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The Lexington Dispatch z Wednesday Dec. 14,1910.: O M. Harman, Editor and Publisher D. R. Haltiwanoer, Assistant Editor. Entered at tho Post Office at Lexington, S. 0., as second class matter. ? ? CIRCULATION 2.327. jjjS : i, Notice Subscribers, A Bine X on your paper denotes von mre in arrears. A Red X shows that 'your subscription expires in the issue VtVEKHn.lt v . ' / Ifc will not be long before the legislators will take the capitol by storm. ' f r The time for every "fellow to have *U9 share" is only ten days off. ? ? . \ i What benefit is to be derived from the "merger suit" now being tried in tihe courts o? R'chland count\'? i turn from college to spend the great ( fyaletide the old tow:: will take on < ^ew life. < . ; ? - . Get out of that back sliding class } ^and go to church. It will make ycur. j preacher feel bett 3r and you will he ? benefited. ;? ; There must be an awakeaing among j * 'the people of Lexington* or there wilL be many disappointments when the final trumpet sounds. . . ~~ i It is said that Columbia's new morn- " ing paper will make its appearance ?oonfc the 15th of January. Mr. W. 1 W. Barre, of Lexington, is one of the j Erectors in the new enterprise. ? V. \ i i Mr. Dutch Forker, when you go to ^ 'tjie polls tomorrow vote to remain in j igrand old Lexington and yon will nev- < eir have cause to regret your vote. J - Now is the time to do your Christ* v *nas shopping. Do not put it off until : the last few days before Christmas. ] The clerks will aprreoiafce it and you ] will have the satisfaction of selecting J from unbroken stocks. > i P. : The first issue of The Enterprise, 1 * ??? ~anA? aHitAil hv nnr ^ 1MlI690Qrg'8 lll'W (Xiyv'i cviuvu ? _r J old firiend, John Bell Towill, came to oar desk on December 1. It is a very creditable sheet, and we welcome Brother Towel! back into the fold. < _? ' The corn Show held in Lexington on the 30th showed conclusively what ; the farmers of this coanty can do when they apply their brains and beet } efforts. It was a most creditable ex- t fclbi&on indeed. ' i In the appointment of the Hon. ( John G. Richards, Jr., of Kershaw, to ] <Hh? o?Bcd of railroad commissioner, ' Oovernor Ansel made a wise selection. Mr. Richards has long been identified with the aifairs of State, 4tnd is a man of strong intellect, high ' Meals and noble purposes. The Colombian, a monthly, pnbiish*ed by the children of the Columbia HighSohool. has been received at this j ,office^ We do not hesitate to say that it is tn^be3t journal of the kind we have ever seen, and reflects much -credit ok the promoters. The subscription price of Tho Columbian is .">0 -cents a year and it is well worth the price. In the interest of the men who carry the mail and thousand or more Crural patrons between Columbia and Angu8ta.it i3 hoped that the Southern will change the schedule of its morning train so that it will arrive at least an hour and a half earlier. Wo understand that the Lexington carriers are the only ones along the line who -wait for the morning mail. 1 a? I'l i ill! iMfflaMBB |, Tfee hot Sailc. Sometimes land way out in the edge* of town, where no one will ever want to build, is sold at auction and in that case we would not advise our folic to buy; but this land is right in the city. If yon want to figure wh?t a lot ought to be worth down there just see what you can get a vacant lot lying level and nice, like these d), ont on ?*lain s'reet for. The price is bound to row out this way. There can bo no donbt f that. You can buy one of these lots and plant it in potatoes, and make twice as mnch as the interest woald be and jasfc hold it for the rise which is bonnd to come. Recent eventsin this county have determined more families to get into town. It is not safe to leave your families unprotected. You can cat timber on yon? own farm, lianl it in with yonr own teams, and afrer crops are laid by next summer, build a house that would cost a city?raan $2,000 for just a few hundred dollars. Your family has workei to save, now give *them a chance. Send them to school and let the girls take music lessons. What it will cost to send your child to school f jar yerirs aw ky from homo will b;ty joe of these lots. There is no way on | sirbh t> mike m iney as fast a? t.? x..ireafc in real estate. Don't wait bo get ill the money; while yen are waiting 'o get some more what you hpve raa;? jet away. Bay now and pay a littlr ilong. You wont miss ic. It mak< s x man a better citizen to own landmen if only a lot. AUTUMN PHANTASY. rHERE'S a tingle in the zephyrs And a tonic in the air. There's a touch of autumn gladness In the teeming thoroughfare. Tor we've seen the last of dust, Jet us hope and pray and trust, Vnd the rheums and nasal fevers are a -thing of past disgust. jo we breathe the blessed breezes *.s they sweep across the plain. \.nd we benish mild disease.