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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-07-21
E nd Of World Mar,

The Holy Ghost and Us souiety,
whose principal base Of operations is
at Shilon, Me-, has received advices
that the end Of the world is to come
at 1920 a. NJ, Wednesday, September
15.
The Rev. Frank Sardford, who orig
mated the sect and calls himself eli
jah," save that this will happen. The
Holy Ghost and Us society at Shiloh
is making preparations to don the pu: .
white robes, pass to the housetops OF
their villages, and there, await the
dread moment. When it comes they
expect to see the sky fall, and the
earth, moon, and sun disappear, and
they themselves transplanted into the
realms Of eternal bliss, while all others
pass into destruction.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-07-21
Wednesday, July "a, 1909.
index to New Advertisements.
Cotton Market.

Lexington. ................ 49,. 1zc'
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-07-21
The Prudential Life.

Mr.. Alfred j. Fox, Lexington's pOpu-
lar insurance and real. estate man, is
special agent for the Prudential Life
Insurance Co. This is one of the
strongest old line companies in exist
ence, and you can do no better thing
than to let Mr.. Fox figure with you.
Alfred Fox is one Of the most success
full and progressive young men in the
state and that he will represent the
Prudential with satisfaction goes with
out saying.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-07-21
e Children n IS Years.

In his 35 years of married life William
Toner, a blacksmith, of Wilmington,
Del, has been the father of 81 childen.
The latest addition to his family is
pair of twins which arrived this week.
Toner is 81 years Of age and his wife
is so. Of the 81 children IS are living.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-07-21
iexineton VS., Oak Grove,

On Saturday afternoon the Oak
Grove ball team crossed bats with the
Lexington Depot team, resulting in a
victory for Oak Grove by score of 8
to 2. 1t was good game, both teams
playing excellent ball. The visitors
were jolly set of good fellows and it
is hoped that they will come again.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-07-21

Sheriff J. G. Kakley, of Centerville,
Ala, shot and killed an unknown ne
gro Wednesday afternoon, who was
suspected of the brutal murder last
week of E. B. Wilson, prominent
merchant of Briarfeld, Ala. When
the sheriff went to arrest the negro
he showed fight and was killed.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-07-21
UN USUAL DROWNING
TRAGEDY.

Dragged from a launch by wire
catching her under the chin, Dorothy
Bruce was drowned at Iowa Falls,
Ia, last week, as was also Arch lie
Drake, who jumped into the " ater to
save her.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-07-21

Do not destroy any net from old
discarded curtains. Cut to squares
of desired size and stitch together.
They make excellent washcloths a1d
are remarkably durable. Sew them
around the edge on the sewing ma
chine.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-07-21
Date Of Barbecue Changed.

Messrs. o. D. Bouknight and F. W.
Derrick have changed the date of
their barbecue at Irmo from August
z, to July 81. This change is made on
account of the 7th of August being
rally day at Lexington and the people
of Irmo will have an opportunity to
come here on the 7th of August and
attend the Irnlo 'cue too.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
Bankers Drug Store
The Russian Joke Teller.

Story telling and testing have al
ways been counted the favorite amuse-
ments Of semibarbaric people. To the
first we owe the arabian Nights
and to the second the clowns, who
were formerly the appendage Of all
great houses. In Russia the paid
Joker still fourishes, and the people
pay so much an hour to listen to his
jokes and witticisms. He provides
himself with two or three hundred
tickets, and, mounting a sort of ros-
trum, he announces that he is going
to regale his audience with choice It'd
bits Of mirth provoking lore He be-
gins selling tickets at penny each.
and when he has sold enough to war
rant his beginning he turns himself
loose, and the audience remains spell
bound by his humorous stories for an
hour or two. A recent traveller who
saw a number Of these jokers in ST.
Petersburg says, IT listened to them
several times, and, although could
not understand one word the joker
said, was sure from the way the au-
dience greeted his stories with roars
Of laughter that the jokes were above
the average"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
AParceling out do People I,

