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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02
Summer School.

The Lexington County Summer
School for Teachers opened here
today in the building of the Pal
metto Collegiate Institute. Q1ite a
number of teachers enrolled az
pupils. The outlook for success.
ful term is indeed fattering. Those
interested are taking a lively inter
est in it. The following are the
names of those who have enrolled:
Misses Dora E. Craft, Mary G.
Wingard, Eppie Roof, Ellen Hen
dirk, Rosa Belle Fsllsw, Erin J
George, Beulah E George, jamie
Saylor, Eunice Fulmer, Mary Henry,
Leila Fulmer, Lille I. Fallaw, Appie
Henry, Blanche Ryzer, Hattie Rob-
erte, Lizzie c. Seay, Emma Koon,
Patsy H. George, Katie Shuler,
Maggie Shuler, Sue j., Corley, Annie
Estelle Harmsn, Frances S. Lindler,
Maize Bannister, Carrie Corley, Leila
Lindler, Lille Smoak, Ella Harmap,
Della Harman, Anrie Harsey, Bertha
Kleckley, Nettie Lowmap, Alice
SteadmsD, Matte George, Mincy R.
Pound.
Messrs. Thomas Sbealy, Oscar
Spires, J. Ansel Caughman, T. g..
Derrick, Nathan M. Schofeld, Alon-
20 E Lown, J. ". Ha1man, Henry
W. Barr.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02
Dots from Steadman.

Crops in and around here are fine,
especially corn.
We had the misfortune to have the
depot at this place burned last Mon
day night at about l: O'Clock. The
agents loss individually was about
sixty dollars and there was about
five hundred dollars worth of freight
in the freight room.
The protracted meeting broke here
Thursday night. There was large
attendance and We trust some good
was accomplished.
Most of our people decided to
change the looks of their houses and
now they add greatly to the looks Of
the town by the use of paint.
W. L Quattlebaum & Sons have
sold their engine and boiler and now
want to sell their corn mill.
A. B. Q1attlebaum, Esq, is very
popular as matrimonial official.
Recently he tied the knot for Mr..
James Golfer and Miss Agnes Gunter,
aad on Saturday he performed for
another couple; have not learned
who.
Mr. A. Rose and wife and grand
daughter have been visiting the
Quattlebaum family at this place.
Jolly 80. A Subscriber.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02
Leesville Items.
To the Editor of the Dispatch:

To the Editor of the Dispatch:
Mrs. Annie Pose Riser is visiting
Miss Bertha Wise, in Saluda county.
Mrs. Mamie Padget is visiting Mr..
Mac Matthews family.
DR.. y. NJ. Crosson is at Harris
Lithia Springs.
Miss Sue Burton has been visiting
Mr.. John Drafts family.
Miss Alice Beard, who has been
visiting Mr.. J. P. Bodie's family, has
returned home.
Miss Bateman, of Georgia, is visit
ing Miss Lille Haynee.
Mrs. Dees and daughter, Mrs.
Geiger, of Florida, are visiting MIR.
Matthews family.
DR.. Mack and daughters, Misses
Maud and Jessie, visited friends near
Steadman Sunday.
Mr.. Rufus Smith, of Lexington, is
spending his vacation at his fathers
home here. We wish him pleasant
rest.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02
Black-shp1l.

A beautiful marriage took place in
St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran
church, Columbis, on Wednesday
afternoon, July l9, 1905, at 3 o'clock,
when Miss Olive May, daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. Jasper L Shull, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Luther Frs.
kline Black, representative OF The
Life Insurance Company of Virginia,
in this city.
The church was tastefully decorated
with ferns and palms. A large
number of friends were present.
Messrs. Miller Hill and Walter
Hennies we're ushers. Mr.. Black
entered one aisle accompanied by
Col. T. G. Sturkie, of Lexington, as
best man, and the bride entered the
other aisle with her cousin, Miss
Jessie E. Shull. They met at the
altar and were united in the sacred
bonds of wedlock By the Rev. G. I.
Morgan, of Gastonis, N. G., q cousin
OF the groom.
The bride was beautifully attired
in white silk trimmed 10 plated
chiffon. She wore white veil and
carried bouquet Of white brides
roses and maiden hair ferns. The
bridesmaid wore pink net and car
ried pink carnations. From the
church the bridal party drove to the
residence of Mr.. Shull, where de-
lightful refreshments were served.
Mr.. and Mra. Black LETT at 5 o'clock
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02
Klondike's Letter.

