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The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
steepIe Jack Risked His Life.

0IoAi lIG NEW IOTh american.
A steeple jack risked his life Tuesday
by climbing up the steep wall of a
building at No. 46 University place
duplicating, in a fashion, the daring of
another Of his profession who scaled
the F'latiron building last week, and
all to stop the ringing of a burglar
alarm that was keeping the guests Of
a fashionable hotel awake.
The alarm placed over the windows
at the fourth story, Went off at 2
o'clock in the morning. Across the
street is the Hotel Albert.
The guests We're awakened by the
continuous ringing, despite the fact
that the police found no evidence. Of
burglars. Every effort to reach the in
strument and stop it failed. Employees
two slender poles each a story in
height. A young man in the crowd
volunteered to noun the ladder. By
bracing the two poles together he was
able to poke the alarm with the end
most one. This caused the ringing
to stop, but the moment the pole was
withdrawn the alarm began again to
ring.
Things We're reaching a serious stage
at the hotel when the young man who
had first volunteered startled the spec
tators by climbing hand over ncnd up
the wall of the building. He reached
the alarm and before the crowd Knew
what he was about had the alarm
gagged. He had to hold onto a cor-
nice with one hand. while he put the
pole in place with tie other.
Joe" Cahill. He came here a few
weeks g from Norfolk. Va, and lives
at No. 100 Blocker street. His BUSH
ness is climbing flagpoles.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
PAPERING WHITEwAsHED
WAL G

You will find no difficulty whatever
IN making paper stick to whitewashed
walls If you use II goodly portion Of
vinegar in the paste. Many women
have tried countless ways to make the
paper stay after once put on the walls.
nnd this seems to be the one infalljhle
method to follow.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
o A GIFT

A tea strainer stand of sterling sill
Yer. the upper part of which holds tine
tea ball. and the lower a cup for drip
pings makes a scrviccable as well as
ornamental gift for n bride.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

Suffering is il point OF view. Some
women suffer more because they can't
Keep servanta than some persons do
becatDe hey don't know where the next
Msui ~ coming from
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

a good Judge OF dairy COWS say that
n long bodied COW Is more likely to be
a larger OF food than a short
BODIED one, and the big eater Is always
the big mixer.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

Some lane on WABASH avenue In Chi
cago sold for $4,000 an inch. How
would you like to buy a farm at that
price and how many acres could you
put I'D for?
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
Boy Willing But Poor FIGHTER

o0y vv'''ItIY ~ Tv01 r1gHter.
in my Sunday school a young urchin from
a poor neighborhood. He did his best to
bring recruits. and n afternoon I said
to him.:
"'Billy. don't you think you could induce
one or two other boys to come to Sun
day school?' Billy answered:
"'Well. sir. 1 could bring one, but all the
other fellers in our alley can lick me-"
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
Had 20 Have n

Had 20 Have It.
Citiman-I see you've got an automobile.
I thought you swore you'd never buy
one.
sububs-1 know I did at one time. but
our new cook insisted that we must get
one. because her church, Is so far away
from our house.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

Old cattle feeders like snapped corn
for feeding any time during the win
ter. Many feed 1t only during the early
season. but it is a good change any
time. The husks keep the ears from
becoming so hard, and the cattle like
It most anytime
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

The past season has shown the value
Of sorghum as a forage crop. 1t makes
tremendous yields and 1t is liked by
horses. A farmer old me the other
day that his horses would leave tim
othy hay any time for nice, bright
sorghum fodder.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

are empty this winter, and too much
corn is going into the cribs. Raising
and feeding stock has been the biggest
factor in placing farm values where
they are today. When ever you quit
feeding stock you will have to COM
mence to buy commercial fertilizers.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

Don't compromise on the seed oats.
Make them clean, free from weed
seeds and put on enough wind to blow
over everything but the very heavy
grains. Every experiment proves that
heavy seed yields the biggest crops. A
day spent now in cleaning the seed
oats will make good money for you
next haryeSt
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