Fishing, two boys strung their bis
catch on the same string. Passing q
graveyard they entered the gate to
divide the catch, dropping two fish
lust as they went inside the cemetery.
Passing, an aged negro heard the two
boys: IN take this one, you that ono;
I this one, you that one; this one,
you that one,'' etc. j,
The negro listened in dismay ana
ran away as rapidly as his old legs
could carry him. He met his negro
minister, who called:
Deacon. why you run in such ter
ror ~ :.
& Declare, parson, been down yon-
der by de graveyard and over de fencs
heard de devil and de Lord parcelinR
put de people atween 'em."
The parson laughed at the old manA
fright and made him go back with
him to the graveyard to convince him
Of his error.
The boys we're still dividing-.sYou
take that, | take this" etc. Finally
one boy asked What you going to do
with them two at the gate?"
This was more than parson or dea-
con could stand, and both ran pellmell,
neither wishing to take any further
chances, no matter what was goins
On just over the fence Augusta (Ga.)
Chronicle
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
CHAMBERLAIN'S
COUGH REMEDY
GIVES UNIVERSAL sATIsFAC-
TION.
Best Remedy in the Market For
Colds, Group and Whooping
Cough---It Always Cures
And Is Pleasant and
Safe to Take.

II never had. "a medicine in my store that
gave such universal satisfaction as Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy" says Mr.. P. M.
Shore, of Rochester, Ind. cit is the best
remedy to-day on the market for coughs,
colds and whooping cough. One ofmy lady
customers told me recently that she could
not keep house without it, that since they
have been using it they have had no need
Of doctor" In case of a severe attack Of
Group physician will usually call twice,
md perhaps half dozen times in a severe
md long protracted case of whooping cough,
while in pneumonia it is often necessary that
he calls once or twice a day for a week or two.
All Of this trouble and expense may be
saved by the judicious use Of Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy, for it is a certain cure for
Group, and when given as soon as the child
becomes hoarse, or even after the croupy
cough appears it will prevent the attack.
Pneumonia can also be prevented. This
fact has been fully proven, as during the al.
most forty years in which this remedy has
been in general use, no case Of a cold or at.
tack Of the grip has ever resulted in pneu.
monia when this remedy was used, so far as we
have been able to learn. It will be seen that
little forethought and by doing the right
thing at the right time. all danger and ex.
pense may be avoided. Bear in mind that
every bottle Of this remedy is warranted and
if not as stated it will not cost you cent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
Penguin Battles.

The penguin, a notable diver among
sea birds, wins his mate by right Of
conquest. The male birds fight for the
possession of the females. These GU
rious birds have regular duel grounds,
where relics Of innumerable combats
In the shape of feathers lie scattered
about. In the center is the fighting
arena. clear Of all debris. The pen
guing' feathers and blubber form an
efficient shield against their opponents
beaks, so the weapon used is the short
hipper, the only wings the birds pos
sess. The fight begins with the two
combatants walking round each other
waiting for an opportunity to grip.
Once this is done the fippers come
into play. The fighters shower blow
after blow upon each other. There 81
no record as to how these fights end,
but it is a safe superstition to say that
they are seldom fatal. The force Of
the blow from a penguin's flipper 10
such that three or four Of them win
draw blood from the human hand. s,
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
How Models Make Pictures,

I zsSs0OSio WoN0 CISSUTSSa&=2zE54s
The artist gazed in rapture on 1.-THE
Kiss" his latest picture. s.
"Do you grasp" he said, ''the pas
sionate grace Of the girls attitude, the
warmth and the power wherewith her
tense white arms draw the young man
closer, ever closer? Well, got that
Idea from my model, a shopgirl. .
"But for my models suggestion I'd
have put the girl in a stiff, cold pose,
and the picture would never have been
the masterpiece it is. But my model
pointed out to me the abandon where
with a girl, whether Of high or low
station, gives herself up to- a kiss
charm. She illustrated the thing, aid
ed by a male model, young medical
student. Yes, she made my picture.
''The fact Is, models make, WITH
their valuable hints and suggestions,
lots Of pictures. There's many mas
terpiece whose merit is. due to the
splendid pose that the model originated
for the principal figure" New Orleans
Mmes-Democrat.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
Adam, Eve and Some Apples.

