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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-08-17
Final Discharge.

NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN TOPPER
~ sons Interested that l will apply to
the Hon. c. E Lenphar', Judge OF Probate
in and Tor the County OF Lexington, State
o. oulh Carolina, on tie 18th day OF Sep
tember, 1898. for a final discharge as Al
ministrator of the Estlte of Mary NJ
Whites, deceased.
H. W. WHITES. Administrator.
August 16, 1888 5w4t
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.FURMAN UNIVERSITY,
GREENVIILE s c..

TEOKOUGH col RISES LEADING TO
i the degrees OF B. Lit. B. s., B. A.,
and NJ A. The Faculty has BEEN enlarged.
Especial attention to English, Elocutior,
und Peda3ogics. New courses in Biology,
History, Latin, Modern Languages, and
Physics A new Graduate Department.
Early application for rooms in the Mess
Halls shonld be made to Prot. b. Z. Geer,
Secreta of the Faculty, Caesars Head,
5. G.. Address
A. P. MONTAGUE,
Greenyille, S. G.
Ip1r 1C 1903 0l,oo
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FIRST CLASS
ROLLER Mill.
ROLLER FLOUR MILL

is now in complete operation and we are
prepared to make superior quality OF flour
that will compare fayorably with that made
at any mill in this country. Our charges
are moderate, ard we propose to give salts
faction. Your patronage is solicited and
will be appreciated
HALL, BROTHERS.
Lewicdalc, -. @.
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Notice, Contractors.

TONTRALTuRS desiring to bid for the
~ er ction OF the Fair building will please
Gail on the Secretary. NJ. d. Harman. for
plans and specifications. for said building
and place their bids with him, by Saturday,
the 10th instant, at 8 o'clock q. III. Bids
subject to REJECTION. Building committee
will meet at the Fair grounds on the above
date and hour promptly.
W. Q NJ. BERIEY,
Chairman Of Committee.
Ang. Is, 1898.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-08-17

FOR YOUNG LADIES,
ROANOKE, VA,
Opens September s. 1898 One of the
leading Schools for Young Ladies in the
South. Magnificent lu:ldings. all modern
Improvements. Campus ten acres. Grand
mountain scenery in the Valley Of Virginia.
famed tor health. European and American
teachers. Full course. Superior advant-
ages in art and Music. students from
twenty five States For catalogues address
the President.
MATTE. 2. HARRIS.
Roanoke, Va,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1898-08-17

index 60 New Advertisements
Citation-Mrs. Sall;e Dent.
Notice, Contractors-W y. NJ
Berley.
Final Discharge-H. W. Whites.
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VIRGINIA COLLEGE

July Is. 1898 -2b mo
Evening star., 1898-04-22
Fell Forty Feet,


From the Baltimore American.
George Schlutter OF al West Baltimore
street, employed as a general helper at
camden station. fell forty feet yesterday
morEing from the second story window of
the station. and almost miraculously es-
capped death by landing upon an empty
orange box He Was cleaning the window
IN the telegraph department. with the
rough-stoned yard below him. Somehow he
lost his balance and plunged backward
into space. AS he fell he stretched out his
rand and grabbed hold of the main line
telegraph wire, which regulates the move
lnentS of many trains. He hung suspended
IN mdair for Il moment. then the wire
Parted. and he plunged downward. He
Crashed through the orange box and this
In all probability saved his life. If he hal
not caught hold of the wire he would have
landed on the stones on his head AS 1t
was. his left leg was badly sprained and
flS hedd was cut and for a time il was
feared he was injured internally After
falling he immediately jumped to his feet
and ran into the cellar. Get me d glass
of water quick he said to a fellow work.
iIigman, Il just fell from the second-story
window" This amt April fool day." was
the mans answer, but seeing the blood on
SChlutters face, he suddenly realized that
the man was injured. One of his first acts
after washing the blood from his face was
to inform the telegraph department that
the main line was broken. Every one who
| saw him greatly commended his nerve in
| the matter.
Evening star., 1898-04-22

