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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-23
LEaIsL AT1VE.
FRIDAY I'm the Senate.


The following new bills were intro
duced in the Senate to-day. A num-
Der of bills passed to their third read
ing and the senate adjourned to meet
Monday at $3.50 o'clock:
MIR. Black-To require all through
and local freight trains to carry pas
sengers.
Mr.. Laney-A bill to provide for
distress warrants for rent and pre-
scribe the form of procedere by land
lord and tenant in distress warrants
by landlords and replevin by tenant.
Mr.. Brice-A bill to amend section
of an act entitled "An act to pro-
vide the age and time in which road
duty shall be performed in this State
and to provide for and fix the amount
of communication tax in lieu thereof"
approved ,22nd of February, by in
creasing the communication tax to So,
requiring the use of the chaingang on
permanent road work and the en-
ployment of an engineer, etc., and
combining the road districts of York
county. ,-.
In the House.
Mr.. Epting introduced bill today
to increase pensions Of old soldiers.
Most of the time today was devoted
to second reading bills, most of which
was passed. There was some discus
sion as to the passage of the bill to
repeal the lien law. There are 80
many bills along this line that it was
agreed to pass it over until Wednes-
day when the bill will come up for de-
bate:
The bill of Mr.. Sage to provide for
commission and to appropriate the
sum Of SIC, 900 for statue of John G.
Calhoun in the capitol at Washington.
The following new bills of general
interest were introduced:
BY Mr.. A. G. Brice of Chester-To
require railroad companies, on writ
ten application, to supply empty cars.
The bill provides penalties for delay
or refusal to supply ''empties'' where
asked for by shippers.
BY MIR. B. F. Thomas-To provide
for the distribution of school text
books to poor children by the county
supervisor.
By Mr.. Aull-To provide for COM
pulsory education.
BY Mr.. Morrell-To prohibit the use
Of wells Tor sewerage purposes.
By Mr.. Ballentine-To amend the
law as to barbed wire fences by ex-
cepting woven wire fences.
By Mr.. Aull-To provide scholar
ships in the textile department at
Clemson college instead of confning
them to the agricultural sourse.
BY Mr.. Walker-To pay managers
in primary elections.
By Mr.. Nicholson-To amend the
law as to allowing aldermen to try
municipal cases.
By Mr.. Lester-To authorize and re-
quire county commissioners of Saluda
county to widen the public highways
in that county.
By Mr.. Sr,ith-To further regulate
the granting of new trials and have
the original verdict stand.
By Mr.. McMaster-To further de-
fine the law as to mental anguish so
as not to require notice Of the rela-
tionship Or interest Of parties.
BY Mr.. Epcing-To increase the
Confederate pension fund to S24o, ,0co
and provide for distribution.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-23
Wednesday. January %, 1907.
Now for the t'Lyon's Roar'-the
investigation. is in progress.

If Martin F. Ansel will only make
rs half as good Governor as Duncan
Clinch Hayward, who retired to pri-
vate life on January Is, the affairs OF
the State win continue to prosper as
the green bay tree. May D. G. Hey
ward live long and prosper!
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-23

Mr.. w. S. Hook, one of the most
s slbstantial citizens of the Gilbert Sec
tion, dropped in to see US last week
and left his dollar for another years
subscription to the Dispatch.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-01-23
Valuable Place for Sale.

The old DR.. Hunts mill place, near
Edmund, containing 100 acres, 80 acres
open. Good for corn, peas, cotton, etc,
Round pine and wood timber with mill
site, dam and wasteway complete. Pond
covers about ten acres. For terms, &C.,
apply to L. E. JEFcoAT,
4w13p Edmund, S. G.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31
IIIenal TO Fish and sleen.

The Pennsylvania superior court
has decided that it is illegal to fish
with umbrella ribs and sleigh bells, in
reversing decision by Judge End.
Itch, Of the Berks court. The case has
been watched by fishermen all over
the state.
Some months ago Henry J. Hum
ma and Harry Kinney were discharged
by Justice Of the Peace Prutzman, OF
Birdsboro, from arrest on the charge
Of Illegal fishing brought by Fish War
den Nesley, of P6ttstown An appeal
was taken to the BerlJs court, Which
upheld the magistrate. The common
wealth then appealed to tho superior
court.
The defendants used umbrella ribs
attached to which we're sleigh bells
which rang when they had a bite. In
this way they were able to doze while
fishing The superior court IN its dc
cision declares the device to be lille
gal
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31
The Prudent Piper.

