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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-05-09

OOSooS So
The essential quail.
fcations of a
lasting paiN, viz,
perfectly blended
pigments and pure
linseed oil, are
what you get when
HANNAH PAINT is
used.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-05-09

by druggists, in fifty
cent and one-dollar
size bottles. You may
have a sample bottle
-
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1906-05-09
Going to Paint
II g ,

Has the palnt On
your house ever
stuck FIVE years?
HANNAH P Mt
will stick five
years!
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
Limited B.tAins.

DR.. Somerville Hastings, lecturing at
the London Institute Of Hygiene on
Cleanliness Is Next to Godliness," !"
said that people were much cleaner
now than in the reigns of Queen Mary
and Elizabeth, when the washing Of
clothes was unknown. Cotton was
hardly In use. and linen was expensive.
The poor wore rough woolen garments,
which were never washed, and the bet
ter classes adorned themselves with
silks and velvets, which were dyed
when they would no longer pass mus
ter in regard to cleanliness 1t is re-
corded continued DR.. Hastings, that
James I. never washed either hands or
face during the period he posed as the
wisest fool in Christendom, but con-
fined bis cleanliness within the narrow
limits of wiping his finger tips upon
damp napkln.-London Telegraph.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
BABIES IN ARABIA.
Their Charms aad Perfumes and the
Shaving of Heada.

Life has exceptional difficulties for
the babies of Arabia, especially for
those who are Of sufficiently high rank
to be brought up according to all the
ancient customs Of their race. A royal
baby's first toilet there consists in
winding a bandage about Its body aft
er it has been carefully bathed and per-
fumed
If the child be girl, on the seventh
day of her birth. holes, usually six in
number. are pricked in her ears, and
when she is two months old heavy gold
rings are attached to them, to be worn
throughout her lifetime except during
periods of mourning for relatives. On
the fortieth day the baby's head is
shaved. and the disposal of the hair Is
regarded as very weighty matter. 1t
must not be burned or carelessly
thrown away. but buried, thrown into
the sea or hidden away.
The fortieth day marks turning point
in the child's life. Heretofore it. has
only been seen by few, but now it may
be seen by anybody and is regarded as
fairly launched on the tide Of existence.
Several charms are attached to its body
for protection against the ''evil eye"
Everything the child uses is perfumed
and covered at night with jasmine
and before it is used fumigated with
amber and musk and sprinkled with
altar of roses.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
SLOT MACHINES.
They Were Used During the Time
and Reign of Rameses,

They Were Used During the Time
and Reign of Rameses.
A correspondent of the Boston Her.
aid writes: 1T Is true there are few
things new under the sun. Air beds or
what we call pneumatic beds. were
used by the Romans before the Chris
tian era. The most remarkable duplica-
tion of an old invention is the nickel
in-the-slot machine. This was first
used during the time and reign OF Ram
eses, in the eighteenth. dynasty of
Egypt, for the purpose of supplying
holy water, that which had been bless
ed by the priests, to the people who
desired it. The machine was urn shap-
ed, with a small cylinder inside,
through which ran a rod connecting a
valve at the bottom of the cylinder
with one at the top. These were oper-
ated by lever, which closed the bot
tom valve while opening that at the
top, when the cylinder would fill with
fixed amount Of water To obtain the
water cup was placed at the outlet:
coin of three drachmae, equal to about
15 cents Of our money, was dropped
into the slot on to a scale pan in the
end of the lever. This openedSthe cyl
inder at the top and closed the lower
valve. allowing the coin to slide off, the
weight of water closing the top valve,
opening the lower one and allowing the
water to run into the cup. Th.sas tlle
basis Of all patented slot machines Of
the present time and dates back to
nearly 5000 B. c."
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
THEIR WEAK POINTS.
The Fears and superstitions of some
Famous Men.


