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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-19
EDUCATING OYSTERS.

Training schools In Which the 3D.
valves Are FnuEht Some Sense.
"A school for oysters" said a dealer
In fish, rs an institution that you
would swear eoaid not exist, for ays-
teTs are notorious for their stupidity.
It Is, however, a fact that there are
many oyster schools. will explain
them to you in such a way that you
Will believe in them. An oysters intel
hgenee IS limited, but s5N it has intel
hgence. Years ago certain wise fish
dealers discovered that IL you take an
oyster suddenly from its subaqueous
bed it opens its shell, whereupon the
life giving water inside It all escapes
and the oyster dies. But II you ex-
pose an oyster to the ar gradually,
lifting II out Of the water for q few
minutes and then returning it again, it
gradually learns that to keep its shell
closed when out Of the water is the
best thing for its health. These inves-
tigators found that they could take two
oysters. one trained and one unframed,
and the trained oyster, keeping It's shell
closed while out Of the water, would
live a long time, while the unframed
one, opening its shell, would die in a
few hours. Therefore training schools
for oysters were established. The
schools are in appearance nothing more
than reservoirs full of water. Oysters
are put IN them, and the water is drain
ed off and then returned again. 1t Is
kept of for few minutes at fret, then
for ten minutes, then for half an hour
and 50 on. Oysters In these schools
learn that they Will hve longest and
keep healthiest out Of water II they
hold their shells tight shut. AS soon as
they learn this they are graduated and
10 out into the worh."-Philadelpb
Record.
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THE G. @. D. MAN
He Tell How He Caused Strike and
Then Called It OF.

"RN my wanderings over the land as
81 a dilapidated gentleman 1 have
Of course met UP with all phases
of human nature said the c. O.
D. man as be lr...:,r:.tf his quarter ana
settled down for Il tex. Il can't say
much for 1t in geatral. l have found
nine-tenths of the people selfish to a
degree, and rarely have found any
thing like sympa thy. The fact seems
to be that everybody, from the tramp
up, is on the make.
II was thinking the other day Of a
little incident that occurred to me in
Pennsylvania two or three years ago.
As I entered the gate Of farmyard
the we'll caved in on the farmer who
was digging it. The beams and
boards went over him in such a way
as to prevent his being smothefed, but
at the same time held him fast. There
was no one around but his wife, who
had just got off a sick bed, and the
nearest house was two miles away. 1
didn't lose any time going after help.
/ got shovel and began digging, and
It took five hours of the hardest kind
of work to release the imprisoned man.
The first thing he did was to fall upon
my neck and offer me half his posses
sions. His grateful expressions contin-
ued for half an hour, and then we sat
down to very plain supper, and be
began to cool of. By the time we were
through he said to me:
"'You dug me out, Of course. but
was in no great danger and could have
waited until tomorrow. I want you to
know that appreciate your work, but
I do think you ought to pay me at
least 10 cents extra for this supper
Il Lad the money, and I paid and
!ett. He offered to let me sleep in the
COW shed and furnish breakfast at a
reasonable figure, but thought It best
to jog on.
"At another time, in Ohio, a farm
ers team ran away and threw him out,
and he broke his leg. caught the
horses, got him into the wagon and
drove him home. Then went for the
doctor, drove to the village druggist
and sat up with the patient all night.
He was profuse in his thanks, telling
me that I should have a home with
him for q year. but when l had fed the
stock and MIXED the COWS next morn
ing and was ready to tackle the wood
pile he called me in and said:
al have been thinking things over,
and I guess you'd better move on. Pro
visions are very high this fall, and my
wife says you have q monstrous appe-
tte. Here's Is cents, and I hope you
will go into some business and quit
tramping.'
''It was bit tough on me-" smiled
the c.. o. D. man, "but no more than
/ might have expected. I walked off
without taking his money, and he did
not call me back.
'It was in Indiana that I applied to
a factory one day for work. having had
enough Of the highway for awhile. The
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-19
On the Safe Sice.