At last the dry spell is broken.
Friday evening and night the rain
fell in torrents. Roads and streets
We washed up considerably. Much
of the good work done on our streets
by the newly elected Mayor is lost.
But don't be discouraged, Prof,
plow up some more and let it wash
off. Maybe We will get rid of this
sand after awhile
Mr.. A. Taylor's dam Was broken
and about 80 feet of it was washed
away. His mill house was also
washed down and considerable dam
age done to bis machinery. Uncle
George Clark just did save his dam
BY letting up all gates. Had not
Mr.. Taylor notified him all would
have been lost.
The protracted meeting at Pond
Branch has closed. Rev. a. r.
Phillips did most of the preaching
and did it we'll. Pond Branch is a
moddle church in many respects and
of her the pastor is justly proud.
When this letter appears the meet
ing, of days, at Oak Grove will be
vel on the way.
Don't you believe all the tommy
rot you zee in the newspapers about
the awful consequences that will fol-
low upon the removal Of the dispen-
sary. OF course we will have some
blind tigers, but I hardly think it
possible for them to sell S1,C00,000
worth of whiskey in the year. A
record held by the dispensary.
Friends and fellow citizens of Lex
ington, this is no war upon any man
or set of men, but fight against
the whole whiskey business. We
have confidence in our Sheriff and
other officers that when the dispen-
sary has been voted out (and We
fully expect that very thing) that
they will enforce the law, if they
don't their time will be out after
awhile. I here and now csll upon
the boys from the estate of Lexing.
ing," from whose gooseberry sand
hills will yet come men whose indu-
ence will be felt and whose voice will
yet be heard in the councils of the
world, to arouse in their might and
crush out this bideous monster. We
do not care to discuss the dispen-
sary, but We do want all the peo-
pie to help US keep down and out the
whole whiskey business.
Klondike.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02

day because be has preached for US
on Monday after the 41h Sunday in
July every year since he mas been in
the ministry and We gladly call it
his day, but this year We felt it no
use to expect him on account of the
distance between us. Rev. Wessin-
ger accepted the invitation and
preached the word of God in its
purity and truth. MIR. Hsrman
preached two very impressive eer-
mons Tuesday.
The protracted meeting at Beuiah
started yesterday.
Mr.. Frank Harmsn and his little
sister, Ozslia, of Cross Hill, are now
visiting relatives and friends around
here.
Miss Maggie Belle Lorick is visit-
ing in the Peters section.
Messrs. J. A. Ballentine, Irenius
Warner and Reber Ballentine at
tended convention at Zion.
Mr.. Jake Lorick went to the cue
at Irmo last Saturday. Must be
some attrection to ride that distance
to q barbecue.
Mr.. Thad Derrick and family, of
White Rock, visited at Mrs, NJ. J.
Ballentine's Saturday and Sunday.
Our young folks are anticipating a
grand time On the 10th of August at
picnic near air. Ben Rswl's place.
Everybody is invited to attend with
we'll filed baskets, and all enjoy the
day together. Il.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02

Riohland county has never favored
the dispensary system: and while it
may not be altogether pleasant to
record the fact, it's hold is largely
through the money inhuence-thst
is the $4,000 of profit, saving that
much of taxes.
The city of Columbis last year de-
rived $22, 1856 50, net, from the dis
pensaries, aud the county received q
similar amount. This year the net
profit to the city will be $25, 900, and
a similar amount will be received by
the county. For the first six months
Of this year the net profits to the
city of Columbia and county have
been Sl2,0s6 96 each.
The tax levy in Richland county
is 144 mills, the tax levy in the city
of Columbia is Is mills, and with
the extravagant expenses in the city
of Coluubia, and the disposition to
keep en- spending, the people are not
disposed to cut off this $4,000
which is derived from the dispensary
by the city, aud pay for it in ad-
disionaI taxes and st the same time
to increase the 1444 mills county
taxes which they would have to do
if they lost the S25,O00 which goes
to the county.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02
Dots from Pineville Academy.

