The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, May 21, 1902, Page 8, Image 8
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, May 21, 1902.
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PENCIL AND SCISSOR^
Wayside Notes Gathered Here and
There by a Dispatch Man.
The weather now indicates rain.
Judge Aldrich will preside at our
Jane term of court.
Clerk of Court Samuel B. George,
is in Columbia today.
Yesterday is said to have been the
hottest day of the season.
Mr. S. Luther Smith is ia town
today and gave us a pleasant call.
Ferry's and Croaman's guaranteed
garden Beed for sale at the Bazaar.
Some of our gardeners have enjoyed
their first mess of Irish potatoes
and beans.
Quite a number of Lexingtonians
left for Charleston yesterday and
others will follow tomorrow.
Lexington stands today with] a
record of containing not a single
dwelling house to rent.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Snyder left for
Florida last week and will make that
State their future home.
Those who say that Lexington is
not improving simply don't know
what they are talking about.
. County Treasurer Frank Shealy,
is spending several days on his farm
watching the cotton and corn grow.
Mr. 0. H. Foster, Superintendent
of the Middleburg Mill at Batesburg,
has resigned and gone to New York.
Col. J. Brooks "Wingard is announced
in this issue as a candidate
for the House of Representatives.
Hilton's Life for the
Liver and Kidneys aids
digestion.
Onr county politics is lively, but
the candidates seem to be out in the
woods waiting for the blackberries to
bloom.
Miss Gu86ie Barr, after a pleasant
visit to friends in Columbia, has returned
to her home near Rocky Web,
in this county.
The friends of Mr. P. H. Craps,
believing that he has made an efficient
Supervisor, nominate him in
this issue for re-election.
Mr. Mike S. Wingard is having a
nice dwelling erected on his place on
the suburbs of this place, and will
move into it as soon as it is ready for
' occupancy.
Mr. Jesse D. Taylor has been confined
to bis room for sometime with
an affection of the heart. His friends
trust he will soon be restored to
perfect health.
Besides the regular communication,
Lexington Lodge No. 152 A. F.
M., will bold an extra meeting on
next Saturday evening. The members
will take due notice and b? cn
hand promptly.
Mr. R. M. Harman ia now the
owner of the fine stock stallion raised
by Mr. Dan Livingston, of Newberry.
This is an excellent opportunity for
our farmer friends to improve the
blood of their stock.
Mrs. Jeff Riwl, after a two week's
visit to her mother, Mrs. Laura
Monts, returned to her home in Columbia
Sunday. Her little child,
which has been quite sick, has recovered
under the influence of our
healhful climate.
We have been requested to announce
that there will be no services
in the Methodist church next Sunday
morning so as to give that congrega
tion an opportunity to hear the baccalaureate
sermon by the Rev. R. S.
Truesdale, in the Lutheran church.
Dr. J. L. Shuler, one of the most
prominent citizens of the Fork, was
in town yesterday and called to see
U8. He is a delegate from Lexington
to the State Democratic Convention
which meets in Columbia today.
This writer is indebted to Mr.
Pi/tA "P TTormor* ^/\t? r% inrril-ft 4/\
xvii/w jl^. jLioimau lui an luvitatiuu tu
attend the commencement of the
Maryland College of Pharmacy from
which he graduates this year with
honorable mentioD, the degree of
"Doctor of Pharmacy," having been
conferred upon him. Dr. Harman
has many friends here who have
watched his progress forward with
pleasure and who wish for him abundant
success in his chosen profession.
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Mr. Dempsey E George, who baa
been clerking for M. R Hartley k
Co, at Lexington Depot, has resigned
his position with this firm and
has accepted a similar position with
the Richland Miils Company, in Columbia.
W. J. McCartha, Inspector of local
dispensaries, was in town Friday and
inspected the dispensary at this
place of which Mr. Simon Ciugbman
is the efficient dispenser. He
t found. the accounts straight and
everything in apple pie order.
The taxpayers of Bate-burg, in
an election hefd last Monday, voted
to levy a special tax of 3 miHs on ?11
taxable property of the town for
school purposes?the vote being 49
to 9. This is commendable t.nd the
example should be followed by the
taxpayers of other communities.
In this issue we publish the first
installment of th6 annual report of
County Treasurer Frank W. Shealv
for the fiscal year 1900-1901. The
publication of this report is a source
nf information to the tax rmvers of
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the county, as it shows them how
tbe*(public moneys have been expended.
The Best Prescription for Malaria
Chills, and Fever is a bottle of
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is
simply iron and quiniue in a tasteless
form. No cure, no pay. Pace 50c.
