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1 Tlie Lexington Dispatch LEXINGTON, S. C., STESCRIPTION RATES: One Tear $1.00 <Six Months 50 Three Months 25 ADVERTISING RATES. Regular Advertising, first insertion, 75 cents per inch; each insertion thereafter, 50 cents per inch. Local notices, 5 cents per line each insertion; no local accepted tor less than 25 cents for first insertion. novice? Tnli'ifoa nf Rf.ST)hCt In MeEQO- I Vi/iVUaiAVO. AAIVUVVW ? Tiam, Resolutions of Besptcts, Cards ot Thanks, are charged lor at the rata of one half cent a word for every word over iVHj. The cash must invariably accompany the copv. In sending copy count the words and send one-half a cent for each word over one hundred, 'i bis rule will in no case and nnder no circumstances be deviated from. M-irriage notices inserted free and are so licted. Bates tor contract advertising will be cheerfully furnished on application Ancnjmons communications will receive no attention. Rejected manuscript will not be returned unless accompanied by stamps for the purpose. For any further information call on or address. G M. HARMAN. FdUor and Publisher. Wednesday, May 13,1903. Memorial Day baa come aDd gone, leaving behind lessons in duty and patriotism which will have their ef X feet upon generations yet to come. For the first time in years the oc casioD, which is hallowed and revered by every true Southron as do day is regarded in the Southland, was ccmmemorated with appropriate ceremonies last Monday afternoon, by the survivors of tie Ladies' Monumental Association, Camp Steadman, United Confederate Veterans, Camp M. D HarmaD, Sons of Veterans and the public in general. Immediately after the dinner hour i the fair women of the town began to congregate oa the court house square each bearing their beautiful tribute of fljwers, wreaths, laurel and evergreens. A small remnant of the ODce grand and magnificent armies of the Confederacy were present aBd took a lively interest in the solemn but inFDHnsr scenes and incidents of the dav. By tbe hour app ;inted for the ceremonies to begin the crowd was considerably increased by the arrival of others and from then on until the proceedings were well under way the people continued to arrive. A beautiful garland of living green was gracefully entwined around the marble monument which poudly lif!8 its ball crowned head toward the bine arch of heaven. This garland of green was indeed a fitting symbol of the deathless glory of the men whose names are chieled thereon Cut flowers were piled in graceful n 1 P arrangement ana m ricn prolusion around the base of the monument, completely covering the same. Id was intended, we presume, to conduct the proceedings out drore but on account of a shower of rain, the cere monies, preliminary to the decoration of the graves, had to be held in the rourt house. The room was well filled with an interested audience of lsdies, gentlemen and children, the former pre dominating. The old veterans pres ent were given seats of honor within the Bar. The audience was called order by ColoDel M. D. Harman, Commandant of C*mp Steadman, who briefly, but feelingly explained the reasons why the men bad laid aside their.business cares, the women their household duties and the children to lay aside their books and attend these ceremonies, bringing with them wreaths of laurel, .garlands of evergreens and beautiful flowers to bedeck the graves of those who, with the immortal JacksoD, the matchless Lee, the chivalrous HamptcD, the dashing Pickett and other gallant leaders of the Southern Confederacy, have crossed the silent river and have pitched their tents on the other shore He clearly presented the urgent necessity for the immediate organization of a Chapter of the Daughters of the Confederacy at this place The programme, as published io the Dispatch of last week was then read and carried out with a few alterations. Rev. J G. Graichen, the eloquent pastor of St. Stephen Evangelical Lutheran church inthisplacp, opened the ceremonies with a beatifol and fervent invocation to the throne of the source from whence romes all power and blessings. He invoked the blessings of the Great God, who rules over all ihinp?, to rest and abide upon this fair Southland in an especial manner, and upon all peoples and all nations everywhere. Mr. J. E Hendrix, the silver toDgued orator of Camp Steadman, was then introduced and read from manuscript some well timed remarks on the solemnity of the occasion, as well as a brief review of the experience s of the Confederate soldier on the battlefield surrounded by the din or battle, the ~-f + Viq oVirioL-s r>f fhp. UBTLSagC Ul OU11C, VUU dying, the groans of the wounded and the yells of the victorious. Just here it may be well to mention that the music throughout the ceremonies was furnished by the Lexington Brass Band, and