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The Lexington Dispatch. Wednesday, November 26, 1902. ? i Bard en School Trustees. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Now, gentleman to all of you, greeting: We are not taking this opportunity to throw stones at any one or whip some one over some one else's shoulder, but if we should happen to mention something that has happened, or is now happening in some district of which some reader of this is a Truetee, we will kindly ask such an one to give it due consideration. We propose to note something we consider detrimental to the schools of our county: 1st. Inadequate and unsuitable ^buildings for school houses. This is not a debatable question for every one is forced to admit that I much better work can be done and BSkS * ^ " much more accomplished in a good house than in a ramshackled, tumbled down affair. A house well heated and well lighted bears the same relation to a successful school that a fertile and rich soil does to a good farm. X ? E AgaiD, if yoa expect a bountiful harvest you are compelled to bave your farm equipped with suitable im- | piemants and sufficient horse power. Are all our school-houses equipped with proper seats, good blackboards, 5?jp- charts, globes, and other (we will call them) "implements and machinery19 for use in the schools? It is nothing uncommon in a country school-house in the West to find from five to eight hundred dollars worth of apparatus and other fixtures exceedingly useful to schools, but with tts, sad to say, in a great many instances you will find not even seats or blackboads. Now, gentleman, you might with as much reason expect the farm laborer who is working for you to raise a good crop for you with a forked stick for a plow as to expect a teacher to - * * jit. i_ grve you a successrui scnooi wnn suen an equipment as is found in the aver age country school-room. ' If any Trustee reads this whose school-house is as described above minus blackboards and decent seats, let him lay all blame of failures in his school to himself and there let it remain as long as his ecbool-room remains in its bare condition. Again, as we have all learned by , sad experience for the last three years a good season is also a requisite for a good crop, that is, crops depends on heat, moisture, &c. Schools do also. If your school room is not ceiled, your door all open until pencils will fall through the cracks almost anywhere, the weatherboarding off in various places and about onethird of the glass out of the win oat while the boys have to go all the way from a hundred yards to a half mile to gather lightwood knots to barn and the nearest well or spring from which to get water is from a quarter to a half mile away (which is the case in more than one place) just blame yourself, Mr. Trustee, if your school ie a failure. Again, many influences are brought to bear on the board in the selection of teachers that should not be considered, yet the truth is, in a great many instances they are a given weighty consideration. A few of I these evils or untoward influences we will try to notice; 1st. Political influence. What! Can there be such a thing in South Carolina? Most assuredly, yes. Some member of the board is either an aspirant to some office, or has some relative or friend that is when a son or daughter of eorj.a prominent citizen of the counr makes application for the position of teacher. Their attainments are poor, as shown by their certificate; their experience very limited and their success exceedingly doubtful, but yet this would be politician on the school board will espouse their cause and use his influence with the other msmbers of the board, whereas at the sametitne they have applications from other parties with good attainments, long experience and a record of sucessful schools. But these are not considered. Only noted as being on hand, and the contract is made with the first named party in order to secure the influence of this v i influential parent toward the election of the would be politician, or his friend or relation aa stated above. Such school officials are Bimply using the public school money for the attainment of their own selfieh aims and ends. 2nd. Social Influences. Is it possible that any school Trustee would or could so completely forget, not only bis imparative duties, but more, his sworn duties, as to let a desire to advance some member of his family in the social world influence his vote in the selection of a teacher? Sad is the thought but there is. Now, how is this done? We, as well as the old countries across the sea, have fathers and mothers who make strenuous efforts to consummate