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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-08-31

5000 yds. 38-in Sea Island 41c the yard.
5000 yds. Best Shirting Prints 4 &c g. yard
3OOFine All Wool piece Suits at S450.
so Fine All-Wool Flaked Mixture, in mixed
8 brown color at 81 so, sold at $1,000.
nice All-Wool Suits at $685., regular
price 5000.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1904-08-31


60 to college with the idea of fitting
themselves for better work in that
line, there is strong probability that
for the most part they will return to
country schoolteaching-a result
which will richly repay the State for
it's liberal policy in providing for
their training as teachers.
Each year better salaries are being
paid in the country schools, and for
several years there have been in sew
eral counties country schools which
college-bred men of high reputation
are proud to teach. The simplicity,
freedom and beauty of country life,
and the growing advantages, with
telephones, mail deliveries and H.
braries, have peculiar charms for the
scholar and the thinker. The present
indications are that within this de-
cade country schoolteaching in South
Carolina-so long held in disrepute-
will be recognized as choice pro-
fession. Already six to nine hundred
dollars year, with little expense for
living, is not an infrequent salary.
Professor Wardlaw's men readily
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-10
PERSONAL

Miss May Harrison. who has Just
succeeded IN winning an open scholar
ship at the Royal College of Music.
London, for the violin, at the age OF
10. carried OF the gold medal offered
BY the Associated Board Of the Royal
Academy and Royal College of Music
from among s,057 competitors.
Ernest F. Stanley Of London is on
his way home after visit to Wyom-
ing. where he has been looking over
some land on behalf OF a big English
syndicate That is the greatest coun-
Try I ever saw" declares Mr.. Stanley,
and 1 have Travelled all over the
earth Its magnificent scenic beauty
is unsurpassed and its possibilities Of
development. with the advent OF irri-
cation, are boundless."
Prince Cetewayo. grandson Of the
famous Zulu King who was captured
by the British in South Africa TWEEN
ty-twO years ago, is a student in Lon
don. devOting much of his time 10 law
and history. He likes England and the
English. he says, but hates their way
OF dressing. The immaculate trousers.
frock coat and tall hat are to him 4
sore affection, but he finds relief at
night. when he strips and rolls him
self in a blanket.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-10
CoTToy's FOE.

The opinion given by DR.. Howard,
chief entomOlogist OF the United States
Department OF Agriculture, in respect
TO the boil weevil the other day at
New Orleans, is calculated to have a
depressing effect upon the cotton
states. According to a dispatch to one
Of the commercial papers Of New York
he said that the progress Of the wee
vii could only be retarded. that the
pest couldn't be exterm9nated- 1T
is only a question of time" he said.
when 1t will be in every one Of the
cotton states"
The hope has been entertained that
the pest could be exterminated. Con-
gress has appropriated a large sum Of
money for the purpose. and both Texas
and Louisiana have made appropria-
tions. According to DR.. Howard 1t
Is only a question OF time when the
other cotton states win be fighting
the weeviL 1t is his view that the
cotton planters might as well make
UP their minds TO raise cotton in spite
of the pest. OF course they can do
this. but the crop will not be so profit
able as it is now, and it viii be pro-
duced under greater difficulties. There
was hope that a kind of cotton
might be found that would not be
attacked by the weevil. but it has
been abandoned.
The experiments in the direction of
discriminating the weevil win not be
abandoned, notwithstanding the opin-
ion of DR.. Howard, though it is prob
able that his view is generally accept
ed by scientists acquainted with the
subject. The unexpected may happen
and a means Of destroying the pest
found 1t is certainly to be hoped that
such VIII be the case.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-10
sons of Mnnchau.en.

John D. Crimmins. during his tour Of
Italy. did not neglect 10 visit the Flor
entine villa OF Mark Twain, says an
exchange. Mark Twain welcomed Mr..
Crimmins and told him an amazing
story.
Lying" he said, is a noble accom-
plishment, and il should be encouraged.
When We hear q good lie We should
repeat il, giving to the liar the praise
that is his due.
There is a good liar in Florence.
His name is Pietro. To incite Pietro
10 one Of his loftiest flights I said to
him the other day:
Did you ever hear, Pietro, OF the
fish that lived on frost?
No. said he.
Well. this fish, explained. Thaunts
the Maine coasts. II comes ashore ev
cry morning before the sun has melted
the frost, and from the rocks and tree
trunks and grass blades il scrapeS
with its blunt teeth enough of this
cold food 10 last it for the day. II
can never be caught in the water, for
the reason that it will not rise to bait
ashore with their hands. Its flesh is
considered d delicaey and brings s2.25
pound.
''Psetro sneered.
=. Now. viii tell YOU he said, about
my uncle's wife. My uncle kept this
mule in q wooden stable, and he fed
il on popcorn. One day the stable
took fire, and the popcorn in the mules
stall, shooting up into the air, descend
ed all about the unfortunate animal in
soft, white fakes. These fakes the
mule mistook for snow. He imagined
that ne was in snOwstorm and froze
TO death %
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-10
BRIGHT BITS.

