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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-04
From satesburg.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
8 The Batesburg Graded and High
school will open Monday, Sept. 9th,
at 9 O'Clock a. I'm. The board of trus-
tees is composed of Messrs. John Bell
ToWill, J. Austin Whitten and DR.. L.
M. Mitchell. Prof. Fl. "A. Brunson, a
graduate of the University of South
Carolina, has been selected as super
intendent, and Prof. W. b. Black, OF
Davidson college as principal. The
different grades will be in charge OF
Misses Annie Hall, Margaret Clement,
Eva Cooner, Cora B. Rogers and Isa-
bel Brooker. The department of
music will be in charge of Miss Essie
Ehrd, daughter of Hon. G.. M. Efrd,
of Lexington.
The buildings of the Tri-C County Fair
are nearing completion and will be
open to the public beginning Monday,
October 14th, and close on Friday,
the 18th. Every body is invited to at,
tend this fair. Gates will be open at
81 o'clock a. m. of each day. The,
doors of the exhibition buildings will
be closed ats p. M. Arrangements
are being made to secure some one tol
deliver an address of 80 minutes each
day of the fair and the speakers to be
selected from the three counties COM
prising the association.
Premium lists will be sent by mail
upon application to the secretary,
Walter J. Mccarthy, ESQ.,, and ar
ticles sent to the fair by freight or
express should be addressed to the
Secretary of Tri-C County Fair, Bates
burg, s.. c." Entries must be made
on or before a. M. on Monday, Oc-
tober 14th. The railroads will give
reduced rates which insures a large
attendance.
DR.. Ransom 81. Zimmerman has
moved into his beautiful concrete res
idence near the Summerland Hotel.
The Planters Storage company was
recently reorganized with the Hon.
John Bell ToWill as president and
Cyril e. Jones as secretary. Under
the new management the company
has taken on new life and promises
to be great success. A ginnery is
connected with the warehouse com
pany and is under the management Of
Mr.. John =. Reynolds. About 100
bales have already been ginned this
season.
Mrs. John Bell Towill and little son
have returned from visit to Ker-
shaw, where they have been for Sc
veral weeks.
81 Mr.. John c. Crouch has secured one
of the free scholarships to Clemson
college from Saluda county.
& Mr.. O. II. SWygert, of Peak, and q
graduate of Newberry college, spent
Saturday in our town as the guest of
his sister, Mrs. w. Price Zimmerman.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. NJ. Rhodes are at
tending the Jamestown exposition
this week.
Mr.. VIM. G. Farber spent few
days in Columbia last week on busi-
ness.
Miss Ruth Cooner is visiting, Miss
Ebba Dukes, in Orangeburg.
Rev. A. j. Cauthen conducted a
protracted meeting at Johnston last
week.
Col. Edwin Folk Strother, accom-
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-04
Billy Felix's Letter.

To the Editor of The Dispatch:
Our people are through gathering
fodder and are busy picking the feecy
staple, and the ring of the silver eagle
will be a welcome sound.
Our merchants are laying in full
stock of fall and winter goods.
G. S. Goodwin, the king fisherman,
bagged big lot of fine trout and jack
recently. "Billy" got in in time to
feast on some of same.
J. W. Reeder, good farmer and
merchant on route l, is visiting his
son at Rodgerville, Tenn.
Misses Mita and Nita Sigh are stop
ping for while with the family of
D. E. Craft.
The CASTOR Sunday school will Gel
ebrate ''Home Coming Week'' with
picnic Saturday, the 9TH.
II. D. Griffin, one of Lexington's
best farmers, presented the carrier on
No. with the king melon recently.
While it was not as large as friend
"Pat's," yet I think it would have
caused him to view with a longing,
craving appetite, of a devouring ma
ture had he seen it.
Prof. J. V. Smith has had some re-
pairs made on his mill recently.
We hear complaint about high taxes
here and there. I think some of the
taxes may be curtailed if our people
proceed in the right way. Lexington
has dispensary constable, which is
not needed. If the proper officers,
whose duty it is to capture the tigers,
would do their duty every illicit deal.
er in the county would have to go out
of business. All good citize-s, know
ing of any violation of the liquor law,
should report same to the magistrate
or sheriff and have them stamped out
and thus save the constable's fee.
Then, too much expense could be
avoided during court, if the lawyers
would have their cases ready.
CASTOR, Sep. 1. BILLY FELIX.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-04
School Opened Monday.

