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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-07-08
MEMS & BOYS CLOTHING

in all the latest patterns and. made up
by the very best workmen. Large va
riety to select from.
You will notice the big sign on the
north side of our store, wv. D. Bates
sells it for less" This means a whole
lot to you. Come in and investigate,
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1908-07-08
FIGURED LAWNS.

One case of Figured Lawns. 10c values
at SC per yard. One case Of white I'm
ported Madras in short lengths. Strict.
~ 25c and 35c goods, to close out at l5c
per yard.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09

kneed specimen than you are 1 don't
see how any girl would want to go to
show with a face like you've got If
you ask me L believe you were lying
when you said she was trying to work
you"
81 wouldn't take that kind O. talk
from you if you wasn't an old man"
Eyes, you would. You mean, If
didn't have this good hickory cane be-
tween my knees, l heard you take
worse not so long ago, and not bat an
eye. But I'm just talkin friendly to
you. I'm tryin' to show you that you
don't deserve all the warm feelins
you're entertainin' for yourself, You
may be honest, but you're 50 darn
stingy mean it amt no better than
stealin'. You amt smart. or you
wouldn't brag the way you do and give
yourself away. You amt even got a
good job, because nobody likes you well
enough to give you one or boost you
in any way, shape or manner. 1t beats
me to see people like you goin' around
all the time an huggin' themselves
when there's such many better things
they might hug and the end of it's
the same every time. They all wind up
by hating themselves mighty nigh as
bad as they do everybody else. You
just go away by yourself somewheres,
son, an ask yourself the question,
What am l that | should try TO give
myself the best end of 1t all the time?
Then look around you an see If you
can't like some one else better"
"Shall ! start in on you?" asked the
long headed young man, with grin.
start in on a yellow pup and work
up suggested the old man. I'm tell |
you. son, and it's for your good: the
warmest feelin' most of us can afford |
to have for ourselves is respect. -
Chicago Daily News.
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"She couldn't work me-" said the
young man with the unusually long
head, boastfully. "There amt none OF
'em can, as fur as that goes he added.
when | was a young chap like you
they could all work me for all | was
worth, and as longs they'd a mind to, "
observed the old man with the clean,
pink face and white chin beard. 81
| enjoyed it."
They can't work me-" repeated the
young man with the long head 81
don't fall for it. What is there in 1t
for meg"
"Fasclnatin' society,"" suggested the
old man.
Il can visit with myself an not get
lonesome" said the young man. 1--WE
always found myself pretty good com
pany without blowln' myself for out
siders. If blow any money, it's going
to be on something thatn do me good.
I'm good Teller, an there amt no good
reason why l shouldn't treat myself
well. Why would | take her to the
show once when | can take myself
twice for the same money!
IF you put 1t that way, maybe
you're right" said the old man.
Sure I'm right. I've been working
for myself, an there aln't no reason
why l shouldn't let myself have little
fun now and then. She amt done
nothin' for me as know of, an what's
more. she amt likely to-"
81 suppose she amt" admitted the
old man. "Still," he said, "a good,
husky built woman who wasn't particu-
lar what she took to you, so 1t was
heavy and handy, might do whole lot
for you If she was married to you"
'I'm too foxy for that"
And too fond of yourself?'
"Sure Why wouldn't 1 be? s l !
say, I'm good to myself"
81 amt disputin' that, my son." said |
the old man. Anybody can see that |
with half an eye. The question is.
why should you be2"
II don't know any better friend I've
got" said the young man.
II do" said the old one You're
doing yourself hurt with everybody,
and that amt the part OF friend.
What is there about yourself that
you're SO stuck on? You amt hand
some. never saw worse knock
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
Jelly Making Is wastefuL

In making jelly, don't take so much
trouble; be simple and wise. Don'c
waste time squeezing a jelly bag-to
say nothing of staining your hands and
all your utensils-and don't waste good
material by rendering it into an intol-
cradle mash. Make as much Jelly as
you like and then make something
better of what remains, says The De
lineator. Suppose you desire to put up
Strawberries, blackberries or other
small fruit for winter use. After they
have begun to boil in as small guam.
tity of water as may be necessary to
give them free start, remove the sur
plus juice as it forms, using a shallow
ladle for that purpose. After you have
secured as much as you need for your
jelly, you may make jam or marmalade
or anything else you like from the ma.
terial that remains. A good plan is TO
add enough sugar to make the mixture
pleasantly sweet. after which put it
into alright jars to be used in the
making of pies, shortcakes. etc, later.
You will never miss the juice If it
has been extracted by this method, ana
jelly made in this way is positively toe
good to keep.
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POE AND DETECTIVE STORIES.

