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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-28

THE OLD QUESTION as to the pro-
priety OF lighting the devil with
fire" is involved in an experiment that
has been undertaken BY some Christian
men and women in Raleigh. y. c. One
of these men is a deacon in the Chris
tan church, another is a steward in the
Methodist church and two are deacons
in the Baptist church. They have
opened a whisky shop in Raleigh under
the North Carolina dispensary sys-
TEN. and they are selling intoxicants
TO all who, under the law, are entitled
to purchase them. The place is thus
described In the New Voice, the lead
ing organ OF prohibition in the United
States:
"a rOomy place was rented in the
heart of the city. about SIS. 900 worth Of
liquor purchased, a long list of rules
and regulations were formulated. very
similar to the requirements Of an up
to-date high-license law. and IL began
business on the morning OF Jan. /. The
rules are vigorously adhered TO. When
closing time comes, the doors close
with a bang. No drunkard need apply
for liquor. There is no place to SIT
DOWN. Two per cent OF the EAtSS IL
ceipts go to the state. One-half Of the
balance goes to the county and one-half
to the city. The oid-time license re-
ceipts amounted TO about $4,000.
The dispensary profits for January,
the first month Of its existence,
amounted to about $1,000. At this rate,
the dispensary profits win amount TO
$50, 900 per year. During the period OF
It's operation there has been a heavy
i. L.
but il is not safe at this time to reck-
on this as a permanent result. What
ever the outcome may be. the expert
ment will be watched with the greatest
interest throughout the country. If the
Christian" saloon works in Raleigh,
the logic Of such success would be
startling indeed; &c would mean a mo-
nopoly of the saloon business by the
church in all places where prohibition
is unattainable.'
The experiment certainly viii be
watched with interest throughout the
country. 1t viii be watched in a great
many places with disapproval as we'll
Numerous conscientious men and
women are strongly of the opinion
that whisky selling should be left en-
tirely to men who make a business Of
it. The fact that saloon is operated
by church people does not make the
whisky sold there less harmful. 1t is
possible for a man to get as drunk on
church whisky as on any other whisky,
and to do as much damage after he
has become intoxicated.
1t is true that IL the church people
did not operate the Raleigh saloon
somebody else would. and the somebody
else might be a lawless person. But
there are ways Of reaching lawless sa-
loon proprietors without putting any
church into the whisky business. 1t is
as if good citizens in an effort to elect
candidates of their own selection to
office should buy votes to offset the
purchased votes of the opposition.
Would the end justify the means in
that case2 Does the end justify the
means in the North Carolina case?
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-28
OPPORTUNITY.

/ y A WONDERFULLY STRONG
L poem called Opportunity" the late
Rowland Edward Sill tells this story:
Underneath or in a cloud OF dust that
spread along a plain a furious battle
ragged IN the thick of the fight huttered
princes banner, that wavered and
staggered backward surrounded by the
enemy. Along the battles edge walked
a coward who thought:
Had I a sword OF keener steel
The blue blade that the kings son bears
But this
Blunt thing" He snapped and flung it
from his hand.
Then came the kings son. wounded, sore
bestead
HHt-buried in the dry and trodden sand
And ran and snatched IL, and with battle
shout
Lifted afresh. he hewed his enemy down
And saved a great cause that heroic day.
The lesson in this is so powerful. so
apparent and so effective that comment
seems supernuous. IN n few words Mr.
Sill has taught us that the man who
goes to meet his opportunity, who makes
the most of it when he does meet IL, is
the man who succeeds, in actual war
fare as i'm the battle of life. There
was nothing the matter with the era
VEINS sword The trouble lay in the
man himself. He was too weak or
opportunity. to do his best with the
means at hand.
If the sword of the kings son had
been placed in the towards hand at
the moment he tried to excuse himself
for his show of cowardice would he
have pressed forward into the conflict?
No. he would have asked for the sword
of the king and. given that, he would
have wanted yet another sword. The
prince fought as valiantly with the era
veu's broken sword as with his own:
the craven would not have fought with
any sword. How like that is to life,
how true a picture of our every day
existance.
Every man thinks he would be great
If he had the opportunity that was
given to the other fellow. Wen, maybe
the opportunity wasn't given to
the other fellow. Maybe the other
AFilOM went out ana worked E0T
il and fought for it: maybe he picked
up weapons discarded by others and
pressed on and on until he won his
battle. In the years between 1920 and
1880 there were thousands of railsplit-
tiers and farm hands in the United
States. Only one of them became presi-
dent
He wasn't discouraged because edu-
cadonal facilities were denied him i'm
his early youth; he didn't refuse TO
study law because he had no law
library OF his own; he didn't decline
cases because they were not important
enough for him. All he did he did with
his might. using his opportunities to
the utmost limit of his abilities and
he won because he thoroughly deserved
TO win.
So may all of US use our opportuni-
ties. We may not all be presidents, we
may not even be known outside mar
row circle. but we cannot be denied
the deep satisfaction that comes with
the knowledge that we have done what
we could.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-28
BREAKFAST FOOD
sF'At**t srAkkkt1I+t**tt**s5Es
"sunnv Jsn.

