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STORY OP MOUNT VERNON. Tho State Board of Education of South Carollim passed the following resolution at the regular meeting in December, 1921. The State Board of Education rocomniends that there shall be read to the pupils in tne Public Schools of South Carolina, on the 21st. or 22nd. day of February of each year, a short account of the Story of Mount Vernon, that 't may be known how Washington's home was rescued and preserved to the Nation, by a South Carolina woman, Ann Pamela Cunningham . To preserve Mount Vernon perpetually unchanged, in memory of Washington, is the sacred trust of the Mount Vernon Association. T^e nation owes the rescue, restor- I ation and preservation of tlisi consecrated spot ,<o a South Carolina woman, Ann Pamela Cunninghan of "Rosemont," I .aureus County, who, in 1853, founded "The Moufrit. , 'Vernon Ladies' Association." Mr. John Augustine Washington, who inherited, the estate from his Uncle, found himself without means to .-keep up the property, and at last felt forced to .offer the historic place for sale. He offered it to the United States Government for $300,000, but the Government declined to purchase. He then offered it to the Stnte of Virginia at the same price. Virgniia also refused to buy. One of those Cor..nHndnni, "'hil'll I'llll'l' III till" I'll Id tainmenl of the Peoplo, then proposed to buy it for $300,000, with the intention of turning it into ;i place of amusement and public resort. John Augustine Washington showed his noble patriotism by refusing this of* fer peremptorily. About this time a South Carolina lady, Mrs. Cunningham, traveling by steamboat down the beautiful Potomas to Washington, passed by Mount Vernon and was much touched by the solemn effect of the tolling of the steamer's hell in reverent salutation of the spot ^ She was writing to her daughter at the time, and continued with this sentence, "What a great destiny it would he if the women of America could buy thsi sacred spot and preserve it as a shrine tor the Nation." T-Iei- riniigrlitoi*. Ann T'nmolii ('1111 ninghani, a great sufferer from spinal trouble, read the letter while in great ... ; - ? pain, hut was so struck by the suggestion that she Immediately said "I will do it!" Her family arftl friends tried to laugh her out of the idea, but in vain. She at once wrote a rousing appeal to the Southern "Women of America signing it "The Southern .Matron." and sent it to the Press. There was a prompt response, not only from the South, hut from women all over the country, who were anxious to join in the endeavor. Mis: Cunningham, whose vision and power ol' organization were great. then (I PRI II S LC: ?.>> and kno >> uate, Li< SS $ drugs ai jl* || We are al >> (( candies, a & found in 01 >> \\ Don't fo ? >> DRINK5 II Lexiti | Ss Lexington, | $ ? Thos. L. Harm^ SS ?\ Presic EESftlr* V*J*" -y t**r* . jlpwfc? t"' . 'Gift; * r ?. > * ?* Jf ? . .* 'ik./ ' * ' association of women, only, ever formed in the United tSates of America. Ftom the moment the move\ incut began, it never suffered a pause. The enthusiasm grew steadily and rapidly, and before the end of r 1850 tln? huge sum of 200.000 was rnsied. j Kow came an unexpected difficulty. I John Augustine Washington refused to sell to a party of women. Miss Cunninghan then made the terrific effort, for her. or journeying to Washington, a portion of the time on a cot, and laid before the owner of Mount Vernon the plan and high aims and Ideals of the Assncintlon He listened coldly nt first, but later became greatly impressed, and 011 the next morning gave his full unqualified consent to the sale. The $200,000. was paid over in 1860 and Mount Verqon became the property of "The Mount Vernon Ladies' Association." During the War between the State? the Association luul to face terriblt difficulties. The soldiers of the two armies, however, respected- arid protected the place equallyp 'There uoukl not be paid a greater tribute to the universal" love of Washington. As soon as normal .'