All great people have had their fol-
lies, which is another way Of saying
that all have their weak points. DIR.
Johnson, with all his philosophy, was
not without superstition. He was
very careful not to enter room with
his left foot foremost. If by any
chance he did so he would Immediately
step back and re-enter with his right
foot foremost. He was terribly afraid
of death, too, and would not suffer It
to be mentioned in his presence.
julius Caesar. to whom the shouts of
thousands Of the enemy were but sweet
music, was mortally afraid of the
sound of thunder and always wanted
to get underground to escape the dread
full noise.
Marshal SAKE, who loved to look
upon the ranks of opposing armies,
fed and screamed in terror at the sight
Of cat.
Peter the Great could scarcely be
persuaded to cross bridge, and when
ever he placed bis foot on one he would
cry out with fear. Like the great man
he was, he tried to overcome his weak
ness, but he was never able to do SO.
And Byron would never help any one
to salt at table, nor would he be helped
himself. and if any salt were spilled he
would Immediately get up and leave.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
The Mosquitoes Stab.

The mosquitoes eating apparatus
consists of a lancet, inclosed in a
sheath, somewhat on the principle of
the instrument used by physicians.
Connected with this there is an In
1ector for throwing into the wound a
subtle poison, which thins the blood
after which the fluid is drawn up by
a pump and swallowed by the mos
quito. Altogether the mandible of the
mosquito is a singularly complicated
mechanism and well repays microscopic
study.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
VALUE OF sEAwEEps.
ne Use Of Irish Mess - . r.,a and
Medicine.

1As Use of Irish Aoos ~ = Rocd and
= Medicine.
Irish moss Il used as Foundation for
many desserts In the dietary kitchens
where especial dishes are prepared for
invalids. An authority ON the question
OF seaweeds states that scuryy. the
dread Of sailors. caused by the absence
Of potash in the salt meat which forms
q part Of every ships provisions. would
be ameliorated by the liberal use Of sea
moss Jelly, which Is rich In potash.
Irish moss has always 4 place In the
medicine chest Of the old fashioned
housewife, who pins her faith to its
healing properties for colds, sore
throats, etc. On the coast where the
moss is gathered and also in the major
ity Of Irish families the moss is boiled.
strained. boiled again with lemon juice
and sugar. until 1t is Of the consistency
Of sirup. 1t is taken hot, a teaspoonful
at a time. and is said to be very good
remedy for the maladies referred TO-
The Indians use the ashes Of seaweed
for granular swellings. It is also used
by the Chinese, and SO highly is ii priz
ed by them both as a medicine and
food that 1t Is gathered in some parts
of the Pacific coast. principally at Mon
terey, and sent back to China.
The supply Of seaweed Of every de
scription seems inexhaustible, as that
pulled or reaped from the rocks is re-
placed by another and more luxuriant
growth the following year. On the At
lantic con ST II is harvested oplx, during
the months from June to August but
at Monterey it is gathered every day all
the year around.-Leslie's Weekly
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
Fishing For Sheep.

When sheep were first introduced
Into Cornwall, England, flock which
bad strayed from the uplands on to
Gwithian sands were caught there by
the tide and ultimately carried into
st. Ives bay during the night. There
the floating flock was observed from
the st. Ives fishing boats, whose crews,
never having seen sheep, took them for
some new kind Of fish and did their
best to secure them both by hooks and
lines and by netting. Those they Sc
cured they brought home trtumphantly
next morning as a catch to which even
pilchards were as nothing.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
UNDER A hAYsTAcK.
The Scene of . Famoss aad Rveatfu1
Prayer Meeting.

The scene Of . Famoas and Hventfu1
Prayer Meetang.
The mos famous prayer meeting ever
convened in this country was held IN
the summer OF 1906 on the grounds OF
a farmer adjacent to Williams college,
Williamstown, Mass, says Leslie's
Weekly. 1t was held by five students.
They were querying what they could
do for the benefit Of mankind. A thun-
derstorm occurred, and they took ref
uge under a haystack and continued
the meeting. Seemingly the students
alone for the time being knew OF the
meeting. For years the place was un-
marked and the event uncommemorat-
ed. But those Students originated the
foreign missionary movement IN this
country for the benefit of all lands and
peoples. Subsequently Williams college
acquired the property, named 1t Mis-
sion park and erected monument
commemorative Of the great result. 1t
consists of a shaft of granite twelve
feet in height, bearing u globe three
feet In diameter. representing the
world. The legend on the shaft Is,
1.-THE Birthplace Of American Foreign
Missions" Underneath are the names
of five students who had part in the
meeting-Samuel J. Mills. James Rich
ards, Francis L. Robbins, Harvey Loo
mis- and Byram Green. This memorial
Is an object OF interest to every visitor
to Williamstown. and at every COM
mencement u religious service Is held
beside It
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
The servian sv,n.b.-s