and bring to a final reality matrimonial alliances for their sons and daughters and instances have come under our personal observation where (as silly as it may seem and as absurd as it may sound) the simple fact that of a Trustee's son paying court to some lady who was a teacher secured for her the influence of the young man's father and secured her the school. Again, I have known more than one teacher who wanted some good position the next year to pay very marked attention to some Trustee's daughter where it would have the proper effect and thereby secure his influence as in the case stated above: Now, does this seem entirely too pusilamous to be true and yet (shame be to it) such is frequently the case. 3rd. A direct dollar- and cent influence. Horrors of horrors! Yes! A few years ago a teacher (not in Lexington county though) when asked by your correspondent whether or not he had anything to do with teacher's agencies, said he had not as he bad k much better scheme. When asked what it was, said that all school boards were cot angel bands nor individual members of it all angels everytime either. That some good agencies want abont five per cent, of my salary, while I can take about two and a half per cent, of the same aDd place it at the right place as a bait and it will secure me the influence of a member that will secure me the position. Again, in conversation with a certain Trustee where we knew there had been two applications for the school, we asked how it came that the one got it that did and received for an answer that one would board with him while the other would have come from home and, therefore, would not have left any of the money in the | district, (of course he meant his I L-I % /~l 1 own poo&ei*) vrrowier. t ^ [i i. $100 Eeward $100. The readers of this paper will be please to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that seiense has been able to cere in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Care is the only positive care known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional disease, reqnires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting direotly opon the blood and macons sarfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitution and assisting nature in doing its work The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers, that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it tails to cure. Send for list of ' testimonials. Sold by all druggists. Price 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills are the best. Martial Law Repealed. Pretoria, Nov. 20.?Martial law was repealed today throughout the colonies. The proclamation, however, reserves the right to reimpose military rule in case of necessity. Cured of Piles After 10 Years. Mr. C. Haney, of Geneva, Ohio, Viari the riilea fnr fnrfr.v rcara "J J x*? w. tors and dollars could do him no lasting good. DeWitt's "Witch Hazel Salve cured him permanently. Invaluable for cuts, burns, bruises, sprains, lacerations, eczema, tetter, salt rheum, and all other skin diseases. Look for the name DeWitt on the package?all others are cheap, worthless counterfeit# E. Kaufmann. 1 .Hi * t They Are Back Numbers. Somebody once said that the great men gravitate to Wall Street. The thing was not unhappily said. Men who have at one time or another have been conspicuous in the public eye pass hourly in Wall Street unnoticed. A few examples may be noted. There is the former Speaker of the House, Thomas Brackett ("Czar") Reed, now a member of the law firm of Reed, Simpson, Thatcher & Bynum, corporation attorneys. His office is 25 Broad street, in one of the newest and biggest sky scrapers of the Wall Street district. He comes and goes without anybody's turniDg to look after him. Even in Washington where the throng is used to the sight of celebrities, Reed was always noticed, partly on account of his conspicuous personality, but in Wall Street nobody pays him the slightest heed as he passes to and fro. Complete oblivion, so far as the throng is concerned, has befallen John G. Carlisle, who, now bent and old, is jostled in eating and drinking i ^ i places, id elevators ana Dusy corridors, like any ordinary person without fame. He is practicing law, too, but indifferently, from all accounts. Then there is the former Vice President of the United Statep, Levi P.' Morton, now president of the trust company bearing his nam* Mr. Morton, of course, was a big man in Wall Street before he became a big man in politics, but nobody iD the financial world piys any greater f A i. ?? l:_ I attention to mm now ior me iiaviug ODce been Vice President. Former Secretary of the Treasury Lyman G Gage, would