.conditions returned after the War, people flocked to the revered spot. The Constitution of the Associatoin had provided that a entrance fee of twenty-five cents, for the maintenance, of- the place, should be charged at the gate. Owing to the love and veneration of the whole Nation, so many individuals sought Mount Vernon that in a very short time the gate receipts began to I enable the Association to make necessary repairs, and then to buy back I gradually, piece by piece, the original >> iir>uiiiK ion i ui 111mm11l;> . rjiicii visitor at that time. and since, by giviiig that I little sunt at the Kate, became a sharer ni the upkeep of the beautiful place. which to-day is as nearly perfect as it can be. The mansion is furnished as it was when Washington! I lived there, and the gardens, the I grounds, the outbuildings, everything, I are .iust as they were when he lokoed I out upon them. This Association now consists of a Regent. who is its head, and a Viee-j Regent from each State, as far as it has been possible to get one, the effort being to obtain a specimen of the very type of womanhood in each 1 State. These Ladies give their time, j thought and services as guardians of } Mount Vernon. absolutely without ' money and without price. It is truly I a labor of love, and felt to be a great ' honor. j An englishman (Mr. K. V. LuI ens) has written of Mount Vernon. I "The Old Country lias something to j learn from the New in the mater of i dislniguished custodianship. We have no place of National pilgrimage in . Kngland that is so perfect a model as ; Washington's Home at Mount YcrI non." j brought into being the first patriotei Have Your ESCRIPTIC filled at the xington Pharmt w that they are compounded by :ensed Druggist, and that only frc "e used in filling them. 30 headquarters for WHITMAf" 1 11 il "\/T A f~" A 7IWCC nu all laic laicsi lTirvvirv^. iir store at all times. rget our fountain?WE MAK > THAT SATISFY. gton Pharmacy in, Claude C. 1 lent M. S. Riley, Pharmacist. yi . V Y K A 11 Ml'l IISS?OKO?teg ? MAX HEED IX C^XCORD AS "SANDS** SUSPECT ? . . ? Concord. X. C.. Fob. 20.?Chief of Police Talbot arrested a man tonight suspected of being Edward F. Sands, who is wanted in connection with the killing of William Desmond Taylor, the movie director nl California. The man held here is said to fit .closely in every respect to the description of Sands. The arrest of the man thought to be the former valet of Taylor, was made between 8:30 and 9 o'clock tonight and he was put through a grill niB jvti1111IIvtlio11 uy iitf uiuvi ui puiictr of Concord. He denied emphatically he was the man wanted and that he had any knowledge of Taylor or Sands. According to the chief of police, he answered closely the description of the fugitive. He has u scar on the left cheek and 'one on the chin and weighs between 200 and 225 pounds. The arrest was made, it is stated upon description furnished in press dispatqhes. The prisoner, who it is understood, has not satisfactorily ex1 V . plained hfs presence in Concord, is a stranger here, lie is being held pending-" advices from California authorities. The prisoner, according to Chief Talbot, declares his name is Harvey II. Adams of Richmond. Vii., and is a bookkeeper. He came into Salisbury today .he stated, on a box car and from Salisbury came to Concord with a traveling salesman. Although in- was reticent on the; point, the chief of police intimated; that he lrtd some information in addiction to the description of Sands uponwhich he arrested the man ten min-j utes after -o arrived in Concord. MASONS TO BlTIiO C; It K AT M KM OKI A Ij Washington. Kelt. 21.?Approval of final plans for a magnificent building in honor to Washington to he rooted ?>> the Masons of the t'ni ed States at Arlington. Ya.. seven miles from hi re on a ridge commanding view of "he capital, was given tonight at the l:'th annual meeting of the fre; e Washington National Memorial nssoci; t *on. The st mature anil surrounding grounds will cost approximately $2,( >(;.<)?