Adam, Eve and Some Apples.
. How many apples did Adam and Eve
eat?
+ Some say Eve 8 and Adam 2, a total
Of 10. Others say Eve 8 and Adam 8
also; total, 6. But if Eve and Adam
80, the total will be 90. Now, If Eve
8 and Adam 8 i 2 the total would be
893. Then If Eve s list and Adam /
the total would be l., 623. Or, again,
Eve 814 Adam, Adam 81242 oblige
Eve, total S2,056. Though we adj
nit Eve 8 4 Adam, Adam, if he 1 8 /
PAP keep Eve company; total, 8, 1872,
056. All wrong. Eve, when she SIS 1 2
many and probably felt sorry for it,
and Adam, In order to relieve her
grief, 8 2; therefore Adam If he 8 1
14240-fy Ewes depressed spirit;
hence both ate 81, 500, 964 apples.
Kansas City Independent.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
Marriage Customs In Savage Afric

Marriage Customs In Savage Africa.
The charge which is sometimes
brought against white men Of marry
ing for money" cannot be used against
their sex in Africa, for there it is the
other way about, husbands having to
purchase their wives. When a man
has wife bestowed upon him as an
act Of charity he feels that she is not
properly his own, and she, If she will,
can treat him with contempt. This
custom Of wife purchase, although 1t
Is to be decried as tending to lower
marriage to the level of commercial
contract, is an incentive to young men
to work. Lazy youths cannot COM
pete with energetic ones In the matri-
monial market, as they are despised by
the young women and rejected by their
parents as being unworthy Of their
daughters.-WideW World Magazine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
Burma's Popular Sports.

A form of speculation very popular IN
Burma is bull racing. A certain ma
tive sportsman is the owner Of one Of
these bulls, for which he has refused
an offer Of 10000 rupees. It has won
several races and is looked after and
as carefully tended as a Derby fayorite.
The owner values it at $4,000 rupees,
and, it is said, it brings him an annual
income Of from 10000 to 10, 600 rupees.
It Is carefully guarded by four men
lest It may be got at and "doctored."
Burmans also patronize boxing ca
gerly, but the art can scarcely be prac-
ticed according to Queensberry rules,
for we are told bysa provincial reporter
that he has observed that ''even the
best boxers strike out with their eyes
tightly shut, and If they do hit each
other it is more by chance than any
thing else" Calcutta Statesman.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
AFamous London Tavern.


The Mermaid was the name of IA
nous London tavern frequented by
noted literary men and actors during
the reign Of Queen Elizabeth. All the
wit and talent of the time assembled
there for convivial enjoyment. Au-
thors have made 1t the scene of great
mind combats between such men as
Shakespeare, Ben Johnson, Beaumont,
Fletcher, Selden, Carew, Dome and
others Of reyerential memory. It was
the gathering place of the celebrated
Mermaid club, the origin Of which is
ascribed to Sir Walter Raleigh. The
Mermaid tavern was located in Bread
street and was handily reached from
three thoroughfares, SO that it has
been often referred to in various ways.
The Mermaid in Bread street, the Mer-
maid in Friday street and the Mermaid
In Cheap street were, however, all one
and the same. It was the nearest to
Bread street. The Mermaid was de-
stroyed in the great London fire. There
were other Mermaid taverns, one In
Cheapside and another in Cornhill, but
they had no such associations as chung
to that Of Bread street.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
$500 -.i-S.....
a Bank on Two leno.

For more than thirty years the
most popular Woodsman's bank In
Maine was a bank on two legs says
Major Holmes Day, author OF king
Spruce" Until he was over seventy
years old Uncle Nate Swan was con.
ductor on the Bangor and Piscataquis
railroad, running between the city and
Moosehead lake. With him rode the
woods and driving crews. When they
forgot themselves and made a racket
on his train he used to cuff them into
submission, and no man ever raised
his hand against Uncle Nate. When
the men came out Of the woods with
their pay most Of them realized from
bitter experience that the city folks
would get all their money away from
them In few days. As soon as they
would get aboard the train they would
begin to strip ten dollar bills OF their
rolls and hand the money to Uncle
Nate to sink for them, banking It on
call. They never forgot, nor did he,
and In all the years there was never
dispute between Conductor Swan
and any Of his depositors. When they
came back on his train they were sure
Of enough money for their fare and
their tobacco at the lake Quitting
store. They wouldn't have known very
well what to do with more.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
Her Ideal Villain.