''The Ravens" Author Lifted sIeuth
Yards to the Plane of Literature.
| In the true detective story as Poe
conceived it in the Murders in the
Rue Morgue,' it is not In tine mystery
itself that the author seeks to inter
est the reader, but rather in the sue
cessive steps whereby his analytic OBJ
| server is enabled to solve a problem
that might well be dismissed as beyond
| human calculation, says Brander
Matthews in Scribner's. Attention is
centered on the unravellng OF the tan
| gled skeln rather than on the knot IT.
self. The emotion aroused is not mere
| surprise, 1t is recognition Of the I'M
suspected capabilities of the human
brain; it is not wondering curiosity
as to an airless mechanism, but a
frightening admiration for the analy-
tic acumen capable Of working out an
acceptable answer to the puzzle pro-
pounded. In other words, Poe. while he
availed himself of the obvious advan-
tageS of keeping secret from his read
ers and of leaving them guessing as
long as he pleased, shifted the point of
attack and succeeded in giving n hui
man interest in his tale of wonder.
And by this shift Poe transported
the detective story from the group of
tales of adventure into the group of
portrayals of character BY bestowing
upon it a human interest he raised if
in the literary scale. There IS no need
now to eXaggerate the merits of this
feat or TO suggest that Poe himself was
not capable of loftier efforts. or
course, the Fall of the House of
Usher" which is of Imagination all
compact Is more valid evidence Of his
genius than the Murders in the Rue
Morgue," which is the product rather
of his invention, supremely Ingenious
as it is. Even though the detective
story as Poe produced 1t is elevated far
above the barren tale of mystery which
preceded 1t and which has been revived q,
In. our own day. 1t Is not one of the
loftiest of literary forms, and its nos |
sibilities are severely limited. 1t suf-
fers today from the fact that in the
half century and more since Poe set
the pattern it has been vulgarized. de-
based, degraded by swarm of imIts.
tors who lacked his certainty of touch,
his Instructive tact, his intellectual in.
tivlduality. In their hands It has been
bereft Of Its distinction and despolled
IF its atmosphere.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
The Circus Clock.

did you ever see a member of q
circus look at his watch during the
performance asked a man who is
familiar with the circus business of
several men In a group of takers.
None of them recalled ever having
noted this action. and marveled at
the statement that watch was never
needed
THE tune of the band tells the tale"
went on the speaker. From the time
the first whistle Is sounded, which is
five minutes before the performance
begins. until the last race Is run on the
hippodrome track, the circus folk do
not need a timeplece.
THE first whistle is followed by the
second only five minutes later, and
after that time anyone connected with
the show can tell just what acts are
on, even II outside of the tent. The
band is the tlmepiece with n circus.
Any employee can tell what is going
on by the tune the band is playing.
The band leader knows Just what is re-
quired when he arranges the music,
and II is unusual for any changes
whatsoever to be made. The grand
Introductory pageant requires a certain
kind Of music. The high school horses
require cakewalk. Acrobats want
certain kind Of music. Aerial perform
ers use another kind This definite
routine of music day by day enables
the show people to time their actions
without watch or clock. Indianapolis
News
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I ~ EDITORIALS !
T. Opinions of Great Papers important Subjects !


the State Department last winter, In response 70 te
luton of the House of Representatives supped te
gressmen with report the operation OF the system "
Europe
THE denosIts are treated as to the government
which, indeed they In England higher rate VI
Interest is paid than the rest of the natloha u|
That is the banks conducted at loss lhey aiSo
drain the rural districts of ready money 1or al tne W
posits go TO London to the Bank Of England
The development of a country community depends on
ready money local bank lends its deposits to the peo-
pie town thereby supplying capital to those VINO
need it. or 1t invests town and county bonds keeping
the money at The postal bank as II exists aDroau
dverts the local savings from local investments
The Postmaster General wishes to attract the savings
those who now use banks and thus to encourage
thrift.-Youth's Companion.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
Don't Put out the Light.

