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I THE LEXINGTON DISPATCH. Bepresentatiwe Newspaper. Sowars Lexington and the Borders of the Surrounding Bounties Lihe a Blanket, VftT. TYYT LEXINGTON, S. C., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 29. 1909. 9 I & II || HOME NATI II OF LE> I CAPITAL I UNDIVIDED PROFITS II APPRE( I This Bank valnes the bnsiness I dating the past year, and invites a | To those contemplating makin I ness for the year 1910, WE OFFEI I I Deposits received not later th 1 Department, will draw interest fr( I I To All of Our Customers and Fri< I I a Prospero I I $X<oc&:a^ 3E I t saxe-got: & . Has a new and complete ^ embracing everything in Dry ? Fancy Groceries, etc. FULL LINE OF CH Just received a fall and cqmp ^ Holiday Goods, and cordially invi ^ yon buy elsewhere. 0 Highest prices paid for counti I ^ 30c per dozen for eggs; 25c pound ^ $1.75 for seed peas, and 16c per pc 9 Give me a share of your tra ^ every transaction. I | IOOR HAYES, I ^vvvvvv<vvvvvv I ; PENSION NOTICE. I The Pension Commissioner will be I in the Auditor's office on each Satur day ill January, 1910, to give out suitI able blanks to each applicant. All I applicants must appear in person for m blanks. No blanks will be sent out I unless very extreme cases. Full inI structions will be given when appliI cant applies for blanks. The County I Pension Board will meet on the first I Monday in February, 1910. The old I board will serve to pass upon all apI plications, after which date no blanks I will be given out. The old represen ?J ?in I tativrs will serve for I9iu, anu ww I send to commissioner the names of all I pensioners who have died or moved I out of the county since last pension I roll Was paid cff. Also the names of I those on roll who should not receive I pensions, with facts to satisfy board. I S. M. ROOF, | Pension Commissioner, Lex. Co. Dec. 11, 1909. IToties of Esamination. Teachers who are now teaching in the free public schools of this county, and whodo not hold certificates as required by law, should take notice of the following communication which was sent me a few days age: "In view of the failure of many teachers to comply with the law requiring certificates to teach in the free public schools, this board orders an extra teachers' examination to be hftld on the 7th of January, 1910." It is very important that teachers should hold certificates an'd have them recorded in the office of the County Superintendent; of Education. The examination will begin at 9 o'clock, a. m., at the court house. Very truly, A. D. Martin, County Superintendent Education. Dec. 114wl0. Notice, Trespassers. This is to notify all persons not to hunt or trespass in any manner whatever upon my premises in Bull Swamp Township, as the law will be enforced against all parties so trespassing. Laura L. Haithcock. 4wl0p WANTED To buy long: ana 8QOIX le&i tiuiuci ?u lots of one million feet or more. Address, BOX 356, SUMTER, S. 0. 4w9 Waatel-Bl&cksmiti and Guard A blacksmith to shoe mules and do general repair work, and a guard bo care for and protect the camp at chaingang during the day. Apply at onoe, stating salary desired. J. J. Langford, Supervisor Lexington Coanty. 6 IE3 !6dO 5IAIN STREJ Solicits a Shan HE | ONAL BANK I [INCTON I $25,000.00 ? 4,500.00 I ; I A T I O N I ifc has received from its Customers R > continuance of the same. S g a change in their Banking Busi- II I OUR SERVICES. I lan January 10th, in our Savings | >m the 1st. f jnds, We Wish a Merry Xmas and I us New Year ? fayes5 B.A, S. C. ^ line of General Merchandise, ^ Goods, Notions, Shoes, Iiats, & R 1ST MAS GOODS. ^ lefce assortment of Christmas and & t-33 inspection of his stock before rv produce. I will pay at present & for butter; 95c a bushel for corn; ^ >und for turkeys. ,de. Satisfaction guaranteed on ? Saxe-Gotha, S. C. jj ????????a??? The Q-raad. Manager Davenport of the Grand theatre in Columbia, has a line of attractions this week that appeals strongly to theatre-goers. The best dancers, the best singers, the best comedians of the entire season are at the Grand this week. The same popular prices prevail?10 and 20 cents. Saved Him. Mr. D. went to the clnb, leaving Mrs. D. with a lady friend whose abilities as a scandal monger and mischief maker were pre-eminent. When he returned he just poked his head into the drawing room and said, with a sigh of relief: - "That old cat's gone, I suppose?" * For an instant there was a profound silence, for as he uttered the last word he encountered the stony stare of the lady who had been in his mind. Then his wife came to the rescue. "Oh, yes, dear," she said. "I sent it to the cats' home in a basket first thing this morning." ^reat Wall of Chins.. The great 'Chinese wall was built by the Emperor Chi Hoang Ti about 200 B. C. to protect his dominions against the incursions of the Tartars, Kalmucks and other northern tribes, but proved utterly useless. It was from 25 to 30 feet high and 20 feet thick at the base, but tapered to a thickness of 15 feet at the top. It was surmounted by towers 35 to 40 feet in height at intervals of about 200 yards. It is said to have required ten years to build and to have caused the death of tens of thousands of workmen. It is now almost a heap of rubbish. Notice, Trespassers. This|is to notify all persons not to trespass on the lands of the undersigned by either hunting, fishing, or in any *nanner whatever. The law will be rigidly enforced against all violators of this notice. 