1t seems many are going corn crazy.
Corn is a great crop and we want all
we can get of it, but it should not be
grown at the expense of other crops,
value OF land. So long as corn grow
Ing and stock feeding go together there
will not be much danger. But drop one
nnd a different proposition looms up.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

This has been a hard nusking season.
Fields have been muddy. and there has
been enough freezing weather to
make husking busy. Help has been
scarce, and the crop has beer big.
Good, hard weather may be expected
now any time. Better finish the husk-
ing job as soon as possible.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

Breeding sows should now be kept in
a roomy yard where they can get plen-
ty Of exercise. The mistake is often
made Of combining the brood SOW in an
5 by s pen all winter. Their feed spar
ingly Of corn, but literally Of shorts,
ground oats and middlings.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

The first loss is frequently the best
loss, Fit your minds, accept the inev-
liable, and when o sea there Ia no
profit IN further feeding n ANNA!
get rid OF it and do not lose good feed
by allowing IL to be eaten by an ami
NAL that Will not return more than II
Is worth on the market. 1t takes nerve
sometimes to acknowledge Il loss. but
who has not seen the time when he
should have don SO sooner With more
profit thar came from holding out. An
unthrifty animal Will not pay to Win
fer
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
The best rat trap is a good cat. There

The best rat trap is a good cat. There
are cats that are no good and others
that are worth very much. A friend
OF ours moved and the family moving
out failed to get the cat they wanted
To take along as she got scared by the
unusual number of strangers and was
not to be found. Later their new oc-
cupant of the farm said he would not
take SIS for "Buttercup," as she was
such a killer of rats. There might be
a business for some one breeding cats
that are ratters
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04
XVIII.

ANITA BEGINS TO BE HERSELF.
I had asked Sam Eliersly to dine
with hle: SO preoccupied was l that not
until ten minutes before the hour set
did he come into my mind-he or any
OF his family, even his sister. My first
ampulse was to send word that /
must dine somewhere / reflected, land
there's no reason why I shouldn't dine
9Th him. since I've done everything
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

Mouldy corn fodder may be eaten by
stock, in the absence Of other feed,
but that does not mean tina it is
equally as good as bright fodder. Cat
tie will often cat the dry, leafless corr
stalks during the winter, but they are
compelled to eat that or nothing.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

On the whole it has been a pretty
good ear But bigger things can still
be lone. What we have learned this
year about producing big crops will
give us just that much more help in
doing bigger things next year.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

Red ants have given considerable
trouble to corn growers in Illinois and
in some sections of Missouri during
to replant the second time. Me corn
plant has been singularly free from
many insect pests, but vigorous meas
ures will now have to be employed to
combat or keep in check this new
enemy.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

A scotsman tells mo that every eN-
pertinent that he has made with seed
potatoes shows that moro uniform po-
tatoes come from large seed. He has
u large potatoes In two. but this
turned out about the same as plant
ing whole small potatoes-there would
be one or two large potatoes in each
hill. but a great many small ones. He
also says he finds that whole large
seed are more nearly scab resistant
than the small seed.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

at the right time will win. The dilly-
dallying farmer or business man can
never make much Roadway until he
learns to do things at the right time.
A few days late in planting corn may
make a big difference in the growth
and outcome of the crop.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

Real prosperity-the real thtng-did
not come until farmers learned to di-
Versify their crops. Now very few will
risk all their eggs in one basket. The
exclusive grain farmer has no stand
ing; even way up north, where they
used to think they could not raise my
thing but wheat, stock raising, dairy
ing and poultry are now all sources of
profit.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

Careful hog raisers are getting rid Of
plank floors in the sleeping quarters
and also the feeding floors. Wood floors
become saturated With urine, they
make a fine place for rats or mice,
and many suspect that here is the
breeding place of many hog diseases.
Cement floors may cost more to start
with. but they are lasting. more sani-
t:ry. n by looking up the matter
some, one can build the floors him
self.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-01-04

1t is said that seven-eighths of the
farmers of the United States do not
have fruit gardens OF any kind. This
seems incredible. but facts like this
are often found existing in other parts
of the country. Fruits of some sort
should be on every farm. and during
the summer fresh fruits should be part
of the daily diet. Such a course would
add to the length of life and the pleas
ures of living. Are you one of the few?
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13
No Hunting Allowed.