Uncle Primus, carrying an armful Of
groceries, stood outside the gate watch
ing cautiously the movements Of two
or three yard dogs on the inside. The
lady Of the house appeared on the front
gallery and said: Come in, Uncle Pri-
mus; come in. The dogs won't bite
you"
With a broad grin lighting up his
cheerful face, Uncle Primus replied, Il
knows dey won't bite me, missus,
cause I sho' amt comm tn."-Lppin-
colts Magazine.
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VICTIMS OF VESUVlUS.

Pompcii and Hereul"neum Not the
Only Cities 1t Has Buried.
The road out o. ,aples toward Eesu-
vius Is the same route that one follows
to reach Pompeii. When intending to
90 up the mountain the tourist leaves
the Pompeii road ut Resina, the mod
ern city which overhes Herculaneum.
Apropos of these two ancient towns, 1t
is remarkable how many people speak
OF them as the only buried cities In the
vicinity. In fact, there are many. and
it may not be unintereshng to mention
them. Next to the two familiar ones,
the one whose name Is most frequently
heard Is Stable. Then there are Gu
m:e, the oldest Greek colony in Italy;
Baie q watering place, resort Of the
Roman swells in the first gear Of our
Lord; Parthenope, Palaopolis and Ne
apolis, three buried cities lying under
modern Naples, from the last Of which
it took its name; Dikearchia dater call
ed Puteoli, now PozzuolD, another
Greek city Of large wealth and with
much cor,nerce; Capua, one of the
great military posts OF ancient Rome,
now covered by a modern city, also a
garrison, and Suesso4a, whose medici-
nal springs be4d high repute among the
gouty epicures Of the Roman time.
Cataciysmtc have been the earth's
thsoes around that hboTing monster
Vesuvius, for some Of these buried cit
les, which were great seaports 1000
years ago, are now far inland. On the
other band, ofshoTe at Baie you may
look down from boat when In smooth
water and discover ancient houses and
streets far below you at the bottom Of
the sea. Some Of these buried cities
were much larger and more important
places than either Pompeh or Hercula-
neum, yet to many travellers their
names seem nfamiliar.-Argonaut-
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Boy Cured Of Collie After Ply
sician's Treatment Had
Failed.

My boy when four years old wal
taken with collie and cramps in hi
stomach. I sent for the doctor anc
he injected morphine, but. the chile
kept getting worse. I then gave
him half a teaspoonful of Chamber
lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoes
Remedy, and in half an hour be wal
sleeping and soon recovered.-F: l.
Wilkins, Shell Lake, Wis. Mr.. Viii
kins is book-keeper for the Shel
Lake Lumber Co. For sale by The
Kaufman Drug Go.
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Fer Over Sixty Years.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
has been in use for over sixty years
by millions of mothers for their chill
dren while teething, with perfect
success. 1t soothes the child, softens
the gums, allsys all pain, cures wind
collie, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediately. Sold by
Druggist in every part of the world.
Twenty-Five cents bottle. Be sure
to ask for Mrs. "Winslow's Soothing
Syrup" and take no other kind. If
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THE WE'LL CAvED IN ON THE FARMER
WHO WAS DIGGING n.

~owner of the works was fat, pOmp-
>ous man, who imagined himself great
er than the president, and though I
spoke to him civilly enough he gave me
a blessing for daring to speak at all
and ordered me OF the premises. I
couldn't go fast enough to please him,
.aor didn't, and as he happened to be
Justice Of the peace as we'll as capi-
-talist he had me arrested as vagrant
and sent me to Jail for twenty days.
''The jailer was a decent man, and I
got along all right, but felt it my
duty to get even with Old Pomposity.
he had $40 men in his shop, and they
were working only nine hours and had
good pay. There was nothing what
ever for one to kick about, but as soon
as I got my liberty started little
scheme. I got hold Of a crowd Of about
twenty in a saloon after working hours
and broached the subject of eight hours
q day and 10 per cent more wages.
They all smiled at first, but it wasn't
long before some Of them were growl-
ing. Next day at noon l made little
speech at the gate, and followed that
by another little speech at night.
II made out that Old Pomposity was
draining the nfeblood Of his workmen
to enrich himself and that they had no
right to call themselves free men while
toiling like slaves. There are certain
stock arguments, the same as there are
certain stock soups, and the man who
uses them viii always find listeners
and believers. / created 4 feeling Of
discomfort within twenty-four hours,
and within forty-eight hours there was
a strike on that took every man out Of
the works. It was a surprise and a
hard blow to the owner. He had me
arrested for melting trouble, bnt law
yer who was down on him took my
case for nothing and carried me
through. Then he fell back upon va
grancy, but I had $40 in cash, and it
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-19
All He Received Was Advice.