>(?. Fusing 200 feet above thi g'-otMpl the memorial building will be ni plain view o' the national capital and wll 1 be passed by till w ho make, the pilgrimage from Washington .i the Mount Vernon home of "the Father of His Country." The proposed memorial, with the relied ion of Washington hcirhomsis to be the tesult of a movement begun more than 12 years ago by the Masonic lodge at Alexandria of whiah Washington at one time was mastei j The lodge nov known as Alexnmlri-i| Washington h i".ge No. 22, A. F. and I A. M.. was 'edge No. 39 in Washinff1 ton's da.. . * < < ug its! souvenirs > ,NS 11 icy 11 I a Grad- >> >> , :sh, pure /> VS famous. l> are to be >> << ' IE THE 1 I > Inc. 11 I South Carolina \\ << ! | Harman, a ? H Sec'y. & Tveaa. jj >> I * <*.' r? r" I ? 1? ."'"V tboiUHit president is a latter in his o\vn;hand written at Mount Vernon. Primarily the building: is- to be a memorial to George Washington, the n'lfin and the Mason. The plan of its form was inspired by the great memorial monuments built in the ancient duys of Greece and Rome at luirbot entrances and some wohes summits" burning flares pointed the way to ino^pnving mariners. ji'lioRTII KDISTO DOTS No. 87. , The health of this section is fine. The teachers of Kdisto school were very much disappointed by not gettmo tn the association meeting at Lcesvlllc .Saturday, February 18th. on account of bad weather, f' Mr. and Mrs. Tom Reed and fa nitty spent the week-end last week with ^Ir. and Mrs. Johnston King, c Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Howard, accompanied by Miss Mary Jefcoat, spent Sunday afternoon with Mr. M. C. Kirkland and family. [ We are Kind to know that the apr preaching spring increased the enrolljnent of North Kdisto school instead pt decreasing. The farmers have decided that compulsory education 'is ;t}ie right tiling. \ GliASS-TJXfep^T.VXK OARS. J . Olass-lined tank cars for carrying milk are now in successful operation djetween West Farniington, Ohio, and Pittsburgh. a distance of over a hun(dred miles. These cars are popularly, df incorrectly, known as "Thermos iBottlo Cars." Suyn .the author of a iricMcrintivc article contributed to The Xiliiss Container (New York): "They are of steel, and lined throughout with glass. The glass lining of the tanks is the result of a special process whereby glass is distributed over the inner walls and fused into the metal at an extreme heat to form a smooth, unbroken surface. The result is a perfect glass abating, which will stand severe.; usage . "The tanks, glass-lined, are so well insulated that the milk temperature dropped only 1 1 -- degrees during an eight-hour run. "According to estimates made by the dairy using these tanks. this method will save them at least ?ls.000 during the first five years. "The milk is brought in from stirI You'll S J&ru&s ji | 20 YEARS EXPERIEN A Few of Oi f Patent or Goods, N I i Rexall Qi Paints ani ants, Hess I Kodaks ai Records, ( and Tobai J The h ( ; ' Lexington \ ; < ' ; ' 11 ' ' " i Ill I 111 Ijk rounding dairy farms.and Is Inspected at the Ohio terminal. Samples artj taken, and any unftl milk is' rejected. The milk is dumped into receiving tanks and passed on to the cooler, , where it is chilled to u temperature of 3S to 40 degrees. Frorffc here It is pumped into car tanks, and transported to Pittsburgh. At this point, pust before emptying, the agitator, with which each tank is equipped,' is reolved for five minutes; thus thoroughly mixing milk 'and cntam. The milk is then pumped to the truck tanks, and carried to the dairy. "After the milk has been piped from the cars to the truck tanks, a u " J * ? *"1 * * oviuuvu 10 uai*u iu t'lt'un mem. Hot wwfcer run over the glass lining of the tankscom pleteB the process in a short time, making them fit for the next run?the glass lining admits of perfect sterilization. "The tanks arc- unique, .but another interesting and valuable feature of these cars is the motor-driven agitator.. This agitator is located at the inner, end of each tank for the purpose of stirring the milk at the terminal, just before the tanks' dfe emptied.'thus giving uniformity throughout the contents. "The alr-tlght tanks are furnished jvith manjiole openhijgs. t which , are covered with quick-closing ffwlvel type doors. This