convinced me that they have some sort of
government among themselves. and that an
infringement of their laws is followed by
punishment. This happened in Virginia
which, by the way. Is a perfect paradise
for crows, with its immense corn and pea
nut fields. l was sitting at an upper win
dow one quiet Sunday afternoon, looking
across broad field toward the James
river. there about seven miles wide. The
field had been newly plowed and narrowed
ready for planting. and was perfectly level
and smooth, so that any object could be
distinctly seen upon the ground at a dis
tance OF three or four hundred yards. AS
l was looking, / saw a crow alight on the
ground about 2D yards away. Soon two
more came from the same direction and
alighted near the first one. Crows contin-
ued to arrive. sometimes singly and some
times by twos or threes, until there must
have been about fifty, or perhaps more
All came from the same direction and took
ground on a space perhaps fifty or sixty
feet square.
1hey were very quiet, which IS unusual
where many Of them are together and Il
was evident that they had met for a DUR
pose. Presently flew up in the air
some little distance. appeared to be looking
LOT something, and then returned. This
was repeated several times at short in
terNals, before three crows appeared fvinC
Very low, at the sight of which the assem-
bled crows manifested considerable excite
meht. though they made very little noise
The three were flying in line. one behind
the other: the middle one. a detected Hook
ing bird, was Enthusiastically guarded by the
others. They alghted a few yards from
the others. and the prisoner. for such he
evidently was. sat with drooping wings and
head. and still guarded
1hen began great noise. Each crow
seemed to be trying to outtalk every other
This continued for about ten minutes. 7
should think, when. with one accord. they
Evening star., 1898-04-22
Birds Changed Columbus.

From the New York Herald.
IL the present strained relations between
this country and Spain it might be we'll to
remember that the flight of birds was the
means of preventing the Spanish flag from
floating over this land and saving the
Cnited States from becoming an integral
portion of the Spanish kingdom.
During the voyage Of Columbus the mi
grafton Of birds to the southwest attracted
the attention of his lieutenant, Pinzon who
advised sailing in that direction. Columbus
yielded to the opinion of his subordinate
and steered to the southwest, and he land
ed ON san Salvador, one of the Bahamas
Had Columbus treated the migration OF
the birds with Indifference, or ignored the
opportunities of Pinzon, he would have
pursued his original route, and as q conse-
quence landed in the vicinity of the Vir-
sinla coast. and unfurled thereon the
standard of Spain flag that is the symbol
OF slavery and the emblem of tyranny.
Never wrote Humboldt had a flight
OF BIRDS more important consequences
Evening star., 1898-04-22

A Few Instances of Wealth Made
Through Lucky Strikes.

From the San Francisco ChrcnicIe.
If there is anything that makes a poor.
toilins man happy. it is to read about
fukes that have made fortunes. For in
stance. there Was captain of a vessel
plying between English and Australian
points who made lucky strike when con-
viots We're taken to New South Wales.
''time-exoired" man came to the mar
iner ard begged to be taken home. The
former convict had no money. but lie
wcull gladly give his plot of land for
transportation.
The captain accepted the terms, and
great is the Joy of his descendants. for
that plot is now occupied by wharf. and
II Is valued at S1.l25.UO.
\ Limerick tobacconist believed himself
t. be ruined by a fire that destroyed his
shop. The next day he found tins of snuff
that had been in the fire. Curiosity prompt
ed him 10 open the caniSters He found
that the action of the flames had mater
tally improved the aroma and pungency of
the snuff. The discovery made him very
rich
The discovery of the Mount Sheba mine
was purely a fiuke, and its output of gold
Is the greatest of any mine in the world
except in the Klondke district.
A bank clerk in London heard that there
was rich deposit of gold at certain
place at the Cape of Good Hope. He set
about forming provisional synds ca te
an onS his fellow clerks. and they raised
about 500 among themselves. a mining
engineer was sent out. He made a thor
oush investigation, hut found no gold. He
had decided to give up the search. and
was ready TO leave for home when he ran
ScrOSS a miner.
Well. stranger he said. Il guess you
are on 4 hunt for the shiny. 'Tain't here,
boss"
Have you a claim herc?' asked the en-
sineer.
Yes: and l want to make tracks up the
country. That's my claim over by that
camers hump. You can have it for sln.
eud here's a sample of the quartz. That
Claim amt worth its weight in gold. bat
its worth every dollar l ask for it,
The engineer examined the specimen and
decided that there was gold in it. He act
cd quickly.
Il tell you what I'll do. mate" he said.
'1'll give YOU $50 on the risk of losing it,
The bargain was struck, and the claim
Carefully explored. An abundance of gold
was found III the most unlikely veins. To
day the shares. the face value of which is
Sl,o are worth s,spoc1 each.
Evening star., 1898-04-22
The Oklaboma Craze.
From the Atlantic.