during the af;ernoon Confederate airs were given. The band boys were bigbh complimeoted on their proficiency and are thanked fo* their generosity in makiDg no charges for their appreciated services. The orator of the day, Hon. A. F. Lever, was then introduced and came forward smid prolonged ap plause. We shall not attempt to follow "The Boy Orator of the Broad," in bis magnificent effort and grandly eloquent address. Suffice to say that he was at his best and his burning eloquence and flights of oratory swayed the audience in responsive unison with his moods and moved many an eye to tears. His I leading thought was that memorial exercises, a8 observed by the women of the South, were not intended to open the 6cars which had been seared over by the hand of time and cause the old wounds to bleed afresh, but to honor the memory of the sleepi? g heroes who had laid down their lives in defense of Constitutional liberty and who bad sealed their loyalty to principle and duty with their life's blood. He extolled the virtues, the bravery, the gallantry and the chivalry of the Confederate soldier, and de clared in most emphatic terms that the record made in that unequal war by the men and boys who fought under the shadow of the Stars and Bars is urparalleled in either sacred or rvrnfano Mst.nrv. and what is more f ?-J > ? glorious still the fame of the Southern Confederacy had never been tarnished by the breath of eoandal. He paid a glowing tribute to the eelfsacrificiDg devotion and unquenchable patriotism of the women of the South who inspired their loved ones to deeds of valor and acts of chivalry. On account of the illness of Col. J. Brooks Wingard, who;was on the programme to represent Camp M. D. Harman, Sons of Veterans, he was prevented from responding to his name and Major H. A. Meetze was substituted. The Major confined his impromptu remarks in recounting the deeds of herois-m of the women of the South during the memorable struggle for State Eights, and of their sacred duty to care for the graves of those who had fallen in the performance of duty. Committee of ladies were appointed to visit the private graveyards and decorate the graves of the soldiers who sleep in them. This concluded the ceremonies in the court house and the procession was then formed, headed by tbeLf-x iogton Brass Band, and the march to St. Stephen cemetery, the beautiful City of the Dead, was then commenced in the following order: The Veterans, the Sons of Veterans, the children, the general public aDd the ladies, lead bv Madams Rosa Meelze and Scottie Harman, surviving; members of the old Monumental Association, bringing up the rear. On arriving at the cemetery the Old Veterans opened rapks, facing each other, and the crowd passed between them. When this had been accomplished, the Rev. S. P. Shum pert, Chaplain of the Sons of Vete rans, offered up a most fervid supplication, in which he pleaded with V\ i e* U f a f"h/\ V\nn. uio uroicio iu cuiiou unuci uuc * i?aii" ner cf the Captain of our Salvation and become valiant soldiers of the Cross. At the conclusion of this prayer, the work of decorating the graves was began. The graves oi the soldiers which had been located were strewn with flowers and some conspicuously placed in memory ol those who sleep in unknown graves. When this work of love and rever euce had been accomplished, the crowd re-assembled at the starting . point in the cemetery and were dismissed with an earnest prayer and a heavenly benediction by the Rev. W. E Barre, pastor of the Methodist church, and the memorial services | were over. Seasonable Millinery. The charm of the Summer hats, with their masses of beautiful fi.iwt r* and foliage, lies in their appropriate ness to the season. A somewhat startling combination of colore is reddish violet, almost plum color, with Bordeaux or caroubier red. More pleasing, perhaps, as well as more generally becoming, is the combination of brown with shaded pink and red. There are both hats and toques made of foliage strawbraids, or even folds of soft satin, in these tints. The straws used to make the Sum mer hats are legion. An agreeable revival is the Leghorn, as it lends itself delightfully to pretty lines and curves. Coolie straw comes in flat shapes, such as are worn by Chinese laborers, but they are rendered quite artistic by the proper adjustment of velvet or ribbon bows and ties. Hats made of French chip braid are stylish, ? ? Ullrt ^ kn Tna.ian off rt CT7 o Of^ YT LlllO LUC X U3V/1U ail jnj uiv Lanuuiuiy smart. Neapolitan horsehair is employed on some of the most picturesque models, and a point in its favor is its resistance to dampness. Tulle and chiffon are as popular as ever, and the manner of applying the fabrics to the wire frames is almost a9 varied as ths shapes that are user# The rolled brim sailor hat, fashioi ed from coarse