increases the refrigeration efficiency to a maximum. "In view of the benefits dfforded to all parties concerned?tiie railroad, the dairy and the consuming public? this method is due to displace, sonic ! of the cruder methods of handling, now in use by the dairy in dustry. "Handling of cans at terminals has always h#ern expensive. Using the ear tanks the company has done away with . the, "serlces of seven tncn, one 3 1-2-toft truck, and expect furtehr to reduce costs by dispensing witli two I, more men. The money saved in tliisj particular alone will approximate; two-thirds of the original cost of the j ear tanks. ' "Perfect drainage is another asset, j in emptying the average ten-gallon j j milk can, 1-4 pint of milk is lost, through adherence to the sides of the i can. On a load of 5,000 gallons per j car. this loss represents 150 gallons. | , Under the 'Thermos Bottle" method' the average Is only two gallons to I every 5,000 transported." ' hake Han Yourself \. when you do busmen .cause you will find sQg isfaction. Quality, q tesy will surely plea? xta the principle of treati Of that always brings th< sBf that a high grade, up gy* have will be found he P| We Guarantee Pers tions Only Purest Dru ????. Quality Considered. CE AT THE RIGHT FILLING OF nr Special Lines Proprietary Medicines, Toilet a unnally's Candies, Garden and f lality Stationery and School Supp d Varnishes, Plant Insecticides an Stock and Poultry Remedies id Films, Victor Talking Mat Guaranteed Solid Gold Jewelry, 1 If It's in the Drug Line We Have larmon Dn The Rexall Store ' i ' v' . " - - \ 4. . . ????i 1 n p V . T. 1 I ' ll;rT-lfc in , I, i, II I I 'III?-.<. ?*" . J / : ' ; HXEKCTSES. AT'^A^PE;S .Hn^ET' There wilf be Washington's birthday exercises, and cake walK'at Slmrpe's ; Hill school house next Saturday night, February 25th, 1922. j. ^ s'V The public is cordlatly invited ""to ,y attend. . . " j ? T The exercises will begin at 8:30 ok,'-^ clock. A small admission fee will be'- ' " charged, which will be applied to the.' building fund."4 .* j ) ESTATE NOTICE. The creditors of the estate of the , t late .1. A. Cromer are hereby 'notiV. - ^ fied ,to render to the undersigned# T Columbia, S. C.. an account of thefrs; . demands, duly attested; and all ; sons indebted to the said estate are nntlfloil fn mnl-ft "t."?I ?1 w> ctmnv fjctjuiviliO JilVCWIB^ S. D. CROMER, 1 % J. L. CROMER, * Executors of the Estate of J. A~-. Cromer, deceased. Lexington, ,S. C., Feb. 21, 1922.? * ! < ?? ? I .?!? ? ? I NEW GARDEN SEED . / ; Fresh and new crop garden seed;'* grovvjp by reliable seedsmen, packages* ' * " ' - .* Xc1 i and bulk. We. have all the popular, vegetable seecls planted in this se^c^i J tion. They 'ai'e true to name frt>8$ J proof cabbage plants. v V' HARMON DRUG CO.. j t; ; >'t \ ' Fiexlngton, S. C.i 1 - -l-? 1 HN'K CANDV SPECIAL. ; ffii . ' | \ We are offering high grade eaijUf^ S in full pound packages dollar value fr for only 72c. The assortment consisted of delicious cordiajl..chocolate ciearS ; cherries and assorted milk chocolatfe coated nuts and fruits.' The candy lis L all fresh and fine quality, 72c the lb.; eSe our beautiful display in our now ]' refrigerator case. ' HAHMt)N DRUG CO.. lw Lexington, S. C. THK RKXAIili FOUNTAIN. The Rexnll Fountain is running every day in the week and never sleeps when it comes to giving our patrons the best the world's market afford. The syrups. fruit juices, flavoring, etc., used are guaranteed absolutely - ure. The best Coca-Cola that can be made?the genuine, sparkling and delicious for fie. Quality Ice Cream HARMON DRUG CO.. Lexington, S. C. ds With | s with th.vs Drug store, be- IH everything to your sat- ; < uantity, pr.-ce and cour- j| ;e you. We do business on ng all customers right, and |] , em back again. Everything fi -to-clate Drug store should |j re at right prices. onal Attention to Prescripgs Used and Lowest Prices j, PRESCRIPTIONS. are:- - nd Rubber j rield Seeds, 1 lies, DeVoe I % d Disinfect- ... i, Eastman - . :hines and Fine Cigars ! k ' ? v. '* ' 'J ' i' / i # tg Co. South Carolina i '- ^1@tZ5^-Tvr2RW$'. . 'i*ESNI ' o- 4