-; ["hat to dust time appertain; Jo we riot >n the quiet , With a far from summer diet. ^nd we love the gentle roister Which the glad recurring oyster Jpcns up, i ^nd we sup? ' . j *iot the thin and cooling juices Which the cautious summer sluices "or our drink. 3ut the I'ich e.nd fragrant joys f Which the epicure enjoys i Vnd sobriety decoys To the brink. 1 ind hail to the lure of autumn. The season of plenty and jest, When days melancholy ire lost In the jolly domain of the marvelous west! ?Spokane Spokeeman-Revjew. *' - Going Some. j The New Hat Tree?And you're a ; centenarian? By George! Aside from | i few rraete in your faee. yon hoW rotir age mighty well! Wfcar'k the se ret? The Grandfather's Clock (awretteiyt? [ keep regular hours and always find rnmefhtag for my hands t? doI-Puek. ? n ox inclusive. ; Youn^ Sparkler - Bobby, trfci me j [banding him sixpence) how ntuBjr.fet- t [qws have been to see JSthel this j ireei Bobby (aged six)?Let's see? faar. j "That doesn't Include me, does it?" I "No. I heard sis say yon don't ; count"?Scraps. j A SENSE OF HUMOR. | Thit Man's Better Half Had It In an j Aggravated Fcrm. There's nothing in that old suy- ! ing about women not having any ' sense of humor. Here's a case that happened: j The Campions, Mr. and Mrs., j boarded the Euclid car to make the ; homeward journey. j P^mnmn h'-id di^m vprod that i J? . he was entirely without fur.ds ex- i cept a check tucked away in his ! pocketbook?not even a dime for j car fare. 'Tvc spoken to you several times . about such carelessness," observed I Mrs. Campion in a vexed tone, 'if j I didn't happen to have 20 or 3d j cents in rr.v nurse we'd have to ] I | walk home, for it's too late for you ' to .get that check cashed. You r? ?~? - | $12,000 W. v fer our enti. arid buy SI? must be s? _ buying Sib? itfaataHMVBHnsMMBarmap mmmmmmummm ousrfiL to make ?ure that you have change in your pocket before you get on the street car." "Oh. well, Vlong as you've got ear fare let's don't worry about what might happen," put in Campion irritably. "I've never been put off a street ear yet." The car was so nearly filled that they couldn't get seats together, but sat down on opposite sides of the aisle, still glaring at each other. "My wife '11 hand it to you," says. Campion, nodding in the direction of his helpmeet. The fare taker went over to her. She handed him a quarter, and he gave her 15 cents change. "What'6 this for?my change is a nickel short?" she inquired icily. "Took out for your husband," replied the conductor. She looked around. <rWhat! That man told yon to get his fare from me? Why, I never saw him before. He's an impostor." Campion was game. And all that 1 l.:? f ba\eu 11 iIII iiUUl ucriiii; jnit vu mu oar vras that he persifaded the conductor to accept three two-cent stamps.?Cleveland Plain Dealer. They Did Not Know. The young woman who reckoned Anon among her favorite authors must have been a sister of the officials of the French government mentioned by Alexander A. Boddy in "To Kairwan the Holy." The commissioners were sent through Tunisia to ascertain the names of the rivers, mountains, ruins, and so forth. On the completion of th*> map made by the officials it was found that a very large proportion of places bore the same name?that of Ma'arifsh. It seemed strange and unnatural that so many mountains, rivers and ruins should be called alike. Yet the explorers solemnly assured the authorities that Berber, Zlass and other Arabs had been carefully questioned, and all gave like response. The truth was that all the mountains, rivers and objects were labeled on the map with the interesting name in Arabic "Don't