Thomas f. Ryan, the noted finan-
cier, was talking about music In the
smoke room of the Deutschland
q like all music he said, except
such native and special sorts as the
oomtom the bagpipes, or the Indian
hufaa give off
Speaking Of bagpipes did you ever
Notice how piper pranees up aud
down as he pipes He never sits. he
never stands stli but up and down
round and round 10 and ffo lie struts
continually
"a little boy listening to The weird
sklrl Of the bagpires Of a street per.
former, once said TO his father
Fatir why does the piper keep
on the move all the time he plays?
"1 can't say my boy the father
answered unless it is to prevent any
one eatting the range with a cobble-
stone
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31
MildIx Harmful.

Such an article. said Or II. p.
tucson, the new head of the univer-
sity Of Chicago, in declining a rather
unusual interview, would not only be
frtle, but even, in a mild way harm
full
TT would be like the work Of the
careful housekeeper.
There was an old general who had
brought home from the war splen-
did flag flag all torn with bullets.
faded with fierce suns and stained
with the dust and blood Of battle
This superb trophy hung over the
mantel in his library.
"Well, one unlucky day he engaged
a new housekeeper and the next week
missed his nag He rang at once.
Where is that flag Of miner he
said pointing anxiously to the empty
space on the wall
''I have been working on it, sir,
the housekeeper answered. I've
washed il thoroughly and sewed ur
an the rents and darned all the holes
and when / bring it back to you, sir,
I'm sure you'll say it looks quite as
good as new
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31
Sympathy Leans to Leos.

There IS one appeal to charity that
IS pretty sure to be answered. said a
philanthropist "That is a request for
an artificial leg. Legs. Oomehow. are
warmly appreciated by the general
public, and the fellow who has to
scrape along without one is the object
Of sincere commiseration. During my
10 years experience In philanthropic
work ] have issued appeals to the
people at large on behalf of persons
who wanted various parts Of their an
atomy replaced Some wanted teeth,
some an eye. others a hook like Cap
tain cuttle's. Physical deficiencies Of
that kind aroused but little interest,
but just let q man advertise the fact
that he was in need Of g leg and
enough money was quickly fortheom-
ing to At him out with three or four
pairs OF legs"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31


The occasion was that Of a fashion
able wedding.
The hour set for the ceremony was
eight o'clock, and the church was
filed, but the bridal party did not ar
rive upon the scene until nearly nine.
The organist filled In the time by
playing such pieces OF appropriate
music as happened to be at hand,
most Of them several times over, and
when he had exhausted these he be.
gan to improyise.
Grinders" said one II the yestrv.
men, after the ceremony was over and
the congregation had gone. Il have
been puzzling my brains over tha.
thing you played Just before the bride
and groom came. There was IA.
mlliar strain that ran through It, but
your variations effectually disguised
the theme. What was it2'
"Tll tell you" answered The organ
lst, If you won't say anything to tho
preacher about it. It was Waiting al
the Church."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

