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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
SUMTER MASTER
COMMITS SUICIDE.

Sumter was shocked on Tuesday to
hear that Hon. H. Frank Wilson had
k lied himself. At $50 he was sitting
in his Office in the court house talking
with his father when he rose from his
chair, stepped into his vault and pulled
the inner door to. In a minute his
father heard a pistol shot. It was a
few minutes before the vault door
could be opened and Maj. Wilson was
then found stretched OR the floor with
pistol ball through his right temple.
Death was instantaneous.
1t had been noticed by his compan-
ions in the court house lately that
Mai. Wilson did not seen, himself.
His father was with him the day be-
fore and noticed that be was so ner-
vous that he determined not to 60 to
his home in the country, but spent
the night with his son. He says that
nothing in the majors manner or con-
versation gave him any intination
that he was contemplating suicide.
It was undoubtedly case of tempor-
ary insanity. About year ago Mrs.
Wilson died, and Maj. Wilson had not
been in good health for some time and
he evidently was depressed.
He had no children. Maj. Wilson
was 81 years OF age. He was master
in equity of Sumter county.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
BARBECUE

We will furnish a first-class Barbe-
cue and refreshments at Eli l.. Corlev's
spring on Saturday June 9TH, 1909.
Music will be furnished by the Lex
ington Brass Band. Meats will be
cured by J. F. Harman and Eli L.
Corley. Everybody is invited to at
tend. u. l.. Harman,
Harry Corley.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
Sewing Machines.

The Davis Unique and other new
improved drop head machines; nicely
finished in oak; easy running and per-
feet sewing; fully guaranteed; for
sale at factory prices for cash, or on
easv pavments, at The Bazaar.
IF Rice B. Harman
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
Young Girls Are Victims

of headache, as we'll as older women,
but all get quick relief and prompt cure
from DR.. Kings New Life Pills, the
worlds best remedy for sick and nerv-
GUS headaches. They make pure blood,
and strong nerves and build up your
health. Try them. 25c. at Kaufman
Drug Co., Derrick's Drug Store, Sandel
Drug Store.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26

Ifyou want to secure the Home and
Farm, the best farm Journal III the
South, for the small sum Of 25 cents a
year, send your subscription and re-
newals to this Office between now AID
Iunn Isl
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
Send US Your Dues.

If YOU are too busy to come to town
to mail Us your dues. We need all the
money we can get, besides the law will
lot allow Us to mail papers to subscrlb-
crS in arrears fOG more than one year.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
WHITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS
s. A. Matthias. Irmo, S, c.,

has a grand strain of White Plymouth
Chickens, conceded to be the best in
the South, his winnings at the leading
poultry shows last year is proof of his
high class stock If interested in stock
or eggs write him, he will give you his
winnings at Columbia, Augusta, Char
lesion and Richmond, etc., and prices.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
Annual Meeting Of the 2. F. D.
Carriers Nav 81.

The annual meeting of the Rural
Letter Carriers Association of Lex
ington County will be held Monday,
Nav 31st, at II o'clock in the court
house. All carriers and their subs1i-
tutes, whether members or not, are
requested to meet with US.
DIN F. Nunamaker, President.
r. A. Barr, Secretary.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
Fishing Tackle.

This is fishing time and at The
Bazaar you will find a full line Of
tackles eff all kinds. Poles, bobs, hooks
and lines. Come to US for your tackle,
The Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26
The Bazaar Fountain.

The Bazaar Fountain is now run
ming in full blast. Cold drinks Of ev-
erv kind. Ice cream OH Saturdays.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1909-05-26

The monument erected a Lancaster
by the Daughters of the Confederacy
will be unveiled on June 4th.
The Walhalla Cotton mills will in
crease capital by issuing preferred
stock for S1G0, 900.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-23
MISSION OF T. P. o'coNNoR.