"Sir, 1 have made up my mind to ask
you for the hand Of your daughter.
Will you give it to me?'
You honor me, young man. but the
only thing can at present give yo' Is
q little advice Never make up "
mind. Its existence is so extrelAely
doubtful that little makeup complete
ly disguises ."-Cleveland Plain Deal
op
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Most AnnOyfnU.

Tes+Yes, my engagement ring IS
lovely, but the jewelers. name isn't on
the box it came in.
Jess-That doesn't signify that it isn't
q genuine diamond Or
Tess-Of course not. But If I don't
know the jewelers. name how am to
find out how much George paid for it?
Philadelphia Press.
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urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
:ches an age when it should be able to
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause Of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment of
these important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to a diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect of
Swamp-Root is soon realized. 1t is sold
by druggists. in fifty 49,
cent and one dollar AMs1kH31 1s|:::!ss:ss e.: ss:s::ssss
sizes. You may have 8t t9si Il -
sample bottle by mail az1ssss:s5N @eN
free, also pamphlet tell Home of svaurpRoos
ing all about it, including many Of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr.. Kilmer
4 Co., Binghamton. N. Y, be sure and
mention this paper.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-19
More Practical.

II would give the world to make you
happy" said the romantic young man.
Never mind about the world" said
the level headed lass; lust you make
sure of $25 week, with reasonable
prospects Of promotion. Francis
co Examiner.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-19
An illustrated Lesson

Zku B11uSKEHtGU I&B8OHs
"You must never mock anybody, Bob
bie.'
"Why not, mar
Because it's very naughty, and mock
ers always get themselves into serious
trouble
'They get eated, don't theyT'
"Why, what put such an idea into
your head?'
"'Cause we had mock turtle for din
ner last night, ."-Cleveland Plain
Dealer,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-19
A Tryfnx Position.

Clubberly-What's the matter? IL
that widow I've seen you with trou-
bling you?
Castie*on-Yes, ON my nerves. I
can't make up my mind whether she is
going to marry me or not.-Detroit
Free Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-19

When you want a physic that is
mild and gentle, easy to take and
certain to act, always use Chamber
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets.
For sale by The Kaufman Drug
Co.
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New York Evening Journal.
Dvsenterv Cured Without the
Aid Of q Doctor. )

SAS SS - ~0SSSoe =.
81 am just up from hard spell OF
the fux" (dysentery) says Mr.: L. A.
Pinner, well known merchant of
Drummond, Tenn. II used one
small bottle Of Coamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrboea Remedy and
was cured without having a doctor.
I consider it the best cholera medi-
cine in the world" There is no
need of employing doctor when
this remedy is used, for no doctor
can prescribe better medicine for
bowel complaint in any form either
for children or adults. It never fails
and ia pleasant to take For Sale by
The Kaufman Drug Co.
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Hard n Head on.

Wantanno-I wonder II Gabsky will
recite for me at my little party this
evening?
Dunno-He will unless you know
some as yet undiscovered way to pre-
vent him.-Baltimore American.
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and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
neys are out of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. If the child urin-
afes too often if tho
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-19
Good Eatured.

Good Eatured.
"What would you do If I were to offer
you work.
lit 'u'd be all right, mister" answer
ed AIeandering Mike. II kin take joke
as we'll as anybody" - Washington
Star,
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The Popular Cupid.

