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CHAPTER xv.-tcontInusd.)

OHHF y eH NN.- NOontlnueo'l
~O STRONG turned and smiled
M down at the king. Il believe,
|, YI he said that have heard
something of this lift before
in fact, | have even desired
10 make its acquaintance.
He stepped into the lift. ana the
king stepped after him. There was
something in Strong's voice that
caused him TO look up az him sharply,
but he drew the gilt gates 10 and
pressed the button OF the elevator,
and they shot up.
When the lift came 10 standstill
the king threw open the gates again,
and Strong stepped out on little
strip OF passage. Half dozen yards
away hung heavy pair OF curtains.
Permit me TO lead the way. said
his majesty. and he drew one OF the
curtains aside Strong stepped for
ward. and an instant later heard a
sharp click behind him. He turned
about and found himself quite alone
in a long. low, sparsely furnished
room.
AT last" he said as he glanced
about him. Il have discovered the Sc
cIet OF the lift
CHAPTER XVI.
Strong set about examining the
room In detail Its four walls, which
were innocent OF any decoration what
soever. were distempered pale green.
A red carpet so thick that hts fee.
sank into il covered the floor. Along
one wall was placed n table, on which
were set food and drink
There was, as matter OF fact. q
large untouched sirloin OF beef, a huge
tankard OF beer. and carafe OF wa.
ter. On the plate was laid an en-
velope addressed TO John Strong. Esq.
in neat and formal handwriting. He
opened it and read as follows
Dear Sir-I regret that the duty
OF speeding my parting guests
should neeessitate my leaving you
few moments. In the interval.
trust that you will make yourself
al home BY my instructions. my
servants will leave for you those
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-07-29
The Lexington Dispatch.
Wednesday, July 29, 1908.
Humanity In The Mills.

There is spirit of humanity mani
Testing itself in the cotton mills in
this State. All at once they have re-
allied that their operatives who have
been laboring so faithfully need rest.
Realizing that all work and no play
makes Johnnie dull boy, many of
them have given the operatives ten
days. rest. 1t is encouraging to note
that the heartless corporations have
some heart, and feel for those who
labor for them and make their wealth.
There are some pessimists who really
believe that the world is growing
worse year by year. This is evidence
that bellies their belief. Such a thing
as a vacation few years ago was un-
heard Of. We have known mills not
to give but one day for G Christmas, and
an operative lost mis- job who under
took to take Thanksgiving or the
Fourth of July. Well, we are glad to
see that the mills are beginning to
have some consideration for the men
and women and little children de-
pendent upon them. There is one
thing, however, that is not right. The
operatives are now upon their own
expenses. They are not even getting
half pay while they are out.-Farmers'
Union Sun.
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Notice to Teachers.

Lexington County Teachers Insti-
tute will open August 10, 1908, at 9
a. NJ, in the graded school building
at Lexington, and will run two weeks.
Prof. E. R. Aycock, principal, will
teach civics principals of teaching"
Prof. W. E. Black will teach alge-
bra and will emphasize ''business
FORMS"
Miss Elizabeth Dominick will teach
drawing.
Teacher pupils will be required to
take these studies, and may have
their certificates renewed on satis-
factory standing in institute.
The regular text books will be used.
Thorndike's Principals of Teaching
will be used and teachers can secure
them from the principal on day of
opening.
We urge the teachers to attend. 1t
is duty you owe to the children and
patrons of your schools.
The instructors are teachers of
much experience in school and in
stitute work, and we believe nuch
good will be done.
Very sincerely,
J. E. Rawl Kyzer,
County Supt. of Education.
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Over Thirty.Five Years.

In 1872 there was great deal Of di-
arrhoea, dysentery and cholera infan-
tum. 1t was at this time that Cham
berlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Remedy was first brought into use. 1t
proved more successful than any other
remedy or treatment, and has for thirty
five years maintained that record. From
a small beginning it's sale and use has
extended to every part Of the United
States and to many foreign countries.
Nine druggists out Of ten will recon-
mend it when their opinion is asked,
although they have other medicines
that pay them greater profit. It can
always be depended upon, even in the
most severe and dangerous cases. For
sale BY Kaufman Drug Co.
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Boston, Mass, and Return very
Low Rates via Southern
Railway.