The burro Jen was fun OF whoa.
her owner couldn't make her 20;
lie placed a rope round JeDnie's jaw,
But yet the tackass wouldn't draw.
Great force he spent to Jar her loose
AND Sill he found IL was no use
At length her jawbone gave away
no longer Jennie lives on hay
For Force" was brought to bear again
AND now she's known sunny Jen.
The romantic story OF Jen is briefly
told in the touching little ballad above
Jennie is an attache of a surveying
party on the San Pedro down in
Nevada, She first visited the camp as
an asset of a wandering prospector.
AT that time Jennie was a winsone
little thing Of two years. one cubit
nigh, two cubits long, and accustomed
10 diet Of shale and tin cans with
rawhide for dessert on Sundays. and
hay when possible, which WAS not
often. Jennie and her owner passed
the night at the camp OF the survey
ors without particular incident. Next
morning the owner prepared TO depart
He placed his kit on Jennie's pack as
usual and, mounting his saddle horse.
prepared TO lead Jennie away
Whether Jennie had formed an at
tachment for the surveyors or whether
she had decided TO take up a piece OF
land I'm that neighborhood is not
known What is known IS that Jennie
refused to bulge In vain the stocky
little saddle horse tugged at the rope.
Jennie was planted. The prospector.
a simple child Of nature, let go some
language. much of ii new and inter-
esting to the surveyors. who watched
the tussle with undisguised amuse-
ment. Their comment put the pros
pector on his mettle. He announced
briefly that Jennie would go or some
thing would bust. He threw a half
hitch Of the rope about Jennie's lower
jaw, tied the rope to his saddle horn.
spurred the horse and something
busted. il was Jennie's jaw. Jennie
was promptly offered for sale and was
bought up by one OF the surveyors for
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-28

Are We going TO have any spring at
all? That is the question that is agi-
tating good many Of Us.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-28


I y THE FIRST Of a series Of lectures
before the teachers and principals
Of the Philadelphia public schools, de-
Iivered some days ago, DR.. J. f. Scham-
berg cited some statistics from the
health records of Philadelphia that con-
tain strong arguments in favor Of vac
cination. DR.. Schamberg is a thorough
believer in vaccination as a preventive
Of smallpox, and he we'll may be with
such facts as he presents before him.
In part. he said:
OF more than 5000 cases OF smallpox
that have been treated IN 1891, 1907 and
1903 at the municipal hospital not one had
been recently successfully vaccinated.
Moreover, not one patient has been re-
ceiVed who had "A good scar OF yacCl-
nation performed within n period OF five
wears. The patients comprised, in the
main. two classes-thoSe never success
fully vaccinated and adults not Nacci-
statements hold good for the vast army
Of more than 5000 smallpox patients
treated BY DR.. Welch at the municipal
hospital I'm a period of more than thirty
In the past three years about 10 trained
nurses have been employed at the mu-
nicipai hospital in the smallpox depart
ment Not one OF this number has fallen
in with smallpox. Nor has any member
OF the medical corps contracted the dis
ease. II those coming into direct con-
pletely protected against the disease il
should certainly be an easy matter for
OF her members OF the community 10 like
wise safeguard themselves.
The showing is even better. For -four
or five years students from various
medical colleges. 200 of them in all
have been assisting IN the care OF
smallpox patients in Philadelphia. Only
one OF them contracted the disease, and
an investigation developed the fact that
he had never been successfully vac
cinated. a few years ago it became
necessary to erect additions to the main
isolation hospital i'm Philadelphia A
hundred men were employed on the
work only four refused to be vac
cinated and all four contracted small
pox. 1t would seem that such Stats
tics as these. and they could be multi
/ piled many times. should stop all argu-
ment against vaccination.
1T is no exaggeration of terms to say
that characterization propaganda have
caused many thousands of victims tC
| be consigned by smallpox 10 untimely
graves" said DIR. Schamberg. And he
answers the argument that vaccina-
ton is attended by danger with the
statement. which well informed people
know to be true, that no human act IS
cevoid of danger; that there is greater
danger 10 an individual in walking
about the streets of any city than IN
being vaccinsted- Nevertheless, Sc.
persons who refused to be vaccinated
have died in Philadelphia from small.
pOx since 1901.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-28
RAILROAD ACCIDENTS