The army ol Switzerland lheoret.
Ica.y $4,000 .aae IS practically in-
visible except at some afternoon o-
ride shooting ar target shooting OBJ
the rifle anes 0f the commune enar
aa,eed I'M its neutrality and land-
bounded 1v the euarantof sWit1er
land says The Boston Transcript has
really no enemies from whom mill.
cary invasion Is t8 be apprahenaed-
But the whole population is liable 70
military duty an Tie same and duly
performs it. first and last in all class.
es Of society. The elementary mill
itary drill is taken by boys at
ten years Of age as play and
gymnastics at school. At IL all
the youth Of Switzerland are taken
bodily into the army. every one Of
them. and from that age to SO each
is liable for service IN defense Of
bis country, and In fact, does give
up of his time from study, business
or pleasure, as the case may be, from
AS days a year, when he is 20, to l6
days every other year till he is 81
after which the demand Of the army
upon him is for only nine days service
in every four years until he is A.
The basic principle is that every able
bodied man should accustom him
self In the use Of arms and thus the
home Of democracy claims at the same
time to be the first Of the European
nations TO introduce universal mill
tary service.
Yet you seldom see a soldier In
Switzerland, where all the civilians
are BY turns soldiers, It is another
case 81 not being able to see the for
est for the trees. The general staff is
the only permanent and visible part
OF the half million military hosts. 1t
consists OK the commanderin-chief,
who receives a salary of ten dollars
day, and his staff Yet the Tell legend
persists in enthusiasm with which
the Swiss citzen-soldiery take up
their tours of duty as they arrive to
each and all. The wealthy taxpayer
stands In the ranks side by side with
the mechanic; the broker from the
city and the peasant from the noun
tains share the same quarters and
equal hardships There are no crack
corps; the career is open to talents;
each IS assigned tasks according to
abilities; the son Of groom may
work himself to the position Of the
only general, and the rich mans son
may graduate from the army as
groom, tidying the barracks 1t is
said that the Swiss enlisted men per-
form feats Of mountain climbing with
their mule-borne artillery that make
available points Of vantage which to
the ordinary military eye would seem
inaccessible An army that makes the
smallest possible draft on the public
purse and on the labor supply Of the
country and yet includes in its per-
sonnel all callings and every man
who Is physically fit and not more
urgently demanded, say as railroad
man or telegrapher, is the ideal mill
tary establishment for democratic
age
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

Man Is the ony animal that sleeps
on ts back, says the New York Press.
Many animals sleep on their sides,
but most sleep prone-that IS face
down. Dogs never dream when prone.
bit Invariably do SO when sleeping
on their side An Of us from the
country have seen Bung, the hound,
chasing rabbits In his sleep An ami
nal would be perfectly helpless if It
slept on its back And SO is man help
less IN that position
tn some other fellow wants fortune
let him invent a pillow that VIII allow
a man OF woman Or child to sleep face
down without having to twist the neck
nearly out Of joint we Still style IL
the "back-up cure and introduce it in
all homes. There IS no excuse for
lying on the back and keeping the
spine hot all night while the front Of
the body-the abdomen, the stomach
the chest, the throat, etc.-is allowed
to become chilled. hot spine is q
disease generator. And, on the other
hand, a cold spine is death.
Snoring is an internal nuisance to
every one except the snorer. People
who sleep on their fronts never snore.
Those who sleep on their backs IN.
variably do, The palate as We know
1T Is the roof Of the mouth and the
floor Of the nose Some style it the
hard palate Back near the throat is
the soft palate, When you sleep on
your back this gets down about the
breathing apparatus and you snore.
Some snores are worse than the mid.
night how, Of a hyena- Never marry a
woman that snores Ask her before
you propose if she is addicted to snor.
ing. and If she says yea avoid her
It is much easier to relax when
sleeping on your front than when
sleeping On your back And what we
all need after touching the bed at
night Is relaxation II is q billion
pities that some scientist cannot teach
the art Of relaxing Our strenuous
life. Of course, Is not blameless in this
matter. We go to bed in excitement,
and the nerves are strung all night.
That is to say, we go to bed in full
tune. like a piano. and cannot possibly
let the strings down Therefore we
do not rest. Could we relax we could
sleep four OF FIVE hours and arise re.
freshed: but as we cannot relax, we
groan and dream and sweat and roll
over and have remorse for eight or
nine hours, and get up with swelled
head
Every man and woman in this coun-
Try was brought up with the notion
that II the feet were higher than the
head in sleeping all the blood would
rush to the head and cause strangula-
ton. This is the yeriest rot Ad
vanced physicians now advocate the
elevated feet for the cure Of insomnia
Hang your legs over the footboard
get rid Of your pillow, and 90 to sleer
rixe an infant You are on your feet
MI day and half the night Stand on
your head the rest Of the night and lei
the blood circulate the other way
Maybe your brain needs IT.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31
THAT'S IT! ~

Cough yourself .nto fit Of spasms
and then wonder why you don't get
well. If you viii onlw try bottle
Of Ballard's Horehound Syrup your
cough win be a thing Of the past. 1t
is a positive cure for Coughs, Colds,
Influenza, Bronchitis and all Pulmo-
nary diseases. One bottle will con-
vince you-at your druggist, 25c, 50
c, S1.OO
Sold by Jas. Pettyjohn. dsw
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