Masonic Meetings.
ft A REGULAR COMMUNICATION
Lexington Lodge, No. 152,
/^r\A. F. M., will be held on
Saturday, June 14tb, 1902, at 7
p. m. Brethren are earnestly requested
to attend promptly.
By order of the W. M.
G. M. Haema.n, Secretary.
A regular communication of
/v\ Pcmaria lodge, No. 151, A. F.
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LU.) >Y 1X1 UUL1 YCUU IAJ. UL-?il
Prak, S. C, Saturday, June 14tb,
1902, at 7 p. m. Brethren will please
he prompt in attendance. Fraternity
invited.
John C. S vygert. Master.
Truthlul Debtor.
Long?Say. Short. I'd like to have
that $10 you borrowed of me three
months ago.
Short?Sorry, old man. but I can't
give it to ycu at the present writing.
Long?But you said you wanted it
for a little while only.
Short?Well, I gave it to you straight
I didn't keep it half an hour.?Chicago j
News.
His Bill.
"Your young nephew William ap- 1
pears to think be knows much more
than he really does know."
"Yes, he is a Bill that is stuck up.
but not a Bill tbat is posted."?Boston |
Transcript.
The productiveness of Formosa is so j
great that it is believed that the pres- j
ent population of 2,500.000 could be i
raised to 10,000.000 without exhaustiug
the fertility of the soil.
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A Faraous Compliment.
Of famous compliments paid to the |
fair sex the supply is so large and daz- I
zliiif? tbat it is a matter of no small i
difficulty to pick out the brightest j
gems, but if the following was un- j
looked for it certainly deserves a place I
among the best: Font^nelle when nine- j
ty years old passed before Mine. Hel- )
vetius without perceiving her.
"Ah," said the lady, "that is your ;
gallantry, then! To pass before me j
without ever looking at me!"
"If I had looked at you, madame," replied
the old beau. "I never could have
passed you at all."
A Chnnce For Him. ?. i
"I am afraid," said the high browed i
bard, "that my poetry will never at- j
tract public attention."
"Cheer up!" said the loyal oomDanion.
"Maybe you'll get appointed to
office one of these days, and then ev
erybody will talk about your poetry."? ,
Washington Star.
Row to Be Happy.
Jinks?What do you consider *he secret
of happiness?
Winks?Make money enough to buy.j
your wife everything she wants.?New j
York Weekly. i
Why lie Rejoiced.
Daughter?Papa went oil in great !
humor this morning.
Mother?My goodness! That reminds j
lie I forgot to a.ik him for any money.
'-Tit-Bits.
Cool.
Briggs?It isn't the man who cuts off
the most coupons who cuts the most
ice.
Griggs?He doesn't have to. His ccol
thousands answer well enough for him.
-Boston Transcript.
Sad Reflection.
It happens quite frequently that the
self made man has a son who is simply
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IHiiur ujuuc.? l uv.ok.
Jester?Poor old Skinflint bns nis
troubles!
Jirason?What! Why, he's making
barrels and barrels of money.
Jester? f know*, but the price of bar- I
rels has gone up.?Uoston Post. *j
THE KING SNAKE.
' He Is the Deadly Enemy of Every
Poisonous Reptile.
Of nil kind provisions of r.hfnre perhaps
the manner in v.'uieli snakes are
brought into the world is the most re- i
markable. As a rule all harmless
snakes are hatched l'rom eggs, arriving
in batches of from thirty to eighty.
The poisonous snakes. 011 the other
band, are born in litters of from seven
1 to eleven in number. There are exj
ceptious to* the rule, of course, but
1 r? ?.o o ml nniDiTmvfo'nt
LiJVrjk UiC uiuv.
though the deadly king cobra lays her
eggs to be hatched by the sun, they
are few in number, unlike the colonies
deposited by the harmless snakes.
Chief among the enemies of the
snakes are the reptiles themselves.
Cannibalism is general among the creatures.
the smaller snake serving as
food to the larger one. JJ'.it chief of all
j snakes that hunt their own kind for
i the pleasure of slaughter is the long,
slender king snake, a constrictor by
habit and a flash in his movements.
Among all reptiles the king snake
alone may truly be said to be the
friend of man. He is found through|
out the whole south, where the rattler
and moccasin abound, sunning himself
and preying for slaughter. Picked up
by human hand, the reptile seems
pleased with the touch. lie makes
no effort to escape, but twines about
his captor's arm and makes himself
comfortable.