discussing THE FREQUENCY Of
IL railroad accidents the Engineer
ing News. in an analysis of the inter
state commerce commissions report
for the quarter ending September so.
1908. says the popular notion that ae-
cidents occur more frequently with
passenger trains than with freight
trains is erroneous. The truth is that
freight trains are in difficulties very
mucn oftener than passenger trains.
The difference is that freight wrecks
are hardly ever reported unless they
occur in connection with passenger
wrecks.
The Engineering News furnishes the
following table:
Passenger Freight
trains. trains.
Collisions third quarter
i.id ...-...........-..s. Z1l l.ali
Derailments Cd quarter 14G lis,
Train mileage 1902 .i05, SIS, 23I 100 I'll .17l
Average mileage for
the quarter ..,.-......1o1, 4os.soS 1882. 20.
Miles run per collision. 100000 $3.50
Miles per derailment. 72i.3o0 O7,7ot
1t IS impossible 20 give train mile
age statistics for 1900. because they
have not been prepared. The table
shows that passenger thains are in col
lision once in 4O4. 900 miles Of running
and that they suffer one derailment to
about $4,000 miles. Freight trains, on
the other hand, collide i've times as
often as passenger trains and are de-
rallied seven times as often. The figures
would seem 10 show. therefore. that a
very much less degree Of care is exer-
clsed. in the operation Of freight than
OF passenger trains.
Il should be remembered. too. that
freight trains travel very much more
slowly than passenger trains and the
risk Of accident should be lighter.
Operating officials explain the ap-
parently unnatural discrepancy in risk
by the statement that public safety
reauires that the very best men be put
in charge OF passenger trains. Con-
duotors, engineers. fremen and brake
mer are all picked men, graduated to
fast passenger run after years in the
freight service.
Naturally this leaves the freight
service more or less demoraa-llized.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-28

s2.5e. The prospector departed and
the new owner Of Jennie had prob
lem on his hands. Jennie could no
longer nnasticate. One meal a week
was all Jennie was accustomed 20 and
she got along all right for several
days. Then she made IL clear that she
was hungry. A consultation was held
and the cook was finally persuaded TO
prepare some broth for Jennie. Jennie
swallowed q quantity of it without
difficulty and lived on broth until her
jaw knitted together. The jaw united
in such a manner that Jennie was un-
able to bite with her front teeth, al
though the grinders far TO the rear
worked as well as ever. The cook pro-
tested against preparing broth three
times a day for Jennie and, as the
broth diet was net altogether salts
factory 10 the burrO. another consul
tation was held Some brilliant spirit
suggested a trial OF breakfast food It
worked 20 perfection and Jennie IS
quite happy. She eats nothing else
now and is the pet of the camp. The
name Sunny Jim could not with
prOpriety be given her. because Jennie
is a young lady burro, but sunny
Jen' was admitted to be the best pos
s.ble name under the circumstances
and she got it. Indications are that
Jennie VIII lNt Llt dt1tS "A liz oNttf-s
of breakfast food holds out.
There was a rich lady of Leeds.
Whose jacket was covered with beads;
Two thousand and twenty.
Which surely was plenty
For the needs of the lady Of Leeds.
Count Boni De Castellane should try
not to think Of international politics.
1t viii be likely to give him head
ache.
The republic of Panama offers it's
navy for sale. Here's a great chance
for Russia 10 strengthen up.
II IL affects Young COrbett the same
way it affected the other Corbett the
Denver lad will be heard from many
times in the future
A defeat is a wonderful lubricant for
the jaw of a champion.
Perhaps if Russia paid it's soldiers
trifie for their service they would not
be so ready to sell military secrets.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-28

