The Lexington Dispatch.
G. M. Harman, Editor and Publisher
Entered at the Poet Office at Lexington,
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Wednesday, August 14,1907.
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Article Goes Over.
We have received a long?and we
might say interesting?article from
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xeply to our last week's editorial.
We are sorry that our very limited
apace this week has forced us to carry
it over until next week. We assure
the doctor, however, that we will
publish it with a great deal of pleasure,
since it is an undeniable fact that
he is an interesting and aggressive
writer on all matters pertaining to
the establishment of Calhoun county.
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Did you see the fire engine last
Wednesday night? It worked like a
| charm?under the shed.
The dispensary was voted out of
Chesterfield county yesterday by a
vote of three to one. This will hardly
be contested?the victory is too great.
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The dispensary did a large business
Monday and, it is said, that the sales
for that day alone amounted to nearly
$200. There were visible signs of
its evil effects upon the street.
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There is general complaint being
made about the condition of the road
leading from this place to Edmund.
There is no road in the county that
Hsfe needs the chaingang more than this
same road. It is a shame and disgrace
that it has been thns neglected
and it is hoped that the proper authorities
will see that the road is put
in firstclass condition without delay.
Judge Charles G. Dantzler, of Orangeburg,
is presiding at this term of
court. He has been here before and
every time he comes he makes new
friends. His charge to the grand
jury was one of the best ever heard in
the court house here, and if the jurors
and those who heard it will do their
duty as he defined it, there will be
lees crime in Lexington county, more
convictions of criminals and a higher
observance of all our laws.
Our last weeks' issue contained an
article stating that Lexington county
could, under the law, have five
weeks of court. Since that time we
have learned that it is an error and
as a matter of fact only three weeks
of court could be held in this county.
The statement was made under a
misapprehension, therefore, this correction.
Jurors have been drawn for
two weeks. The court of Common
PlftftH will convene Mondav and oc
f" copy the entire week.
We quote the following from The
State under date of August 11, in reference
to our complaint as to the dispensary
constable in this county:
"Gov. Ansel believes in keeping
posted/with the affairs of the people
in every section of the State and also
believes that there is no better way
than through reading the newspapers,
especially those published at the
county seats. He learns many things
through these that he probably would
not get through the correspondence
in the larger daily papers.
"Yesterday, in speaking of the criticism
of the constable stationed at
Lexington, made by the Lexington
Dispatch, on the ground that absolutely
nothing had been seized during
the month, the governor said that he
believed the presence of the constable
helped to keep down the blind
tigers and when cotton begins to be
hauled into the towns the officers will
probably find plenty to do." /
While we are in no wise vexed with
the governor because of the view he
has taken, we can't help but feel that
a great injustice is being done the
people of this county by the governor
keeping the constable here when he
has so far failed to capture a single
gallon of blind tiger liquor, and in
view of this fact it is money spent for
nothing. The governor should?and
we believe that he will?make a thorough
investigation, and if he finds
that the conditions do not warrant
the keeping of this "Blind Tiger
Hunter" in the county, discharge him
at once. In justice to all, this should |
be done. There will be no more
blind tigers when cotton begins to
move than there is now, and no delay
should be made.
Farmers' Bay at Peak.
Wednesday, August 7th, was Farmers'
day at Peak, over in the Fork,
and it was one of the greatest days in
the history of the Fork, certainly the
greatest day in the life of Peak.
The Clemson car, filled with an interesting
and instructive exhibit of
the resources of the State, was there,
the Clemson speakers, expert farmers,
scientific agriculturists, trained educators,
were there, Congressman <
Lever, a drawing card in himself, was i
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there, a barbecue and picnic were
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mere, auu uicsc abtiaumuuo ?cio ouxficient
to draw the biggest crowd ever
seen in that little village, a crowd
estimated at between a thousand and
fifteen hundred souls. The vast majority
of those present were farmers,
and they had come from four counties,
Newberry, Fairfield, Richland and
Lexington, but mainly from the latter
county, and it was as representative
body of men and women as ever assembled
in the State. They had come
to listen to the speeches of the x Clemson
farmers. That in itself 'was a
notable fact. Congressman Lever remarked
in his speech that 'it was a
hopeful sign wnen so many farmers
turned out to listen to gentlemen
deliver themselves of so-called bookfarming.'
'There used to be a prejudice
against this kind of information
and it was rather sneered at.' *It is
all different now, the farmer is awake,
eager to learn, willing to experiment,
ready to take advice, if it strikes him
favorably.' 'It is the result of educa- i
tion, gained in large measure through I
the University of Rural Delivery, 1
which gives a full course in daily
reading.' 'Reading makes the ready ;
man," but it does more than that, it
makes a thinking man, and a thinking
man soon Decomes an euuuaccu man.
These Dutch Fork people are reading
more than they ever did before, they
are thinking more than they ever
thought before, they are farming better
thai} they ever farmed before, and
they have better crops, better homes,
more comforts of life, more happiness,
more smiles, more joy in their nearts,
and bigger pocketbook9 than they
ever had in their lives. It was a great
crowd of great people, industrious,
frugal, striving to measure up to the
opportunities afforded by nature.
