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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-19
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of Lexington,

Court of Common Pleas.
John NJ. Roof, Emma Kyzer and Chal-
ton Roof, plaintiffs,
against
Job Roof and Leola Roof, defendants.
Partition of Real Estate.
By virtue of the Judgment herein, 1
will sell to the highest bidder, at puo-
lie outcry, before the court house door,
in Lexington. S. c., during the legal
hours of sale, on the first Monday IN
March next:
All that piece, parcel or lot Of land,
situate, lying and being i'll Lexington
county, town of New Brookland. and
State aforesaid, bounded on the North
by Meeting street and measuring on
the street sixty nine and 1124 feet, on
the east by lot belonging to the said M.
IT. Witt, on the south by Green street,
ard on the west by Lucas street and
measuring on that line about one hun
dred and fifty feet, more or less, and is
the northwest corner on block No 80,
on the map of New Brookland made by
G.. A. Lucas, surveyor, December, A..
D., 1889. This lis part of the j.. h.
Shuler purchase of the Mayrant land
from Mrs. N. z. Perry.
Also, all that piece, parcel or lot OF
land, situate, lying and being in the
town of Brookland, county of Lexing-
ton and State aforesaid, and has such
dimensions and boundaries, as follows:
Bounded on the south by Meeting
street fronting thereon fifty-two ~
feet, on the west by lands of the said
A. D. Shull and measuring ofeds
line two hundred and eight II feet, on
north by Shul street measuring there
on fifty.two II feet, and on the east by
Witt street measuring on this street
two hundred and eight II feet. Said
described lot is part of the John
Dunn tract of land purchased from him
by the said Adam D. Shull.
Terms half cash, the balance in
one year, with interest from day Of sale,
secured by bond of the purchaser and
the usual form mortgage of the prem
ises sold, with leave to pay all cash.
Purchaser to pay for papers.
SAMUEL B. GEORGE,
Clerk of Court.
Lexington, S. c., Feby. 8, 1908.
Efird & Dreher, plaintiffs attorneys.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-02-19
Road CverseeTs.

Road overseers should call out their
hands and make an attempt to better
the conditions of the roads. They
should do this and not depend wholly
upon the chaingang to keep the roads
in good condition.
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STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County Of, Lexington,
Court of Common Pleas.

STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA,
County of, Lexington,
Court of Common Pleas.
Ella J. Shull, plaintiff,
against
Elizabeth Roof, D. W. Hook, Walter T {.
Hook. Carl F. Hook, an infant; j. W.
Hook, Mary Ann Glaze, Salie' E..
Sox, Minnie F. Williams. Hattie
Chapman, Lille Parker, Willie Hook,
an infant; Manning Hook, all infant;
and E. c.. Shull and w. +. Hook as
administrators of the estate OF Eliza
B. Hook, defendants.
e.. Partition of Real Estate.
In obedience to the Judgment OF the
Court herein, signed by Judge John 5.
Wilson, on January 9th, 1908, will
sell to the highest bidder, at public out
cry, before the court house door in Lex
ington, S. c., during the legal hours of
sale, on the first Monday in March, 1908: 4:
All that tract, piece or parcel Of land,
situate, lying and being i'll the town OF
New Brookland, county Of Lexington,
and State aforesaid and having the fol
lowing boundaries and dimensions, to
wit: The South fronts on Antre street,
and measures thereon fcrty-four a.
feet; the West binds against lot Of +
L. Sandel and measures thereon one
Hundred and thirtv-fvc 133) feet, more
or less: the North binds against lot OF
the said T. L. Sandel and measures
thereon forty-four (i4) feet; and the
East binds against lot OF the said +. L.
Sandel and measures thereon one hun
dlcd and thirty-tivc 035) feet. more o.
less
Terms: Cash. Purchaser to pay fol
papers. ~
Clerk of the Court.
Lexington. S. c.. Feb. Sth, 1908.
James S. Werner. Plaintiffs Attorney
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The Honorable John Gary Evans of
spartanburg, isthe latest to announce
for the <United States Senate. Who
will be next?
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
SHOULD HAVE SLEEP OUT.
Writer Objects to Custom of Accusing
Children Early.