Freight trains must be manned with
comparative beginners whose mex
perience makes wrecks possible. And
as long as the public demands such
high standards Of efficiency and safety
in the passenger service the freight
crews win be stripped Of their best
men for the passenger service This
is eminently proper. too, for freight
wrecks cause far less loss Of life,
though they are more numerous, than
passenger wrecks
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-28

And all this time GormaL. NAe much
heralded Moses. has. by common con-
sent. failed dismally to unite the Demo-
cratic senators on either Cuban reel
procity. the tariff. the Panama issue or
anything else. True, he had a hard stu
alton TO meet. but so had Williams A
year ago the house minority was more
Of mob than the senate minority.
Before congress met there was "A lot
Of talk about raising the race issue. about
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-28
HERALD
ENGRA WING
CONF NY

Progress Bldg. Phone 81.
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Terma Of snhaorIn,lon.

Eastern offices, w. J. Morton III
eharge-l0 Nassau St. New York; 81
Washington ST., Chicago.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-28

Two young Frenchmen who swore
falsely in the Fair will case in the hope
OF getting free trip to the United
States. viii save board bills for the
next three years. They will be guests
OF the French government in a peni-
tertiary for that period of time.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-03-28

Judging from the prairie fires Ne
braska is having, that state could use
a foot or two Of our snow to good ad-
vantage.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-12-14
Notice.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ the undersigned, by virtue Of an Or
der of the Probate Court in re estate of
the late Rufus D. P. Rucker, will sell
at public outcry, to the highest bidder
OF bidders, for cash, at the residence
of the Late Rufus D. P. Rucker, on the
4th day Of January A. D. 1905, begin
ming at 10 O'Clock, all the personal
estate Of the said deceased, consisting
Of corn. fodder, mules, horses. bogs,
COWS. household and kitchen furniture
and machinery, including a gin and saw
mill outfit, with engine and boilers.
brick machine, cotton press. grain
thresher, grist mills, &c, Also buggies,
wagons, farm implements and all other
Of the personal property lately belong
ing to the said Rufus d. P Rucker.
TERMS-Cash. The sale will begin
promptly at ten O'Clock at the residence
and continue from day to day until all
the said personal property shall have
been disposed OF.
By order of the Probate Court.
BYRON F. RUCKER, 3,
Qualified Administrator.
December IA, 1904. 2w7.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-12-14
Cotton is now 7c.

Cotton is now 7c.
Hunters are reminded that W. ?.
Roofs is the place to purchase a shot
gun and ammunition.
The telephone system will soon be
in operation.
The ladies should always call and
see the pretty stock of dress goods at
". P. Roofs before buying.
Hunters are often seen these days.
It will paw you to call aud see
Bsllentine & Co. for Christmas and
Holiday goods, before buying. They
have full line on hand, and will give
you prices right.
How about your wood pile?
W. P Roof has everything IN the
Christmas goods line in stock. Be
sure to call on him before purchasing,
your Christmas supplies.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-12-14
TAX RETURNS.

TN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW
Il in reference to the assessment and tax
alton OF property, the Auditor. or his as,is.
tant. will be and attend the following nam
ed places Tor the purpose Of receiving tax
returns tor the fiscal year 1905. and in
order to meet the next appointment the
hour will close at II in the morning and
at o'clock in the afternoon; tax payers
will therefore, be prompt in meeting the
appointments 80 as not to cause delay
Tax pay Sers will please come prepared to
give the name Of their township and num-
Der of school dist,ics wherein they reside.
Books open from 1st to 9th of January,
1905. at Lexington G. 81.
Castor, Monday all day. January
Joe Reeder's, Tuesday morr ing Jan. 10.
]. J. Mack's. Tuesday evening Jan. TO-
Swansea, Wed and Thurs. Jan, II & ~.
Red Store Friday all day Jan. 13
W. N. Martins. Saturday morn. Jan. IA.
Edmund. Monday evening Jan. le.
Pelion, Tuesday all d'y Jan. II.
Luther Gantt's, Wed morn, Jan. l8.
Summit, Wed evening, Jan l8.
E. Il Addys, Thursday morn, Jan. 10.
G. F. Beisler Thursday eve. Jan. IS.
Gilbert F,idav all day, Ian %.
Lexington C 81. Saturday, Jan Fl.
Steadman, Monday morn. Jan 23
". Westmoreland's Monday eve Jan %.
Batesburg. Tuesda> all day, Jan a.
Leesville. Wednesday all day. Jan 70.
Lexington, Thurs and Friday Jan 1927
Brook land Saturday ali day. Jan %
Chapio, Mond4y al day. Jan 8.
Peak Tuesday all day, Jan 81
Sp'lng Hill Wednesday morn. Feb. l.
Hilton, Wednesday eve Feb. |.
White Rock. thursday morn Feb. 2.
Mrs. Busby's Thursday eve, Feb. ?.
Ballentipe Fr'd.y morning. Feb. 8.
Irmo, F.lday evening" Feb. 8.
limo, Saturday morning. Feb. (.
''rout's Store, Monday N nrring, Feb. s.
Lexington b, 7 g. 8 and 10
Irene, Saturday afternoon Feb. II.
Lexington G. II balance of time uD to
February 2Oth after which a pe,.alty Of
50 per cent will be added for failing to
make returns.
All male persons are subj scs to poll tax
from 81 to 60 years OF age, except those
exempt by law.
Under the new law all dogs are snhject
to tax of so cents and must be returned
at the same time when other property is
returned. G A. DEkRI, L.
Auditor Lexington County.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-12-14
! TRUTH in POETRY.