In any Servian village there ia only
one swineherd, and he leads all the
pigs of the community. In the morn
Ing he goes through the streets blow
ing his horn, and the pigs come out Of
their own accord and fall in behind
him and follow him to the pasture. At
night he brings them home and they
disperse to their stiles In the same or
derly way as they pass the houses to
winch they belong. They require no
attention and no singing out
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
How Are You Heeled,

Mentality is marked on the heel.
Only those with pronounced brain abili-
V have lines there sharply seen. 9th.
ers have them ms mere markings. II
there Is network of small lines upon
the heel, 1T means great versatility,
People who draw, paint, play and dab.
Bile IN the languages have many heel
lines. A smooth surface Of heel denotes
aplacid, nonworking brain.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
PuHzled,

Are you the proprietor of this res
taurant! said the man who had wait
eo Tor his order until he became sleepy.
Yes. Sir. What can do for your
You can give me some Information.
l want to know whether you have told
ne waiter to stay away so that you
can bring in bill for lodgings against
meT
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
Did His Sh,.

Every human being should do his
share toward uplifting the masses OF
his fellow men"
well, did my share. Iran an
elevator seven years"
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
Ambition.

1t Is the perpetual effort to attain the
Ideal that enlarges the whole life. The
moment the ambition begins to wane
or tends to become sordid or selfish the
individual begins to shrivel.-Success
Magazine.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
Harsh Meaaures.

Don't you occasionally have COM
pany at the house that bores your
"Often, but we have a remedy. We
always let our little Johnnie rectte."-
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
Defined.

Teacher-Who knows what triplets
are? Teachers Pet-I know. Two
twins and one left over-Woman's
Home Companion.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20
Only a. . Last Re.au-e.

Luck Is good enough thing to trust
to after you've done everything else to
invite success.-Kansas City Times.
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20

It Is easy to make acquaintances, but
@meulf to shake them otr.-washins-
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20

Idleness walks 20 slowly that power
u has NO trouble in catching mp With
It
The Greeley tribune., 1906-12-20

The stone sharpens knives, but 1,
dull itself.
Ellsworth American., 1906-12-26
Box Rent Rates .

Many patrons of the pcstoffiee who
express dissatisfaction with the order
of the department that increases box
rent rates at this Office seem to
have an erroneous idea of the object.
1t is not, as we have heard alleged
and by some who ought to know
better to increase the revenues of
the postoffice department; it is
simply for the purpose Of equalizing
rates throughout the country.
Until now box rent rates have been
sixed upon no established basis, with
the result that at certain large post
Offices rates are lower than at many
small offices; that the charge for small
boxes is in many cases higher than
that which should be made for large
boxes; that rents in some offices are
at the same rates for boxes of all
Ellsworth American., 1906-12-26
A self-Governing school.

An experiment inpupil self-government
has been in progress in a village school in
Macon county, Mo. In the main room
where the older pupils assemble, the self
governing class gathered about the table
and elected its own officers, and the prin-
cipal used phonograph to dictate prob
lens, SO that the pupils should be relieved
entirely of the supervision Of the teacher.
As the machine was set in motion the
pupils copied the problems and discussed
or worked out the answers, which were
then tabuiated by the teachers and turned
over to the principal Not one pupil was
returned to the regular classes from fail
ure to keep up with the studies. This year
the experiment is to be extended to a
number of other districts.
Ellsworth American., 1906-12-26

The Japanese have a picturesque i'm
provement on finger bowls. At the
conclusion of the repast tiny basket
woven of exquisite straw and in orna-
mental design. is placed before each
guest This basket contains a filmy
satiny, paper napkin. printed with ap-
pie blossoms. chrysantllemums, irises
or some other attractive design, and
twisted lightly into fiowerlike shape
Before being placed in the basket the
napkin has been slightly dampened
with perfucisd water. the scent cor
responding with the design. and this
napkin the gnest uses instead of dip
ping the hands in water.
Ellsworth American., 1906-12-26
kingsshers as weathcrcoc,s..