-Boarder No. /: What's that loud
humping noise in the kitchen?
Bearder No. ?: It's the landlady ham
mering the steak and wishing il was
the Beef Trust--Chicago Tribune.
She: Mrs. Doxey tells me that ali
through Lent she had nothing for her
luncheon but bread and water.
He: III bet ii was Boston brown
bread and ApOllinaris water.-Brooklyn
Life.
Mrs. Suburbs: 1 thought you said
we could economic by living in the
country.
Suburbs: But, my dear, 1 didn't know
then that you would insist on raising
our own egetables.-Judge.
Life is full of trials" said the
melancholy citizen.
Yes" answered Mr.. Grafton Brab,
and the worst Of il is that a whole
lot Of the trials are resulting in con-
victions. Washington Star.
It's nonsense to say the way OF
the transgressor is hard" remarked
the man who had been taken in by an
oilY swindler.
"Yesg''
Yes. his way is usually suave." -
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-10
WOMEN AND MARRIAGE.

II has been- asserted that there are
relatively fewer marriages now than
there were fifty years and more ago.
why women do not marry" or, II
they do, why they put It OF frequently
until they are more than 30 years Of
age, is the subject of a magazine ar
ticle by a minister of the gospel. This
proposition indicates that the minister
in question lives in a Northern city.
Had he lived in the country or in the
South he would doubtless have found
that not a great many Of those who
marry put it Of until after they are
over 30. Again, in the country and
in the South the minister would
doubtless have found that there had
not been an alarming falling-off in
marriages. There are some bachelor
girls" in these sections who have
passed 80, to be sure. but the number
of them does not begin to compare
with the numbers to be found In New
York, Boston. Providence. Newport,
Philadelphia and other cities Of the
North and East.
But the reverend gentleman has
data to show that there has been a
relative decrease in the number Of
marriages in the United States. and
asks why. He assumes that women OF
the period are naturally just as anx-
ious to become wives as We're those
of a hundred years ago. Then why
don't they get married? 1t will not
do to dismiss the query with the flip
pant reply that nobody asks them.
Many OF them are not asked. but why
are they not? That is a part of the
original query. For one thing. says
the preacher, woman. with an en-
HANGED sense Of equal rights as be-
tween the sexes, is unwilling to sacri-
flee her individuality. Higher stand
ards of living, which cost money.
have made marriage. to all except the
very rich or the very poor, more a less
matter of calculating the cost Mar
riage is to the middle classes pretty
much an economic. business question.
Can the man and the woman afford
it? Formerly marriage was a ques-
ton of the heart, of love and affec-
ton Modern methods OF living have
modified that sort of thing.
We seem now to have reached the
point" says the preacher, where a
large number Of young men and wo-
men are ready to sacrifice the thing
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-10
- - NV ~.

Len,s,r cLelssra1rs TIE c;heE Pay
s--szsE1s s,4 --sgru-Ast9a that King
Edward els B -.sB Eat TIE ch1ppies
w-srs --zzzis,3ll15sly interested But,
r,sl15-- .tgw- the item. CONSERVATION
vVsrrgciS r>s1- wesez they found the
srArsl-Arz sAAE t1e pattern OF the
Kings new lat sad been copyrighted
and There us reason for their mental
sxre.s-nene AMI Eeea disappointment
WIS d. u0c THIS same Edward who,
few pears ago as Prince OF Wales. was
The glass oe fashion and the mold Of
f1<- for tire whole Of Great Britain
ami = large part q the civilized world?
D5d not the taiiors and swells Of Lon
don and Liverpool and New York and
Chicago watch for the latest bulletins
from Marlborough House respecting
hats. gloves, coats and trousers with
as much eagerness as ever a cotton
Spectator watched for the government
crop report? And when H. r. H.. the
Prince, appeared with new tie or
new waistcoat. were not the haber-
daSheries and the tailor shops buried
in orders for duplicates of them2 In
those days Albert Edward liked 70
be copied. At least, he made no OBJ
lection to it. He did not copyright
his furnishings, and anybody and
everybody who could pay the price
was at liberty to dress as the Prince
Of Wales did.
Now Edward has copyrighted his
hat. according to the story. Nobody
can have one like il. except by his
special permission. That is undsmo-
cratic, and, as Prince Of Wales. Ed
ward liked to be known as one OF the
most democratic OF royal persOnages-
Why, ne used even TO play baccarat
with comnoners. and accept the hos
pitality Of comnlSners at their houses.
Not only are Britishers excluded from
copying the Kings hat, but the people
Of other countries are denied the prtvi-
lege. Great Britain has copyright
reciprocity treaties with probably all
OF the leading countries. so that the
Kings copyrighted hat win be pro-
tected in other countries than his own.
That is. Of course. assuming that the
London story OF the copyright is cor
rect But the thing is 50 unlike the
Edward OF old that many persons will
decline TO believe it It is easy enough
TO understand why a woman should
want to copyright her hat. 50 that no
other woman on the globe could have
one like H. But men do not as a rule
set SO much store by such things. And
then Edward has always been 50 free
to give the world the benefit OF his
sartorial genius that it seems unrea-
sonable TO suppose he would suddenly
grow selfish and ultra-exclusive-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-10

