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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-02
From Pond Branch.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
How about the resolution that you
have made for 1907? Better still, how
did YOU execute those you made last
January?
AS is usual, this is a moving time.
People and things in general are on
the move. WHAT the outcome- Will
be don't know.
Your old scribe is back again for
few days. Glad to mingle with these
good people. o.
Mr.. william Crout has been quite
sick for a few days, but at last re-
port he is improving
Mr.. E. P. Shealey, one Of our most
enterprising country merchants, mas
moved into his new dwelling near
Pond Branch church.
Mr.. Noah A. Lewis is erecting a
very handsome residence on his place.
Noah is one of our most industrious
young farmers and our community Is
proud of him. -.
Mrs. Ethel Monts,' of Columbia,
spent Christmas with the old folks at
home.
MT. Daniel A. Jcffcoat, of Swansea,
has charge of the Pond Branch schoo!
He is discharging his duties faithful
and well.
Miss Lola Crout is spending a part
of the Yuletide with hef sister at
Leesville.
Monday evening was a season OF
much melriments and, enjoyment at
Mr.. Geo. W.. Smiths, despite the
very inclement weather. In the par
lor stood a beautiful cedar tree, laden
with all kinds of suitable, Christmas
Gifts. Santa Claus and his ''better
half,'' after making the children
laugh and cry, proceeded to d1str1o-
ute the gifts.
On Tuesday the children and grand
children of Mr.. w. w. Koon gath
cred at his home to celebrate his
birthday, which happened this year
on Christmas day. These gatherings
are sources of great pleasure, and
from the smile on his face l believe
burden of fifteen years was rolled
back, and I believe that 1907 will be
brighter and more joyous for him ana
his dear wife, who have shared each
Others burdens for well nigh these
fifty wears. May that same home be
the scene of many more similar gath
erings, is the wish of Z.
Gilbert, Dec. %.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-02
m Office.

The overseers of the public roads in
Lexington County are hereby notified
to put their respective sections Of the
roads in good condition at once; and to
report, under oath, to the Supervisors S
Office by the 10th, of January next, all
tools received, material used. or funds
expended upon the roads during the
present year. They shall also return a
full and true list and statement Of the
names of all persons within their respec-
tive districts who have been ordered
out to perform labor on the roads; the
number of days each worked, and a list
Of those who have refused or neglected
to perform road duty. They shall re-
port, under oath, what tools and prop
erty, including unexpended funds, they
have on hand, which belong to the
county.
j LEWIS ). LANGFoRD, =
Supr. Lex. Co., S. G.
Dec. 10, AVG
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-02
Kind Rernenbrances.

We feel more than thankful to Mrs.
Catherine Meyer, Of the River sec
tion, for kindly remembering US with
q rich piece of turkey from her fami-
" dinner Yesterday. She is one OF
the few good old souls left and whom
it is q pity could not live always. We
also wish to here thank another friend
to partake of turkey dinner with
him and family on Sunday, but our
physical inability prevented our ac-
cepting their kind invitation for
which we are truly thankful and re-
gret we could not be present.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-02
Unclaimed Mail.

List of letters remaining uncalled
for i'm this Office for the week ending
December 81, 1905:
Females.
Clark, Miss Rilla.
Walker, Mrs. S. A.
Walker, Mrs. Sarah, postal.
Males.
Edwards, Calhoun. ;
Wise, Ernest.
These letters will be sent to the
dead letter office January a., 1907,
ifnot delivered before. In calling tor
the above, please say advertised"
giving date of list:
s. J. Leaphart, Postmaster.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-02
IN Sc. Louis.

MT. w. Fl. Witt, of the firm OF
Reeves & Witt Live Stock and Vehicle
Co., Of Swansea, S. c., is in St. Louis,
No, where he is buying large lot Of
horses and mules for their trade. He
will return about January 18th with a
couple Of cars OF fine horses and mules,
Mr.. Witt is good judge of stock and
always buys at the right prices. Go
to Reeves & Witt Live Stock and We
hiele Co. for your stock. They will
treat you right.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-02
Notice. Trespassers!