Know"? "Kiver Don't Know," "Don't Know mountains," "Oued , Ma'arifsh," "Djhbel Ma'arifsh." \ Useless Purchases. : Two eminent French' gentlemen, who were great friends, used to relate an amusing story of their irape* cunious days. Neithe^ fame^nor fortune had come to them, ?uji they were always hopeful.. The^ears hhd weighed heavily enough upon Jules, however, for him to have become entirely bald. One day Alphonse met him with a beaming countenance and cried gayly: "What do you think, Jules? I have been buying a strong box!" "Then, pbonse," replied Jules firmly, ^1 shall buy a hairbrush!" Mow Befls Are Tured. When certain l^lis in a chime produce discord they can be iuri$f. . The tone of a bell may be raised or | lowered by cutting oil a little metal ; in the proper places. To lower the tone the hell tuner puts the bell in his lathe ami reams it oat from the point where the swell begins nearly down to the rim. As the work proceed* lie frequently tests the note with a tuning fork, acd the moment the right tone is reached he stops the reaming. To raise the tone, on the contrary, he shaven off the lower edge of the be!', gradually lessening or flattening the bevel, in order to shorten the bell, for of two bells of equal diameter and thickness the shorter will give the higher note. A notable instance of bell tuning was at laiiifanns. wbere twelve bells in throe r.'-ijihi/oring steeples proj dared v;t'Iv seven distinct notes and | profinfPii i most cur ias discord.? liarrcr's V. vcklw aRHmnanaavKnmanRnnHHnm orfh of Shoes, I re stock of Slice' oes at your pric M quick. Oppc es HERE-NOW. . . jk +- m< J- w. yC^'JIvw . ,vV->.'^ Ths Place You Where Your Dollar Clothing, Gent's Furnishings, Dr: Etc., in Great variety and too nume the Fall and Winter trade. Sacrifice ! Greatest Bargains ii All we ask is that you call to s THE STA I ALEX AYO ! 919 Gervais St. -! ! i 1 lyUT^j Hs&we a w*r _ B I. WC ifiXVC }U91 IJUC niliu Ul Mother, Father, Sister, Our stock is complete in Iare the lowest* Specia Sweaters. Free wagon: ,1.i.iK..-l.^L.iu...*l.?n*>T7|.|.rr|tf|T|inTI.)mi HHIIIIIIIIIIIHI 9 THE GEORGIA I i i:l 1 (||! > IS THE BEST Bl |vi 'j K .7 f i $6f 1=? ' . 1 '. The Georgia Beauty is the best bug? j; Kng buggiesseveral years and this is th I ! This price is for the steel-tired buggy. i ;j It is built tasty and stylishly, made of 111 j Come arid see it; you will be as stror ; |! We still sell the Hackney and Babco j jj Also some good surries and other me 13! plete line of Single Harness, and can ii W\ price. Come and see the Georgia Beauty a I __========= ; ! ( . iifiradrnrvil^iiiii I Hgfl 3 y , ! 1113*1115 Hampton Avenue i|j! OUH GUARANTEE .. l|g" *- ?" mimmmm n rr-yw?>W?WWW1IW??WaWBIIHI <* ????? or the next 2? days we < i at, and below eosi Con e. Remember this sio< rtMnitv to save money I N I* OuG* KC ? ? ^ ^ ?! !" 13 Hf MAiN STREET poST( %# S *. Ssh gol ?wrnKiiWi?ii,w?i W?U^WPWWW? n. iw?. *>r' M ?IW U f?;v>l^v ?.V*- .* '^1'."' ''" *- ' " are Looking For iB STORE Does Double Duty r Goods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, Caps, srous to mention here. Stock full for e sale continued. ::::::: i Every Department ee us: our orices will do the rest. R STORE, UB, Proprietor, - COLUMBIA, S. C. _ present yon waut for yoor Brother and Sweetheart, every line end cur prices i! prices on Millinery and ? yard in rear. - | P. H. STALLINGS, NEW BROOKJLAND, S. C. 1 ' I 3EAUTY BUGGY | JGGY MADE FOR ^ 5.00 + ( i1 ; Is 1 | ry value in Columbia. We have been sek [ e best buggy we have ever sold for $85 i With rubber tires it sells for $85. *; jpi : the best materials, by skilled workmen. . .. . ,k < lg m its praise as we are. ; r/v?o/?r,r Vioinnrr rx ?ti11 c+rwlr life-' clb ^IdUC3, iiavjug a. iunuvvv?> I ?. dium grades in stock. We carry a com- j :||| iterest you in something at a reasonable j v 1 i if > T' t your first opportunity. !/;'? - ^nlmrrshia C. ^ i| [ " VVIMiKMIUf ?#1 -v IHI ! [MEANS SOMETHING i j i ; i r mi iMIIIIM? iiiiiBi^iyi JiairrMMMiwwwmi i HIII??i ?? au?g?i?ibimi???w??rr ! h i innin?tt? win mi ? ??u??? ... I Al?i \ B of- M X rse by OFFICE BLOCK ? .UMSIA, SOUTH CAROLINA. ? hi i ??ii iriTini I ill " mi ? !mi ? B III WI?WMXWwmrm?wM?i.in? n iifuwiwuwii ? W -J ?vwfe-M.1#' ^r^rri'z r. ;r:: >r 7~~u^" p 'j&cjsL&^JBSjggg*. > i