Il. z. O'Connor, who has represented
division OF Liverpool in the British
parliament since 1885, sailed last Sat-
urday for the United States as the
spokesman of John E. Redmond and
the Irish Home Rule party. He will
remain in this country for only two
weeks and then return home with the
sinews of war from the Irish National
lists Of New York. Boston, PHILADELPHIA
and Chicago, who have never been APP
pealed to in vain at any crisis Of the
Irish situation. Before starting for
New York on the Lusitania, Mr.. O'Con-
nor wrote two-column letter for the
Chicago Tribune. explaining the OBJ
ject of his visit and reviewing the
aspect of affairs in the United King
com on the eve of a general election.
No better man than 7. P. O'Connor
could have been selected on mission
to America. He is widely known as a
brilliant newspaper correspondent, and
ranks high as platform speaker He
understands the question of British
politics in all it's phases, and an intel
!ectual treat is in store for all who
hear him during his brief visit. He
first entered parliament as member for
Galway in 1880 and for the past "a
years has represented Liverpool con-
stituency, made up mainly Of Irish ex
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-23

Myles j. Murphy. one of the best
known theatrical advance agents in the
United States. greeted Minnea polls
friends last week after an absence Of
six years from the Flour City Mr..
Murphy is doing the advance adver-
Using for the gentleman From Mis-
sissippi" now closing successful first
week at the Metropolitan. While it
is always a pleasure to meet men of
Mr. Murphys standing in the profes
sion it is the feeling of entire approval
that prompts us to say good word
for the play itself. 1t is an intensely
interesting drama dealing with official
life in Washington at the present time,
and the cleanest production it has been
our good fortune to witness in years.
The youth of the country will do well
to attend performance of the play at
the first opportunity that they may
profit by the lesson on good citizen
ship, which it teaches.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-23

from the same mill-for IS cents u
yard in England. The suits made of
1t are sold to the retailer for $3.50
and to the wearer for s25. If the cloth
IS cents, the retailer would get the
suit for SO and the wearer at SIS.
And so it goes, throughout the list,
thanks to the tariff law which the
president of the United States Is
praising in the name of Republican
party solidarity" What does the
wearer of clothes, thus robbed, care
about party solidarity
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-23

lies. In 1883 he became president Of
the Irish National league Of Great
Britain and holds the position yet. In
1881 he came to the United States to
lecture for the Irish cause, and spoke
N nearly all the large cities of the
country, including Minneapolis and st.
I;aul. He is Journalist by profession
and has published several volumes.
Among his publications are his Lord
Reaconsfield The Parnell Move
ment," The Great Irish Struggle"
"Gladstones House of Commons"
Napoleon" and the Phantom Mil
lions" He is fascinating writer who
is capable of accomplishing a great
deal of literary work of high char
acter. On the eve of his departure for
the United States he wrote as follows
tc the Chicago Tribune:
Never has Ireland, never have the
Irish representative been placed in a
more difficult situation than during the
months which have elapsed since the
Introduction of the budget One of the
RAINY open sores of Irish life is the
feeling which was brought to eli
max some fifteen years ago when
powerful commission, composed mainly
OF Englishmen and appointed by con-
sentative government, brought in a re-
port that Ireland was paying $15,750,0 900
ILL.,
ity and her fair proportion Of the fin
ancial burdens of the empire. Some of
this grievance has been removed by
the s1O,00O,OO0 which las come to Ire
land through old age pensions, but the
grievance still exists, and it will exist
SO long as the present system prevails.
wolves among other consequences such
gigantic expenditure on judges, civil
service officials, and, above all, on
police force which is an army Of &C.
cupation and not a body of peace Of
ticers, as to make the orertaxation of
Ireland inevitable. Meantime, it is no
answer to Ireland that England must
overtax her because England insists on
governing her against her will. Mis-
&C vernment-alien government - be-
comes the more obnoxious and indie
feasible when in addition to being
hated and being bad, it also is gigan-
tically extravagant. And this ex-
travagance means at the same time
corruption; corruption of lawyers by
nlultituclinous and unnecessary judicial
appointments; corruption of the sons
of the poor by a bloated police force
rampered by good pay and early pen
slons; and corruption Of the middle
classes by II vast army of officials, big
and small"
The foregoing paragraph gives the
reader an idea Of the style of T. P. o.
Conner. He is as good speaker as he
is a writer and we envy the Irish
Americans who will be thrilled by his
oratory. We hope his mission will
prove profitable in financial way and
that the Irish cause will be benefited
by his visit
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-23

