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The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-04-29
Pensions FOX Widows Of Presidents

The bill providing an annual
pension of $1,000 each to the
widow of former presidents.
Benjamin Harrison and Grover
Cleveland has been reported
favorably to the Senate, This
is the bill which, as originally
drafted, granted $4,000 to ex.
presidents, as retired command.
ers in chief Of the army and
navy aud S., 900 to widows of ex-
presidents. AS the only living
ex-president is one of the liveli-
est that ever stirred the nations
of the world to excited interest
witness his records in the
centers of ancient civilizations.
Rome and Egypt-the idea of
placing him on retired list of
any kind moved many people to
mirth.
Even the dignified mem bers of
the committee in charge of the
bill grasped the humor of the
situation and the bill was re-
drafted so as to omit the pension
for Colonel Roosevelt, and to
make the provision for the wild
ows apply specifically to Mrs.
Cleveland and Mrs. Harrison.
1t is only a little over a year
since the House of Representa-
tives by unanimous vote granted
the franking privilege to Mrs.
Cleveland and Mrs. Harrison.
This action aroused no criticism.
1t was regarded as an act of
courtesy which the nation was
glad to perform in memory of
the men who had served as it's
presidents. The pension bill
may excite more comment, but
is not likely to arouse very
strong adverse criticism.
The people have always felt a
kindly interest in the women of
the executives families. No
presidents wife filed a -dearer
place in the public affections
than did Mrs. Cleveland, who
came to the White House in
vested with the glamour which
is the prerogative of brides. In
her widowed motherhood she
still commands an affectionate
interest.
Mrs. Harrison, the dead presi-
dents second wife, whom he
married after his term of Office
had expired, naturally never be-
longed to the people in the same
sense as the wife who came as a
bride to Washington during her
husbands first term, and who
has the distinction of being the
only presidents wife to give
birth to a White H)use baby.
Nevertheless, Mrs. Harrison is
the widow of the man who as
President was commander in
chief of the army and navy, and
is entitled to the same honor,
though she never presided as
mistress of the White House.
That marriage is an instutior
which most men and women up
hold in pratice as well as theOr.
is borne out in the lifes of tn
Presidents. OF twentysix mel
, elected to the highest office il
the land, only two were un
married at the time of their eleC
, ton, and Grover Cleveland over
f came his bachelor condition 500
l after entering upon his executiv
duties. He thus left Jane
5 Buchanan in undisputed posse:
: sion of the title, The Bachelo
e President Twenty-one wer
o sustained during the always tr,
il ing presidential campaigns b
t the sympathy of their wives
o but Mrs. Andrew Jackson, born
down as her husband alway
hol;ovod hv tho ctnrrn of cal1 IN n
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-04-29

Tom Fritze of Beaumont, Texas
is visiting his sister, Mrs. VIII
Skinner for short time.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-04-29

Walter M. Hudson of Airing
ton, Texas was a business caller
in Canyon, Friday.
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-04-29

AecV WON A"SA S>ssSJs WV
tai American children became
orphans. Mark Twain is dead,
and tom Sawyer" and "Huck-
leberry Finn" are fatherless.
The kindly humorist spirit that
for twenty years has led the
boys and girls of America and
England on joyous pilgrimages
along the Mississippi and by it's
charm has turned the caves and
fastness of that turbid stream
into places of delightful ro'
nance and mystery, set forth
upon it's long. last journey, all
alone. The parting came as
quietly as Mark Twains own
quiet smile. Just before the
spirit slipped away, dawned up
on the tired body, consciousness.
then came reverie and finally, as
softly as the falling of a curtain,
death.
A nation, yea, more than a
nation, a civilized world mourns
the passing of the lovable Sam
uel Langhorne Clemens-Mark
Twain. There are now no jests
in the things said of the man
whose jests have caused so many
smiles and helped to Danish so
much care and whose writings
have done so much to uplift hu-
manity. The humOrist has a
place in this world and Mark
Twain filed well the place to be
occupied. Mark Twain was
more than a humorist, he could
be terribly in earnest. Mark
Twain will be missed, for it is
said of him, Whatever he was,
Jester, satirist, novelist or re-
former, he has left US a life
honestly and usefully lived, and
of a most genial and lovable per-
sonality.
The mere chronology of Mark
Twain's life if briefly told. Like
most dwellers in imagination,
his significance to posterity lies
not, as with men of action, in
how he wrought upon events,
but rather how events wrought
upon him for from such reaction
his imaginative output, one OF
the most considerable of his
time and as it seems one the Sc
curest.
Briefly, Mark Twain was born
Samuel Langhorne Clemens in
Florida, Mo-, on November 80,
1885. MY parents" he writes
in his own Burlesque Autobi.
ography were neithervery pious
or conspicuously honest The
earliest ancestor the Twains
have any record of, was a friend
of the family by the name OF
Higgins.
The country chronicles have
it that the elder Clemens failed
in business and died leaving his
son Samuel the ample world tx
make a fortune in. Attention is
called to a coincidence and K
the curious fact that Marl
Twains's life was almost exact
ly coincident with the period O
Halley's comet.
When we recall Mark Twair
was born November 20, 1885, las
perihelion of HALEY comet Nov
ember 16, 1885, Mark Twail
died April q, 1910, perihelion o
Halley's comet, April 20, 1910
Indeed serious appreciation o
Mark Twain as an artist and no
amere iokesmith began abroa
but his true worth has lon'
been recognized in this coun
try, MARK Twain's humor" sal
William Dean Howells, will liv
forever. He portrays and In
terprets real types not only wit
exquisite appreciation an
sympathy, but with force an
truth of drawing that make
thom permanant. He had tn
The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-04-29