they really DO need. namely. = pare
and healthy domestic LIE. in the mad
and vain e15eayor 10 maintain an ar-t-
fetal standard o. living. w1ich has 10
rational justin -zc.ou II ths-- physical
or mental natures, and which : never
justified by a zeal happiness Of which
they have dreamed and for wh.ch they
have v2l-ly Ion gel E-- ne : 3 fool
who fc- ;As sake = -2-= s--@ 20 eat
and drink ard wez- ana misuse :
wiling 10 iztss-ttsty possPo2s 3 pure
t1Enes-tc life o. cNe C1hsr hand Ee
has wei -1s1 -4s:a-e3 ;as ssc-e- q
. azFpy lie w1o ---z-rtss 81 C1e age -.
So wsz-sss- e-s --,,c-ns Ely BE- ana
~hs ~ re.s s;G1-,s .1--s eEs ne genius
- i've ~ &C 5As A1sa -asalVs - sge-ld
szcA ys1- 3 esw ..,1Ars less ;1AC MS
Ln-e--s
Bar NE : Eazrs .sc-g5sx .1a- tor-
-s-gv Times 1Ave titA- re5. and men
and wssz,,sn ,.ATs els.1z.ss,1 wr..4 them
Mcre 4Tesnl4ss 4 9r- -3sg-z.s-. 4-e open
q wls-rec -tsBc -e.Az HrAs --s cas@ Ely
ysur,s ~. Tvs wcraK- 81 ~-agk- earn
Eg nsc sv- 1v-s ard dependent
q ne ,1-Tcrs sE b -1.az. las .ess time
FIR A13 l.sss z,.l-z.A.5,- - g,os--g as
S4-srgc fir CtzvhEs ,3Grr.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-10

Once there was a young man who
was madlx in love with a beautiful
girl, says the Chicago Record Herald.
After ne had called on her few times
her father went 70 the young man,
saying:
7 should like TO have a few minutes
private conversation with you on a
little matter Of business"
The young mans heart began to
beat violently, and his face turned very
red.
7 assure you. Mr.. AIiggleham." he
said, that my intentions are strictly
honorable, and that
I beg your pardon for interrupt
ing said the girls father, but before
We proceed any further 1 should like
10 ask you = few questions. What
are your resources2 Do you own any
property? Have you any money IN
the bank? Have you any paying in
YestmenJs?"
"Oh." replied the young man. becom-
ing enthusiastic. I think I can Tezs-
sure you on those points very quickly.
In the first place, / inherited SO, 90
from my grandmother. This is invest
Cd in gilt-edged stock which is paying
annual dividends OF "A per cent.
have for several Years held a lucrative
position. and I've been careful in using
my money. I have invested Sl2,0 in
a house and lot, which I rent for $I75
a month. and I have money scattered
around in various banks. II il became
Necessary I could raise $50, 90 in cash
tomorrow. and l have no reason TO
doubt that I shall continue 10 advance
here, SO that
Very we'll" the old man replied.
Much obliged I've just been appoint
ed Z member OF the board of eQualiza-
ton and I notice that you are down
on the lts- for S425 worth OF personal
property. while your S12,0e0 house Is
listed as being worth $3.50. Good morn
ing"
When the young man revived an
hour later. it was found that his reason
was gOne, perhaps forever.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-10
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Havana (Cuba) Post says: THE
Cuban election frauds are lately the
cause for sarcastic remarks on the part
of some papers of the United States.
The papers making these remarks are
for the most part printed in cities
which can put Cuba to shame any time
in the matter OF election frauds
The Chattanooga Times says: The
Worlds Fair commissioners are about
to appropriate 100000 to bill board
the big show. The newspapers OF the
country, in the meantime, are expect
ed to advertise it free. Lots OF big
shows have made monumental fall
ureS by pursuance OF just such a
short-sighted policy"
The Philadelphia Record says:
There is no doubt that the South Of
fers fertile lands and a genial climate
at low prices. The delusion that
white men cannot endure outdoor la
Dor in low ATTITUDES is passing away,
and the greater delusion that colored
labor is cheaper because ii costs less
is slowly yielding to the pressure OF
evidence that high-priced is more eco
nomical than low-priced labor. A large
white foreign-born population in the
South would create most interesting
social and political changes"
The Philadelphia Ledger Qnd.) says:
Tt is not surprising to hear Burton
maintain that he did no wrong. Ac-
cording to the standards to which he
had been accustomed in practical pol
iticS. he probably perceived no wrong
in what he did. It was no worse than
what he saw others doing with i'm
punity. The value of his conviction
Is in fixing attention, not upon a va
riable statute, but upon an irnmuta BILE
moral law. We may hope that few
senators need the lesson. but we know
that very many Of those who make
senator's. or are made by them, do need
IL. and that most of all we need it in
the underlying public conscience, too
little sensitive to oficial honor"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-10