Dots from Pinevi1le Academy.
The weather is very hot nowadays.
Crops are looking we'll in this
section
The health of the community is
good at present.
The school at this place is pro-
crossing nicely under the leadership
of Miss Myrtle Wertz. We are glad
to have her with US again.
The protracted meeting at hit.
Pleasant closed last Thursday eve
ming. Rev Shealy was assisted by
Rev. B. D. Wessinger and Theo-
logical student J. 8 Harman.
Rev. Wessinger flied Rev. S. c..
Ballens:ne's place, which was Mon
day. We call it Rev. Ballentine's
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02

the dispensary, may join with the
religious element, and may vote for
prohibition in retaliation. IT this
should be done. prohibition would be
likely to win. II. however, normal
conditions are allt sed to prevail, the
remembrance of the past would
prevent prohibition from again carry
ing this county.
Some years ago Barnwell county,
of which Bsmberg was then part,
voted for prohibition and siren.
uous effort was made to enforce the
Law, but without success.
Blind tigers seemed to be lurking
at almost every road crossing, and
street corner, and drunkenness and
disorder increased to such an extent
thst finally prohibition leadere, of
their own accord, consented to repeal
the law and return to the high
license system.
So it appears that for this county,
at least, the license system is pre-
ferable to prohibition as it has been
enforced in the past, and that the
dispsnsary system, when properly
enforced, is great improvement
over either.
Blind tigers have been almost un-
known in this county under the
operation of either the dispensary
law or the high license law, and if
single one exists in the county now
it is unknown to the writer.
The profits of the dispensary in
this county for the nine months from
September l, 1904, to June 80, 1905,
were $11,581 13, of which amount
the county got one-hslf and the fol-
lowing towns got the other:
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02

Everybody is invited to the picnic
Of the Confederate Veterans in this
place on the 9th and they are ex-
pected 10 attend With we'll filed
baskets. If, however, anything
should happen to prevent you from
attending in person see to it that you
are represented by a we'll filed bas-
ket OF good things for the old vet
erans to eat. Let none of them 60
away hungry.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02

for visit to the formers parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. P. E. Black, in Lex
ington county. They were accom-
panied by Miss Trannie Bell Black
and Mrs. Walter Hill, of Cross Hill,
sisters of the groom.
The young couple will be at home
after few days at the residence of
MIR. Jasper L Shull, 904 Oak street,
Columbia.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02
Free to Farmers,

We will advise you free of charge
which is the very best Mower made
if you will apply TO US either in
person or by letter.
Lexington Department Store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02
Barnwell is Satisfied.
News and Courier.

Barnwell is Satisfied.
News and Courier.
Barnwell, July 22.-Replying to
YOUR letter of the 18th inst, asking
eertain information with reference to
she questions on the dispeusary Law,
etc, I will state:
i. Thst there is no probability OF
an election under the Brice law in
this county in the near future, as
there has been no agitation that I
can learn of on the subject. Barn
well county in "a or '65 had Prohi-
bition; Bamberg was not at that
time cut off, and it provoked very
bitter contest in the county, and
prohibition was carried by the votes
Of the religious element, who from
conscientious motives regarded pro-
hibation as the best disposition OF
the liquor question. They were as
sisted materially in this issue by an
element desiriors of selling liquor
without license and by certain class
Of drinking men, who felt that they
were sppeasing their. consciences by
voting against their appetitee, we'll
knowing, I believe, that prohibition
would not interfere st all with the
indulgence Of their appetites and
they would get the credit of q noble
act, without suffering any depriva-
tion therefrom. Is lasted in the
county some two years, provoking
numberless issues Of more or less
consequence and, after another bitter
campaign, g convention was held to
pass upon the propriety Of its main
tensnce or repeal, and the convention
by q majority of one vote decided to
repeal the law and to have legisla-
tion in accordance with the demand
to repeal it., During that time it is
q notorious fact that prohibition did
not prohibit, but the drug stores
became improyised bars, to which
the traffic from the saloons was in
many instances transferred; blind
tigers were all over the county. num-
erous cases of violation were brought
up for trial before the various courts
and other tribunals and in very few
instances were any convictions had
or true bills found, and these con-
ditions caused the sentiment in favor
of its repeal.
You can readily perceive, therefore,
that Bsrnweu county will naturally
be very reluctant to indulge in this
experiment a second time.
There are no petitions in circula-
ton under the Brice law, nor do I
believe that if such petitions were
circulated the necessary number of
names could probably be obtained. I
am satisfied that the people OF the
towns, in which dispenssries are
located, are in favor Of the dispenssry,
because OF the dispenssry revenue to
the towns, which they would lose in
the event of prohibition, seriously
affecting their schools, etc.
L is problematic, if an issue should
be had, which side would likely win.
It may be that the liquor men, who
are opposed to the dlspensary, which
broke up their various businesses
and caused many to leave the State,
bankrupts, or to engage in Other
business after this loss entailed by
DU,c Trp IT'D
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02
0range|)urg Collegiate Institute
oRANGEBURG, S. c.
ORkNGEBURG, S. G.