undertake the journey to Wash
ingtOn at the time of General
Harrison's inauguration. He
died just one month after the
taking the oath of Office, and in
sorrow she waited in the old
home at North Bend, Ohio, for
the coming back Of his body.
Zachary Taylor, Abraham
Lincoln, James A. Garfield and
William Mckinley also died dur
ing their terms of Office, leaving
widows with whom the nation
mourned. The wives of two
Presidents, BENJAMIN Harrison
and John Tyler, died and were
buried from the White House.
In both instances the husbands
married again, Tyler during his
term, Harrison after it had ex-
pired. Young Mrs. Tyler, like
Mrs. Cleveland, came to Wash
ington as the bride of Presi-
dent, but only eight months OF
his administration remained and
she was never as popular as Mrs.
Cleveland. Tyler, Harrison and
Theodore Roosevelt make three
Presidents who twice entered in
to the bonds of matrimOny.
Washington, Jefferson, Madi.
son and Benjamin Harrison
married widows. The SANDER
Gus stories which impaired Mrs.
Jackson's health grew out of the
fact that in her youth she had
married Captain Robards. At
ter he had deserted her she was
divorced, but political opponents
! found there was some flaw in
the proceedings, and after forty
years of happy married life the
political opponents of Old Hick.
ory used her first marriage as
grounds for attack in the presi-
Dental campaign. This is the
nearest to anything approaching
scandal in the lives of the Presi-
dents, of all who have been ex-
emplary husbands. And in this
case the sympathy and respect
of the best elements, both of
those who have passed Judge
ment since, have been with old
Hictory" and wife Who's e
fair name was attacked and
whose miniature was found over
his heart after it had ceased to
beat.
In most instances the widows
of Presidents have lived very
quietly after the death of their
husbands. There is a tradition
that Mrs. Washington passed
the last years of her life in a dark
low rooted room above the cham
Der in which the first President
died and into the room only faith
full black servitors were per
mitted enter. From it's dormer
windows she could see the tomb
on the slope where her dead hus
band lay. That she was ready
to relinquish even this melon
choly JOY is shown in the letter
in which she consented TO the
burial of her husband in TIT
crypt of the capitol as was ono
proposed.
This letter and the one writer
by Mrs. Lincoln asking for
a pension were recently reds
covered, as it were, among tn
dusty tones which in Washing
ton furnish a wealth of interes
to lovers of old time events an
= records.
G Dolly Madison furnished a
!. exception to the general rule
p quiet retirement followed b
o Presidents widows. Afte
,. Madison's death in 1886 she too
v up her abode in Washington an
!, lived there like a dowager quee
o until she died in 1849. Durir
: this time her receptions on Il
" Fourth of July and New Year
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06
Buy BATTLE AXE" SHoEs.
WOOD USED IN AIRSHIPS.
Why Il ls Preferred by Builders o,
New German Diriaibte.