This is to notify all persons not to
trespass in any manner whatever, either
by persons or their stock, roaming at
large, upon my lands on Big Bever
creek, on the line Of Lexington and
Orangeburg counties. The law will
positively be enforced against any tres
passing contrary to this notice.
VIRGIL D. F. RUCKER.
Dec. H.. AVG.
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8, Nov nrookland 4 Masons.

New Brookland. Dec. 29.-Sineiair
lodge, Al. F. NJ, No. 154, installed the
officars for the ensuing year at spe-
.cial communication on last Thursday
niafft. The officers installed are as
follows; M. H.. Witt, w. M; G.. B.
,Costner, s: WsfHsLsGo Goble, u. W;
A. B. Backman, treasurer; ] j. Addy,
secretary; J. L. Gunter, s. D.; B. Az
Lucas, j. D.; e. w. Weaver and j.
B. Mims, stewards, @. T. Weed, tler.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-02
seccnd Loss Within Year.

Mrs. Jacob Long, residing near
Prosperity, lost her house. and con-
tents by fire Sunday night, December
23rd. About year ago she lost ner
home and she had not gotten over the
loss, as no one can, and now tne
second time has met with misfortune.
The people should go to her aid, while
they can never return the loss.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-02
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of Lexington.

County Of Lexington.
By Geo, S. Drafts, Esq, Probate Judge.
Whereas, H. G. Kyzer, made suit to
me, to grant him Letters of Admins.
tration of the Estate Of and effects OF
Jacob J. Kyzer.
: These are therefore to cite and ad-
monish all and singular the kindred and
creditors of the said Jacob j. Kyzer,
deceased, that they be and appear, be-
fore me, in the Court of Probate, to be
held at Lexington, G. H., S. c., on Il
January, 1907, next, after publication
hereof at II o'clock in the forenoon, to
show cause, if any they have, why the
said administration should not be grant
ed.
Given under my hand, this 29th day
of Dec. Ammo Domini 1906.
GEO. s DRAFTS, q. So
Probate Judge, Lexington County, s. G..
Published on the 2nd day Of January,
1907, in the Lexington Dispatch. swlO
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-02
Ont On Ball.

The Younginer boys, charged with
cntaing young. Shumpert Chastmas
day at Nazareth church and who was
arrested on Monday by Sheriff Corley,
are ont on bond, bail having been
arranged in the sum Of $500 each.
Young Shumpert is getting well.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-02
A card Of Thanks.

/ Idesire to express my very hearty
thanks to the good people OF the town
of Lexington and vicinity for dona'
tiion of more than twenty-five dollars,
presented as surprise to the under
signed, for the purpose of defraylng
expenses incurred by his horse run
ming away. Very appreciatingly, i
=, j. w. Nease.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-02
Guntar vs.. Fallaw.

case of long standing in the civil
courts entitled Lula Gunter VS.. Mar
.tha and Burt Fallaw, envolving title
to a large tract of land near the Ed
isto river, in Black Creek, claimed by
both parties has just been awarded
by Judge r. w. Memminger, who
heard the case, to Mrs. Lula Gunter.
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Trespass Notice.

This is to notify all persons not to
hunt, make roads or paths, haul off
wood, or to trespass in any manner
whatever upon orr lands, and all who
violate this notice will certainly be
prosecuted according to law.
GEO. w. HARMAN, VICTOR HARMAN,
4w1Op JACOB e. HARMAN.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-02
Divine Service

VIII be held at Nazareth next Sunday
at IL 8. M.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-02
For Sale.

One mileh COW with young calf. Ap-
ply to .. .. FOX
1Y9pd Lexington, s. @.
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ECZEMA and PILE CURE

rncr Knowing what it was to sutfer,
fkeE will give FREE OF CHARGE,
to any afflicted a positive cure tor
Eczema. Salt Rheum, Erysipelas, Piles
.nd Skin Diseases. Instant relief.
Don t suffer longer. Write +. w. WILL
LIAMS, 400 Manhattan Avenne, New
York. Enclose stamp.
September l2-ly
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-02

About the easiest way to settle an
argument is to shut up.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-02
Wednesday. January 2. 1907.
lnaax 90 New Advertisements
Lexington Turpantins Market.
Cotton Market.

Columbia, good middling, 10H
Lexington, good midding, : l0H
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Trespass Notice.