4w8p. J. J. LOWN. TRESPASS NOTICE. This is to notify all persons not to hunt, day or night, or trespass in any manner whatever upon the lands of the undersigned, as the law will certainly be enforced against all trespassers. Murphy Hutto, Charles Hutto, B. C. Hutto, Jerrod P. Lucas, Mrs Mary M I Lucas, 4w9p 1 l If you want a box of nice candy for your wife, ?weetheart or friend, go to < Harman'a Bazaar. a~7 2T, ) of Your Valued Fai " "" EATIN G~AN_0 YSTER. " The Starfish Has Rather an Odd Way of Doing It. The 0)rster when at home lives in a hard lime shell which nicely protects him from the attack of enemies. Man, with his tools, can open the shell and remoTS the soft ani 1 T?x i :J? iU? mai, UUt UC5JUC5 IliclU tin; ujslci iicio few foes. Oddly enough, his greatest foe is not, as might be expected, an animal with powerful jaws and strong teeth, but one wholly without jaws. It is the common starfish, so common everywhere at the seashore. How, the starfish is a soft, fiexi1 ble creature, very sluggish, seemingly helpless and utterly unable to at, tack such an animal as the oyster. Its mouth, which is in the center of 1 the disk, has no teeth or jaws. IIow can such a helpless creature open the formidable oyster shell and get at the animal concealed within ? Its method of doing so is odd enough. It first clasps the oyster in its arms, wrapping its five arms around the shell tightly. Having thus seized the oyster, it quietly waits. Just exactly what happens next even our scientists do not exactly know. The two shells of the oyster are held together by a hinge which is opened by a spring. The spring is so adjusted that the shells will be pushed open unless they arc held together by the muscles. Some scientists tell us that after the starfish has held the oyster for awhile the oyster opens its shell in order to get food and the starfish that has 4-T*tr- -n Airr in innfc Utitil W ill LiLl^ IDi Lilia livv? into the shell a little reddish liquid. This acts as a poison, paralysing the muscles and thus making it impossible for the animal to close its shell. Others tell us that the process is simpler and that the starfish simply holds the shell tightly together until the oyster is smothered. As soon as it is stupefied by the suffocation the muscles relax and the shell opens. Whichever of these two accounts is true, it is certain that after a little the oyster shells fly open. Now comes the oddest feature of all. The stomach of the starfish is very large and elastic, and it is now thrown out of the animal's mouth much as one would turn a bag inside out. This stomach is then thrust within the oyster shell and wrapped-around the soft animal, beginning at once to digest it. The starfish does not take the trouble even to remove the oyster .from its shell, digesting it in its own home and eventually crawling away, leaving behind the gaping empty shell.?St. Nicholas. The Ice of the Arctic. Shipwrecked sailors have often suffered and sometimes died of thirst, because the salt water of the ocean cannot be drunk. Arctic explorers can utilize the ice for drinking purposes, the only trouble being in melting it. Sea water in the process of freezing expels the salt and its freezing point is about 2S degrees, or 4 degrees below that oi fresh water. Ice is the principal product of the arctic regions, and we are indebted to whalers and explorers for some distinctive phrases regarding it. The ice first forms in thin, irregular flakes called "sludge," and when this is compaci enough to hold snow it is known as "brash." Gathered -into rounded masses it becomes "pancake ice/ and soon it becomes thicker. The first thin covering is called "Maj ice." A "floe" is a sheet of ice the limits of which are visible, and an "ice field" is so extensive that its limits cannot be seen. "Pack ice' consists of broken floes forced together by the winds or currents.? Indianapolis News. Soubrette?We are undone: Villain?How V Soubrette?The comedian is giving Willie a drum. i i?? i.? t>~ *i% i,;n ? . ia nn T llliliu ? DUU. HCUCUIU IJI> \'ii Christmas morning I will place a receipt for six mouths' piano lessons for his daughter.?Judge's Library. Two Safo Bets. The Bachelor?When a woman will she will?maybe. The Benedict?Yea. and when ate won't aha won't?perhaps.Cfctcaeo ? % J' "l. ^ T, tronage. Polite and Pr< A FIRE IN GREENLAND. Nansen and His Men Used Oilcloth to Start a Blaze. , All the materials that go into the making of oilcloth are highly inn 11 l..i ?i ! 