serve as another example. In Wall street today he is not a whit more prominent than any one of two hundred other bankers and not half as prominent as either of four or five who might be mentioned. The Best Remedy for Croup. From the Atchison, Kan., Daily Globe. This is the season when the woman who knows the best remedies for croup is in demand in every neighborhood. One of the most terrible things in the world is to be awakened in the middle of the night by a whoop from one of the children. The croup remedies are almost as 4 A LA 1 AA4 CM AAAA A A sure IU uo IUSI, JU uaeo ui uuuy, aa a revolver is sure to be lost in case of burglars. There used to be an old fashioned remedy for croup, known as hive syrup and tolu, but some modern mothers say that Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is better, and does not cost bo much. It causes the patient to "throw up the phlegm" quicker, aDd gives relief in a shorter time. Give this remedy as soon as the croupy cough appears and it will prevent the attack. It never fails and is pleasant and safe to take. For sale by J. E. Kaufmann. * A Remarkable Case. A_ 1 L~L A.U-.A ~ iU ? iiLi e&ULmuge aitttca tuau uue ui iuo most remarkable cases ever tried was recently settled at Decatur. A young man bought 2,000 cigars and bad them insured for their full value, smoked them up and then demanded his insurance, claiming that they had been destroyed by fire. The case was taken to court and the judge decided in favor of the man. The company then had the young man arrested for setting fire to his own property and the same judge ordered that he pay a fine or go to jail for six months. One Minute Cough Cure Is the only harmless cough cure that gives quick relief. Cures Coughs, rt T> L.v:. TT7I : v^oius, uruup, x>roucmut, ?vuuupiug Cough, Pneumonia, Asthma, LaGrippe and all Throat, Chest and Lung troubles. I got soaked by rain, says Gertrude E. Fenner, Muncie, Indand contracted a severe cold and cough. I failed rapidly; lost 48 pounds. My druggist recommended One Minute Cough Cure. Thafit-ot V\Aftln Q?>T7Afal XUU IX A. C Li UUtl'lU ULUU^Ui iCUt/ij DUfVAW* cured me. I am back to my old weight, 148 pounds. One Minute Cough Cure cuts the phlegm, relieves the Cough at once, draws out inflammation, cures croup. An ideal remedy for children. J. E. Kaufmann. A Tit-For-Tat G-ame. Chattanooga, Nov 19 ?Because their miners formed a union, the Morgan Coal company has today closed its mines indefinitely.. t i \ ! i Clerk's Sales. THE STATE OP SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF LEXINGTON. Court of Common Pleas. Julius E. Lorick. Plaintiff, vs. B. F. Swvgert, and Samuel B George, as the Administrator ot ttie Estate of Eliz dbetk Lorick. Defendant. Foreclosure of Mortgage. IN OBEDIENCE TO THS DECREE OF the Court herein, I will sell to the highest bidder at public outcry, beforo the court house door in L'.xington, S. C. during the legal hours of sale, on the first ATr-ir-irl.5t? in Tlpwmnnr nr-v? All that plantation or parcel of land situate, lying and being in Lexington county, and State aforesaid, containing one hundred and ninety-one (191) acres, more or less, bounded as follows: On line and road bearing s w. belonging to Jesse D. Lorick, and also line bearing s. e. by the said esse D. Lorick, or line bearing n. e. by lands belonging to F.W. Wagtner & Co., and by Broad river. The said land lying in the fork of Broad and Saluda rivers, on Keulierly's creek and Long branch waters of Broad river and having such other forms and marks as the plat for the same will . more folly represent. TERMS?One-third cash: the balance in two equal annual instalments, with interest trom day of sale, secured by bond of purchaser and mortgage of the premises sold, with leave to pay all cash The said mortgage to contain ten per cent, attorney's fee in case of foreclosure or suit. Purchaser to pay for papers. 8aMUEL B, GEORGE, Clerk of Court. Novemb?r 10, 1902 3w3. Messrs. Efird & Dreher. plaintiff's attornejs ^TATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OF FAIRFIELD. Court of Common Pleas. 