Account Supreme Lodge, Knights
of Pythiss, the Southern railway an
nounces very low round trip rates
from all stations tickets to be sold
July 80, 81, August 1, 2, 8, and 4, 1908,
limited August 16, 1908. Extension OF
final limit to leave Boston not later
than Sept. 16, 1908, can be had by
depositing ticket at Boston and pay.
ing fee of 81. Stop-overs, Washing
ton, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York. Round trip rates from princi-
pal stations as follows:
Abbeville, $32.15; Anderson, $32;
Charleston, $31.95; Chester, $29.5o;
Columbia, $31.25; Greenvillle, 1925;
Greenwood, $s1.7o; Lancaster, $2s: :65 ;
Newberry, $31.50; Orangeburg, $31 !;
Rock Hill, $29.05; Spartanburg, $50. 40.
For detailed information, etc., ap-
ply Southern railway agents, or
J. G. LUSK, Div. Pas. Agent,
Charleston, S. G.
jill. MEEK, Asst. G. P. Agent,
Atlanta, Ga.
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Catarrh Cannot Be Cured

with Local Applications, as they cannot
reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh
is blood or constitutional disease, and
in order to cure it you must take in.
ternal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure
is taken internally, and acts directly on
the blood and mucous surfaces. Halls
Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine. It
was prescribed by one of the best ply
sicians in this country for years and is
regular prescription. It is composed
Of the best tonics known, combined
with the best blood purifiers, acting
directly on the mucous surfaces. The
perfect combination of the two ingred-
tents is what produces such wonderful
results in curing Catsrrh. Send for
testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney & Co., Props,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, price 75c. =.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton.
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This is what Hon. Jake Moore, State
Warden Of Georgia, says of Kodol for
Dyspepsia: "E. 9. Dewitt & Co.,,
Chicago, H.-Dear Sirs-I have suffer
ed more than twenty years from indi-
gestion. About eighteen months ago
had grown so much worse that I could
not retain anything on my stomach.
lost 25lbs; in fact made up my mind
that could not live but q short time,
when friend of mine recommended
Kodol. I consented to try it to please
him and was better in one day. now
weigh more than I ever did in my life
and am in better health than for many
years. Kodol did it. I keep a bottle
constantly, and write this hoping that
humanity may be benefited. Yours
very truly, Jake G. Moors, Atlanta,
Aug. 10, 1904" Sold by Kaufman
Drug Go.
The best weapon of the candidate
in primary is the lawn mower, as
there are always snakes in the grass.
If you lose your bathing trunks in
the surf do not rush out of the water
and get all chilled.
''Do you know of anything that is
harder to get than money!" asks an
exchange. No; We do not, but MIR.
Bryan does.
In the parlor there were three:
Girl, the parlor lamp, and he,
Two is company, no doubt;
That is why the lamp went out.
Use DeWitt's Little Early Risers,
pleasant little pills that are easy to take.
Sold by Kaufman Drug Co.
Harry did not want his face washed
whereupon his grandmother explained
that she had washed her face three
times day ever since she was little
girl. Harry, who takes a practical
view of things, merely said, "Y es,
and look how it has shrunk.'
Subscribe to The Dispatch now and
get all the campaign news.
Cavalry troops have been ordered
to Birmingham to preserve order in
case there is trouble by the striking
miners.
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Boys Life Saved.

My little boy, four years old, had a
severe attack Of dysentary. We had
two physicians; both Of them gave him
up. We then gave him Chamberlain s
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy
which cured him and believe that saved
his ife.-William II. Stroling, Carbon
Hill, Ala. There is no doubt but this
remedy saves the lives OF many children
each year. Give it with castor oil &C.
cording to the plain printed directions
and cure is certain. For sale by The
Kaufman Drug 90.
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Ligght..More Light

Do you want to save money? Then
use the sBest'' Incandescent Vspor Gas
Lights and burn air instead of money.
They give so per cent. more light than
Rochester Coal Oil Lamp, consume 80
per cent. less oil and make 80 per cont.
less heat.
All Lamps guaranteed for q period Of
two years, provided they are handled
according to our instructions.
seBest" Incandescent Gas Lights, 100
candle power each. 800 candle power.
one gallon Of gasolene per burEer, GO
hours, &C.,, cost $3.50. The above is fol
lighting a room 20x60, 100 hours 4
month for one year. For prices, etc.,
write
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-07-29
70 Keep Flies Outside.