ity il law from the CHIEF down to the
humblest member. Men have drifted
away, but they return. The Fourth Of
Gully celebrations of Tammany have
been held every year since it was
founded. The Declaration Of Independ-
ence is read and patriotic speeches are
made by distinguished men from all
over the country.
Tested through nearly one hundred
and twenty years the principles and
aims of Tammany hall hold together
today in common bond very differ
ent element than that which originally
comprised the membership. The great
immigration from every racial strain
on earth inds itself attracted by the
sympathy which Tammany has always
shown for the newcomers to this land,
to the poor and unlettered and the
stranger in preference to the rich and
powerful.
Numerous efforts have been made
during the years past to build up an
other Democratic political institution
to supplant Tammany hall, but they
have all failed. They were not founded
on the same broad basis and were the
projects of men who had not won the
respect of the Tammany rank and file,
and whose interest was wholly Of re-
venge or greed. Tammany sent a regi-
nent. to the front in the Civil War
which has record Of thirty-nine bat
ties to it's glorious credit 1t cannot
be said that the present administra-
ton of the city has given Tammany
hall the recognition which any other
victorious political organization would
expect from those it placed in power.
Nor can it be averred that Tammany
hall controls the police and fire de-
partments, as has been alleged In the
past. The police force especially for
years has been known to be anti Tam
many and to have used its influence
against the organization on election
days. Tammany can win elections
without a single illegal vote. Over ST.
100000 year has been spent to sup
port the Republican Metropolitan board
CT Elections to detect fraud at primar-
les and elections, yet the convictions
have been counted or the fingers Of
one man.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-23
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The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-23
A FEW WORDS ABOUT TAMMANY.

Whenever the subsidized Republican
papers of the country refer to Tam
many they picture that Democratic or
ganization as the most corrupt outfit
in the country. One would suppose
after reading a hysterical editorial in
the Minneapolis Journal that the lead
ers of Tammany are thugs and Grim
inalss.of the worst tyne; but the truth
s that the Tammany leaders compare
very favorably with the men Of the
Republican party in New York city,
and that what is said of Tammany
during a campaign should be taken
with a big grain of salt. In spite of
eI erything said against Tammany, it
is an undoubted fact that there is less
corruption and dishonesty in the gov
c,nment Of Greater New York today
with it's 100000 population, than there
is in Philadelphia where Republicans
have held sway for many years. Now,
what is Tammany?
Far-seeing men in the early days Of
the republic realized that some of the
greatest men of the nation had aristo-
cratic tendencies. and that a counter
weight would be necessary to the So
cIety of Cincinnati and similar organi-
cations. William Mooney, an up
holsterer, was the cl ief founder Of
'.'ammany and its first leader. It took
it's name from a noted, ancient, wise
and friendly chief Of the Delaware
tribe Of Indians. named Tammany,
who had been called the American
patron saint by the soldiers Of the
Revolution. 1t was incorporated in
1905, and its Grand Sachem and thir-
teen sachems were designed to typify
the president and the governors Of the
thirteen original states. This Society
Of Tammany or Columbian Order, was
conceived in patriotism, and it's out
come, Tammany hall, has thrived up
on the love of patriotism, which is it's
cornerstone.
The theory that Tammany hall has
been maintained by political patronage
and office is an absurdity In these days
of civil. service. On several occasions
under Republican and Reform adminis-
trations even the leader Of Tammany
himself could not get even policeman
appointed. The passage Of the state
and city civil service laws would, it
was thought drive tho last nail in the
coffin Of Tammany, but the result of
the competitive examinations proved
that the highest men On the lists were
Tammany men. Loyalty to party is the
chief unwritten law Of Tammany hail.
Once ticket has been decided upon
by the conventions prescribed by law
the entire organization goes into bat.
tic to win. Honest differences are
recognized, but the will of the major
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-23
THE NORTH POLE CONTROVERSY.

Z After making seven expeditions to
get to the North Pole Commander R.
E. Peary, u. S. N. reached the goal OF
his ambition last April, and discovered
on his return that DR.. Frederick A.
Cook, who accompanied him as surgeon
ION former expeditions, had reached the
northern extremity Of the eartf's axis
"a year before he got there. This was
great disappointment to Peary. Nav
igators from various countries had at
tempted and failed during 500 years to
accomplish the feat and many had
lost their lives in the polar regions.
Peary had good reason to think that his
name would go laundering down the
ages, as the first discoverer of tha
North Pole, and that on his return. to
the United States he would be hail.d
AS conquering hero of undying fame.
s$EBut Cook had announced his dis
8corery a few days before Peary, and
arrived in New York week before
the naval officer returned to particl-
pate with his Roosevelt" in the Hud-
SON Fulton celebration. Not only that,
but an enterprising newspaper has en-
gagged Cook to write Of his polar ad-
ventures, and his graphic description
OF the journey to and from the pole is
appearing simultaneously in the lead
Ing papers of the country. Under these
it was only natural that
Il pmmander Peary should feel awfully
sdisappointed and many were ready to
5Syn1pathize with him.
sas1nstead of complimenting Cook on
sflts achievement as a gentleman and
III naval officer should have done, Peary
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-23