There IS a very quaint old world
superstition IN connection with the
kingfsher, Nhicl fancy stli obtains
here and there in remote parts of the
countryside The superstition Is this;
If stuffed OF dried kngtishor bc suS.
pended by i thread or string from the
beam or c2ii@g of Il room its breast
will always t,,r:l in t.a directicn of the
prevailing wind Tow the notion i!rsi
arose ar: Bow. In the light of common
sense and inquiry. it has been so iong
perpetuGtea it ls hard to say. b1t II
has long existed and still exists.
have clear recollection as young
ster of going into a humble cottage in
the shircs and seeing a stuffed king
fisher thus suspended as a weather
vane.-Country Life.
Ellsworth American., 1906-12-26

''See here, Aunt Dinah, sent two brand
new shirts of my husbands to the wash
last week, and you have brought only one
back. Now, what have you done with the
other?"
'.Yes' Miss Lulu, was coming round to
the question of dat shut. You knows dat
I amt a pusson dat pretends to one thing
and pretsnds 10 anudder. SO pse gwine to
tell dc trui bout dat shut. II was dis-a-
way: My ole man he up and died last
week, and de Burial Sassiety' dey didn't
do nnthing but covort round, and | neb-
ber had anything to lay dat man out ia.
So helps myself to dat shut for fac.
An, ohi Miss Lulu, honey, ies' wishes
you could hab seen how dat Niger sot dat
shut off,
Ellsworth American., 1906-12-26
C.tarrh Cannot be Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot
reach the seat Of the disease. Catarrh Is /
blood or constitutional disease, and in order
to cure it you must take internal remedies
acts directly on the blood and mucous snr.
faces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not ouack
medicine. 1t was prescribed by one Of the
best physicians in this country for years and
is regular prescription. 1t is composed oi
the best tonics known, combined with the best
blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous
surfaces. The perfect combination Of the two
ingredients is what produces such wonderful
results in curing Catarrh. Send for testi-
monials free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
Ellsworth American., 1906-12-26

With over a million immigrant, 3
coming annually to the United States,
the President has decided that the
time for drastic immigration legisla-
ton has arrived, and it is announced
that soon after the holiday recess of
Congress, an executive message will
be sent in outlining the legislation
which it is advisable to enact. The
president had T. V. Powderly, former
commissioner of immigration, in
Europe all the past fall and summer
examining into the status of immi-
grafton abroad, the attitude of foreign
governments toward it, and the meth
DDS employed by steamship companies
in drumming up this sort of passenger
traffic. In this country he has had
James B. Reynolds and Commissioner
of Labor Charles T. Neill making a
thorough inquiry at New York, Bos-
ton and other ports of entry, with a
view to seeing just what the situation
is and how it may be best dealt with.
Recommendation for legislation
based upon these Investigations will
be embodied in the forthcoming
message.
Ellsworth American., 1906-12-26
Charles V. Liked Mechanics.

Charles v Of Spain. like Louis XVI.
of France was particularly fond of
timepieces and had decided taste for
mechanics. When in Germany he in
vented a carriage for his own accom-
mediation. aod after his abdication he
would araisse himself in making little
puppets-soieiers performing their ex-
ercises, girls dancing with their tam
bourines ana l,t!e WOODEN birds that
would fly in ard OFT o. he witllox
Ellsworth American., 1906-12-26

Every ingredient entering into the world
f2med Golden Medical discovery" OF DR..
Pierce has the unanimous approval and en-
dorsement OF the leading medical authorities
OF all the several schools OF practice. No
other medicine sold through druggists for
IKE purposes has any such endorsement.
The Golden Medical Discovery" not only
produces all the good effects to be obtained
from the use of Golden Seal root in all stom-
ach, liver and bowel troubles, as in dyspepsia,
oiliousness, constipation, liberation Of stom-
ach and bowels and kindred ailments. but the
Golden Seal root used in its compounding is
greatly enhanced in its curative action by
other ingredients, such as Stone root, Black
Cherrybark, Bloodroot, Mandrake root and
chemically pure, triple-refned glycerine
Ihe Common Sense Medical Adyiser' is
sent Tree In paper covers on receipt of 2l one
cen stamps to pay the cost Of mailing only
FOR 81 stamps the cloth bound volume will Be
sent. Address DR.. Il. ". Pierce, Buffalo, NJ Y.
DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure eonstipa-
ton, biliousness and headaches
Ellsworth American., 1906-12-26