Congressman Neryey's outside {"
said the usher "and he wants yer 10
pass him In"
Tell him. replied the manager Of
the prize fight, that we can't pass
nobody but newspaper men
Il did and he says he's sportin' ed.
itor Of de Congressional Record -
philadelphia Press
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

The horn Of plenty was all right as
a conventionality OF classic art, but ii
is emblematic of nothing in a day
when plenty has long since ceased 10
be enough. Plenty indeed. is hope
lessly bourgeois Even too much, un
less 1t is very much too much, is fast
getting to lack istinction.-Puck.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

A rational dict, regular meals plenty
of exercise in the open air, copious
draughts Of pure water between meals
with frequent and regular bearthing
exercises. constitute treatment foI
dyspepsia that viii in time enable the
dyspeptic to toss bottles and pills oui
OF the window
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

Father Erasmus Herring, the worlds
greatest linguist. died at Landeshut
monastery recently at the age OF 20.
He had been a monk In the monas.
tery for more than 30 years, and he
had absolute command Of SO ancient
and modern languages, an unproco-
dented intellectual achievement.
The celebrated Giuseppe Mezzofanti.
who died in 1s4s. was repuied to BE-
able to speak So languages, while Mr..
Jeremiah Curtin. who died last year
At Milwaukee, Wis, Il said to have
known 10 tongues.
A good many Of these languages,
however, we're merely dialects or mod.
ifications Of other root languages.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31
Much Stupidity

fear you will laugh when tell you
what j conceive to be about the most
essential mental quality for a free peo-
pie whose liberty IS to be progressive
permanent, and on large scale; it is
much stupidity
In fact, what we opproblously call
stupidity" though not an enlivening
quality in common society, is natures
fayogitc resource for preserving stead.
mess Of conduct and consistency Of
orinicn; it enforces concentration:
peo.le who learn slowly, learn only
what they must. The best security
for people doing their duty is. that
they should pot know anything else to
do; the best security for fixedness of
opinion IS that people should be in.
capable Of comprehendlng what is 10
be said on the other side.-Walter
Bagehot.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31
A Handy Crate.

A new CRATE has been invented By
the prince Of Wales and placed iR
Pond House municipal dwellings.
Chelsea. BY q simple movement the
hohsekeeper can transfer the IRE in
the kitchen CRATE to the sitting room
CRATE. Having cooked the dinner. the
housewife raises a slide at the back
Of the kitchen CRATE The slide is
flush with the wall which separates
Kitchen from sitting room. and by
simply raising q lever The Are IN the
hitohsn graie is tilted Into the sitting
Foom CRATE.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

''Ten me" said the new reporter,
do you say the smart set Is, or the
smart set are7'
Il never bother to be grammatical, .
replied the sporting editor. when ]
have anything to sag about the smart
sst"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

why do yon allow the stage man
ager to subject you to so many ups
and downs2" asked the Files Of the
Curtain
How can / help myself?" retorted
the Curtain, with bitter emphasis
Hasn't he always got the drop on
me?"
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

wnliam-Did the baby come from
heaven. maj
Mamma.-Yes dear.
William say, a.. that kid didn't
know when he was well OF. did heg-
Boston Transcript.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31
No TeIllnu How Lonn.

vlsltor-How long are you in fo
my poor man?
Prisoner-Dunno. ma'am
Visitor-How can that be7
Prsoner-It's a life sentence
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-12-31

Contractors of all Electrical Construction Work Estimates
plans and specifications furnished Moters dynamo and all
electrical apparatus installed Wiring and fixture work bell
work sign window decorations specially Electrical Irons
sewing machine and Medical electrical appliances fo
commercial and family in stock Wholesale dealers in wr
ing material Of all kinds Prices right and orders promptly
filed. We kindly solicit your orders.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-12-12
A Remarkable Family,

Recently Mr.. N. L. Stedman, OF
Illiery, has been visited by his uncle,
MIR. D. P. Stedman, who lives at
broadway, near Sanford. Mr.
Stedman is a remarkable man, of
a remarkable family. He is now
ninety years old and yet retains hi.
physical activity and strength of
mind. He is able to walk a great
deal each day, and often takes long
drives. He was the youngest child
except one Of family of thirteen
chlldren-six girls and seven boys
no one of which died under seventy
live years of age. One, sister, lived
to be one hundred. He is the only
one now living. Mr.. Stedman's faith
er fought in the Revolutionary War,
having entered it while still a lad.
No doubt he remembers many indi-
dents related by his father con-
corning the period of the making
OF our country. He is one of the
few who personally link the present
to that precarious period of our his
tOry.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-12-12
Shaw Cotton Mills,