DR.. Woods Hutchinson, writing OF
Sleep in the American Magazine, criti-
cizes boarding schools sharply for get
ting young people up too early in the
morning He says: "A baby or young
child should have absolutely every
minute OF sleep that 1t can be induced
to take, and sleeplessness is even
more emphatically a sign OF disease In
children than in adults. The necessity
and capacity for large amounts Of re-
freshing sleep persists up to adult life
and the amount required seldom falls
below ten hours before the eighteenth
or twentieth year. To make children
or rapidly growing young adults get
up before they have had their sleep
out, and feel thoroughly rested. is not
merely irrational but cruel, and when
II is done as routine practice at
boarding schools, or other institutions.
by those who pretend to be fitted to
have the care Of children 1. is little
short OF criminal"
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Barnes and unarectedly tenders him

Barnes and unafrectedly tenders him
her lips.
Don't think me forward" she whis-
pers sweetly, but if you think you can
take better care of nee as your wife
if you feel very much disappointed at
the--the delay Her words are fall
tered out bashfully.
The accursed warning threatening
death to her he marries-rustles in
his pocketbook as he brushes her to
his breast. 1t stays the mad rush of
his passion. He forces himself to
calmness and whispers, his face pale,
his lips cOntorted: For Gods sake,
don't misunderstood me. / love you
more dearly than ever, but until this
affair is settled, it would De an infamy
if | married you"
Good heavens! You fear they are
going to kill you?"
NO, if there is any killing to be
done, | propose to do it." For an in
slant he is about to show her the in
fernal document. His hand is already
on his breast pocket, when it stops,
palsied Barnes remembers the i'm
pulsiye courage of his betrothed. MY
Lord, if she saw this" he thinks,
Enid would insist on marrying me off
hand. Shed think it her duty to stand
as my wife in the front of the skirm
ish and defy them" He says slowly
almost brokenly: You must trust me
in this matter, dear one. Only never
doubt my love"
"Oh, that would be too horrible,
she falters, Burton, that would break
my heart. You know more about the
affair than /. You are the best Judge.
Her lips are rendered to him again, but
Barnes notes with sigh their salute
is colder, and that tears are very neal
the divine eyes of Enid Anstruther.
Away from him, she wrings hel
white hands, and In the solitude oil
| her chamber, walls: "Oh, everything
seems to be changed since yesterday
Then the natural pride of the maiden
coming to her, she says haughtily tC
| herself: The next proposition as te
the naming of the wedding day shall
come from you, Mr.. Barnes of New
York.
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side miss Mary Cary that in a gres

side miss Mary Cary that in a great
measure cheats my sorrow and defect
edness tho not so as to draw my
thoughts from your Parts. | could
wish to be with you down there with
all my heart but as it is a thing al
most impractakable, shall rest my
self where | am with hopes of shortly
having some minutes of your transac-
tons"
So We find the susceptible George
interested in three fair damsels at
once: sally the "Lowland Beauty"
and Miss Mary Cary, which recalls the
story of the man who could never
shoot a bird, because just as he had
aimed and was ready to shoot at one
bird another bird flew in the way.
In 1853 Lucy Grymes, the Lowland
Beauty, married Henry Lee and be-
came the mother CT Lighthouse
Harry" the Custer OF the revolution.
One OF Washington's most serious
love affairs was with Miss Mary Cary,
and there is no doubt that she was in
love with him. but her father pre-
vented the marriage by handing out
the Alaskan negative
Miss Cary afterwards married a
young swell, Edward Amber. who
died young, and his pretty widow was
often a guest at Mount Vernon after
Washington's marriage The Cary
romance extended over several years,
but in the meantime there were
others. 1t is consoling TO know that
Washington was human enough to oc-
casionally do something amateurish,
and the thing he fell down on hardest
was writing poetry. The following
was composed when he was major
and about 20 years old 1t was ad-
dressed to Miss Betsy Fauntleroy:
"Oh. ye Gods why should my Poor Re-
sistless Heart
Stand TO oppose thy might and Power,
At last surrender to Cupids feathered
Dart
And now lays bleeding every Hour
For her that's Pityless Of my grief and
woes,
And will not on me pity take,
lie sleep amongst my most inveterats
Foes
And with Gladness never wish to wake.
In deluding sleepings let my eyelids close
Ihat In an enraptursd Dream i may
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
THE LOVE AFFAIRS OF
GEORGE WASHINGTON