8. P. YoungiDer, 8. R. Younginer, Lee R Younginer. George F. Younginer, John W. i ounginer and R. B Earr Plaintiffs, vs. Mrs. M. L. Yoanginer, in her own right and as Administratratrix of the Estate of Thomas P. Younginer, deceased, and the Scottish American Mortgage Company. Limited, Detendants. IN PURSURA.NCE OF AN ORDER OF the Coart ot Common Pleas'made in the above stated ease, I will offer lor sale before the court house door in Lexington, 8. CM on the first Monday in December next within the leg?.l hours of sale, at public outcry, to the highest bidder, the following described property, towit: All that piece, parcel or tract of land situate lying and being in the county of Lexmgton and State aforesaid, containing ninety-six and one-haif (96^) acres, more or Jess, adjoining lands of '-State Farm," J W. Youngi er and 8. P Younginer. and bordering on Broad River, known as Tract No. 9. ot the Simon Younginer Estate, TERMS OF SALE.?One-third of the purchase money to be paid in cash; the Knlnnno in tirn j-nnal onnnal inQt.alm<.ntja UOiUUVD 1U V nv V\^UM trom the day of sale,with interest from day of sale, to bo secured by bond of purchaser and a mortgage of the premises sold, the purchaser to have the privilege of paying all or any ot the credit portion of the purchase money iu cash. Purchaser to pay for all necessary papers and -the recording thereof JOHN W. LYLES, C. C. C. P. F. C. Winnsboro, November 4, 1902. 4w3. THE STATE OFSOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF LEXINGTON, Court of Common Pleas. T. G. Herbert and others, Trustees under the Will of B. 0. Oliver, deceased, plaintiffs. against Jacob A. H. Geiger, The Carolina National Bank, of Colombia and the United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company, defendants, Foreclosure of Mortgage. IN OBEDIENCE TO THE JUDGMENT order and decree of the Court herein, I will sell to the highest bidder at public outcry, before the court house door in Lexington, S. C., during the legal hours of sale, on the first Monday in December next: All that lot. Diece aud parcel of land sit nate, lying and being in the county of Lexington in said State, and known as the Bell Place, and containing in all live hundred and sixteen acres, including one hundred and seventy-three acres, sometimes mentioned in the Codar Grove Place, bounded by tJae Cedar Grove Place (formally of A. W. Geiger) and by lands now or heretofore of Dr. Geiger, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Geiger, Jack Lncius and the Summer Place; the property herein described being the sime as that conveyed to J. A. H. Geiger by deed of the Carolina National Bank, dated March. 1900. TERMS OF SALE?One-fourth cash; balance on a credit of one, two and three year3, iD equal annual instalments, with interest from day of sale, payable annually, secured by a bond or bonds of the purchaser, with a mortgage of the premises sold, the mortgage to contain the usual clause providing for attorney's fee of ten per cent, upon amount due in the event of suit or proceedings for foreclosure, with the privilege to the purchaser to pay more or all cash, if desired; the mortgage also to contain a clause providing that upon default in the payment in any instalment the entire debt shall fall due. Purchaser to pay for papers n a xctt-ot T> nPADfll? Oii-JJ. u X-i-i Jl>. Ui>UXiuu, Clerk of the Court. Clerk's Office, Lexington, S C., November G 1902. Mr. A. M. Booztr, plaintiffs attorney. 3\v3. TRESPASS NOTICE. All persons are hereby positivelv forbidden to trespass upon the lands of the undersigned by passing through making roads, hauling wood or straw, hunting with or without dogs, by day or night, or in any manner whatever, as the law will certainly be enforced against all persons violating this notice JOB A. SWYGERT, * F. REBECCA BIOKLEY, CATHERINE JUMPER. November 5, 1902. 4w3 pd. WANTED?All the beeswax you have for sale. The highest market price paid for same. The Bazaar. ill B3 S3 fCfategcj SfSg Tf CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. |m Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use ^ ,cv in time. Sold by druggists. ?1 Eg wim!* a EDWARD L. AS8ILL. / Attorney at Law, LEESYILLS, S. C. Practices in all the Courts. Business solicited. Sept. 30?6m LIFE Hi FIRE IBMCE (EEfiCV COUNTRY RISKS CONSIDERED. Only First Class Companies Represented. See my List of Giants: Assets. NEW YORK LIFE, of New Y<?rt 200,743,386. GLENN FALLS, of Glenn Falls, New York 3,605,602.23 PHILADELPHI \ UNDERWRITERS. Phil.. Pa.. 15,511,066 CONTINENTAL (Fire), of New York 12.0 5,723.72 iETNA, FIRE, of Hartford, Conn $14,071,94?. 37 My companies are popular, strong and reliable. No one can give yonr business better attention; no one can give you better protection; no one can give you better rates. BEFORE YOU INSURE SEE ALEREX* -X. FOX, General Insurance Agent, LEXINGTON, S. C. November 27, 1901?ly. 9K1111I?parkeFS Wmmm HAIR BALSAM Cleanses A&d beautifies the halt. SfH Promotes & luxuriant growth. ^ s6a kever Palls to Beatore Gray T-j&aya Hair to its Youthful Color. Cures scalp diseases ic hair tailing. 