In little town In northern Penn
sylyania there Is fire department in
which the citizens take great pride
composed as It Is wholly OF volunteers.
Late in April a fire broke out at mid
night. When the department came upon
the scene only one lantern could be
found, The smoke was pouring out of
the building, but no flames appeared,
and 1t was very dark.
Finally, a tongue of flame shot out
Of one corner of the structure, and the
crowd cheered as the man at the noz-
zle directed a stream of water toward
1t, At this crisis, the excited captain
shouted:
Hey there. Bill Be careful what
you do! Keep the, water OF the blaze.
Don't you see that's the only light
we've got to put out the fire by !'-Har-
per's Weekly.
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Too {asty.

Gov Harris, of Ohio, said in an after
dinner speech in Columbus:
This matter is a serious matter. ana
1t must be taken seriously. Haste is a
pad thing. 1t nearly always causes
error. used to know a manufactures.
lie was good, honest man. but rathst
strict, rather close. Furthermore. he
was inclined to be a little hasty. He
had Instituted in his mill a system Of
hnes-hnes for lateness, fines for mis-
takes, fines for spelled work, and so on.
We'll, in the rush season, happening
TO awake one morning very early. he
Went to the mill a little after starting
time, As he got out of his automobile
he saw pale, haggard. hollow-eyed
man walk YEARLY through the gate.
AHA, Joe Harrisr he shouted an.
Tily, ten minutes late. Ell? Wen,
you're fined 10 cents Not a word,
now. That's the rule.
Take yer time, boss Harris an.
swered. I amt knocked off from yes,
+erday yet"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09

Anarchists who attempt reglcide are
very commonly regarded as insane. If
| they are not, the argument runs, why
should they attempt such a crime2 II
Is an easy explanation, so easy, indeed,
that one wonders that 80 many scien-
tiflc experts Of one kind and another
persist In celebrating theories about an
archy on that basis. The latest Of this
school is DR.. Giuseppe Dominlone, who
has been publishing In the Milan Secolo
the results Of his studies of such assas-
sins. In especial the men who made
the first and second attempts on the life
OF King Humbert and the ASSASSIN OF
the Empress of Austria furnish him the
kind OF material he wants All Of them
are set down as megalomanlacs-lns
men Of the "swelled head type. Their
vanity, enormous self-esieem and love
OF notorlety are given as the all-suffi-
Client causes OF their crimes. So we are
told how the first assallant of Humbert, !
after twenty-nlne years of lmprison-
ment-more than half OF his lifetime
Is feeble. cackllng old man, still filled |
with schemes for the regeneration Of
mankind. The last two-thirds of his
confinement has been spent in an asy-
lum for criminal insane. In the same
Institution is the second assailant who
Is steadily begging for paper on which
to write appeals to the world to do him
Justice and recognize that his purposes
were noble. As for the assassin OF the
Empress of Austria, many stories are
told of his fixed belief that he had done
a great and noble act. DR.. Dominlone
that II anarchlst-reglcldes
should be taken into court without pub
iclty and without pomp and circum-
stance, and II all newspaper reports of
heir trials and all publishing of their
photographs should be suppressed the
'hief incentive for their crimes would
10 removed -IAaov wall he. 4Ln4 n ..a.. J.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09

Colncldent with the centennial ami
versary OF the launching of Fultons
steamboat Clermont is revived the le-
gend that the boiler OF the boat was
made from copper cents. The early
copper coins Of the country were, as
are the gold coins of the present, worth
their face value as metal. II frequent
ly happened that the easiest way, and
not a costly way to get copper for use
In the arts, was to collect the coins and
melt them There is no record so far
as known, Of where Fulton did get the
copper for the boiler, but when coin
collector attempted TO secure cent
dated 1893, he discovered that cents of
that date were rare and that 1t was not
much easier TO find cent of 1904, yet
more than seven hundred and fifty
thousand cents were coined In 1904 and
nearly a million in 1899
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09