This is to notify all persons not to
trespass on the lands of the undersigned
either by hunting, fishing or in any
manner whatsoever, as the law will be
rigidly enforced against all violators of
this notice ). ;. MEETZE,
4wpd ;. }. MEErZE.
, 1907-08-01
FEED o HOGS.
Cleanliness Of the utmost Importance
in Summer.

Every farmer knows hat clean food
for hogs is of the utmost Importance,
especially in hot weather. Still, a
great many will often permit the swiN
barrel to become filthy. This is very
dangerous to the health of the hogs
during summer. Doubtless diseases
often start among many hogs from
this source There are many ills that
affect hogs besides hog cholera, though
some may think that hog cholera is
the only thing to be guarded against.
BY the decay of vegetable n fieshy
matter various poisons are elaborated,
and We must guard against these as
well as hog cholera. There is no
doubt that animals as well as human
beings are often killed by ptomaine
poisoning.
Rotten swill is unfit for hogs as GER
tainly as other rotten food. Some
feed their hogs whey brought from the
know, the whey tanks are very dirty.
not having been cleaned, perhaps, for
months. The farmers who use this
whey should make such a vigorous
protest against dirty tanks that the
factory men will see that they are
cleaned often.
Some of the factories do no even
have tanks, but have a row of barrels
near the factory buildings into which
the whey is run. These, says Orange
Judd Farmer. are allowed to become
almost putrid in the hot sun of sum-
mer. They swarm with flies, which
may have beef visiting the
of dead hogs in the pastures of ad-
joining farms. Sometimes these hogs
have died of cholera and sometimes
of other contagious diseases. 1t is
not a difficult matter to clean barrels
often, anG this should be done. 1t is
all the easier to do If the cheese fac
tory has a steam pipe, from which a
hose a conduct the steam into the
barrels.
If disease is to be kept off the farm,
food of the hogs must be carefully
watched. at least in summer The mat
ter is not so important in winter, as
the flies are not carrying germs from
n place to another, and contagious
diseases will not spread with the same
rapidity. Animals take in disease
germs mostly through their respira-
tory organ or through the organs de-
voted to the elaboration of food. II
the o is protected, much will be
gained in the way of protection
against disease.
, 1907-08-01
TAKE CARE OF THE COLTS.
Faithfulness Now Will Be Repaid at
Maturity of Animal.

Proper care and feed will increase
the conformation, the constitution
n the size of horses fully as much
as can be obtained by mating stall
lions and brood mares with a view
of producing these qualities in the
colt, says Spirit of the West. Good
breeding is a valuable attribute and is
demanded at the present time, but
e and care when the animal is
young. is required to lay the founda-
ton for a substantial structure that
will not culver or become exhausted
with only moderate taxing of the con-
stitution. Muscle and substance must
be grown and developed strong and
healthy to support stamina and en-
ergy, or these two qualities will give
way when extra strength and hard
ship is required. The well fed and
well cared for colt will show to ad-
vantage and sell to advantage any
time it is offered alongside a colt that
has been allowed to drift along for
Itself, without proper care and feed,
favorable In some sections Of the
country to the production of horses,
but sunshine and balmy breezes alone
will never take the place of fine blue
grass pasture, bright heavy oats, corn
n fine clover or timothy hay, and a
clean stall well bedded and well ven
tilated.
, 1907-08-01
DIDN'T PLEASE THE WOMEN.
Story Of Rise Of seIf-Made Man Caused
Trouble.

That the early struggles of the sue
cessful American business man are
not always a source of pride to his
family was forcibly illustrated the
other day here in a way that was not
without its pathetic side. A recent
patron of one of the fashionable no.
tells told several persons with appar-
emily considerable pride how he had
gone to America with a dollar in his
pocket and Is now worth $4,000. 900.
A correspondent who interviewed
him was mucn impressed. and in writ
ing the story made reference to that
fact in a complimentary way. never
dreaming 1t would cause a family
quarrel. A day or two later the cor.
respondent met the successful Amer
lean in the lobby of the hotel.
Young man, you have caused me q
lot of trouble" said the latter.
How is that"
We'll, in mentioning the small sum
1 had in M pocket when 1 went to
America"
But 1t was true, wasn't it." in.
CURED the correspondent.
We'll, that's not It," replied the
other. you see my wife and daugh-
ters have been entertaining a lot over
here and met a lot of people. They
seel now that they have been dis
graced."
But surely you feel proud of what
you have Accomplished"
Yes. 1 do, and for my part I'm
nightly pleased. But you see women
are different. They like to think al.
ways had the money. l can tell you
my lffe's been miserable ever since"
The correspondent assured the other
of his good intentions, but he refused
to be comforted, and had not made
peace with his family when he left
town.-London Cable in New York
Herald.
, 1907-08-01
Quail That Were Quail.