The Palmetto Collegiate Institute
opened Monday morning at 8 o'clock
under the brightest prospects in the
history of the school,
There were a number of patrons
and friends of the school present.
Short, but able, addresses were made
by Rev. W. H. Hitler, Superintendent
j. B. R. Kyzer, and Hon. J. B. Wing
ard. There were 102 scholars en-
rolled, besides 13 in the music depart
ment, and this number has since been
supplemented.
Prof. W. E. Black, the new princi-
pal, and Miss Ellen Hendrix, Mrs.
Black, Miss Mary Wingard, Mrs. E.
B. Roof and Miss Lucille Efrd, the
other members of the faculty, were
all at their post.
A number of boarding pupils are in
attendance this session, which is in
deed gratifying to the friends of this
worthy institution. Among them we
mention: Miss Bessie Lown, daugh-
ter of Mr.. L. L. Lown, Brookland, R.
F. D. /, is boarding at S. P. Wing
ards; Miss Annie Buff, daughter of
Mr.. T. J. Buff, Brookland, r. F. D. /,
10 OOd1 OilIS az II. II. 1tOol ., A1lSS
Josie Kesler, daughter of Mr.. J.
J. Kesler, and Miss Julia Derrick,
daughter OF Mr.. j. G. Derrick, Irmo,
R. F. D., are boarding with Jas. E.
Hendrix; Rudolph Oswald, Barr, is
boarding with his brother, II. L. Os-
wald; Rion Dreher, son of H. H.
Dreher, Chaplin, R. F. D., is boarding
at Sanders Wingard@s; Geo. Frick,
son of W. B. Frick, Chapin, R. F. D.,
is boarding at S. P. Wingard's; E.
Blanton Roof, son of Mr.. Wade F.
Roof, Brookland, R. F. D., is board
ing at S. P. Wingard's.
Emily Edwards, daughter of Mr..
P. B. Edwards, boarding at Mr.. B. D.
Clark's.
Daniel Roof, boarding at B. D.
Clark's.
Albert Steele, boarding at S. P.
Vineyards.
Those attending from outside the
district and who return to their homes
every evening, are: Miss Martha
Hendrix Caughman, Andrew Matthias,
Wilbur Hendrix, Minnie Hendrix,
Quincy Hendrix and Blanche Shull.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-04
New Goods At VIM. Plat & Son.

New goods are arriving daily at the
store of VIM. Platt & Son, Columbia.
Their buyer, Mrs. Allen, has just re-
turned from the Northern markets,
where she purchased one of the largest
and most superb lines of goods for
every department of their store.
Nothing has been overlooked. Milli-
merry, laces and embroideries, under
wear, dress goods in all the latest
patterns-jpst beautiful to behold.
Outings in abundance. In fact a full
line of everything to be found in a
large dry goods store. Now is the
time to buy the advanced styles in
all fall goods, and you will find them
at the above store. Polite and cour-
teous attention guaranteed all Lex
ington friends.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-04
N. Z. Kirard.

The old reliable clother, NJ. L.
Kinard, of Columbia, has an ADVERTISE
ment in this issue of The Dispatch.
Kinard needs no introduction to the
people of Lexington county, for he is
known to nearly every citizen of the
county for his honest and fair dealing.
Mr.. w. E. Harth, formerly of this
county, is with this reliable firm and
he will be anxious to serve Lexington
friends at any time. When you need
clothing 60 to Kinard's and you will
have large stock of full values in
new styles and patterns to make your
selections from.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-04
Church Transfers.

Rev. w. H. Hitler, the beloved and
eloquent pastor of st. Stephens, de-
livered one of his usual strong and
impressive sermons to large and
appreciative congregation Sunday.
At the conclusion of the sermon the
following new members were added
to the church by letter: Mrs. @. S..
Rauch, Mr.. and Mrs. H. n. Hammer,
from St. Peters; Mr.. r. r. Keisler,
from St. Paul and Mrs. T. R. Keisler,
from Providence.
This is very encouraging to the
pastor in his work.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-04
Congressman Lever Taking
Rest.

Congressman Lever left Monday for
Glenn Springs, where he goes to take
a much needed rest. He has been
suffering for several weeks with in
somnia and nervous trouble, and it is
absolutely necessary for him to go
where he can be quiet and free from
the duties which a congressman is
subjected, whether in or out OF con-
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-04
A Larre Shipment.