Why Il IL Preferred by Builders o,
New German Dirigible.
The new dirigible designed by Prof.
Schultz OF Dantzig is now in course
OF construction at Rheinau, near
Mannheim. The wooden framework
is already nearly complete. Wood
has been used in preference to metal
for two reasons, to save weight and
to minimize troublesome atmospheric
electrical phenomena.
The airship Is to Be somewhat larg.
er than the last Zeppelin. The ball
loon proper is 1873 meters long and it's
greatest diameter is II metres. It is
cigar shaped having its maximum
thickness IN the first third OF it's
length and then gently tapering be-
hind This form Is said to offer a
minimum resistance to the wind.
The wood IL prepared in small Sec
tons free from knots a few MILL
meters in thickness These sections
are glued over one another crosswise
to form thin. narrow but extremely
will be concealed from view by tbs
outer covering Of the balloon. There
will be eleven inner ballonets. just as
in the Zeppelin. F.
The steering gear will be placed
Immediately below the balloon and
consist OF a rudder governing lateral
movements and two elevating rud.
ders. The two propellers will be d.
rectly connected with the motors in
the car Each propeller shaft will be
driven by two motors. The motors
will be able to develop in all 600
horsepower. The car is to be so sus-
PENDED that in the air it will be rig
idly connected to the framework OF
the balloon, but as soon as it touches
the ground the connections will be-
con-" slack, thus taking off part of the
7-c:aht ard guarding the body Of the
cllcon from injury nv shocks.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06
Thousands Of Sermons.

The Rev Evan Edwards recently
preached his 7,90Sth sermon in the
Baptist church Of Upton Vale, KY
The sermon was forty minutes long
and people and preacher enjoyed it
Mr., Edwards is 81 years old, and has
not yet begun 70 get to the end OF
more in it in its relation 10 present
life and the thoughts of the hereafter
than some preachers seem to think
The Conareeatinnalist
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06
The Winner.

The men in the Pullman smoker
were arguing as to who was the great
est inventor. One said Stephenson,
who invented the locomotive and
made fast travel possible. Another
declared it was the man who invent
ed the compass, which enabled men
to navigate the seas. Another con-
tended for Edison. Still another for
the Wrights.
Finally one of them turned to a lit.
tie man who had remained silent.
Whom do you Think
"Vell," he said with a hopeful
smile, "the man who invented interest
was no SLOUGH. "-Lippincott's.
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06
the coNQUeRoRS.

Though fools that feed msglvinS,
May bow their backs a primal
Undalnted hearts Shall the bliss OF living
And all the JOY that thrills universe
Bewai no fate sigh Eyslan;
DEFY tate with stern. rebeIIOIS soul:
They laugh with fate broader VISION
That they and late great whole
Rejoice in all Of life
In toll, In strife, breath,
Beings SeIt-SO,
Wen drink q JOY death
forward. ralo. tlHm,nat
the q Slopes Mars!
Unclaimed We'll the spaces.
heirs all IL
Arthur Cuterman. Smiths Magazine
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06
EEELT:ExcZ
Little Mr.. Mech.
How the Deputy Marshal Helped the Old Sheriff and
Got His Own Man
Got His Own Man.
Cw. r. Rose in Cleveland Plain d aler)

gg5g5aJ35 800 g 30 .
The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1910-08-06

A wise mans day Is worth a fool'1
ufe.-Arabic Proverb.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-01-26

oc oar rounds through the Fork last
week we found popular sentiment in
favor of better roads and bridges, and
especially for a substantial steel bridge
across Saluda river. The people have
begun to realize that taxes are going
to be high and that the money might
as well be spent for these improve
ments as for anything else. Many Of
those who were opposed to the build
ing of steel bridge year ago, now
favor it. It might be good idea for
our representatives in the legislature
to make some provision for funds for
the construction of a bridge across the
river. The people want it and it is but
right that they should have it.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-01-26
Married.

At the residence of the BRIDES faith
or, Mr.. w. II. Hendrix, near Killers
Ferry, Lexington county, Miss Maud
E. Hendrix and Mr.. J. Patrick Koon
were married on January 13, Rev. Z.
J. Sox officiating.
Married at the residence of Mr.. John
L. Hallman, on January 10th, Mrs.
Lizzie Hammer and Henry Hallman'
both of Lexington county. Rev. j. G..
Wessinger officiating.
January 70, at the home of MIR. Ros-
ton Price, in Priceville, Mr.. D. Marie
Price and Miss Rosalie Price were
united in holy wedlock, the groom g
pastor, Rev. B. D. Wessinger. officiat-
ing.
January %, Mr.. John R. Lybrand
and Miss Bette Shealy were married
at the Lutheran parsonage, Gilbert,
Rev. B. D. Wessinger, the BRIDES pas
tor, performing the ceremony.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-01-26
Sensational Suit.