gy VALERIE HOPE

In q soft lulling sleep and gentle reposs
Possess those joys denied by Day.
There Is a letter on record in which
Washington asked Mr.. Fauntleroy
permission to make proposal OF mar
rage to his daughter lin the hope OF
a revocation Of former cruel SEN
tenee." But the fathers reply was
unfavorable, as usual, and Miss Betsy
afterwards married Thomas Adams OF
Williamsburg 1t is a tradition OF
that towL that after her rejected suit.
or became famous and visited VIII
iamsburg as the guest Of the people
she watched the triumphant pageant
from a window and when the great
hero saw her he waved his sword and
saluted her, whereupon TAO lady faint
ed away.
On another occasion he fell Ia love
with Miss Mary Phillipse, the beautl
full daughter of a wealthy Englishman
who lived in a superb mansion on the
Hudson near West Point. Washing
ton promptly proposed. but was told
that somebody eise3 coquette was al
ready engaged to De married. Wash
ington said afterward that he thought
things might have resulted differently
if he had waited till the lady was in
the mood" There was a tragic end
ing to this romance years after, when
the naughty creature who had spurned
the hand of the commander Of the
American forces was arrested as an
English spy. She was thrown into
prison and all of her property was
confscated.
Washington was too wise to turn
into a woman hater merely because
he had been thrown down three times
in succession. He knew there We're
plenty of pretty fish in the aquarium
and that it would be only matter OF
time when he'd make a good catch.
That time came just two years after
he was Tilted by Miss Phillipse, and
it happened in this way: Col. Wash
ington was on his way to Williams
burg on official business, and while
crossing Williams ferry was accosted
by hospitable old gentleman, who
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20

We are 30 accustomed to pictures
OF George Washington in rigid atti-
tude, with sternly compressed lips
and generally forbidding expression,
that we forget he was ever young and
a human being Of flesh and blood like
the rest Of US
Instead Of being cold blooded
prig Washington was magnetic in per
sonality and a great social fayorite.
He was the finest horseman in Nir-
ginia, an exceedingly graceful dancer
and dandy in ruffles, gold lace, vel
vet silk stockings and diamond
buckles, who caused furry in femi-
nine hearts whenever he appeared.
Young Washington was always fall
ing in love, and after his engagement
to Mrs. Gusts was announced his
mother wrote to friend: Il have had
a great deal of trouble with George,
but it is all over now" His first at
tack of the heart occurred when he
was Is years old, and the object Of
his affections was Miss Frances Alex
ander, aged Il, whose fathers plan
tation adjoined Mount Vernon.
Imagine him pining and signing and
grating his teeth in despair, just like
any young American lover in these
days. 1t is amusing now, but at that
time it was a very serious matter to
George Washington! Not much is
known of this courtship, and soon
after he lost his heart to Miss Lucy
Grymes, whom he often referred TO
afterWard as his "Lowland Beauty
About this time Washington wrote
letter to Dear Sally" in which he
| said: Il am almost discouraged from
writing to you as this is my fourth to
you since | reed any from yourself.
| hope you'll not make the Old Proyerb
| good out of sight out of Mind as it's
one of the greatest pleasures in living
In Fairfax in often hearing from you
and hope you'll not deny me.
Il pass the time much more agree
| bier than what l imagined | should as
| there's a very agreeable Young Lady
Lives in the same house where l re-
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
CHAPTER III.
PLAYING the Enemies Game.