T. B. Aughtry & Co., Columbia, re-
ceived by boat last week, 500 cases
tomatoes, 100 cases Octagan soap,
1000 pounds of sugar, "a sets buggy
and wagon wheels. They received
this on the boat "The City of Colum-
bia," and their prices are the lowest:
"Trade with the store with the goods. "
Mail orders promptly filled.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-04

Whenever you want a pound OF
pure, plain or fancy candy, always
buy at the Bazaar. /
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-09-04

We would all have more money if
there were fewer things to spend it
for.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
To the sixth Generation.

1t is given to few men, as to M. I
Wullschleger, Of the Canton at Vaud
to celebrate the birth of a great
great-grand-daughter; but even more
remarkable experiences than this are
on record. DR.. Plot, in his Natural
History of Staffordshire," quotes the
case of "Old Mary Cooper" Of Kings
Bromley, who lived to see the sixth
generation of her descendants, and
was in the position to say, Rise up.
daughter, and go to thy daughter.
for thy daughters granddaughter
hath a daughter" while Horace Wal
pole lived to see sever descents in
one family, the progeny of Mrs. God
frey, mistress of James II. 1t is moi
long since the Dowager Duchess Of
Abercorn died, leaving over 200 di
rect descendants, at least four OF
whom were great-great-grand-chil
dren. About the same time Mrs
Sarah Ann Woolf of Utah, nursed het
t%wenty-third great-great-grandchildt
one of So3 living descendants; while
it is said of a Spaniard who returned
from America to his native land d
few years ago that he was accom-
panied by $50 of his descendants, in.
GLIDING three observation-disclosures
Westminster Gazette.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
The CrInoline and the Apartment
House.


Wouldn't it be funny if the coming
of the crinoline should work a change
in our building laws, or at least in
the fashion of dwelling places? What
ever condition it brings about, how
ever, will be of short duration we can
easily see, knowing the whimsical
way Dame Fashion has of changing
her mind, so we a afford to dis.
cuss the hoopskirt and it's influence
without getting too serious. And we
should like to know how wearers OF
baHoonlike skirts can expect to find
themselves accommodated in quarters
where they were crowded almost to
~suffocation clad in their sheathlike
raiment. Will fiat jewellers desert for
Suburbia and further? How else can
they live in comfort? Here furniture
manufacturers have worked day and
night for years to produce furniture
that would make living in flats less
like a problem than it was at first,
and the results have been happy in
many cases. Appointments that ex-
pand or collapse at their owners will
have worked miracles, almost, In re-
strioted apartments, so that living in
them has really become a joy. And
now the crinoline comes, or says it is
coming, and unless that too is fitted
with ~callapsible qualities it does seem
that life while it remains with us Is
to be made uncomfortable for many
besides wearers of the alleged inns
prover.-Boston Transcript.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Wasting Time.

A sophisticated mother who felt re-
sponsible for the future of her daugh.
ters, said to one of them:
"Anna, what did young Mr.. Jones
say to you last night when he was but
toning your glove?I saw he was slight
ly excited"
why" answered Anna, he said that
the person who made a glove so hard
to button as that deserved to be
killed"
MY dear" retorted her mother. i'm
pres~igoly, don't waste any more oil
your time :, yeunea Mr.. Jones."-Phil
adelphia Ledger.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
soys Are Bigger Erhese Days.

Ready made" clotAiers have dis
covered that the AVERAGE youth is
many degrees bigger Ethan his fellow
Of comparatively fewEyears ago.
Il do not know tcb what 1t Is due
II II be not to athletics, but the ma
FORTY Of the fourtebn-year-old boys
whom we now dress sre as big as the
ordinary eighteen-yeEr-old youths OF
Q few years back" ahid the manager
Of a Of the largeIk clothing stores.
at 10 not uncommkn for fourteen
year-old boys to reQkIre chest meas
urement Of 81, andf even 38 inches
these days. Tn puIF lad Is the ex-
ception now.
SCHOOLS have gohss In for physical
culture on a big scdle during recent
years. and the Development of the
body Is now considet ed as important
as the improvement III the mind. The
lad who Is not prolkient in baseball,
football, rowing anE other kindred
sports these days II a curiosity in
deed.
Athletics are mixing big bodies
OF heretofore small Frames, and while
I believe in q lad going in for all
sorts of muscle-maHing pastimes, 1
ehudder to think Of the poor tailors
who have to give awAy men.size suits
at lad-size prices. "-Eew York Press,
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Paint for the White House.