50c, and 31.00 at DruggftU MATHUSHEK nv A mwus, NOTED FOR SWEETNESS AND PURITY OF TONE, P?WER AND DURABILITY. O Beat piano lor this tryiDg climate, stands in tune longer than others, constructed of best materials aDd most artistic workmanship obtainable. Upto-date in every detail and unequalled. o Sold by Us Continuously for Over 32 Years Without a single failure. If you want a piano or a lifetime's service BUY THE MATHUSHEK! o Prices as low as is consistent >ith qualHy. Cash or on easy terms. Sent on 15 days trial, we pay ireignt. w rite for prices TODAY. SOUTHERN MUSIC HOUSE, SAVANNAH - - - GA. JNO D. MURPHY, Manages. ESTABLISHED, 1870, D. A. PRESSLEY, MANAGER BRANCH OFFICE, columbia., - - s. c. September 10, 1903. ly. Thousands Saved By i dr. kind's newdiscovery! Thiswondortul medicine posi-B Itively cures Consumption, Coughsi Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, Pneu-| Imonia, Hay Fever, Pleurisy, La-| Grippe, Hoarseness, Sore Throat,! Croup and Whooping Cough.I Every battle guaranteed. Noi Cure. No Pay. Price 50c.&$l.| Trial bottle free. ENGINES BOILERS, Tanks. Stack*, Stand Pipes and 8heet-I? o* Work; Shafting. Pullers, Gearing, Boz;ea, Hangers, ete. Mill C&stlnrs. WCaet erery 4a7; work 200 hands. SiOUBlBD IRON WORKS A 8UPFLT C? AUGUSTA, GEORGIA. January 27- lv Hilton's Life for tlie Liver and Kid neys will cure dyspepsia. Trespass Notice. A LL PFRSONS ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED r.V. not to trespes? on our lands, which adjoin each other, either by huntinerby day or night, or to trespass in any manner whatever The law will be enforced against all trespassers. ALFREDJSHARPE. AUKRLICK SHARPE. JAMES SHARPE. J. ]>. SHARPE. NARCISSUS LAWSON. JACOB SHARPE. W. F. SHARPE. November 10 1902, 4w4 pd. W. ~L RECKLlKtt, AJETXST. COLUMBIA, S. C. 1* now making th- best pictures that can be bad in this country, and iilJ who have never had a real tine picture, should now try some of his latest styles. Specimens can be seen at his Galier>. up stairs, next to the Hub When writing mention the Dispatch, Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kidneys strengthens weak kidneys. 1 VIN ST., COLUMBIA, S. C., JEWELER "d REPAIRER Has a splendid stock of Jewelry, Watches, locks atu: Silverware. A line line of spectacles and ?y eg lasses to fit every one, 1 for sale at lowest prices. T&r Bepairs on Watches first class ,u'?ikl*r done and guaranteed. at moderate r -v. "?0- if Euseno Field's Views on Ambition and Dys* pepsia. "Dyspepsia," wrote Eugene Field, "often incapacitates a man for endeavor and sometimes extinguishes the fire of ambition." Though great despite his complaint Field suffered from indiges- ' tion all his life. A weak, tired stomach can't digest your food. It needs rest. You can only rest it by the use of a preparation like Kodol, which relieves it of work by digesting your food. Rest soon restores it to its normal tone. ' Strengthening, Satisfying, Envigorating. Prepared only by E. C. DeWitt & Co., Chicago. The $t. bottle contains 'iVi times the 50c. size. J. E. KAUFMANN. When writing mention the Diapatcb. Pi JIipi II 1 lit UNLT IMAI lUIMAL BANK. IN * COLUMBIA. UNITED STATES. STATE, CITY AND COUNTY DEPOSITOR!. Saving's Department. faid up Capital $200,000 Orpins Profits - 70,000 Liability of Stockhplders - 200 000 $470,000 uterest allowed at the rate of 4 per cent annum, payable M*v 1st ana November 1st w. a. CLARK, President vinir -toNBs, Vice President ana Cashier, "/ ember 4?ly. iiiliilS DEPOSITS RECEIVED SUBJECT TO CHECK. W. 1?. ROOF, Cashier. DIRECTORS: ah T ttt -n *r? r n if AJlfcJLl (JUHB8, YY. C. XbOOI, U. JXL. iiiiXCL, R. Hilton James E. Hendrix. EXCHANGE BOUGHT AND SOLD. Deposits of $1 and npwards received and. interest at 5 per cent, per annum allowed, payable April and October. September 21?tf >' j? A. DR.BAKER'S FEMALE I REGULATOR, Jl - A New Discovery' for the^ Prevention and Cure of III female Diseases. ii|||| It is a permonent cure for all A Womb. Bladder and Urinary Dis- M ifII eases and female Weaknesses. Leucorrhoea or Whites. Irregular xf ar>{* Pain?uI Menstruation. Ac. Ladies will find it of special *|( valu.eif toKcnwith regularitydu| I ring Pregnancy or the Change | | of Life. ^ ' 1| Price. $1.25. ijj PREPARED BV DR. W. C. BAKER, I TBE LOSKOilT MGUNUIN MED CO.. iciju.'ic?uzj a? jo it rzoruzToti. I GREENEVILLE. TENN. \ I ' \ : ooooooooooooooooo , | DR._E. JI. ETiiEREDGE, U JL-C <UrJJ? AJL?JL, LEESVILLE, S. C. Office next door below post office. a ww- on hand. * Fdtrtury Vi. OHr Wnnllow'c!SENTFBEE t0 a11 lilt lIUUIIOj 0 users of morphine, PAINLESS _ _ _ _ leiixtr of opium, co? fiw 1 B S Ru ?1 caine or whiskey, & |3 B I 1 Hjg.large book of par* ML SHI ? VI ticulars cn home or |W| sanatorium treat* ment. Address. B. AND M. WOOLLEY CO., Whiskey Cure Miaata,ry?(jeorgli Angust 27?ly.