lle Atitulla
The mania for land was curiously Illus
trated by the rush of settlers and specu-
lators upon the opening OF new lands in
Oklahoma. An immense multitude left
homes in dozen states and focked thither
by rail, i'm wagons, on horseback and on
foot, camped out for weeks and months
alcng the borders of the promised land.
suffered all kinds OF privations, and raced
madly across the line when the gun
fired. only to find that there were ten COM
petitors for every quarter section. aud the
land. when they got it, far inferior to that
which they left behind. The unsuccessful
ones eked out miserable existence as long
as they could in the mushroom towns. and
finally drifted forlornly back to the sur
rounding states. Many western towns de-
liberately intoxicated themselves in imita-
uon of their neiShbors. Prices were forced
up by means of brass-band auctions and
artificial excitement Raw villages on the
prairics indulged in rosy dreams OF great
ness. and gaslights twinkled where the
coyotes should have been left undisturbed.
Every city and town in the regions chiefly
aHected by the great boom contained
families impoverished by the collapse. Ii
had Its root in the true spirit of gambling,
ana has borne its legitimate fruit.
Evening star., 1898-04-22
WISE OLD CROWS.

How They Solved the Clnm-Opening
Problem and Administered Justice.
From the Youths Companion.
Few pastimes are more interesting and
instructive to person living in the coun-
try than observation of the habits and pc
culiarities of the common birds and ami
mails which he sees. You may read the OBJ
servations of others with a great deal of
pleasure, but there is a singular fascina-
ton In becoming discoverer on your own
account
OF all the birds that 1 have watched 1
think none has repaid me more richly than
that amusing old reprobate. the crow. His
sagacity is notorious, and from some .ngs
most seem as II he must be endowed with
something nearly akin to reason.
On one occasion, while l was living in
New Jersey. near Long Branch, L was one
ing Of number of crows down on the
shore Of the Navesink river, which ran
only a few yards from my door. Curious
to know what all the excitement was about.
them. It was just after the equinoctial
storm in September, and I soon found that
they were disputing about the best way to
deal with some soft-shelled CLAIMS which
had been washed up from q sandy shoal.
These clans, of which crows are very
fond. are oblong in shape, about four or
five inches long and two wide, with a shell
not much thicker than a mussel but still
too hard for a crow to break with its beak
From one end of the shell protrudes a long
neck, sometimes more than half as long
as your finger, through which the clam
sucks its food.
For half an hour or more the crows ar
gued noisily; then the dispute subsidized, and
it was evident that they had arrived at
some decision which they were about to
put to the test. Almost Immediately one
crow. which had been particularly noisy
In the discussion. picked up clam by its
long neck, and. flying up in the air some
distance, let 1t drop. When it struck on
the stony shore all the crows, about fifteen
or twenty in number, few to learn the re-
suit of the experiment.
That 1t proved the soundness of their rea-
soning was evident. for each crow at once
possessed himself of clam. flew up Into
the air with it, let 1t drop on the stones to
break its shell, and then ate its contents
with great apparent satisfaction. This
they continued until they had eaten as
many as they wanted. and then they few
away.
At another time saw something which
Evening star., 1898-04-22

pitched on the unfortunate prisoner and
pecked him To death. after which they dis
persed quietly as they had come.
j afterWard went out. Viewed the re-
mains and wasted considerable time in
vain speculatons to the offense which
the unfortunate bird could have committed
against the laws Of crowdom. and what
would have been the result il the jury had
liSapr
Evening star., 1898-04-22
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Evening star., 1898-04-22

The calendar for the present year ex-
Fctly reproduces that of 1887. Each year
began on a Saturday. had a 2sth day OF
February. and in both years Easter falls
on April 10
Evening star., 1898-04-22

The smallest perfect watch ever made is
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Evening star., 1898-04-22
An Impressive Service in the Harbor
of Honolulu.
CHAPLAINS OF MODERN MEN-O-WAR
Their Calling is RepIete With Op-
portunities for Good.
POPULAR WITH THE MEN