The annual cleaning of the White
House is under way. A large force OF
painters is now at work IN the struc'
ture, and pretty much all of the feui
months the President is absent will
be utilized in %renovating and clean.
ing the exterior of the old building.
The walls of the White House were
not painted last year. The expert.
ment Of washing with a highly rec.
commended preparation was made.
This was unsuccessful, as the wash
seems to have cracked the paint and
left the walls in bad shape generally
wherever it was applied. After these
walls have been properly treated, a
liberal treatment of good o~ld-fashioned
paint will be used, and the White
House again will appear in its glis-
tening dress of pure white.-Wash.
ington Post.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Not Above Buttons.

The late Henrik Ibsen upheld the
superiority of women in his dramas,
but in real life he considered them
inferior to men in many lines OF
usefulness generally, classed as femi-
nine. For example, his friend, Jonn
Paulsen, says in the London Times
that one of Ibsen's maxims was:
"No woman could write a cook
book and no woman can sew q button
on fast"
He lived up to the latter part OF
his dictum. When he detected a loose
button on any of his garments, ne
petreated to his own den, locked him.
self in, and with elaborate prepare
ton sewed the button on.
He took as much pains with the
iob as he would with the final, fair
COPY of one of his plays. Then ne
used to brag about the performance,
saving that he would not put trust
in a button sewn on by any woman
not even by his wife.
His wife used to laugh with a
ouaintly ironical expression on these
occasions. She confded to Paulsen
that she secretly reserved all the
buttons that the poet had sewn,
sewed them as only a woman can
she said. He always forgot to fasten
the thread, and the buttons would
come off in a few days if she did
not look after them.
But don't undeceive him" the
faithful wife added, appealingly; lit
makes him so happy to think thai ne
| does it." .
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
WHAT'S THEE USE?
To Pour in Coffee When 1t Acts as a
Vicious Ehemy.

Fasters have gone without food for
pany days at a timeE but no n can
20 without sleep. FOR a long time
have not been sleeEing well, often
lying awake for twol or three hours
during the night bat now 1 sleep
SOUND every night 'hd wake up re-
freshed and vigorouS." says a Calf.
woman.
do you know whkf It's because
/ used to drink cofke, but / finally
cut 1t out and begaA using Postum.
Twice since then / h47e drank coffee
u both times l pT;sed a ~sleepless
night, and so / am doubIy convinced
coffee caused the tro$ble and Postum
removed it.
my brother was In the habit oil
drinking coffee threh times a day.
He was troubled with sour stomach.
n l would often notice him getting
soda from the can toErelieve the dis
tress In his stomach; lately hardly a
day passed without 1 dose of soda
for relief.
Finally he tried a cup of Postum
and liked 1t so well he gave up coffee.
and since then has been drinking Pos
tum In Its place, and says he has not
once been troubled with sour stom-
ach."
Even after this lady's experience
with coffee her brother did not sus-
pect for a time that coffee was caus-
ing his SOUL stomach! but easilv
proved 1t.
Coffee is not suspected in tho,,-
sanas OF cases just like this, but it's
easily proved. A tenk days trial
works wonders. ''ThereEs a Reason /"
Read the famous littls. book. oTbe
ReAd 70 MELVILLE" in pigs
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Inconvenience of an Indian Jail.

Inconvenience OF an Indian Jail.
A prisoner in Rampore Boalia jail
has a clear grievance against the
Government. There are certain in
conveniences inseparable from prison
life which all reasonable criminals
more or less unwillingly accept, but
the most c~omplaisant draws the line
at being marked down and clawed by
q leopardess in the seclusion of the
prison yard. The animal seems to
have been inspired by a suffragette-
like curiosity as to the inside of a
prison, and having got in by the
highly irregular method of leaping
the wall, she ensconced herself
among the low brick piers on which
the old barracks are raised from the
ground. In the early afternoon she
ospied a prisoner in the yard, clear
ing up, and like the impulsive crea-
ture she was, promptly leaped upon
him, striking him to the ground and
at once started to clawing his back.
Then, with the ickleness of her sex,
she suddenly changed her mind, and
In an access of shyness ran away and
hid herself among the Brick pillars.
Now Colonel r. R. Weir, Inspector
General of Prisons, happened to be
in Uhe village. and to him the Incl
dent was reported. Though 1t can
not be said that the duties of an In
epector-General of Prisons includes
the destruction of vertnin, Colonel
Weir did not stop to consider techni-
calities, but borrowed a rife. After
some difficulty in getting within strik-
ing distance of the intruder as she
lay in her fastness, he's succeeded in
planting his first shok behind her
shoulders, after which nothing re-
manned to be done buE. to drag out
the carcass and record Its tape meas
urement as more thar seven feet
London Daily Telegraph.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22

/ could not do homework, and for
two years did not get out of the
house. The kidney secretions we're
irregular, and doctors were not help
ing me. Doan's Kidney Pills brought
me quick relief, and finally cured me.
They saved my life"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
PATERNAL CONFIDENCE.