straw braid in ary preft rred color, black or white, remains in evidence, and to the youthful wearer it is most becoming. For very small girl?, the picturesque poke shapes, which are being shown in straw and mou?6:line, with ribbon and flowers for trimming, are most appropriate. The application of straw braid aDd buttons is one of the season's nove'ties ?From the Delineator for June.J Loavo3 from Spring Branch. To the Editor of the Dispatch: Since a few weeks absence from tl e columns of the Dispatch, I can find a few leaves from Spring Branch ft r its readers. This settlement is enjoying good health at this time. Well, I guess the street car com pany has decided at last that we people should not be left in a isolated part of L-xington. The surveyors are now at Black Creek, about one milfl north nf t,hft Bornt Mill. I The farmers of this community are about up with their work. General Green is now making good headway on account of the cool weather. The peach crop is now safe, I think, without it snows. The many friends of Mr. George Wingard will be sorry to know that he has departed from among us to make his home near the land of the honey bee. Some of our best farmers are replanting their cotton. The mail from Seivern is now somewhat late. According to the weather prophet there will be an eclipse of the moon on October 6ih, which will not be visible here. According to the other tale we all will be gone long before the next partial aclipse appears. L will be about 800 years from now. Boy8, why don't you be somebody's darling and have somebody to care for you? Maybe you are like I am, cannot get anybody to be it This writer and some of his friends are going to take a flying trip to ' Columbia Wednesday. One of our best farmers is now feasting on this year's growth of 1 Irish potatoes. Mr. John T Kjzer has now about completed his new til. Mont Rose. 1 May 9th, 1903 i I i i Mothers! Mothers! Mothers! i I How many children are at this j season feverish and constipated, with J ; bad stomach and headache. Moth1 | er Graj's Sweet Powders for Chil1 dren will always cure. If worms are ' present they will certt nly remove them. At all druggists. 25 cts. Sample mailed. 27 IN THE STOKEHOLD. Feeding the Many Ravenous Furnace* la an Ocean Liner. The work of eternal!/ pushing the old ship oil past the meridians?the race against time and the sun and the interest on the money?begins in the gloomy stokehold. You have heard that the stokehold is hot, and when you have clambered into it over disorderly piles of still smoking ashes, steadying yourself by taking incautious hold of burning hand rails, and stand for the first time face to face with the furnaces you feel assured of the fact. But, besides being hot, it is the most active, interesting part of the ship. It is her whole life. You must spend years studying it before you can stand there in command of your watch with j your hand on the feed check valves, your eyes on everything in general, and keep the steam up where it belongs in spite of the ravenous engines sucking it away from you; years before you can tell, in one swift glance, whether a fireman is burning the greatest possil~i~ - ? /'AO 1 T\r\y* Iiahv in liic fil'OC Ulfc? ilLLiUUIJL *JJL WUl JS*ta. uviu in uio uivu with the lor.st amount of waste. The problem is this: Under a certain large quantity of water, which is continually changing, build thirty tires, and by means of them, notwithstanding they must all be continually replenished with fresh coal and freed from ashes, keep it at a perfectly even temperature (within a very few degrees) day and night for an indefinite period. The game is the more interesting because a ship can never afford to spare more than just barely enough space for her propelling machinery; consequently everything?engines, boilers, furnaces?must be worked to the very limit of its capacity. The game goes as regularly by turns and in cycles as progressive whist. Starting with a few fires first in order, the doors are opened to admit a few shovelfuls of coal thrown quickly into the front of the furnaces, then closed again as soon as possible lest too much cold air should enter. As soon as they are closed the tires next in order are ] served the same way and then a third group. Next the "green" coal in the first fires is raked back through the furnaces to complete its combustion. After another short Interval it is necessary to "slice" them?that is. probe them with long pointed bars to lift the clinkers from the grates and make air passages. Finally it is time to stoke again.?Benjamin Brooks in Scribner's. How Chlncae Hatch Fish. The Chinese have a method of hatching the spawn of fish and thus protecting it from those accidents which generally destroy a large portion of it. The fishermen collect with care from the margin and surface of water all those gelatinods