The following anecdote, taken from
my Story" by Hall Game, Is interest,"
ing:
Immediately after the production Of
The Woman In White when all
England was admiring the arch VII
lainy of Fosco, the author, Wilkie
Collins, received a visit from a lady
who congratulated him upon his sues
cess with somewhat Icy cheer and
then said: ''But, Mr.. Collins, the great
failure Of your book Is your villain:
Excuse me If say you really do not
know villain. Your Count Fosco Is
very poor one, and when next you
want a character Of that description I
trust that you will not disdain to come
to me. know villain and have one
in my eye at this moment that would
far eclipse anything that have ever
read Of In books. Don't think that I
am drawing upon my Imagination The
man is alive and constantly under my
gaze. In fact, he is my own husband. .
The lady was the wife Of Edward
BulWer LyttOn.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
suBscRIPTloN..-s5.0O PER ANNuM
Able to Hear Il.

Joseph Medin of the Chicago Tribune
was somewhat deaf, although his abil-
ity at times tn hear what was said In
an ordinary tone of voice was frequent
" remarked. 1t is related of him that
he dropped into the business depart
ment of the Office one day to make an
inquiry about something that had &C.
Cured to him, and a young man who
had been in his employ only few
months undertook in loud tone of
voice to enlighten him.
"What did you say?" asked Mr.. Me-
dill, putting his hand to his ear.
The young man repeated the Ques.
ton In still louder voice.
II can't hear you," said the editor.
ooh, chase yourself around the block
you old granny muttered the 1mpa'
hent employee just above his breath.
II am not an old granny" said Mr.
Medill, turning away, ''and shall not
chase myself around the block"
The fresh young man made imme
d1ate arrangements to say goodby tc
his Job, but the great editor probably
thought that the lesson he had re-
ceived was sufficient and did not dis
turb him.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
His Cough Cure. .

I'm my boyhood there came to our
town." said a clergyman, ga gentle min
lister who, the very first Sunday Of his
incumbency, stopped effectually his
coughing congregation.
''It was a congregation, too, singu-
Iarly addicted to coughing. Rafting
volleys of coughs ran over it every few
minutes. The minister, indeed, that
first Sunday could hardly make himself
heard. He had rather weak voice.
''Well, after his sermon had proceed
ed for ten or twelve minutes, now au-
dible enough, now drowned under great
waves Of coughs, he took resolution,
and when the next outbreak was at it's
height he ceased preaching.
AT once the coughing ceased. There
was a profound silence. The minister
smiled.
My friends said he, 1t seems that
when stop you STOP
"From that day in that church they
coughed no more.''
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
Origin Of tho Word bogus"

The word bogus" is said by DR.. Ogil-
vie to be derived from Boghese, the
name of a notorious American swindler
who about the year 1885 flooded the
western and southwestern states with
counterfeit bills, sham mortgages, etc.
Others connect the word with "bogy," a
scarecrow or goblin, and so applied to
anything fictitious or chimerical. 1898
Lowell in the "Biglow Papers" says:
u more than suspect the word to be a
corruption Of the French bogasse."
This bogasse was the sugar cane as
delivered in its dry, crushed state from
the mill, also called can trash and fit
only for burning, being synonymous
with useless rubbish.
Again, according to Brewer, there Is
In French argot or thieves slang q
word "bogue," which signifies the rind
Of green chestnut or the case of a
watch, and this also brings US to the
idea Of an outward seeming without
any solid or reputable foundation
Kansas City Journal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
q Real APOLOGY.

'sWhen the late Joel Chandler Har-
ris was an editor here among us, !" said
an Albanian, 81 called on him one day
and found him very willing to correct
an error about me that crept into his
columns.
1--WE talked about newspaper contra
Hctions, public apologies and the like,
and Uncle Remus' took down a scrap
book and read me an apology that was
an apology indeed. It had happened,
he said, in a Transvaal paper. I'll new
;er forget it. I agreed with Mr.. Haf-
ris that 1t was the finest specimen Of
the public apology and retraction sx-
tant. It said:
II, the undersigned, A. G. du Plessis.
retract hereby everything I have said
against the innocent Mr.. G. p. Bezuiden-
bout, calling myself an Infamous liar and
striking my mouth with the exclamation:
You mendacious mouth! Why do you lie
SO? declare, further, that I know moth
ing against the character of Mr.. G. r.
Bezuidenhout. call myself, besides. Q
genuine liar Of the first class.
'.A.=C. DU PLESSIS.m
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
Queer Weddinq .Effiay