1t is understood that the officer.
Of the Shaw Cotton Mills of Weldon,
N. c., are completing arrangements
for the construction Of their plant.
The company was organized in Au-
gust, and in September the Manu-
facturers' Record referred to the de-
tails of the prosposed plant as fol-
lows: Two-story brick building,
5Ox150 feet; 5128 frame sdindles for
manufacturing two-ply "a to IS cot
ton yarns; gas engine and gas pro-
ducer for power: Mason Machine
Works of Taunton, Mass, engineer
in charge and contractor for the ma
chinery. The Shaw Cotton Mills is
capitalized at 100000, and w. T..
Shaw is president.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-12-12
Barn Burned.

On the morning of Wednesday
December 6, Mrs. Meniza White,
who lives near Hobgood, suffered a
great loss in the burning Of a stor.
age barn. The family was awaken
ed about 2 o'clock to find the build.
ing in light blaze. Nothing could
be done. 1t seems that no one knows
how the fire occurred. They had
been storing corn the day before,
and with the building was burned
about thirty-fve barrels of corn,
three bales Of cotton, two hundred
bags Of peanuts, and nearly all the
farming utensils. We cannot give
the total loss, as we were unable to
obtain an estimate.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-12-12
Some Street Noises.

Those who live near Main Street
and on Depot Street were consider
ably disturbed Sunday night by yelis
and shouts of persons who were
quite noisy. A number of ladies
were much frightened, surprising it
was an alarm Of fire. The persons
doing the shouting and yelling were
thought to be white men, as some
persons saw them under the electric
lights. 1t is a little too early to
charge such noises to Christmas, and
too much of such conducl should be
a matter for investigation by the
mayor and town constable.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-12-12
For County High Schools.

The county Board of Education
was in session in Halifax last Mon
day. Among other things they con-
sidered the question of establishing
county High Schools at two points
in the county-at Aurelian Springs
and Enfield. There can be appro-
priated out of the county funds
$3.50, and out Of the special fund
$3.50 if the district in which the
school is to be located will appropri-
ate a like amount, or more, either
by local taxation or voluntary con-
tribution.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-12-12
appointments for WaFrentOn District.

Scotland Neck people are glad tt
know that Rev. J. E. Holden will
still be near US. They will likewise
gladly welcome Rev. G. A. Jones, who
made so many friends while holding
his recent meeting here.
The following appointments were
made by the North Carolina Method
list Conference, recently in session
at New Bern, for the Warrentor
District:
Presiding Elder-W. S. Roam.
Warrenton-W. w. Rose.
Warren-S. T. Moyle.
Ridgway-B. C. Alfred.
Henderson-First Church, R. c.
Craven.
North and South Henderson,. J
Porter.
Littleton-J. G. johnson.
Weldon-H. A. Humble.
Roanoke-G. B. Petty.
Roanoke Rapids and Rosemary
T. Draper.
Enfield and Halifax. E. Holden
Battleboro and Whitakers-W. Y.
Everton.
Scotland Neck-C. A. Jones.
Hobgood-R. D. Daniel.
Williamson and Hamilton-C. L.
Reade.
Garysburg-D L. Earnhardt.
Northampton-J. C. Humble.
Rich Square-B. C. Thompson.
Conway-W. F. Craven.
Murfreesboro and Winton-J. W.
Autry.
Harrellsville-J. P. Pate.
Bertie-W. c.. Merritt.
Littleton Female College,. M.
Rhodes, president.
The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1907-12-12
Who Should Look After the Town Pumps?

The pump in front of the drug
store is still out of order, no water
can be pumped from it to quench a
fire or a thirst. One of the posts
that was under the shelter over this
pump was knocked out by runaway
horse, several months ago, the post
will not get back in place by it's
self but with a few minutes help, it
could get back all right. The shelter
is dangerous without the post. Who
wiIbhelp the post to get back in po-
sition? We pay our taxes, and ex-
pect to see such little things looked
after.
INQUIRER.