For those who object to wire net
ting in the windows a new idea has
been found to prevent flies and such
annoying pests from entering the
house. This new preventative is a
window box of mignonette. It seems
that the insects do not care to face
the odor of this charming flower, 80
that it is an effectual barrier against
their invasion. It sounds like pref
ty idea, and we may expect to see
ugly wire screens entirely discarded
and the windows decorated with
dainty boxes filed with the sweet
blossoms.-Ex.
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Health Coffee" is really the closest
Coffee Imitation ever yet produced.
This clever Coffee Substitute was re-
Gently produced by DR.. Shoop, Racine,
Wis. Not grain Of real Coffee in it
either. DR.. Shoop's Health Coffee is
made from pure toasted grains, with
malt, nuts, etc. Really it would fool
an expert-who might drink it for Cof-
fee. No 20 or 80 minutes tedius boiling
"Made in minute'' says the doctor.
Sold by NJ. D. Harman.
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Thaw Put in Solitary Coll.

Poughkeepsie,N N. Y, July 23-Harry
K. Thaw is now practically kept in
solitary confinement in the county jail
here. In addition to transferring the
prisoner to a regular Jail, Sheriff
Chanler today announced that Thaw
was to receive no more visitors ex-
cept his wife, mother and Charles
Morschauser, his personal counsel.
All newspaper men are barred.
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Best the World Affords.

at gives me unbounded pleasure to
recommend Bucklen's Arnica Salye,"
says J. W. Jenkins, of Chapel Hill, N.
G. II am convinced it's the best salye
the world affords. It cured a felon on
my thumb, and it never fails to heal
every sore, burn or wound to which it
is applied Csc. at Derrick's Drug Store
and Kaufman Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-07-29
browns Self and Children.

New York, July 20.-Despondent
because Of i'll health and fearful OF
the fate which might await her two
little children If they were left alone
to face the world, Mrs. Gussie Benson
sought peace for all beneath the
waters of the East rivers. Today the
bodies of the mother and her little
ones lie side by side in the morgue,
awaiting burial.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-07-29
Barbecue at Gilbert.

We will furnish a firstclass barbecue
at Gilbert on Wednesday, August IL,
1903. Come listen to the speaking and
music. There will be a hall prepared
for the young folks to enjoy themselves
II they desire. Come one, come all, and
enjoy the day. L. Hallman,
<w40 D. E. Hammond.
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Barbecue.
Barbecue,

We will furnish a barbecue and re-
freshments at Justus Vineyards place,
8 miles north of Lexington, on Dreher's
ferry road, on Saturday, August 18th.
Everybody is cordially invited and q
pleasant day is promised to all who at
toad. Justus Wingard,
4w41p Matthew Wingard.
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Take No Substitute.
Campaign Schedule.

CASTOR, Tuesday, August 4.
Pelion, Thursday, August 6.
Azariah Taylor's, Saturday, Aug. 8.
Summerland, Tuesday, August II.
Ioor Hayes, Thursday, August 13.
Brookland, Saturday, August Is.
Irmo, Tuesday, August IS.
Hilton, Thursday, August 20.
Pine Ridge, Saturday, August %.
Candidates for United States Senate
at Lexington Tuesday, July 2sth.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-07-29

WANTED-To buy every pound of
beeswax in the country. We will pay
the highest market price in cash at
The Bazaar, Lexing TONS. G.
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Barbecue at CASTOR.