There is curious custom still prev
alent in the Rellary district Of India
in connection with the wedding cere-
monies among certain Brahman fam
lilies. Just prior to the close Of the
feasting a hideous efigy Of male
figure, Enthusiastically robed in rags, sup
posed to represent the bridegroom's Ia
Their, is carried along the streets In
procession under the shade Of a sieve
adorned with tassels Of onions and
margosa leaves. Every few yards dur
ing the procession the feet Of the effgy
have TO be reverently washed and fts
forehead decorated with caste mark
by its living spouse, the bridegroom's
mother. The bridegroom's other fe-
male relations have several mock at
tentiony paid to them by the women
of the brides party.-st. James Ga
Zette. E
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
Sea Rosee,

The sea rose is a leathery looking
creature which attaches itself to a
stone at the bottom of the sea In its
infancy and ultimately attains a size
about three inches In length and an
inch and a half In breadth. When
quiet and feeding under water its top
opens and blossoms into the semblance
Of a large pink rose, with petals fully
an inch long, really handsome OBJ
ject. AS soon as it is disturbed, how
ever, it shuts Itself resolutely into It's
leather pod.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
Another MAY out 81 IL.


Nobody had ever had reason to ac-
euse Abel Pond Of icing dishonest, but
he was as sharp a man In bargain
as could be found In the county. When
the building committee applied to him
for site for the new library he was
ready to sell them desirable lot, but
not at their price.
II couldn't feel to let it go under
$780," he said, with the mild obstinacy
that characterized all his dealings with
his fellow men. st wouldn't be right"
''You ought to be willing to contrib
ute something for such an object" said
the, chairman of the committee. II
It's worth six hundred, why not let us
have 1t for five hundred and call 1t
you've given the other hundred r
.sM'm-no, couldn't do that, said
Mr.. Pond, stroking his chin, "but ] tell
you what will do. You give me seven
hundred for it, and I'll make out q
check for hundred and hand it over
to you, SOS you can head the list Of
subscriptions with a good round sum
and kind of wake up folks to their
duty Youths Companion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
The Queerest Salad.

"A gourmet as he mixed a salad Of
chicory said: "The worlds queerest
salad, and possibly it's most delicious
one, is eaten by the Inoits Of northwest
Greenland. It is salad Of undigested
moss from the stomach of fresh
killed reindeer, a bitter, sharp, slim
ulating salad, as good for the diges-
ton as an electrical massage. The
1noits live almost exclusively on fish;
hence salads are a favorite dish with
them. But no salad in their minds
compares with that which they wrest
from the slaughtered reindeer They
say this salad is crisper, tenderer and
more appetizing than any other, and
they say it wards of Indigestion: They
light for it, they spend their last penny
on 1t, quite as the Indians do with
ewater."-Exchange
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
Restaurant AffIiation.

The waiter in the light lunch cafe
looked expectantly at the first Of five
men who had just entered.
Bring me coffee cake and a cup Of
coffee" ordered the first man.
''I'll take some milk biscuit and q
glass OF milk" said the second.
'9Tea buns and a cup Of tea, please"
remarked the third.
"a piece Of cocoanut pie and a cup Of
cocoa" said the fourth.
The waiter passed on to the fifth
man.
Don't say it, don't say it!'' he plead
ed. Il kpow what you want. You want
a slice of chocolate cake and a cup Of
chocolate
mo; I do not" protested the fifth
man. Il want plate of ice cream and.
a glass Of ice water. = Judges Library.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1909-02-25
Too Much For Him.


emithson used to labor under the i'm
preston that he was born humorist,
but he has given up trying to be funny
now.
He called one day on an old school
friend and was shown into a room
where his chum's sister was busy ar
ranging quantity Of dried grass which
she had collected
What quantity Of dried grass you
have collected, Miss Ritchiev' he said.
Then his humor burst forth. mice
room for donkey to get into
make yourself at home, Mr.. Smith
son." said the girl pleasantly.
When he arrived home all the humor
was crushed out Of him forever.-Lon.
don Scraps.