Mr.. Barnes attempts to forget his
postponed nuptials in arranging the
details of his darling's safety. Emory
shortly brings to him an old Cancelled
check upon a branch of the Credit
Lyonnais bearing the signature of
Corregio Cipriano Danella, but compar
ing it with Marinas mutilated note
and also the warning sent to him, the
American cannot be certain of the
handwriting
Perhaps it has been disguised in
both the epistles,' suggests the detec-
tive, and continues his report. AS far
as | can find from clerk in the tele-
graph Office Rue de la Republic, thai |
have sometimes hired before in such
matters, there was a long cable came
from Bernardo Saliceti at AjacCio to
Corregio Danella late yesterday even
ing. 1t stated that you and your party
were to arrive on the Constantine;
that you by your arts had murdered
his brother, and that Madame An
struther, for the defense of her hus-
band against the just vengeance Of
Tomasso Monaldi, had produced his
shooting by De Belloc's cavalrymen.
This is only as the operator remem
bered it. My emissary didn't dare to
try and get duplicate of the dispatch,
which was already on file. The French
government keeps sharp eye upon
its telegraph offices"
Isn't it curious, asks Burton, that
there is no account yet of the Corsican
tragedy in the French journals here?"
Politics." answers the detective
There is an election here shortly, and
they fear some complication with the
English government. | doubt if you
Will hear of the affair in an official
way-at all events not till after the
election for deputies Perhaps that's
what makes young Saliceu so eager
to do you up. If he stood as a repre-
sentative of the time-honored vendetta
every rustic commune in his island
would give him its vote"
THAT being the case" says Barnes,
we have only ourselves to rely upon.
Have you made all arrangements
about the yacht?"
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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asked him to rest a while at his home
in the neighborhood. The colonel
answered that his pressing business
would not permit the time But, as
an inducement, the old gentleman
mentioned that among the guests at
his house was the handsomest young
widow in all Virginia! That changed
matters. The young colonel smiled,
hesitated, and then-well, then he
decided that he had more time than
he had supposed!
Upon reaching the house he was In.
troduced to the fascinating widow.
Mrs. Martha Parke GUSTS, and we
can imagine the coy glances OF this
enucing young creature, for it was a
case of love at first sight. And in
stead of getting away in a few hours
as he had intended, old Bishop. the
colonies servant, held his horse in
readiness for hours and hours. But
his master didn't come. In fact his
delighted host had little difficulty in
persuading him to stay until the next
day.
Washington had just returned from
brilliant campaign. was gallant,
young and handsome, and the clever
widow didn't lose any time bringing
down her game! A few days later Col.
Washington visited Mrs Gusts at her
own beautiful home and this time he
offered his heart AID sword with sue.
cess. 1t is quite evident that a pro-
pitious reception awaited him, for on
the way to the house he asked a slave
If Mrs. Custis was at home. and he
said, Yes, sab, l reckon youse the
gentleman what's 'spected." They
did not meet again till their marriage
six months later.
At that time Martha GUSTS was 27
years old-just three months younger
than her fiance. She was short, had
eyes that snapped her manner was
very gay, and she was thought by
some to be the most beautiful woman
in America. She was the wealthiest
woman in the old dominion and this
mother OF four children, two OF whom
were living. The marriage took place
at the home Of the bride in January.
1859. The exact date u uncertain
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
Copyright, 1907. Dodd Mead 4 Co.. n. Y.
SYNOPSIS.

Burton II. Barnes, a wealthy American
touring Corsica, rescues the young Eng
tish lieutenant. Edward Gerard Anstruth-
tr, and his Corsiean bride, Marina,
daughter of the Paolis. from the muir
Gerous vendetta, understanding that his
reward is to be the hand of the girl he
loves Enid Anstruther sister of the Eng
fish lieutenant. The four fly from Ajac-
rio to Marseilles on board the French
steamer Constantine. The vendetta pur-
sues and as the quartet are about to
hoard the train for London at Marseilles,
Marina is handed n mysterious note
which causes her to collapse and necessi-
tates q postponement of the journey.
Barnes gets part of the mysterious note
and receives letters which inform him
that he is marked by the vendetta He
employs an American detective and plans
10 beat the vendetta at their own game.
For the purpose of securing the safety
of the women Barnes arranges to have
Lady Chartris lease secluded villa at
Nice to which the party Is to be taken
n a Yacht
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Name Sounded Familiar.