One of the most sensational cases Ill
the history of the State was begun in
the State Supreme Court on Monday,
when the wife of 3. R. Tillman, Jr.,
brought suit to recover the custody OF
her two children, which her husband
decided to his parents, Senator and
Mrs. B. R. Tillman. The case will be
heard by the supreme court next Mon
day. All of the parties are of proml'
nent and influential families, which
makes the case all the more sensa-
tional.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-01-26
Owners of Horses and Stock
Attention.! '

When your horse has collie, give
it q teaspoonful on the tongue of DR..
BOYD's SURE POP COLO CURE,
and then wait few minutes and see
how quickly the animal is relieved.
Price so cents.
DR.. Boyd's Sure Pop Fever and
Cough Remedy will relieve your horse
Of shipping cold, pneumonia and dis
temper. Price SO cents.
DR.. Boyd's Eye Remedy will cure
inflammation of the eyes. Price 50 ocents.
DR.. 7Boyd's Magnetic Ointment,
nothing equals it for core shoulders,
cuts and scratches. Price Is cents.
DR.. Boyd's Horse Powders. This
remedy is a thorough blood purifier,
invigorator, digester, and thorough
worm eradicator. Price IS cents.
DR.. Boyd's Poultry Food. Aids di-
gestion, gives strength while moultiDg,
stimulates the hen. to lay in winter
when hen eggs bring the most. Price
25 cents.
DR.. Boyd's Family Liniment is a
great cou nter-irritant for all pains,
and pr eparation of great power when
applied ex ternally. Price 25 cents.
For Sale by HARMAN'S BAZAAR,
Lexington, s. G.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-01-26

The investigating committee ap-
pointed by the last legislature to look
into the affairs of the state hospital
for the insane, made its report last
week. The majority report scores
the management, while the minority
report praises the work OF DR.. j. w.
Babcock. It is clearly shown that
more money is needed to supply the
needs OF the institution, where so
many OF the states unfortunates are
cared for, snd it is believed that the
legislature will make the necessary
increase in the appropriation to meet
the needs of the institution.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-01-26

Six alarm clocks to be sold at IS
cents during the cost sale at The Ba-
Zaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-01-26
The Caldwell Hotel.

Mr.. q. W. Woodward has acquired
the management Of the Caldwell
hotel, in Columbia, and the interior
has been renovated and remodeled.
This hotel is one of the most up-to-
date in the city and is receiving its
share Of the patronage. 1t is now
operated on both the European and
American plan, with every comfort
and convenience desired.
Mr.. Woodward, the new manager,
is an experienced hotel man, cour-
teous and accommodating and the
new Caldwell cannot but grow under
his watchful eye. The rates are most
reasonable, and it is ideally located
for those who have business in the
city.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-01-26

+.
Ernest NJ. DuPre, supervisor OF the
census for this district, is the right
man in the right place and q better
selection could not have been made.
The way he is managing his end OF
this important work is most commend
able. Mr.. DuPre is 2. business man OF
recognized ability and the voluminous
and exacting work of the census re-
quires such a man. The greatest
care should be used in selecting emu
merators, for upon them depends the
accuracy of the census. TO Obtain
the best results the most capable men
should be chosen.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-01-26
Alfred ]. Fox,
Real Estate
and Insurance,
LEXINGTON, S. G.
LEXINGTON,

