bers and one delegate for a majority
fraction thereof.
The county convention, when assembled,
shall be called to order by
J the chairman of the executive committee,
and the county convention
shall proceed to nominate and elect
from among its members a president,
one or more vice-presidents, a secre- j
tary and a treasurer, and shall be j
held on the first Monday in May.
[ The county convention shall elect
delegates to the State convention,
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I each county being entitled to double
I | the number of delegates as it has
members of the general assembly.
The State convention has been called
r to meet on the third Wednesday in
May in the city of Columbia at 12 m.
Each county convention mu6t, at
the meeting on the first Monday in
May, elect a member of the State
Democratic executive committee.
3 Each county delegation to a State
f convention shall have power to fill
- any vacancy therein. The State ccn3
vention shall be called to order by
the chairman of the State Democratic
executive committee. A temporary
chairman shall be elected by the con>
vention, and when organized shall
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I elect a president, vice-presiueni irom ;
each congressional district, two secretaries
and a treasurer.
U. X. Gunter, Jr.,
Sec State Dppj. Ex. Cum.
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