81 wish't I'd been here in Ameriky in
the time of the war;" remarked Mr.. Herli-
by to his wife. 81 would not be drivin' a
coal cart now for livin' if had.' .Ah,
well, Michael" remarked Mrs. Herlihy in
a soothing tone, ''if you'd gone to the wars
you might have been kilt, man, like as
not" 'And fwhat II had?" said her
husband, refusing to be consoled, 'fwhat
il 1 had, Norah Herlihy? There'd have
been my pension commin' regular livery
month, and it's ourselves could have lived
on it the rist of lives instid of goin' out
scrubin' and driyin' coal carts.'' 'Sure, I
never thought Of that" said Mrs. Herlihy.
Ellsworth American., 1906-12-26
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2s, 1906,
Get Together.

The time is ripe for determined
effort on the part of Ellsworth to help
herself. There is every prospect now
Shat work on the long mooted power
plant on Union river will begin in the
early spring. This, in itself, means
nauch for Ellsworth. 1t means the
expenditure here OF many thousands
OF dollars, the employment of many
men and the putting into circulation
OF suany good American dollars.
We have the assurance of Mr..
Graham, the business representative
of the New York and Philadelphia
capitalists who own the dams on
Union river which will be flowed by
the construction of the sixty foot
dam on the site of the lower dam,
that it is his purpose to keep in Els
worth as much as possible of the
money that will be expended in the
construction of the dam.
But it does not necessarily follow
that the construction of the dam will
result in the immediate establishment
here of many large manufacturing
enterprises. The location of the
power plant here will be a great help
in that direction, as the nearer the
source of supply, the cheaper can
power be furnished, and manufac-
turers are looking for cheap power.
1t is right here that Ellworth can
help, and again we have the assurance
of Mr.. Graham that he is more than
willing to cooperate with the busi-
ness men of Ellsworth, with his influ-
en- e and in a financial way, in an
effort to secure the location here of
desirable industries.
But there must be organized and
well-directed effort. and there is no
hetter way than by an association OF
the business and professional men OF
Ellsworth and the citizens generally.
This may be either by the reorganiza-
tion of the Ellsworth board of trade,
which seems the most feasible plan,
0L Sy bhC iOA Va oOuo
new association.
But, however it is accomplished,
there must be no obstructionists. II
is no time now to stand back and criti-
cize the efforts of others. If you are
not willing to work for the better
ment of Ellsworth industrially, stop
talking and get out OF the way OF
those who are willing.
Mr.. Graham has promised at an
early day, az soon as the holiday dis
fractions are over, to talk to the busi-
ness men of Ellsworth on the plans OF
the power company, at meeting to
be called.
Let us make the new year upon
which We are soon to enter a Happy
New Year. Let it mark the turning
point in the business life of Ellsworth.
Get together.
Ellsworth American., 1906-12-26

Bar Harbor is up against it again.
There's talk OF an electric railway be-
tween that town and the city Of Els
worth The summer resort thinks she
wants the road. That is most of her all
the year-round residents think they do,
but some of the summer people. the chaps
who own those modest little cottages cost
ing million or two dollars, each say that
car line is not necessary aad that its
presence on the island would spoil the
charm OF their quietness. After hearing
this ard having spent few days at the
Harbor during the height of the season
one is constrained to think that sopoe
folks have a strange idea of what quiet is.
-Lepiston Journal.
Ellsworth American., 1906-12-26

In the January Outlook is an article en-
titled ssOn the Edges of the Sea-, by George
s. Wasson, the Maine author and artist,
who, by the way, is the son OF the late Rev.
David A. Wasson and nephew of Samuel
Wasson, OF Surry. In the article Mr..
wasson speaks of the decline Of American
shipping, and answers the question
whether the call of the sea has lost its
power on the native American. His con-
clusion seems to be that the old salt-sea
strain still runs in the blood of American
coast dwellers. In the course of the
article, the writer refers to what he terms
ssthe absurd farce of sailing 'internationap
cup races with American yachts differed
and manned exclusively by foreigners"
He calls attention to the fact that sin the
last America cup races the American
yacht Reliance was sailed by Scotch
captain and Swedish crew. 1t is
gratifying now to recall the fact that in
1895, with a crew who received their carly
training in the lobster sloops of Deer Isle
and Isle au Haut, on the coast of Maine,
the Defender won handsomely against
valkyrie III after the only genuine inter-
national contest for the America cup in
recent years"