On the big plantations no gun was
ever fired at a quail. There was no
netting until the master said the
word. He knew exactly when bob.
white was ripe for dinner, and woe
to the poacher! A load of sho.
~(buckshot at that was none too good
for him. Five coveys of a dozen birds
each were regarded as enough for one
drive. making u capture of &C tat.
plump, sound morsels tie like of
which we of this day and generation
may never know. The master would
o through the coops and release a
dozen Of the finest cocks and hens for
breeding. The remainder were smoth.
cred for dinner in the old-fashioned
southern style before the animal heat
was out of them. Or they went into
a great Brunswick stew. with suuir.
rels. squab-chickens. rabbits. slices of
salt pork, rice and the usual veget.
ables used in the making Of this, the
foremost Of all southern dishes.-N. Y,
Sun. ~ ea ErsT
, 1907-08-01
Would Exterminate All Rats.

Prof" J.. d. Smith of Cleveland
wants to rid the United States of rats,
mice. c~ockroaches and vermin. He
says he a do it by the use of certain
chemicals. In handling these chemi.
calls he has at various times made
himsel very sick.
Some day they will kill me-" he
says, but | am o afraid. II am
able to carry out my plans, l shall be
satisfied"
AS he talks he drags packages of
chemicals from his pockets-blue Wit
riol and acids of various kinds. His
hands are burned through the hand
ling of them. but lie fondles them af.
f~ectfonately and does not mind.
If the city of Cleveland would give
the professor $4,000 a year, he says
he would make a vermin mt rodent
free community. Smith not only
Stays these pests: he annihilates
them. BY playing on their appetites
he lures them to an awful doom. To
the professor, a dead rat is as dan.
gerous as a live one. Each. he de.
clares, spreads typhoid and like dis
eases.
Therefore he has prepared a chem.
ical mixture which will slowly in.
cinerate he rat. AS soon as the rat
partakes of the chemical an mex.
tiugufshable fire is lit in his interior.
The fire burns as relentlessly as a
heater villain pursues. There is no
escape for the rat. He cannot leave
enough of himself behind to make a
decent funeral.
Phosphorus is the base of the mix
ture which the professor uses. After
he ha gathered remnants of food
into a pail he adds a purple and
white powder. Then some lemon. As
soon as the rat partakes of this, he is
on his way to a private fireworks
display. sSs.
, 1907-08-01
Origin of Phi. >ses.

Posters wsre originally stuck or
posts. Hence their name.
Rodomontade comes from Rodo.
mont, king of Sara. n braggart and
swashbuckler.
Cutpurses are so called because In
the past the purse was worn about the
neck by a long cord hat the thiei
had to cut.
The tinkers of old. to prevent their
solder from running. borrowed a
lump of dough from the housewife,
with which they made a dam about
the hole tina: was to be caulked up.
When they were done with the soiled
dough, which was called a tinker's
dam. they threw 1t away because 1t
was utterly worthless. Hence not to
care "a tinker's dam means not to
care the least bit. and there is no pro-
fcnity whatever in this phrase.
, 1907-08-01
FEEDING AT A PROFIT.
How 1t Mas Done at Washington State
Agricultural College.

