The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, December 29, 1909, Image 1
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
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|| 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
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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,
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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.
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WANTED
To buy long: ana 8QOIX le&i tiuiuci ?u
lots of one million feet or more. Address,
BOX 356, SUMTER, S. 0.
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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.
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Solicits a Shan
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$25,000.00 ?
4,500.00 I
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> 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 ?
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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
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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,
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If you want a box of nice candy for
your wife, ?weetheart or friend, go to
< Harman'a Bazaar.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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!"
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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. INTEREST or
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R. L. LYBRAND, President
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I {M We Want your business. It is o\
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M J. G. CUICNARD,
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Wm Barnwell, President.
John T. Milton
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3 much as one in the bank. For
e in the temptation to spend it
}f your way by depositing;youi
ink of Batesburg,
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j way than in your safe or cash
count today with what you
le to deposit all your cash and
k. You'lPfind you have more
y time you balance your books,
n time deposits quarterly.
Pres.
ONES, Cashier.
. M. CARTER, Asst. Cashier
1903.
rings Bank,
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led Profits ssroeo.co.
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savings deposits, ;nterest
Deposits of $1.00 i over
ren special attention. vg
your business, and youi 'Si,
$1.00 per year.
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