WANTED
10 farms, rs to $50 acres each.
Answer quick, giving full de-
scription, ptice and terms.
FOR SALE
1S5 u acres, u miles from Gil
beri, enough timber to build
dwelling and outhouses, plenty
water.
235 acres, 81 miles from Ed
mund, plenty oak and tie timber.
24O acres miles from Swan
sea, known as the Joe Shrmpert
place, 10 acres open land 4 room
dwelling, barn and stables, plen-
ty water.
1Sh. p. engine and boiler,
so saw gin, conenser and press, 1
thresher No. 3.
l05 acres 4 miles from Steed-
man, 80 acres open land, broom
dwelling.
70 acres near Styx on Southern
railway company, 30 acres in ul
tivation, 3 room house, deep well
and good orchard.
One half acre lot in Lexington.
roo,u dwelling.
20 40 acres near Lexington,
timbered.
26A acres near Saxe-Gotha
mills, room dwelling, outbuild-
ing. good orchard, plenty water.
1874 acres near SAKE Gotha Mills
165 acres one mile from Lexing-
ton depot; rs acres cleared; young
orchard; creek runs through
place; fruit never fails.
20 acres near Lexington.
One lot in town of Lexington.
One lot on Main street of Lex
ington; good building.
45 acres, 3 miles from Lexington,
9 acres open land. Plenty water.
One large lot, Groom dwelling
and barn on Main Street, Lex
ington.
3 acres, good dWell1ng near
Lexington.
81 acres, 2 miles from Macedon,
% acres open land, new barn,
enough lumber on ground to
build / room dwelling, clay soil.
100 acres, y miles from Maced-
on, 80 acres open land, some pine
timber, plenty water, nearly all
clay soil.
70 acres, II miles from Maced-
on, s6 acres open land, 4 room
dwelling, barn and stables, good
pasture and plenty water, gray
soil.
so acres very near Lexington
25 acres open land; plenty water
on the place.
One No. O. Steele brick mill
$50 acres four miles from
Steedman on Black Creek.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-01-26

Sheriff P. H. Corley has been max
ing it shot, for the blindtigers. Dur
ing the last week he has made selz-
ures to the amount Of more than 80
gallons. The sheriff and his deputies
are determined to do their duty so far
as possible in enforcing the law, and
in this they will have the backing OF
all right thinking, lawabiding citi-
zens.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-01-26
Going at and Below Cost.

Rather than carry over oar stock
Of left over Holiday Goods to
another season, we are closing them
out at and below cost. The stock en-
braces all manner of articles suitable
for wedding and birthday presents.
Fancy China aud Glassware in great
profusion: Vases, Lamps, Clocks, AL
buns, Bowls and Dishes. Nothing
reserved. Come and get yo1r choice
before the lot is picked over.
HARM ANS BAZAAR,
Lexington, S. Z.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-01-26

Let the legislature pass state-Wlde
prohibition law and thus do away with
the liquor question in the coming
campaign this summer. Let's get TO
the place where we can eliminate the
.ticker'' question from politics for at
least a year or two, and there is but
the one way to do it and that is oy
passing q statewide prohibition law.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-01-26
third Week With Auditor.

Last week was spent with County
Auditor Dent in the rich and fertile
Dutch Fork. Our first point was
Irmo, on Monday afternoon and Tues
day morning. Here the people turned
out in large numbers, as usual, and
the auditor was kept busy. The peo-
,r,a of Irmo are enjoying a season CT
prosperity and the town holds it's own.
Tuesday afternoon was spent at
Ballentine, where the attendance was
up TO other years. Our young friend,
Henry Ballentine, is doing good
mercantile business at Ballentine.
Wednesday morning we were at
White Rock. The auditor was kept
bnsy serving the unusual large crowd
that met US here, despite the very in
clement weather. The work complet-
ed here, we went to Hilton for the
afternoon. Not very many people
met US here, but the crowd was up to
the average, however
Thursday and Friday was spent at
Chapin. This is one Of the besttowns
in the county, being backed by rich
farming section. Hundreds OF people
met Us here-more than ever before
and the auditor served them with dis
natch, Chaplin continues to grow as
the green bay tree, and the merchants
we're in the best of humor. The Bans
Of Chaplin is doing agood business and
is filing a long-felt want in the Fork
The last place of the week wei
Peak. Here the attendance was gooo
Like the other towns of the Fork
Peak is growing, and is destined to DE-
come better business point.
On the whole round we found tn
people contented and seemingly hap
py. Prosperity is smiling upon e7ef'
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-01-26
CIRCULATION 1895.

Former Judge James Aldrich died
at his home in Aiken on Sunday after
an illness Of several weeks. Judge
Aldrich was one of the most distln-
euished jurists OF the State and was
held in the highest esteem by all who
knew him. He was nearly 60 years
of age.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1910-01-26

class Of cur people, except, possibly
the wage-earner, who is feeling The
continued high price of all tie Deces-
sarias of life.