Feeding of beef steers on corn fod.
south of Spokane. Wash, has been full
ly demonstrated by the Washington
state college experiment farm at Pull,
man, which sold is steers fed as an
experiment. These steers were
bought at random throughout the Pa,
louise country at $25 to $50 a head.
They were cut into three lots and fed
under slightly different methods. The
total cost of IA steers was $500 and
they were fed eight tons of oat hay
worth $3.50 a ton, 1856 pounds of
fodder corn at $3.50 a ton; two and a
quarter tons of wheat at $3.50 a ton;
making the total cost of the steers
and the feed S659.55. They were sold
for $S11.75, leaving a net profit of
$151.2O.
The steers were fed two months, all
being fed alike for the first month,
during which time they were given
three pounds of wheat daily. After
the first month lots of two and three
were fed six pounds of wheat daily,
while lot No. J continued at three
pounds each. During the month in
which the two lots were fed six
pounds each daily, lot two gained 400
pounds, while lot three gained ASS
pounds. Lot No. l only gained 27O
pounds during this period. The net
cash gain per head of lot No. 9 over
lot No. / in this period was $3.50, with
but three pounds more of wheat daily.
This is an increase of more than ten
cents a day, or ten cents for three
pounds of wheat. which is at the rate
of 81 a bushel for wheat fed to steers
in this way.
The experiment. explains the Draft
Horse Journal. was carried on under
the direction of L. h. Elliot, profess
sor of agriculture in Washington state
college, but was under the great SUI
pervision of Professor w. A. Link
slater, head of the department of an
imal ~husbandry. and w. ID. Foster. SUI
perintendent of the college farm.
, 1907-08-01

the ground. The irregular line repre-
sents a cord or wire of any desired
length. Fasten the rod a, b, to the
halter at a, with a leather strap, also
C. d, to a, b, in the same way at C;
tie one end of the cord in the ring
at d., and the other in the ring in the
end of the iron spike. The ring at C,
six inches from the lower end, pre-
vents taking up the core and thus
e~ntangling the animal. The end b
will slide over it as the animal grazes.
, 1907-08-01
Safety S%ingletree.

holes in it fits over the end of staple.
Make the hook fiat. one- quarter incl.
thick, five-eighths inch wide. Drill a
hole a the end. Use 3-16 round
iron for lock. Take a square bend,
put in hole and rivet just enough SO
1t will work rather tight. When II
wear and works easy tighten again
Dotted lines show lock turned ready
for %hitching. l have used this on cul.
tivator for ten years. writes a Penn.
syivania farmer to Missouri Valley
Farmer. The lock part is my own
invention.
, 1907-08-01
Is Pe-ru-na Useful
for catarrh?

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onouio tlst =.
Iuna 20 suoneu 10y
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ne wou.u % oouseu q. a1uus
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pINFn KWnTIEnrE M sEVERAI.
srunnIs M MTn1c1ME in tba +r.ot.
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IN 500. :. br;na. - tha homs 1ast
on5 nar;ad ~s.r.-;arca of n Tartm.n
- .r-h rsmaJ;.. and IN the
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Tha fao+ :. obronic cat,rrb !. . de.
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thou.ond nson,s tnow thew ba1s
, 1907-08-01
An Artist.

Your friend retains her age won
ierfully."
"Xes, she studied art In Europe"
, 1907-08-01
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TETHER FOR HORSE.
Will Not Permit Horse to Get Tangled
in Rope.

The form of tether illustrated here
does away with the danger of entan-
clement. Take a piece of timber, a,
b. 3h feet long; fasten a ring at a
and one at C six inches from the lower
end. Take a pole C, d. making it long
enough to extend back of the animals
heels three or four feet, and fasten
a ring to each end. An iron spike (
with a ring e in the end is driven in
, 1907-08-01
CLIPS OR TUGS STAY ON.
Homemade Continuance Which One
Farmer Has Found S~erviceabIe.

Have blacksmith bend fiat piece of
iron around singletree-old buggy tire
Will do. Bend it back six or eight
inches and put two rivets through it.
For center clip use staple made of
three-eighths round iron. Put nuts on
ends of rivet. A fiat piece of iron with
, 1907-08-01
Lambs with piarrhoea.

Lambs suffering from diarrhoea
should be given a dose of castor oil.
to be followed with ~ drains of pre-.
pared chalk. n dram of powdered
ginger. and one dram OF laudanum
(mixed).
, 1907-08-01

When turkeys begiu to get their
second coat of feathers, I And a little
tincture oil iron in the drinking water
way beneficial.