The man-o'-war's man means no disre.
spect when he refers to his ships chaplain
as the "sky pilot" Rather, it is a term of
approval. The bluejacket. at heart, Is
Perhaps the least sacrilegious of uniform
ed men. PrOfaEe he may be; the blue
Jackets profanity Is as much a habit as
his attendance at the mess TABLE, and it Is
innocuous and meaningless. But nine out Of
ten American man-o'war's men have a
contemptuous word, and not infreQuently
hard fist, for the "man-o'-war chaw
generally the ships fooD who invites sup
preston and a black eye by speaking sneer-
ingly of religion
No man can go to sea for any great
length of time, no matter how coarse his
fiber, without experiencing an infusion of
what. for lack of a better term. might be
phrased the religion of the sea-whicn is
first vague wonderment over the beauty
of its Quietude and the power of it's wrath,
and then settled conviction, just as
strong, because 1t Is rarely expressed, that
there is direct tion and meaning IN the seas
depths as we'll as on its surface. Beyond
this, the man-o'-war's man undergoeS Soms
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talks about under any circumstances; for
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He simply punches the newly shipped l1b-
bar who makes too conspicuous a parade
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o-war's man an atheist.
One Of the first regulations Of the United
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Cod aboard their ships. While this Tegu-
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serted in the form of a recommendation,
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their respect for and observance of this
clause. which Is read out on the quarter
deck by the executive officer at every
monthly muster, together with a short abb
stract OF the navy regulations, than if at
tendance at religious services aboard slip
were compulsory, as 1t is in several of the
worlds navieS. While there are chaplains
in the United States navy who are favor
ties among the men forward, just as there
are commanders of ships for whom the
men would fight better than for others,
all of the "sky pilots" gain and hold the
respect and confidence of the enlisted men.
Chaplain Chadwick of the Maine was not
second even to the gallant, cool-neaded
Capt. Sgsbee in the affection in which he
was held by the crew of the doomed bat
tie ship.
Evening star., 1898-04-22

The total number of office holders in the
civil service of the country is 11S717, am;
their aggregate salaries amount to S9 ls9,
Ga.
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Impressive Music.

The Baltimore was a flagship and the
mi sic of the high mass which was one of
Mozart's was under the direction of the
ships bandmaster. who utilized the SER
vices of his fine string orchestra to render
the music effectively. But the real fea-
ture of the music was the singing of some
tv enty-f1ve Roman Catholic priests, bearded
men of p,onastic order, with its Ha-
waiian headquarters in a monastery on the
outskirts of Honolulu. The chaplain had
invited these priests to assist him in the
celebration. They were all trained singers
with noble voices, and their music had the
effect Of the male choir heard in the Sis
tine Chapel in Rome. One OF the
Evening star., 1898-04-22
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Evening star., 1898-04-22
The First High Mass.

Memorial services have been held in
churches of all demo mina'ions throughout
the United States in honor of the men who
passed with the Marie. ard there have
been many requiem masses in the Roman
Catholic churches for the repose of the
souls of the mrn who went down in, the
battle ship. But nigh mass ashore and
high mass afloat are two very different
matters. The writer happened to be pres
ent al the only high mass of the Roman
Catholic Church that was ever celebrated
on an American nan-of-War There are
two Roman Catholic chaplaIns in the Unit
eI States navy, and each CT them recites
the low mass Of bis creed aboard his YES
sci every Sunday morning. as well on
the holy days of obligation. These masses
are in general pretty well offended by the
enlisted men of all manners of religious
belief, and the officers not infrequently at
tend the masses in body. But it was on
the United States cruiser Baltimore, when
that fine vessel was anchored in the har
Dor of Honolulu in January, 1896, that the
first high mass In the history of the Amer
lean navy was chanted.
The Baltimore, ON her way from China
to the United States, with her "homeward
bound pennant streaming 200 feet in her
wake. steamed into terrific typhoon
few days after leaving the coast of Japan,
and, hove to and wallowing in the thick of
| 1t for eight days, came near foundering.
When she rounded Pearl Harbor Point on
the Island of Oahu. and crawled to her
anchorage in the harbor of Honolulu she
was pretty rusty-looking craft. with her
cutters stove in, her davits twisted and
torn off, her chain rails carried away and
her fighting tops lowered to the deck to
prevent excessive rolling. Officers and men
were glad to get into port, for their dan
ger had been of the most imminent Two
seamen had beer carried away by green
seas that washed the high-standing top
gallant foc'sle, and there were lot Of
broken heads. ribs, legs and arms among
the men forward. The ships carpenter a
warrant officer, died of his injuries the
day the Baltimore steamed into Honolulu
harbor, and was buried in the beautiful
NUuanu valley of Honolulu, under the
shadow of the Punchbowl, with naval
honOrs.
Evening star., 1898-04-22
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