ALI persons are positively forbidden
to hunt birds and all manner Of game
or trespass in any manner on our lands.
J. W. Wessinger, n. J. Wessinger, -
M. L. Lindler, Ed L. Lindler,
s. P. Lindler, j. b. BouKnight,
Geo. e. Bouknight.
4w2
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13

at last the people in the proposed
teritory OF the new county of Cali
houn win get chance to say at the
ballot box, whether they prefer stay,
ing ii old Lexington, the county of
their fathers and the pride Of their
mothers, or whether they prefer go-
Ing into new county that will cer-
tainlY haya to be built up at the
expense Of the common class, those
living il tfs m rnrai districts who have
TO make their bffssash by the sweat of
the brow To be sure, those living
ST. county seat WIN have nothing.
40 Iose, even Sc they do contribute
literally toward building new court
house and Jail Our position in this
matter IS too well knownyto the read
ers OF The Dispatch TO be repeated
I again. We have no apologies to make
to5no man or set of men for the posi-
ton NE have taken. We propose to
stand by Lexington in the future as,
we have always done in the past
working for the best interest of all
the people asWe see it, and in doing
SO we feel that we have the support
and cooperation OF the majority Of
HE citizens all over the county. On
election day we are satisfied that the
good citizens of lexington, residing
in the territory proposed to be cutoff,
will think the matter over well and
cast their votes as their conscience
dictates and we win be satisfied with
the result.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13

Citizens of Sandy Run, now is the
time for you to do your thinking.
Don't wait until you have voted your
sslf into 5 high tax county. It viii
zbe Too late then. Lexington is IN
better shape. clear Of debt, to give
ron whatever improvements are
nedesssry than to join the idols Of
those who viii certainly treat you no
sbetter, and perhaps not as good.
Yskane chances, but remain where
yol are. S.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13

There is anew religious sect up in
sGraenvilie known ss the Unknown
Tongue, . which canses the igno-
rant Is speak any language from
Chinese 30 Russian, or, IN other words,
any Isngpsge known TO man. The
n,inisters d other churches are great
ly wrought up and claim that much
hMmis being done BY these meetings.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13

It IL raid that the county dispensary
bosad o. Orsngeburg is going to re-
e1tahlish the dispensary at Eloree
sgainst the via q the majority of cit
isels of that town It ID high time for
the Iegst tlsture TO pass such law as
10 prevent the sale of liquor. in COM
munities when its sale IS not desired.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13

- - 3 Z.
This week we are on our regular
semi. annual trip with the County
Treasurer. We have been making
these trips over the county for many
years, and TO say that it affords us
I pleasure to minglel with the good peo-
Die OF old Lexington is expressing it
mildly. Our FIRST stop this week will
be at Edmund. From there we goon
through to CASTOR, Swansea and
Sandy Run, ending the first week of
eur rounds at Brookland on Saturday,
and earnestly request our subscribers
to meet us promptly on our trips and
either settle in person or send their
dues buy neighbors:
Next week our first stop will be at
sPelion, the beautiful and growing
little town ON the Perry extension of
the Southern railway, and from there
ne 90 to the Cross Roads, Stead
mans and Samaria, arriving at the
thriving town Of Batesbmg, on We'd
nesday evening.
IS Thence down the road to the live
town OF Leesville Friday, and end
ing the second week at Gilbert on
Saturday.
The third week Of our trip oyer the
county win be spent in the Dutch
Fork, where peace and plenty always
reigns supreme above everything else.
We ask at the outset, and again
appeal to those in arrears, to meet US
promptly with their dues, for it is ab-
solutely necessary for us to have
money Ia order to make good, read
able paper-such as we have always
tried to make The Dispatch. 30,
meet us promptly tIand get your re-
ceipt.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13