To the rattlesnake and to every other
dangerous snake, large or small,
the king snake is a terror. The poison
i Af ii xnfflax lino nn inAi-ri off ant r>n Viim
I vi a u'io *i\' uiviv vn ii/Mi
than so much moonshine. Instinctively
the rattler knows his match and at
sight of a king snake tries to escape,
if possible. In fight the king snake relies
wholly upon his incredible speed.
If the movements of an ordinary snake
seem quick to the human eye. the
movements of a king snake would
seem instantaneous. In a twinkle the
long, lank fellow has wound himself
j about the throat of an antagonist and.
| his sinewy coils closing about the oth- :
j er's throat chokes the wind out of
! him.?New York Times.
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MAIL CARRIERS' CAR PARE.
Companies Are Paid a I-nmp Sam by
the Government. /
"Most people who spend $25 a year
for car fare consider that they are contributing
liberally toward the dividends
cf the company," remarked a postal
clerk, "but Uncle Sara spends nearly
$250,000 a year for the transportation
of carriers in street cars in the different
free delivery'cities.
"For instance, including substitutes,
there are 275 carriers in Washington.
You may have observed that carriers.
! when riamcr on tiie surrnce roaas. act
not pay fares either with tickets or in
cash. The free delivery system allots
the Washington city postoffice an annua!
allowance of 84,000 to be used exclusively
for the car fare of letter carriers.
The postmaster is authorized to
make a contract with the companies to
I transport all carriers,while on duty for
j a lump sum. which he does. The cari
rier must have his pouch with him.
I which is a sign manual to the conduct!
or that he is on duty, the mere wear!
ing of his uniform being insufficient.
"This rule obtains in some cities,
while in others special tickets are sold
j at special rates to be used only by car[
ricrs. or the cash is handed direct to
the carrier for a certain number of
j daily trips, depending upon the practice.
Thus, while Washington receives
$4,000. Chicago gets $20,000 for letter
carriers' car fare because of its large
territorial extent and distance between
stations on the prairie, oftentimes necessitating
a double fare by the carrier.
Boston is allowed $13,000 and
New York and Philadelphia about $10,000
each. Few people know that the
government expends such a large sum
yearly for such a trivial cause."?
Washington Post.
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/i y ?ery i;iu uuir.
The oldest riiatbematic book in the
world is believed to be tbe "Papyrus
Rliind" in tbe British museum, professed
to have been written by A limes,
a scribe of King Ra-a-us. about tbe period
between 2000 and 1700 B. C. This
"Papyrus Rliind" was translated by
Eisenlohr of Leipsic, and it was found
to contain a rule for making a square
equal in area to a given circle. It was
not nnt forth as an original discovery,
but as the transcript of a treatise 500
years older still, which sends us back
to. approximately. 2500 B. C., when
Egyptian mathematicians solved, or
thought they had solved, the problem
of squaring tbe circle.
Prowl Her CInlni.
"I wanted to show," she said, "that
woman is maligned, that brevity is
quite as much her attribute as it is
man's, and so when he proposed I had
to say 'Yes.' "
"Y'ou might have said 4Xo,'" it was
suggested.
"Not at all," she protested. "When
you say 'No.' you have to explain why
you say it and tell how sorry you are,
and it would have spoiled everything."
?Chicago Post
Snscestlnff a Remedy.
With sarcastic lingers the deaf ffnd
dumb lady curtain lectured her husband
for betting on the races.
"Either talk slower," he spelled out
on his baud, "or else put hopples 011
your fingers. They interfere when you
strike this gait"?Judge.
Detail Keqnirinsc Attention.
Tf every man is the architect of his
own destiny, he should pay particular
attention to the fire escapes.?Philadelphia
Record.
Somehow whenever we hear a man
called an Adonis we long to hunt him
up and smash his pretty nose.?Atchilou
Globe.
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The man who tries to drown bis sorrow
in the flowing bowl must sooner or fc
later discover that sorrow is amphibious.?Philadelphia
Record.
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t ] i| |{[j|]^ffl^?[ r ^ I *' sori or persons from trespassing in
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I <f Practices in all the Courts.
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hungry. Franklin Square, New York.
^ lyiWATii | Trespass Notice. ,
! XI. !& W?J W iiilll, $ A LL PERSONS AEE POSITIVELY
& jljL forbidden to trespass in any manner
IEXUGT0H. S. C, ? whatever, especially t.y passing throngh,
^ upon my premises in the town of LexingSeptember
25. Sd ton, known as the Judge Boozer homestead,
as I will certainly indict all persons caught
* so trespassing.
A. M. FAPMAN.
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