The school Educational equipped fine faculty
moderate buildings supplied with
: Z thc asking Address,
101 Peterson, President, S, c..
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1905-08-02

REDUCES EXPENSES.
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Always uae T. x. L. for pains.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01

Fig. 5. View of the Moon near the
Third Quarter. (From a photography
became so cool that a permanent crust
could exist. But even when this permanent
crust had formed the cooling and shrink
ing by no means stopped. only now the inn
prisoned gases under the enormous pres
sure could only escape 10 the surface
through assures and holes. 1t was about
these outlets that the craters formed
Intermittent Eruptions.
1t is believed that this process of erup-
ton did not go on steadily, bat only in
termittently. After Il general eruption the
pressure on the interior would be so re-
lleved that the crust would have time 20
greatly thicken before the pressure from
its shrinking again became sufficient TO
cause the imprisoned gasses to break
through. Thus each successive general
eruption was accomplished with greater
and greater difficulty and severity. The
last eruption was so violent that II not
only formed the large crater Tycho, but
actually rent the whole crust IN great cracks
hundreds of miles long, the imprisoned lava
escaped through these cracks and solidized,
thus forming the rddiating streaks which
lead from Tycho.
The cooling Of the moon was thus
rapid one accompanied by sceat and vio-
lent eruptions. The same process Is now
going on with our earth, and though the
ageing of this greater world IS FAR more
gradual and quiet the ultimate result VIII
be the same. The interior rocks In cooling
will absorb all Of our air and moisture anu
finally the earth will have grown perfectly
cold and dead as the moon has done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01

Sagitta the Arrow. and Delphinus. the lat
ter containing two beautiful doubles at 1
and NJ, respectively, while above these
there stretches out the large rather bright
group called Cygnus, or the Swan. This
constellation is more generally known as
the Northern Cross, a figure which IL re-
sembles very closely, the upright extending
from L to V and the transverse from X to
Y. 1t was in this consolation that there
were discovered wonderfully extended
patches of family shining matter. stretching
from star to star for millions upon mill
lions of miles. And what this matter is is
as yet an unsolved mystery. Whether II is
simply portions of the great nebulus lett
behind when the rest of the nebulus con-
tracted into stars. or whether ii is mate
rial elected by the stars themselves is
wholly unknown. 1t may indeed have no
connection with the stars or nebulus at all.
The Moon Through the Telescope.
If the observer will examine our satel-
lite when 1t is about half full, during
the second week of July, he will be able
easily to detect even with very small
telescope that its surface is very rough.
1t is. in fact, covered with hundreds OF
volcanic craters which crowd and overlap
each other in every conceivable Way
Ihls Is well shown in figure .. In a tele-
scope of two inches aperture or more he
VIII be able TO detect the small canes or
craterlets In the centers of the larger
craters. and slightly larger glass will
SHOW him the great roughened crater
walls which after forming have IN many
cases partially slid down onto the floor
of the crater. forming terraces inside the
crater wall A typically large crater is
shown in figure 3. He will also see the
deep gorges which the lava has here and
there worn in the crater walls, while
around many of the craters the hardened
lava itself may be seen flowing out in
every direction. At irregular intervals
he will also notice large grayish areas
some of which make uD the features of
the familiar man in the moon These
were thought to be seas by Calico. and
they still bear the names which he gave
them-the Sea of Serenity, the Sea of Tran
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01