The health officer of the national gov.
eminent has lately been making an in.
vestigation into the milk supply of the
cities OF the country. His Inquiries,
made at the direction OF the President,
are intended TO disclose, so far as posi-
bic, the responsibility OF impure milk
for the spread Of disease, and are like
" to lead to the exercise OF some de
gree Of governmental control over inter
state commerce In milk There Is no
longer any doubt that disease is spread
by impure milk, whether tine impurities
originate In the dairy or are due 10
fermentation after delivery to the Gus
toner. Through the efforts OF Nathan
Straus in New York. the use of Pas
teurized milk, that is, milk raised to a
temperature Of one hundred and forty
degrees to arrest the process Of fer
mentatlon, has contributed to a reduc-
ton Of the death rate among young
children from nlnety-six In a thousand
in 1892 to fifty-flye in a thousand in
1906. Pasteurization does not DESTROY
all disease germs. 1t simply keeps the
milk sweet. 1t takes a much higher
temperature to sterilize milk, a temper
AZURE so high that it changes Its nature
as food. The health Of the children OF
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the cities, aud Indeed, the children of
the country as well, depends largely on
the purity Of the milk supply. Typhoid
fever Is communicated by contaminated
milk. The experts Of the Department
Of Agriculture assert that human be-
ings receive the germs of tuberculosis
In infected milk, and although other ex-
perts take the Opposite view, 1t is not
necessary to wait for the settlement of
this medical controversy before begin
ming . clean out the filthy diaries and
to kill the tuberculous cows. Much
progress has been made in the sanitary
Inspection Of dairy farms, but much re.
mains to be done. The matter is of
so great Importance that every dairy
man, as well as every consumer Of milk,
should do all In his power to secure the
delivery to the consumer of only such
milk as is free from impurities,
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A STRANGERS sYMPArHY7
Musicinn Appreciated saeSines "
Knew Right Thing to No.