Twill furnish as usual, one of my best
prepared barbecues with refreshments
at CASTOR on the 4th of August, next
A good dinner will be served and the
candidates and everyone will receive
the very best attention.
Sw39p o. S. Goodwin.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-07-29
Heart STRENGTH

Strength, or Nerve Keamess-nothing more. Pos.
1hyely. not ono weak heart in hundred IL. In Il.
self actually diseased. It Il almost always .
This obscure nerve-the Cardiac. or Heart Nerve
simply needs. and must have. moro power. moro
stability, more controlling moro governing
strength. Without that the Heart must continue
70 fall. and tho stomach and kidneys also have
these same controlling nerveA
This clearly explains why - . medicine, Dr.
Shops Restorative has In the past done so much
for weak and ailtng Hearts. Dr.. Shoop first sought
ing heart distress. Dr.. Shops RsstoraHys-
popular prescripdon-is alone directed to these
weak and wasting nerve cantsrJ. II builds;
tts1eugthens; It offers real. genuine heart help.
II you would have strong Hearts, strong d.
Eesttcn. strengthen these .pa1tas - rsaatablish
them A naedod with -
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early III 1909 he plans to repair to his newly-pur-
CHASED FLORIDA home where he will pass the late winter
months and early spring. He took much interest in
Planning for this Florida home for it was almost the
nrst time he had particular longing for home of
hish class type He had previously been so wrapped
up IN MS works OF invention that home him was
mere vision put aside in moment by the appearance
OF problem which needed solving
Towards the last of August he denarted for the
Pacific coast with his family and he announced on
leaving New York that he would be there nerhans a
month II the west interested him that extent It is
hard to interest Thomas A Edison and his friends and
FAMILY know 1t. He has much more of the
wonderful accomplishments of mechanics chemistry
and electricity that there few problems which can
prove of interest.
That the life of Thomas A. Edison has entered q new
epocn was evidenced by his visit on funmak-
ing tour on Long Island where he spent three DAYS
soon after that visit however, the spell deving into
chemistry took possession of him and he renaired
TO MS laboratory and was not for several days
among his friends. Then he departed for the Pacific
coast and Florida will see him early in 1909
To the art of telegraphy Edison has given many
inventions of the greatest imaginable efficiency The
automatic repeater evolution of Edson's ideas
and also the quadruple telegraph printing telegram
ETC. 1t was In his early life soon after he left the
employ OF the telegraph companies of the country
Later In life he perfected machines for ouadruplex
and sextupex teegraphic transmission; the carbon
telegraph ransmitter the microtasimeter for detection
Oh small changes in temperature the phonograph the
aeropnone the incandescent light system the knete
scope and hundreds of other inventions of somewhat
similar nature.
Ii one scans the average American home of TODAY
ne sees dozens Of Edison in EVERYDAY use
and many which the housewife finds she cannot get
along without. The visitor entering the han of bie
apartment building is admitted to the fat he wishes to
visit oy tap upon electric bell the evolution of
Edisons experiments with electricity The plase is.
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small conrivances which persons know as his in.
ventons.
Edison is known of the countrys most noted
men, and is recorded. the fame of the inventor
dom attaches itself to his until after his remains
laid to rest therefore greater credit should
be given him. for he is wordfamed character despite
the fact that he is not dead.
Thomas Alva Edison is Ohio production He was
born at Milan, o. February II, 1847. He the IA
vorite and his parents Samuel and Nancy E. Ed
son. while they took great pride in their boy
themselves incapable of giving him the education that
such bright lad deserved. His mother however,
allied that his intellect above the that
of lad of his age, and having had fairly good
ton learning went in those days. tutored him at
home in reading, writing and arithmetic.
At the age of II years home ties broken and
he left the hearth which he had known since his birth
to take up position newsboy the Grand Trunk
railway He fell in with many railway telegraph
operators his love the mysterious about that
vocation led him to study 1t at the instance of his
friends among the knights of the key.
Soon he went into telegraphy actively opera
tor and, though he yet very young man, he
clicked OF messages in all parts of the United States
and Canada.
Soon familiarity with his instruments led him to
flaws in them and the possibility for evolving
ideas to add efficiency to the system Teegraphy then
was young and. there plenty of opportunity for
wideawake person to add improvements to the sys-
tenn.
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few years as an operator sufhced show him
where there was an opening for his ideas He estab
ished a workshop at Newark, N. j. working there
evenings while he employed as a telegraph oper
ator near BY In 1876 he removed to Menlo N. j. and
later to West Orange N. j.
In 1873 he married Miss Mary G. Stillwe, and his
home now is in the town where he established himself
Orange, N. ].
Many honors were conferred upon Mr.. Edison ia
his later The French government because of
favor which he conferred bestowed upon him titles
of chevalier officer afterwards he was made hon
orary commander OF the Legion of Honor. 1903 he
was appointed honorary chief consulting engineer OF
the ST. Louis worlds fair. :.
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AGAINST AMeiDexTERlrY.