Mr. John C. Swygerc was the master
of ceremonies and introduced as the
first speaker, Prof. Newman, who
spoke along practical lines, and put
himself in sympathy with his audience.
He urged rotation, diversification
and the home-mixing of fertilizers,
impressed the value of seed selection,
gave Hie results of his experiments in
deep preparation of the soil, and commended
it, called attention to the
value of rapid cultivation, and made
just such a talk as results in good, and
can be carried home by the farmer
who is out for information.
Col. J. C. Stribbling spoke next in
behalf of The Farmers' Union, and
created considerable enthusiasm
among those present. He is an interesting
talker, earnest and eloquent
at times, and he left a most favorable
impression. The Farmers' Union is
strong in the Fork, and rapidly adding
to its membership.
Dinner came in at this juncture, and
it was a good one?an old fashion barbecue,
combined with an old fashion
picnic*
After dinner Prof. Harper was introduced
and spoke earnestly in behalf
of a more general attention to the
live stock industry. He pleaded for
more hogs, more horses, more cattle,
and pointed out that from a lack of
these the Southern farms were being
impoverished because we were each
year taking from the soil humus,
vegetable matter, and failing to return
if; in snffinipnfc Quantities to keeD the
soil alive and in healthy condition.
He called attention to the value of
peavines as a fertilizer, bat insisted
that it was much better, and that a
greater per cent of good was had
from them when fed to stock, and in
that way prepared for the lapd. He
deprecated the custom of plowing
under peavines. "Feed it to your
stock, and let them manufacture it
into the very best fertilizer known to
man." It was a good talk, full of
valuable suggestions.
Prof. Morrison spoke eloquently
along the lines of industrial education,
emphasizing the need of that
kind of education which taught the
boy and the girl how to be useful,
how to get from nature her hidden,
but immensely rich treasures. "Books
are mighty good things," said he,
"but it is more necessar; to have good
cooks." His plea for better homes,
more educated farm boys and girls
and a higher plan of living was indeed
impressive. "Keep the boys on the
farms," he urged, "that the citizenship
of the State may be kept pure
and the fountains of government kept
unpolluted, that crime may be lessened,
that law may be respected, and
that the nation may survive."
Congressman Lever was present and ,
that means, of course, the crowd j
would have him talk?he was intro- I
duced and arose to face his home peo- !
pie, who greeted him with lusty
shouts of welcome. He spoke for an !
hour, and it would be an injusticeto j
him to attempt a synopsis of his earn- |
est, practical heart-to-neart. speecn. :
The concensus of opinion was that it !
was the greatest speech ever heard
from him, and one of the greatest j
ever delivered in that section. He i
urged as the salvation of the farmer i
the doctrine of rotation of crops, in- j
tensification in farm methods, diversi- j
fication in crops and organization to
control the sale of the crop3 once
made, but above all he pleaded for
more education along agricultural
lines, practical education, the education
that makes a man, not a dandy, ;
the education that carries the diploma 1
in the head and heart and not on a j
sheep-skin. 4'Legislation can do little j
for you, you can do much i'or your- ;
selves," he exclaimed, and there was
a roar of approval. "Quit looking for I
outside help, look to your inate !
strength, the weapon God has given '
you, with which to win your triumplf. ; I
'Make yourselves a power 011 earth by j
standing together, fighting together, I
triumphing together, and if need be, j
falling together!" This was the line j
of his thought and the great crowd j
3tood in the hot sun for more than an j
woman was thin. Q
d not extract sufficient
icr food. j
Emulsion. ^
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hour that no word of his might be
missed.
This brought the day to a close?a
day of profit, of pleasure, of social
intermingling, of exchange of ideas,
and the roads were soon filled with
people returning to their homes into
which is carried renewed energy, new
hopes, better and nobler aspirations.
For Sale.
One 40 horse power boiler and engine
and one log cart. All in first
class condition and will sell at a- bargain.
Caughman Brothers,
4w44 Columbia, S. C.
Telegraphers' Strike.
There is a general strike on with
the telegraph operators throughout
the whole country, and much news is
thereby debarred from the great
dailies'and other newspapers of the
world.
Land For Sale.
18# acres of land for sale at Batesburg
on the Mt. Willing road. Good
rtlano fnr a man who wants to run a
small farm and educate his children
at the Graded and High School of
Batesburg. Will sell at a reasonable
price and on easy terms. For further
information apply to Lowry Covin at
The First National Bank of Batesburg,
Batesburg, S. C.
Barbecue.
I will furnish a firstclass barbecue
and refreshments Saturday, September
7th, at my place, Ethan, S. C. The
music will be furnished by the string
band. The trains will stop both ways
to put off and take on passengers, so
come one, come all and enjov the day.
4w44 H. STEELE.
Land for Sale.
I offer for sale my place in Lexington
and Orangeburg counties, about five
miles south of Swansea, containing
three hundred and sixty (360) acres;
some timber. Adapted to general farming.
Good pasture, etc. Write me at
St Matthews, S. C., or call on me at
my place, 7 miles above St. Matthews,
on old State road.
3w43p. THOS. W. WANNAMAKER.
This is Headquarters
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customers to serve.
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If you want Mowing Machinery,
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We handle Mill Supplies
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