The Young Man with some embar-
rassment)-''There is one question you
haven't asked me yet, Mr.. Hurpop.
You haven't wanted to know whether
or not I think 1 can make a living for
your daughter"
The Other Man-'That isn't neces-
sary, Henry. She'll see that you make
the living, all right, if she's at all like
her mother-and I think she is."-Chi.
cago Tribune.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
prosnerity Reduces Birth Rate.

The breeder who to improve MS
stock must keep them in great COM
fort on abundance Of food finds his
greatest difficulty in their tendency
to sterility. Seeing that this law OF
fertility governs not only the animal
hut also the vegetable kingdom, may
we not safely conclude that human
volition has little to do with the birth
rate. and also hold that the birth rate
of a nation Is inversely proportional
to the. w~ell-being of it's people?-
Nineteenth Century.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
BABY TORTURED BY ITCHING
Rash Covered Face aud Feet-Would
Cry Until Tired Out-Speedy
Cure by Cuticura.

"My baby was about nine months old
when she had rash on her face and feet.
Her feet seemed to ~irritate her most, espe-
e;ally nights: They would cause her to be
broken of her rest, and sometimes she
would cry until she was tired out. / had
always used Cuticura Soap myself, and had
heard of so many cures by the Cuticura
Remedies that l thought | would give them
a trial. The improvement was noticeable
in a few hours, and before l had used one
box of the Cuticura Ointment her feet were
well and lave never troubled her since. ]
also used it to remove what is known as
cradle cap from her head, and it worked
like d charm, as it cleansed and healed the
scalp at the same time. Mrs. Hattie Cur
rier, Thoruaston, Me-, June 9, 1906"
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
Twitching Eyes

Will o be indamed, sore weak eyes Le-
onardi's Golden Eye Lotion stops the
twitching; allays the inhammation; cures
soreness without pain in one day: Insist
on having "Leonardi's"-it makes strong
eyes. Guaranteed or money refunded;
druggists sell it at rs cts. or forwarded
prepaid on receipt of price by S. B. Leonsr-
di & Co., Tampa, Fla.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22

The Alaska Packers Association
have taken the highest awards at
every Worlds Fair where their goods
were shown. At st. Louis Worlds
Fair the Red Salmon took the grand
prize. The only grand prize 9
given to Salmon at any Worlds Fair.
The Argo Red Salmon is the best
that is packed.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
ALTRUISTIC.

Reginald -"Why does your father
want you to stop taking piano less
ons?"
Kathryn-"He says it's too much of
a mental strain"
Reginald -"Oh, pshaw! You look
strong enough"
Kathryn-"Oh, the strain isn't on me.
It's on the others in the house."-Ch.
cago News.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
IT'S TRUE, INDEED.

"Steam." said the deep thinker, "is
one of the best servants of man."
Rather insolent att times, though"
remarked the plain citizen, "as it fire.
Quently blows up its master ."-Chica-
go Journal.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22


from kidney trou-
bles. My back panied
terribly. Every
turn or move caused
s b a shooting
My eyesight
was o o dark spots
appeared before me,
and 1 had dizzy
For ten years
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
4 RESEMBLANCE NOTED.

eyes," said the man who poses as a
connoisseur, ~ am fond Of music, al
though l don't know how to play"
"That," replied young Mrs. Torkins,
"is just the way Charley is with the
Observation-Disclosures Star.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
uir.na its Own Reward.

One day when Roberts mamma was
cleaning house, Robert wanted TO
help her; so she let him beat a small
piece of carpet, hanging on the line.
Passing the yard / asked him what
he would get when he finished MS
work.
why. l will get DONE" he replied
HELEN Breese in Little Chronicle.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
HER I'M

81 thought she was unalterably OPP
posed to golf"
"She was, but she'sEgot an idea now
that she'd look real cute in one Of those
red coats.'-Philadelphia Press.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22

Areo Red Salmon being firm III
terture, and deep red in color. makes
the most delicious salad. oeseia.
salad recipes are given in the Arso
Cook Book.
The Kemper herald. (Scooba, Miss.) 1875-1908, 1907-08-22
rHE REAI THING.

THE REAL THING.
"Jim Smithers is getting to be quite
an oily proposition"
"Why, he's got no sense"
"No; but he's got an automobile"