IT'S indeed pity that Judge john
stones term win expire 30 soon, and
1t Is to be hoped that at no distant
day he win be elected regular
Judge on the bench.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13
Public Sale.

will sell at public auction, on Tues
day, the 10Th day of November, 1907, at
10 o'clock, at my place, 8 miles north
of Gilbert: good heavy mule, 8 years
old; heifer, will give milk soon; 1
wagon good as new; buggy; corn; fed
der; peas; farming implements, etc:
J. H. SKULL.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13
Notice, Debtors and Creditors

This is to notify all parties in any
way indebted to the estate Of Henry B..
Amick, deceased, to make payment to
the undersigned on or before January
I, 1908, and those having any demands
must present them properly attested for
nayment. SARAH E. yAM1CK,
Nov. u, 1907. sw4 Admr.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13
Final Discharge.

Notice is hereby given to all parties
interested that we will apply to Geo. S.
Drafts, Judge of Probate for Lexington
county, South Carolina, on the 23rd day
of November, 1907, for a final discharge
as executors of the estate of J. F. Metz,
deceased. J. F. METZ,
j. E. METZ,
Oct. 80, 1907.-4w3 Executors.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13

It is said that some people outside
pf Columbia are afraid TO accept the
sew certificates issued BY the banks
Sof Columbia. The only regret we
lave il that more Of them don't come
am nay
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13
Final Discharge.

Notice is hereby given that on the
goth day Of November, 1907, I will ap-
ply to Geo. S. Drafts, Judge OF Probate,
for Lexington county, S. c., for a final
discharge as administrator of the estate
of E. Lawson Amick, deceased.
J. Ivy Amick, Admr.
Oct. 23EW2
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13
CIRCULATION Asst.
Wednesday. November la. 1907.

The discussion Of the immigration
question now going on between Hon.
5 a. GLatimer and Capt. w. E. Gonzal-
es, editor Of The State, makes real
4 Interesting reading matter these days.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13
Final Discharge.

This is to notify all persons that I
will apply to Geo. S. Drafts, Esq,
Judge Of Probate for Lexington county,
South Carolina, on the Goth Of Novem-
Der, 1907, for final discharge as ad-
ministrator Of the estate e. H. Shealy.
P. r. SHEALY,
Administrator.
October 20, l9o7-4w4
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13
Trespass Notice.

ALI persons are hereby notified not to
trespass on lands owned, leased, rented
or otherwise controlled by the under
signed. The law will be strictly en-
forced against all violators of this notice.
S. G. GRIM, G. NJ. JUMPER,
CARRIE E. RUCKER, J. K. RUcKER.
4w3p
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13
Notice Trespassers.

y ~sSSS SfssvSS~~
This is to notify all persons not to
hunt, fish or let stock run at large on
our promises. The law will be enforced
against all such trespassers.
SAM WAITS, S. S. METZ,
4w3p ARTHUR S. METZ. =
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-11-13
zSTALLINGs' MILLINERY.

Visit our store and see for yourself
the most up-to-date line of Millinery,
Dry Goods, Notions, Shoes and Gents
Furnishings ever shown in Brookland.
Our prices are right. Polite and
prompt attention. Oct. 2-3m
New-York tribune., 1907-10-09
M4YWELL TO TE4CHERS.
School Superintendent Strongly OPP
nOSed to COrpOraL Punishment.