= Sir James Crichton Browne, lecturing recently at
Cambridge said that in the present movement in Eng
land and Germany in favor of ambdexterty he ancied
he detected the old faint of faddsm Ambdexterity on
large scale is impossible and undesirable according
to Sir James 1t was by the superior need right
hand that gained the victory to try to undo his
dextral prominence is simply fly in the face of eyo
luton There has been no instance said Sir James
OF any tribe community people that grown
it or broken from 1t found salvation in am
bdexferity recently published book alleged that the
Japanese by law and practice ambdextrous. but
ne had the authority OF the Japanese ambassador en-
phatically to deny this. ~
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perhaps heated by electricity, the
heating device being Edison's in
vention also. On the sitting
room table is photograph,
evolved by Edison. Then there
is the telephone, parts of which
are products of his wonderful
intellect. Those are the prin-
cipal devices about the household
of the middle-class American, for
which the world must thank
Thomas A. Edison but, besides
these, there are dozens of other
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devoting himself to the invention of monevmakinp de-
vices. which, when put upon market drew into his
coHers great amounts of coin of the realm
Hence the laboratory at Llewellyn N 7 which for
years has been his constant habtaon sees little of him
these days In the darkened rooms of that laboratory
ne often worked for five days nights at a stretch
with little sleep on some problem which had baen
given him for solution
The countrys men of money declare that there have
eeh lie" puzzles winch Edison failed to solve whether
they of chemical electrical or mechanical nature
Now however finances have put behind him and he
Is devtng into various subjects regardless of the
consideration attached to them things have come
his way so easily In the years that there are
Few helds left for him to conquer hence retirement
To-day, at the of 81 years he rowing the conn
try seeking chemical problems which he NAV solve for
his own amusement. No in the worlds history has
solved as many Intricate puzzles in the realm of nven-
tons as has Edison. most of his achievements have
oeen IN the line OF electricity but despite many mar
wells with the mysterious currents not the love for
mat study that he has developed for chemistry While
there was plenty of myserousness about electricity to
draw the whole intellect of inventor Edison has taken
tar more interest in the study of chemistry and it is re-
coroeo no chemist the world is quite efficient
Mr.. Edison.
Chemistry was the first science captivate the won
derful intellect OF this but he says himself that he
mas never had the chance to deve into it's mysteries
with the full power of the fertile mind he possesses
And now he is taking advantage of the opportunity
which made itself by his marvellous success
in all lines invention
He is taking life more easily than since the time
he started out his living as newsboy at the
age OF IL years His education limited one but
thanks to his mother he received the essentials of
grammar school education
He promised his friends that since his announced
retirement he would give up shaving days. nights Sum
days and holidays in his laboratory at Llewelyn and
he has kept his promise faithfully He nvades the dark
of his workshop only when some fancfl nroh
lem In chemistry presents itself he impeed to
get at the bottom of 1t.
This fall Mr. Edison took jaunts about the country
In pursuit of some of the pleasure which his wears Of
work compelled him to miss He promised himself that
he would something of the He aimed to travel
great deal during the remaining of his fe and
ae has already laid out travel which will nroh
ably occupy his time for several years to come
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the enjoyment which he CLEANS from
that sort of thing. He has awarded
himself life commission of rowing
into the depths of pure science and
he is steering clear of the CONNER
c1alism which was previously at
tached to his inventions.
He figures that he has already
more than his share of worldly
goods and it is his aim to live from
his early accumulations for the rest
OF his life. All his life he has been