On the golf links he's a goose
Hoofs at tennis like a moose,
At bridge whist his head IS never on the
level.
On the beach be looks a guy,
In the ballroom he Is shy.
BNt he runs q big PanhaFd to beat the
devil.
-PhAadelphaa Ledger.
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Taking 10 Chances.

Now. George, II you don't eat your
soup you can't have any pie"
What Kind OF pie is N?'-Chicago
American.
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Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition: beauty, vigor
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Certainly Not.

Laura-I was telling Miss Newrich
about those pretty. cheap washable
suits and advising her to get one, but
she got angry.
Flora-Why?
"Well, I said they were such pretty
tub suits and she informed me that
she wasn't a washerwomanw-C
natl Commercial Tribune.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-08-19
Not a Gift.

Not a Gift.
"She has the fatal gift Of beauty"
"Oh, it's not 8 gift"
"No%'
"Not in her case. It's a purchase.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
DELTAS INITIATE.
Greeks Have q Very Pleasant limo
Friday Night.


Friday evening the Gamma Delta
Chapter of Delta Tau Delta held in
their hall their second initiation for
this year.
Those who were led into the mys-
teries of this fraternity were Messrs
Eugene Barnhart Of Shepherdstown,
Dunkin Lodge of Bridgeport and
James A. Gronniger OF Charleston.
After the initiation was over the
merry crowd repaired to the Delica-
lessen for the banquet where an
elaborate spread was awaiting them.
The Alumni present were S. G
Smith, VIM. S. John, Frank Cofbin,
Walter Holland, A. z. Collarn and
A. g. McChesney. Prof Smith,
who always knows the right thing
to say at the right time and in the
right place was chosen toast master.
H. F. Rogers responded in very
pleasant and graceful manner to
sThe Early History of Gamma Del
Ia" Charles g. Coffman ably and
enthusiastically discussed "The
Present Condition of our Chapter"
Lawrence P. Miller entertained very
attentively in his usual droll way on
Heap Big Chapter OF Northern Con
ference at Ann Arbor. mr.. Miller re
Gently represented Gamma Delta in
this conference. Wade Burnside elo-
quently spoke on"What has the Fra
ternity done for me. "Mr. Gronniger
extemporaneeusly entertained on
my Short Experience in the Fra
ternity." The Alumni and other ac-
tives we're given chance TO express
their gratitude and warm feeling to-
wardi the local chapter as we'll as
the whole fraternity.
This makes seven men initiated
this year by the Debts, six of whom
are attending the University for
their first year The local chapter
has now seventeen active men.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
ARNETTSvlLLR.
Note and Comment from Grant Dis.
trict.

|
| trict.
| ARHETrsvIL-R, Feb. 3-Our roads, es-
pecially those near Arnettsville where
the timber is being drawn, are bad
enough now, and we are willing to let
up or the rainy season with its many
variations.
The condition of our fever patient,
Otis Miller, remains much the same.
He is being carefully nursed by Fenton
Dent, of Ar.ettsville, and we hope for
his early recovery.
While Georgetown is not likely to be-
come q new county seat, we had court
here last Saturday, held by J NJ Gala
CHER, Esq, OF Grant district Case-lrs
Eddy, OF near McCurdysville, vs. Calvin
Michael, of Pedlar; killing OF dog
Jury failed to agree. viii be heard
again next Saturday morning at 9
O'Clock.
We have some people who think the
dogs are like our present Legislature
want an increase of salary and privi-
leges for all classes, excepting the tax
payer and sheep owner.
Say, want to pat Snollygoster on the
back and tell him to do SO some more.
His hits at the powers that be last week
| were the right thing in the right place.
Our people must waken up or pretty
soon we will be no longer in it. This
increase of prosperity necessitates in
creased salaries, and vastly increased
taxes is Republican thunder, and as we
| were always timid when storm came,
we wish our learned people would get
the element under control as soon as
possible If all men were created "free
and equal" why should one class be
kept at the expense of the other? We
know from what party this kind Of leg
isation came, but il will do no good to
mnrmur, for they will be dragged to the
polls and told to vote party. Ms hereto
| tore.
We are now looking for machines to
carry everything to our doors, except
the mail TO those who pay foe their pa.
pers. That class will be required to pay
only for their taxes. We are under Re-
publican rule now. We have much to
enjoy-prosperity, enterprise, combines,
syndicates, trusts, free schools, some of
which cost about $50 q scholar, etc.
How did the tax payers ever learn to
count money under the old system. or
70 write his name? But We have said
enough; we want Suollygoster to say
his piece ir full very soon, for our pieces
mnst be said or we also will be retired
! on salary
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
Notice of Election Precincts
Established Within the City.