he usually called it seeing the world.
His inattention to money matters Oft
en- made his father angry, but Dick,
for that was his name, never could
keep a shilling and see fellow crea-
ture suffering.
At length his father fell i'll, and
when the old gentleman found he was
going to die, he made his WILL the
whole family, and Dick among the
number, were gathered around his bed.
Il leave my second son, Andrew, all
my estate" said the dying miser, and
hope he will enlarge it by frugality."
Andrew, as usual, whimpered out:
May heaven prolong your life faith
er, to enjoy it yourself"
I recommend Simon, my third son to
the care of his brother and leave him
a thousand pounds besides"
"Ah, father cried Simon, may
heaven give you life and health to EN-
joy it yourself"
1uSu " E0oA 1~A'-'S' <Ao AS-
you, SIR" said he, YOU have always
been a sad, careless dog, and will
never come to any good, so I'll leave
you shilling to buy rope when
YOU find it necessary to use it."
"Ah father" cried poor Dick, with
out any emotion, may heaven give
you life and health to enjoy it your
self"
This was all the trouble the loss of
a fortune gave this easy-going crea-
ture. However, the tenderness of a
bachelor uncle recompensed the neg
lect of father, and Dick was male
richer than either of his brothers, but
never failed to preserve his good hum
or and to share his abundance with
the poor and needy.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-23
The vaIuse of Good Temper.

upon the follies and foibles of life
has a great advantage over him who
is ever hurrying, whining and COM
planning. We once knew young man
who took the world so easy, that moth
ing ruffled his temper or made him
uneasy. OF misfortune and trouble lie
had his share but nothing came amiss
to him. He turned everything into a
Jest, and laughed where others would
cry. Whenever he fell into misery
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1909-10-23
Tariff on Clothing.

One of the matters which the peo-
pie had in their mind when they
asked the government to arrange the
tariff law so that 1t would bear a lit
tie less progressively upon them was
clothing, says the Duluth Herald.
Clothing costs far more in the Uni
ted States than it does in any other
part of the world, though this coun-
try produces most of the worlds cot
ton and d great part of the worlds
wool. In spite Of the fact that this
nation sells abroad vast quantities Il
both of these principal materials for
clothes-making.. and that with its I'M
proved machinery and intelligent Ia
Dor it ought 10 beat the world, the
price of clothes is higher here than
it is anywhere else in the world; ana
the reason is that the tariff schedules
through every article of clothing they
buy, almost entirely for the benefit o:
few mill-owners who have done
nothing to earn this fat special priv
ilege.
Congress did not lower the wool
schedules. 1t is asserted, in its de-
Tense, that it did not raise them, eth
err, though until the full extent of tho
sleight- hand work accomplished by
Aldrich is laid bare, nobody can be
sure of that Congress did not lower
the cotton schedules, but it did raise
them. and it raised most heavily those
covering articles which most people
buy because most people can afford
nothing better. These things were done
by the tariff law which President Taft
praises. and for voting against which
he has chastised the insurgents OF the
west.
These abstract facts are made more
interesting by few figures. Clothing
has already increased in price, and
for next spring The suit of clothes
that you used to buy for SIS Is now
$50; and the additional 81 represents
Your tribute to the wool trust and the
n1ill-owners. though there was large
tribute in the old price of SIG. The
wholesale manufacturers have to pay
more for cloth, Innings, and trimmings.
and so they declare they are compelled
to raise prices-and. what is worse. u
cheaper the quality Of the goods.
The consumer has this tempting
choice: He can pay s25 for the kind
of suit that he bought last fall for
$50, or he can pay the old price If
$40, and get for it the kind Of suit that
he could have got for SIS last spring.
A pattern of goods that used to be
sold to the manufacturers at $1.75 per
yard now costs him 1910. 1t takes
three and half yards to make suit
so the added cost on this item alone
is $1.22. Adding in the additional cost
of trimmings and Innings it IL estim-
ated that the increase in the making
of a suit out of that cloth is 1922.
A dealer quoted by the Cincinnati
Enquirer says: "The' retail store
keeper who has a run on suits that he
pay SIS for and sells at about $22
if he wants to hold his 322 price Will
have to take an inferior quality Ct
suit. He will get a grade that sold
for about $12 previously and which
he used to sell in his store at $751;
Another dealer says that ut is sim.
ply holdup behind the tariff fence"
This man bought lot Of cloth FL
So yard that sells-the same goods