, Ausician Appreciated saeSfnss -.
Knew Right Thing to Do. s
Dorothy Prince sat playing backn,,if
mon with her mother in the parlor
} a summer hotel. She tried to be H..
ly, but her mind would wander 10 is
group Of young people whose fun ~
could hear In the distance, or to 49,
music which sounded from the librsrs
Dorothy had usually been the ,he ~
the company in their evening fun or q,
the long tramps over forest train srX
mountalns but this summer M
Prince was something of an inyald
and Dorothy was most often seen pac.
ling at her side, or reading to her I'M.
der the trees. She carried OF her ~.
selfshness with SO gay an air that her
friends rather took 1T for granted.
lawfully sorry you can't 90 to Twin
Mountain with us. Miss Prince. tha
college man had said. as merry party
started off that morning; and Dorothv
had replied, lightly:
Thank you. I'd like to CO. but To-
day | don't think l can"
No one surprised look of NIstful.
ness in her face, although the longing
to go had been almost unbearabIe II
evening time Mrs. Prince was too tired
to read or visit with the ladies, Doro-
THY had suggested backgammon When
her mother stepped to the veranda for
moment or two, she leaned back in
her chair and let the WEAKNESS steal
unawares into her face and attitude.
Suddenly the musician stood in the
doorway, and then quickly stepped to
the young girls side.
81 beg your pardon" she began. II
haven't had the pleasure Of meeting
you yet, but 1 want to tell you how
much | enjoyed your singing; anl
then" she added, "lf you'll let me,
want to tell you that I've watched you
ever since l came, and 1 appreciate all
you are doing for your mother. IT'S
beautiful"
"Why, thank your was all that Do
rothy had time to say before the musi-
clan had gone and Mrs. Prince was
back in her seat again. But nothing
seemed as before. Dorothy no longer
felt weary and discouraged. The sym
pathy and appreciation of this beauti-
flll wnman-a stranger-had given her
just the courage and inspiration she
needed.
I'VE missed you on that tramp yes
terday. Miss Dorothy" said the college
man the next morning. Il thought per-
haps you'd care to go out to see the
Glen waterfall with me. It'll be fine
after last nights rain"
'I'd like to-" said Dorothy, "but-"
and then came the smile which was
sure to end in no"
Excuse me-" interrupted IL voice,
and again the musician stood unexpect-
ediy ut her side, blushlng. 81 over
heard Mr.. Wright ask you to wall"
she said, land before you go 1 want
ed to ask whether your mother would
like to Fear some music this morAng."
How good Of you'll" said Dorothy's
lips, but her eyes said much more.
When she returled from her mothers
room 4 moment later, there were two
pairs Of grateful eyes bent on the mu-
stefan as Dorothy said, Mother thinks
it a lovely Idea, and thanks you so
much" and then, turning to the young
man. added, as if finishing her inter-
rupted sentence:
1T is glorious morning for the
Glen. I shall be glad to go."-Youth's
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Cuban annexation may come in time.
Many Cubans desire it, and many
Americans think both countries would
benefit But to be creditable and thor
oughly workable 1t must come in the
natural order Of things. should 1t
come as the result OF a conspiracy Of
American spectators operating in dis
regard Of this governments duty and
promises In the premises, and with only
their wallets In mind, 1t would be GER
tain to breed no end OF trouble.
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kAGGS2l tune in the more congested centers of pop
uation. 1t is the same old sermon, preached
In the old way but the Sun writer has variation
which is not borne out by the facts, He says:
"Wl the young of village rural residence never
awake to the that has very little show in compe
tiio with the lad who has been reared among and up
to city ways? Fully 90 per cent of the country boys
going into cities to work v lives Of drudgery and dis
appolnment-they all With they had never left home
Their risk Is greater taan the gain"
SO the country village boy has little show in compe
tton with the lad who has been reared in city ways?
would be decidedly interesting if true The Blade
believe it TO be true. If the Sun editor will
circulate among the successful business and professional
of Columbus there is little doubt he will find that
large per cent Of them from farm and village
They entered into competition with city boys carried
off their full share of the honors Other boys the
rural districts doing the to-day. 1t is true
of Toledo, and it will hold good in almost all cities
AS rule the country boy is not afraid of work. and
long hours do not worry him. is accustomed to work
early and late and this counts in city as well as in
village or on farm. Persstency is great factor in
bringing success, and rule the country boy is more
persistent than his city cousin.
After all, everything depends on the boy If he has
the right stuff in him he will be successful whether his
birthplace happens to be farm crowded city
If he has healthy body and mind good habits the right
kind of associates and the determination to win coupled
with intelligent effort, he is certain to succeed Far
more depends the characteristics the boy than on
the place of his birth.-TOedo Blade.
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and limiting to $3.50 the received any nd
yidual.
The purpose of the proposed postal savings banks will
be to provide safe place for money that is boarded
at home and to get that money into circulation. Mr.
Meyer believes that many foreigners now use the
post Office as safe deposit vault by investing their
ings in money orders will be attracted by the PLAN and
that in districts where there savings banks it will
appeal to all the people.
Postal savings banks exist in all the great countries of
Europe save Germany In Great Britain there are TO-
100000 deposiors with average deposit about $50
In England than hall of the depostors are yom
en- and children, and In Austria similar proportion
under 81 years old. In the United States the postal
savings bank is not idea President Grant twice
recommended It's establishment and Presidents Hayes
and Arthur urged its consideration upon Congress and
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09
A Good Sign.

Young Lawyers 1t creditor or a
client who is waiting to see me?
Clerk-It must be 0 client, sir, l
think, as he was just putting your sill
yer ink-stand in his pocket as l came
n.-Simpllccisslmus.
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A thousand Greeks have lately gou|
from New England to engage In farn|
ing In Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska
Four or five days march from the re
tail fruit store may take the Greeks
good many parasangs on the way tc
a wholesale and independent life on the
soil
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His First Inference

what are those dun clouds going to
do?"
Guess they are trying to collect
rain."-Baltlmore American.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09

A preacher calls man "a cosmlc
mite" We'd hate to call Jim Jeffries
anything like that.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09

You can't realize how little money
there is in SIS bill until you break it
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-01-09

If a girl Is homely, 1t is safe 10 as
sert that she Is great deal of help to
her mother.