William Fl. Maxwell. City Superintendent Of
Schools. spoke To about three hundred teachers
and their friends before the department of peda-
gogy of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sci
last night In the assembly hall of the Young
Mems Christian Association. at Fulton and Bond
streets Brooklyn. Mr.. Maxwell made a compart-
son of the training of teachers in former times
with present methods. Then individuality was
held in subsection. To-day personality DON'T
nant Teachers were trained to take the RESPONSE
bty TO have initiative and to inspire their pupils
with initiative.
Referring 10 the agitation for the revival of
corporal punishment he tried to impress his hear
ers with the value OF humane methods In the
past centuries II child could not keep quiet be-
cause OF hunger. he beaten: if faults were
committed. due TO pathological conditions and not
to natural perversity the child beaten.
'"Why should we resort to this mode of punish
rnent," Mr.. Maxwell said. when the practice of
using the lash in the army has been abandoned?
Corporal punishment I'm the schools is n curse. II
creates hatred in the boy for his teacher"
AS a remedy for the difficulties which seem 10
have been the cause for bringing up the question
of corporal punishment again, Mr. Maxwell main
tanned that the sentler methods advocated by the
present system of pedagogy would be the best
In conclusion the superintendent referred to
teachers who pull obtain privileges instead
of getting what they through the proper chan
neis He said those who did this pre-enlinentIy
the unsuccessful teachers
New-York tribune., 1907-10-09
EXCITEMENT At FIRES.
Tzco Firemcn OUercOme and Girls
Thr0zcn Into Panic.

Two fires which occurred about noon yesterday
endangered the lives Of scores or persons ana
made things lively for the lremen. TWO hIemen
were overcome at a blaze which occurred In a hVe
story building at No n Chambers street four
floors of which are occupied by the Victor Dis
tributing and Export Company, manufacturers OF
Photographs The top floor was soon dense with
smoke. and Chief Croker ordered that no hremen
should enter tho building,
John Reilly OF Engine = ventured in, however
of Truck l. saw Reilly's danger rushed to his aid
CoffieId of Engine 7. was also overcome by the
fumes. Both were revived.
Tho fire burned out the top floor Of the building
1t occurred just after the employees had returned
work after luncheon. In the top stories about
thirty girls were at work. The first intmation that
there was fire when they rushed pellmel
down the stairs shouting Fire.
For a time it feared that the fire would
spread 70 the adjoining building on the east The
upper floors of which occupied by the Empire
Smokeless Powder Company.
Mayor Mcclellan was in the street when the FIRE
lines We're formed. He was rudely fostled bv a
policeman and told to on. The Mayor
showed his badge and then remarked TO the police
man: IAN right. my boy; never mind"
The second fire occurred I'm a tenement house 81
No. 235 Avenue A. Mrs Charles Landsman was
cooking dinner the first floor, when she over
turned pot full of grease the stove. 1t famed
up Immediately, and soon the kitchen was on fire
The tenants climbed to the roof and escaped over
an adjoining roof. Half hours work by the
fremen extinguished the flames
New-York tribune., 1907-10-09
UNITE AGAINST THIEVES.
Railroad Detectives Combine to
Lessen Freight RObberiPs.

The considerable increase in thefts from freight
cars I'm the last year has led a combination be-
tween the heads OF the police departments OF more
than thirty railroads centring in the neighbor-
hood of New York An Official Of the New York
Central. which has IN the past been a heavy
sufferer estimated yesterday that the losses by
freight robberes OF the railroads east OF Chicago
had amounted lately TO less than ten millions
of dollars a year. The New York Central has
succeeded IN reducing its losses between New York
and Buffalo TO about $4,000 annually.
At Ffty-nInth street and Eleventh avenue the
New York Central detective office. IN charge Of
Inspector Humphreys. has n regular Rogues' Gal
lery. where pictures and Bertillon measurements
of a large number OF railroad robbers are kent
These men. while they habituaI criminals
operate for the most part without the jurisdiction
Of regular police departments. and the burden OF
detecting and arresting them falls almost entirely
upon railroad police They do not hesitate 10
hGht and because there has been good deal of
hloodshed and sudden death both sides there
Is short shrift for the freight car thief who is
caught I'm his work by railroad detective.
one Of the practices of the freight gangs Is
10 take up a strategic position in Riverside Park
on the edge of the high retaining walls that over
look the track. and 10 drop heavy bowlders down
tho heads OF railroad police the tops of
freight