quillity, etc.-although 1t is now known
that there is no air and no water on the
moon at all
If during the third week of the month.
when the moon Is full, the observer will
examine 1t again, the various seas" will
be much more conspicuous than before.
but the surface will not appear to he
nearly so rough. This is because the sun
is now shining vertically down into the
craters and valleys so that the elevations
throw no shadows. and, therefore, do not
appear to stand out well. The craters, In
fact, now look like little silvery patches
on the moons surface, and the borders
of the seas merely like lines between the
light and dark areas. Near the lower edge
of the moon an unusually large and bright
crater will be noticed. This is the crater
Tycho, and stretching out from it there
may be seen a number of curious radiat-
ing lines. some of them 900 miles long
which stretch straight across the surface
of the moon, cutting through the craters
and seas
If the observer considers that the moon
Is 2, 163 miles through he will at once see
that the craters which cover its surface
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01

are very much larger than any which are
found on the earth. Some of them are
indeed more than 100 miles across and their
walls are 10000 or more feet high. When
they were erupting by the hundreds the
moon must have presented a grand spec
tacle. truly veritable and magnificent
piece of fireworks In the sky.
The Moons Past History.
What was the cause Of this wonderfully
violent volcanic action. and why did II so
soon die out. leaving the moon cold. per-
fectly still, dead world, without trace Of
either air or water on It's surface7
The answer to this question is contained
In the simple fact that the earth the moon.
and all of the other bodies surrounding our
sun are slowly cooling of. But il is we'll
known that the larger a body Is the more
slowly IL cools. and thus Jupiter. Saturn.
Uranus and Neptune. each of which is far
larger than the earth. are stiil very hot.
so hot indeed that they are not solid worlds
at ALL but are in vaporizcd condition,
There can be no doubt that ages ago tile
moon was In this condition also. but that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
THE HEAVENS IN JULY
Midsummer Sky Not So
Brilliant as That of Winter.
VIEWS OF THE MOON
THE LATEST OBSERVATIONS OF
EARTH'S SATELLITE.
Telescope Shows That the Surface of
the Moon is Very Rough-Its
Past History.

Written for The Star by Prof Eric Doolittle
The midsummer sky is far less brilliant
than that of winter The very bright and
striking winter consultations have all long
since sunk from view in the west; only the
moderately bright little group of Leo, or the
Sickle. IS now visible in the early evening,
and by August even this will have disap-
peared. The milky way is now well up in
the east and stretching along this is the
series of autumn consultations, each of
which, though rather faint, is very beau
tiful.
1t is always a little difficult for a begin
to trace out in the sky the various con-
stelations which he finds a star map
Perhaps the best method is to locate this
broad band of the autumn stars which lies
along the milky way and then to add enc
after another, the groups lying west Of
these by noticing their positions with refer
ence to the stars of this band which have
just been learned. When the observer has
gotten well started in this way 1t will take
him but few hours to learn all of the pin
cipal groups of the sky which are visible at
this time of the year. If he will then buy u
small star atlas he will find it a study Of
absorbing interest to search out with Il PAIR
of opera glasses or a small telescope some
of the star clusters, nebulus, double stars
and other objects shown on the maps. IN
doubtedly he will then be led to read about
the objects which he has seen in one of the
many excellent popular books on astronomy.
This is the best and most interesting way to
begin the study of the stars, the way in
which many of the most celebrated astrono-
mers began.
The Summer Stars.
If on any clear summer evening the OBJ
server will go out into the country, so as
10 get away from the glare of the city
lights, and face toward the south he will
see the beautiful milky way coming up
from the ground in the southeast and pass
ing over the entire sky to meet the ground
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-07-01
THE SMOKE-EATERS
BY HARVEY J. O'FIGGINS
l.
THE RED-INK SQUAD"
Copyright. 1904 1905, by the Century Coz

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