masses which contain the spawn of fish, and after they have found a sufficient quantity they fill with it the shell of a fresh hen's egg. which they have previously emptied, stop up the hole and put it under a sitting fowl. At the expiration of a certain number of days they break the shell in water wanni d by the sun. The young fry are presently hatched and are kept in pure, fresh water till they are large enough to be thrown into the pond with the old lish. The sale of spawn for this purpose forms an Important branch of trade in China. A Bud Country For Hats. Hats have a hard time in China. The climate, alternating from intense dryness to a horrible humidity, twists and distorts silk, beaver, cloth and felt in no time. Mold and fungus are universal and convert sweatband and brim into green velvet in a single night. Every hat must be put out in the sunlight three times a week or it is ruined. Besides these foes are ants which go everywhere and cockroaches which fly like birds. The ant enjoys a good hat for a playground and a sleeping establishment; the cockroach desires merely to eat every particle of leather, paper and pasteboard it contains. The only way to keep the pests off is to sprinkle the interior occasionally with carbolic acid, creosote or crude cressol. Unconscious Sarcasm. "Charley, dear." said j'oung Mrs. Torkins very seriously, "I hare bought you a little book as a preser* " "Very kind of you." "I hope you won't be offended, but it is something that I feel you ought to read. It is about betting." "I don't know that I care for any sermons. even if I do lose occasionally." "It isn't a sermon, Charley, dear. It is a little book entitled 'Poker and How to Play It.' "?Washington Star. A Homely Man. John James Heidegger, manager of the opera house in the Hayinarket, in London, in the times when George was king, one day laid a wager with the Earl of Chesterfield that he would not find in all London an uglier face than his. After a long search the earl produced a woman of St. Giles who at first seemed to outvie the manager, but when the latter put on the woman's cap he was allowed to retain tlie palm of ugliness. There Is no use growing excited when a man calls you a liar. If you are one. you knew it before he told you, and if you are not you know he is.? Baltimore American. Gets There Just the Same. You often hoar it said a woman has Intuition. As a matter of fact. It is suspicion.?Atchison Globe. "Strength and vigor come of good food, duly digested. 'Force,' a readyto-serve wheat and barley food, adds no burden, but sustains, nourishes, invigorates." tf k A PROMINENT One of Indiana's Use ^ ^ j ^ Mr. John W. xVIcng, 54 Jefferson Ave., of Indianapolis Business College, -writes: " I firmly believe that I owe my fine J change of food and water wrought have suffered with indigestion and catarrh of to do was to give up my occupation whi an ad. of Peruna as a specific for catar it faithfully for six weeks, when I fount and / seemed like a new man. I have time, and occasionally take a few doses Joan w. meng. THE most common phases of summer catarrh are catarrh of the stomach and bowels. Peruna is a specific for summer catarrh. Hon. Willis Brewer, Representative in Congress from Alabama, writes the following letter to Dr. Hartman: House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, O.: Gentlemen?" I have used one bottle of Peruna for lassitude, and I take pleasure in recommending it to those who Special Factory 1235 MAIN, ST., - Jd-.j 1,). VVI UIV1 I Have a V and Full /lillll Ufa ah clot: SHOES GENT'S Give Me a ? *? >2^ ^ Lower 1 Cse^H jEO? I_i - 2rlra.grten. February 20, 1S03?am. Have Your Joli at DISPATCH . COLLEGE MAN. ful Educators Says: a New Man." y 1 V. MESG. ' ; | Indianapolis, Ind., State Representative health to Peruna. Constant travel and >c with my stomach, and for months 1 the stomach. 1 felt that the only thing teh / felt very reluctant to do. Seeing rh I decided to give it a trial, and used *' j d that my troubles had all disappeared a bottle of Peruna in my grip all the which keeps me in excellent health." ? need a good remedy. A a tonic it is excellent. In the short time I have used it it has done me a great deal of good."? Willis Brewer. If yon do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from the use of Peruna, j write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, , Ohio. ^BARGAINS! I BARGAINS! ' ?gT GROANS, from $35 up. j?|NEW BEAUTIFUL UPRIGHT t PIANOS, from 8200 up. THE MOST KETIABLE HOUSE IN THE SOUTH TO DEAL WITH. ALL INSTUMENTS FULLY WARRANTED. For catalogues, address -A- X_, O 2ST IE], r Bepresentative, COLUMBIA, S. C. /el! Selected Stock of SING, f|H/ '' , HATS 'J! I jjf 1 FURNISHINGS. Call, Prices Guaranteed riian Columbia Market. ORLET. eSSi WIggimBgsffira J22B fl Depot, S. O. | \ PrintiM Doiift O ~ the TOIT OFFICE.