Before the House Committee on La
Dor on Thursday. Bishop SpaldIng,
who was a member of the Coal Strike
Commission, in behalf of the Foss ar
duration bill, gave il as his opinion
that where a business doesn't permit
Of living wage according to the Amer
lean standard OF living. it ought to
close up" This opinion of the bishops
presents an interesting question. In
the first place. who is to determine
what is a fair living wage according
to the American standard of living?
Some of the immigrants that come 20
this country can live on half what
native born citizen can and they think
they are living we'll Their wages
might not permit OF their living in
accordance with the American stand
ard, and the business in which they
were employed might not permit OF an
increase IN their wages. Would it be
advisable in that case to Close up the
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-10
No Reason to Worry.

Brother said the preacher who
was having a heart-to-heart talk with
the deason, according to the Chicago
Record Herald, i must speak out.
This is matter that has been on my
mind for a long time. I have tried to
make myself believe that specializing
in stocks is not gambling. but can't
get my conscience to keep quiet.
must warn YOU that you can't go on in
your present way and hope for saliva
tion. You can't be a Christian while
you win money by dealing in futures
and by selling and buying on mar
gins"
oh" replied the good bros.ler, you
wrong me. don't deal in futures, aud
I'd be a fool TO buy and sell on mar
gins. 1 admit that that sort of thing
is only gambling under another name.
I never do such things I do a brok-
erage business only-merely furnish
the opportunity for others to take the
chances. Don't worry about me. I'm
all right"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-10
How He Cheated Himself.

Edward Atkinson of Boston. the
noted economist, was talking about
trieksters, says the New York Tri-
bune.
They who descend to trickery.'' he
said, have small minds always. That
is why they don't succeed They dupe
others now and then, but they dupe
themselves just as often.
That man was, perhaps, a typical
trickster who once bought, here in
Brookiine, tweHty-seven loads Of -four
from the railroad. He had a heavy
plank on his wagon, and he kept the
plank there during the weighing of
each load Then when the flour was
all weighed and he was setting on for
home, he said in great excitement to
the friend who was with him:
Say nothin. Bill; I shaved that
Teller. 1 never deducted the plank but
once. Keep steady Say nothin''
And Bill indeed had a hard time
to convince the foolish old fellow that
he had bought from the railroad thir-
ty pounds OF plank twenty-six times"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-10
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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-04-10

From the New York Times.

From the New York Times.
Suppose Japan whips Russia or that
Russia whips Japan.
Beware the dreadful consequence"
says the supposing man.
Suppose the British were to Join the
doughty japanese,
Suppose that Kaiser William set a
fleet upon the seas
To gobble up the British. and suppose
that France were drawn
Into the worldwide conflict for the
one Korean pawn.
Suppose these things all happened;
and imagine, II you can,
The sea of blood to follow" says the
suggestions man.
Well, suppose the sun we're rayless
and the moon We're made OF
cheese,
There isn't any question but the most
OF US would freeze.
Suppose it should stop raining, that
no moisture were to fall,
The roads would get so dusty that we
couldn't breathe al all.
Suppose all men stopped working, what
a lot of idleness
There would ensue in all the land from
that. must confess.
Suppose the sea should food the Gand;
imagine if YOU can
How wet the world would be IL you're
a suggestions man
Suppose the men were speeches. and
the women stricken dumb,
How very. very quiet all the people
would become:
Suppose there were no foodstuffs on
the earth or in the sea,
How very. very hungry all the popu-
lace would be.
Suppose the earth stopped spinning IN
its orbit through the air.
There,d be no night or morning for US
all, do declare.
Suppose you just attended to your
business mighty close.
Suppose you did-why. really. shere'd
be nothing TO suppose.
~. W. Foley.