was turning over the leaves of a
magazine one afternoon and my little
brother three years old, happened to
be standing near. AS | turaed one
page | gazed on lovely painting of
Joan of Arc. do you know who this
is, Ralph" I asked, He looked at
1t for second and then he said. "Oh,
yes. ! know: that's-that's-oh you
know he stammered, she's the one
who swallowed the whale" He had
COMPOUNDED the two names OF Jonah
aud Joan.-Exchanga
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sage TO Marina's ROOM he turns, and
noting Barnes longing eyes directed
toward his sister, says with sailor
hluntness: odd man, you seem to
think Of verybody but yourself in this
matter. Are you aware that this pro
jected cruise won't permit you and
Enid to be spliced in London in three
days from now?''
Il had not forgotten that" replies
Burton. How could l." His eyes
still on his beautiful fiancee, who, not.
withstanding her anxiety and trouble,
looks lovely as goddess and tempting
as a nymph,
We'll" says the sailor, I'VE jack
tars have a custom of getting married
before we start on a cruise. There
are ministers in Marseilles as well as
London" Then Edwin Anstruther
walks on leaving Mr.. Barnes con.
fronted with young lady whose lilies
have changed to roses and-the great
est temptation Of his life.
The poor fellow thinks OF the
damnable document he has in his
pocket, proclaiming death to the I'M
fortuate woman who marries him; he
remembers Mateo's horrible state
ments as to the fate of females marry.
ing into blood feud and forces the
desire from his eyes.
His embarrassment is increased by
thu Sunerb manner of his fiancee
Without word she walks I'D to
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have probably kept Mrs. Anstruther
safely from murderous pursuit until |
had settled the affair. But now this
devilish letter has given her such a
shock that we dare not Immediately
subject her to the fatigue OF the long
railway journey to London"
AS he shows it to them and they try
TO decipher it, Barnes hastily explains
how he had purchased the mutilated
letter from Maud Chartris with mar
rons glaces.
And that awful child concealed 1t
from u.s." cries Enid. Her mother
should be told Immediately"
What, and have Lady Chartris rush
tremblingly back to London when,
without danger to herself, she can do
us a grand turn in Nice
In Nice? How" Enid asks, aston
ished
Tell you in a minute replies her
fiance. The fourth quarter probably
contains the Internal portion that
caused the brides alarm for you, Ed
win, for her fears | know are not so
much for herself, as for you. Now |,
with your assistance, am going first to
make Enid and Marina safe"
How demands the English girl
whose face has grown pallid.
BY Lady Chartris. Shes going to
take a secluded, water washed villa at
Villefranche in her own name. House
rentals have to be reported to the mu
nicipal officials With the name OF
Lady Chartris attached to it, no one
will guess that we will occupy it,
But Prunella Chartris would fly
from vendetta as she would from the
smallpox" says Edwin.
"Quicker!" cries Enid.
Quite right but Prunella Chartris
shan't hear Of vendetta. Well turf
up at Villefranche, Edwin, in abou
four days, leave the ladies there, am
! ply guarded, and then you and |, my
| jolly seadog, will turn out attention tC
our Corscan friends. We will be foot
loose, and can do the hunting and kill
ing, if necessary, and settle the affai
in some way definitely and forever.
! Barnes manner is lighter than hi!
heart.
You'll find me with you." answers
the English lieutenant. This is thu
second time, because she loved me
that my bride has been driven to de
spair. But how do you expect to sc
Enid and Marina from Marseilles un
noticed by the people that are alread.
hunting us, to the villa near NIECE"
What do wild animals do when the!
are hunted? Take to the water!" re
marks Burton. That leaves no trail
Do you think, Anstruther, that yol
can navigate yacht?'
do you think that you can shoot ;
pistol straight" growls the British
naval officer.
| Very well. A yacht will be WAITING
for us, engaged by Emory. There vii
be nothing but English seamen OF
board, not over many of them. Wei
put the girls on board tonight. We're
both armed and our party will not b'
noticed driving on the PradO, wher,
everybody drives. In a little bay. as
have arranged it, off the Cornich,
road, near the Bains du RouCas Blanc
a boat will be waiting. There wei
put the ladies on board and sail away
Then who'll be able to tell where VIZ
go to-"
Edwin rises. but at the door which
had been left open so that the gentle
| men could keen their eve on the pas
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20
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Sold by Druggists. Price, Use. per bottle
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RE hastens to repentance who -
The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1908-02-20

Tramp understand that a po..,
book, containing $4,000 has Il
found on the street and you BY
here. / lost It," Il
Police Justice-What PROOF u
you got that you lost 1t? 81
Tramp-This big hole in my po'']
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cure Coughs and give gratefui w
to sufferers from Bronchitis, AsD1
and Catarrh. Free from opiates