We have Shoes for the farmers son
To run across the felds,
In feathers black and glossy,
With both hard and rubber heels.
We have Shoes for the ploughman
And his mate who draws the hoe.
Aad Shoes for the sportsman
When on a pleasure trip he goes.
We have Shoes for every season
And in styles that can't be beat,
And Shoes at popular prices
To ft the different shapes OF feet,
We have shod the feet of Columbia
For some twenty years or 80,
And We hope to have this pleasure
For at least that many more.
Whenever you are in need OF Shoes
Come in and take peep
Our goods are known from Pudding
Swamp
To the banks of Rafting Greek.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-12-14
Peak n ews.

The B*z4ar to be held by the
ladies of Peak on Tuesday night,
December 20'b, in the school house
promises to be quite success. all
eorts of attractive things for Christ
mas presents in the way OF hand-
kerchiefs. aprons, collars, workbags,
pin cusbiona, toys and dolls will be
on the Christmas tree to be sold in
surprise packages. There will be
doll,es of every kind and variety,
wearing the latest and daintiest OF
clothes. Other features will be 8
post Office, fortune telling and cake
walk.
The supper will consist Q: oysters,
pickles, sandwiches and coffee.
The otilct is to raise funds for
school Improvements, and the public
is most cordially invited.
Mr.. G A. Swygert spent last
Wednesday at Chapin.
Mr.. w M Wilson was in Colum
bia few days last week on business.
MIR. W. B. Wise, of Prosperity,
was in town last Tuesday.
Miss Elizabeth Dominick spent
J st Saturday and Sunday in New
Lerry.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nick Summer, of
Lexington, visited the family of Mr..
W A. Sumner last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J q Bushardt are
visiting friends in Nrwberry.
The Sunday school Of Mount
Hermon Lutheran church is making
preparations for Christmas service
to be held during the holidays. They
will have Christmas tree.
Mr.. Lee Connor was in town Sun
day. Il.
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COLUMBIA. S. G.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-12-14

Everything for Christmas at the
Bazaar.
It is possible to talk yourself up
without running other people down.
35 Pair of mems 81 25 shoes to
close out at 81 90. We are making
this price to move them before JAN
uary 1st e G. Dreher & Go.
Rev. W D. Quick has purchased
two large fine horses to run his tur-
pertire wagon.
Mr.. G L. Taylor, G E Long and
G E SheaIy have entered the Lewie-
dale school and boards with Prof. S..
S. LindIer.
Deposit your money in the Lexing-
ton Savings Bank for safe keeping at
5 per cent. interest.
Mrs. JAMIE Ballentine and her &C.
complished daughter, Miss Cora,
were visiting at Prof. s. S. Lind!er's
last week.
II you want a nice rug, easel or
picture for Xmas present you will
fi2d it at Scott Hendrix.
Mr.. I B Keisler is attending the
Lewiedale Academy and boards with
Mr.. r. L. Keisler.
On last Monday Judge Purdy
granted bail to VIM. Glass, colored,
charged with having murdered jim
Garner, colored, at the K'nsler place,
on December 1st. The bond was for
$1,000 and the bondsmen are Mr.. B.
L Hook, and S L and P g. Glass.
Bond given before Ssml. B. George.
We have received another ship.
ment of hats-latest shapes and
colors. II you want stylish hat,
give Us call.
E.. G Dreher & Co.