At 8 regular meeting OF tho Common
Council OF the City of Morgantown,
held on the 26th day OF January. 1903,
the following Ordinance, fixing the
Election Precincts within the City was
adopted:
Be It ordained by the Common Council
of the City of Morgantown:
That the voting precincts of the sew.
eral wards OF said City and the voting
places therein shall be as follows:
Sec. /. All the territory Of the First
Ward Of said city shall constitute voting
precinct No. L, and the voting place
therein shall be at Laughead's Carriage
Shop.
Sec. 3. All the territory OF the Second
Ward Of said city shall constitute voting
precinct No. 2, and the voting place
therein shall be at Thomas Walls Store.
Sec. 8. All the territory OF the Third
Ward Of said city lying south of Walnut
Street shall constitute voting precinct
No. 3, and the voting place therein shall
be at the Court House.
All the territory OF the Third Ward Of
said city lying north Of Walnut Street
aud South Of Hough Street. Wiley
Street, and the road or street called Sa-
braton Avenue, shall constitute voting
precinct No. 4, and the voting place
therein shall be at Municipal Hall.
Aud all the territory Of the Third
Ward OF said city lying north of Hough
Street, Wiley Street, and the road or
street called Sabraton Avenue, shall
constitute voting precinct No. 5, and the
c us Evrar;mant Station
Sec. 4. All the territory Of the Fourth
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
REMARKABLE GROWTH.
Business of Federal Savings
and Trust Company
Advance Of Nearly 80 per cent In value
OF Stock in Three lenths-New
stock Issue Of $4,000 at e1cO Per
share Over Subscribed.

Advance Of Nearly 80 per cent In value
OF Stock in Thrae lenths-Neu
stock Issue Of e5O,OO0 at e1CO Per
share Over Subscribed.
A very remarkable growth Of
business is shown in the first quar-
terly report of the Federal Saw.
ings and Trust Co., of this city. An
advance of nearly so 20 on capital
stock of $4,000 in the first three
months of business shows that there
must be both profit in the business
and economy in the management.
The Trust Company was organi-
zed and began business October 10Th
1902. The first intention was to is
sue 100000 in stock but this was
subscribed more than three times
over. Then the stock of the Citizens
National Bank was purchased, and
the capital increased to $3.50, 600. A
two per cent dividend has now been
declared, and for the first three
months and block OF the stock has
been sold at $l62.50 per share.
An additional issue of $3.50, 900 Of
stock at $3.50 per share has already
been over subscribed and an allot-
ment will have to be made Of the
shares. This makes q capital stock
OF 500, 900 and surplus of $685.
900. A general banking business
is done by the company, just as by
a national bank, except that the
charter of the Trust company al
lows more breadth to the business,
wider field for banking activity.
The officers and directors of this
company are conservative and ex-
perienced business men. The Pres
ident. John Murphy, has had much
experience ia organizing banking
corporations. The vice president,
Mr.. E. NJ. Grant and DIR. J. P. Fitch
have had wide and varied bust
ness experience, and are personally
well known to all Morgantown peo-
pie. Mr.. d. c. Hoffman, the treas
urer has been connected with bank
ing institutions all his life.
He has the confidence of the bust
ness public Mr.. II. L. Swisher the
Secretary is one of the most pro.
gressive young business men in the
city. The members of the Board of
Directors are experienced in finan-
ceering and dealing with men.