1] xlT-i. -J. nammaDie, dui 11 is seiaom tuai, ii? is used as fuel. In crossing the great ice cap of Greenland some years ago Nansen and his men had much difficulty in getting water for any purpose. Every drop was frozen, and it took fuel to melt the ice and snow. Fuel was not to be had from the country, and their supply of spirits for burning ran low. Whatever of their outfitting was found needless had to be abandoned or put to some other use than that for which it had been taken. The extreme cold rendered waterproofing useless except for the heat it might supply. Although the snowshoes were too valuable to be sacrificed, it was dcI sirabic that the sledge loads should be reduced if possible. Oilcloth covers had been brought for the sleeping ba^s, hut these were found to be o unnecessary, and accordingly they were condemned. Everybody felt, however, that simply to leave them would be most unsatisfactory, and some one suggested that oilcloth would make a nood fire on which to cook the supper. The idea was at once carried into effect, with the further improvement that the fire was lighted inside the tent, and an empty biscuit tin was pressed into the service as a cooking pot. The oilcloth blazed up splendidly, but most pleasures have their attendant pains, and in a f<; v minutes a horrible black smoke filled the tent and almost blinded the occupants, most of whom took refuge in the sleeping bags, with their heads well covered. Some one, however, had to stay and look after the tea making, but long before enough snow was melted the tin began to leak, and a more watertight vessel had to be found. Eventually the tea was made and disposed of, although at the same time it was agreed that oilcloth was a most unsuitable fuel for use in a small tent. The next morning the fire was made outside, with perfectly satisfactory results, and enough snow was melted for a real thirst quenching drink all round, which | was a treat not enjoyed every day. A more personal effect of the oil; cloth fire was a thick coating of soot [ over the faces of the company. This ' continued to decorate them for 1 manv a dav, washing being out of 7 O O 1? J---.? ~n'fv -Tot, Ina tllU (.JUeSliUU, iUi WcllCi w ao j.ui iw ' scarce to be used in this way, and even if it had been plentiful it would have been unwise to apply it L to the face, as it seemed to make ? the skin more liable to crack and > peel off under the combined glare of i ;.the sun and snow.?London Family Herald. > Tho Academy of Silence. It is written that among the vari; ous schools of Grecian philosophy 1 existed one known as ''the Academy of Silence," composed of a hundred men, each member pledged to the purpose of the school. To them came one seeking admission. Their 5 list of membership was closed, and 5 their head, calling the would be neoL phyte before the assembled audi' ence, showed him without a word | an urn so filled with water that not [ a single drop could be added. The 1 1 - 1 it EeODIlYlC, reauiim ine measure, uw?k t * O O 7 ed silently, started to withdraw, but hesitated tind returned. Picking a ? petal from a flower, he dropped it L on the brimming bowl so dc-xter; ously that it floated without dislodging the slightest particle of the liquid. The membership of the Academy of Silence became 101.? Atlantic. Couldn't Spare Any. N "What's the baby crying about?" asked the fashionable mother. "For a cake, ma'am," replied the nurse girl. "Well, give her a cake, for gracious sake, and stop her noise!" "But there isn't any cafeo in the bouse, ma'am. Will 1 give her one of Whiskers' dog cakes?" "Goodness, no! There are only five of them left for/dear little Whiskers!" ?Yonkerg Statesman. jfy ) i- rrnV i "-*T - I Y, k-O-EK. C OLUMBIA, 8. C, [>mpt Attention. ^ M-nYmr 1JHf fgjSgl A DOLL, is worth only half as y ^ \ y %?% vx * > f;^V>:.V?. ^ere is at least twic ' ;-y'_ Put temptation out ( :;c'.'v cash in T i \ Citizens Ba V>5 ^ BATESBl xo|JU i,Mj It's safer there an] oox. Start your ac ^ave* ^Ia^e it a ru $wBM\ a^ ^dls ^ c^ec mSmS^Wj ^ I?r yourself ever VvTe pay interest o jj|fl|f , U. X. GUKTEX, ] fJlli ?!;,''-i Vk cr.grr.rs.y.-s:rm.; or ^z?izouz+.imji mW r^rju:11. 1892, Lexington 8a* LEXINGTON, Capita!, Surplus and Undivie 5 per cent, interest paid on being computed semi-annually. received. Commercial accounts also gb Ample facilities for handlinj account will be appreciated. Safety deposits boxes for rent W. P. RO ^B9HE^CX?ry. /TJL^^HHK9HHBD0HHHEVBHHDESOBBV|raHKnH03fl r ? IBank of : : : CHAPIN. The Bank That / This bank aims to give you good checks for you?furnish drafts for always glad'to assist yon in bu9ines with this bank, which makes a poi positors. Onr certificates of deposi We cordially invite the farmers a their banking with us. ^ J. S. WESSINGER, President. DO YOU PR&CT There are very few who could not If pay day fcr the possible "Rainy Day." TRY IT. It paves the way to succei That you did not begin sooner. WE PAY 4 per cent. 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