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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-07-12
IN ABSENCE.

The house is drear and dark and lone,
The kitchen and the hall,
And in the living room: own.
There seems no light at all;
Upstairs OF down tits just the same,
No joy close by can stay
For pleasures blind and deaf and lame
Sin I A:u away.
The flowers in the garden sigh
And droops each pretty head;
Somebody speaks to me, and
Must wonder what was said.
The whole place has a downcast air;
The bluest skies seem gray,
And there's one more empty chair
When mothers gone away.
I think it may be good for US
From her awhile to be;
We get true perspective thus
And Judge her rightfully,
She is the queen of all the earth,
A queen with loving sway,
All, well we know her sterling worth
Since mothers gone away.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-07-12
Blease App Il tees
EniOined by Court.

Through temporary injunction ls'
sued at Walterboro by his Honor,
Judge George w. Gage. the township
commissioners appointed by Governor
Blease for Sheldon, Bluffton and Ye-
massee townships, in Beaufort coun-
ty, are restrained from exercising the
authority of their office until a hear
ing is had and either a permanent in
junction granted or the order dissolv-
ed.
The restraining order was issued in
response to a petition presented
through the attorney, J. S. Griffin, OF
Walterboro, by the men whom the
Beaufort delegation in the General
Assembly recommended. The hear
ing on this matter will likely be held
September 4, the order requiring the
commissioners to appear and show
cause why they should not be perma'
nently enjoined at the September ses'
sion of court for Beaufort.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-07-12
Does Baekaeke Worry You?
Some Lexington People Have
Learned How To Get Relief.

How many people suffer from an
aching back?
How few know the cause?
If it hurts to stoop or lift
If you suffer sudden, darting pains
If you are weak, lame and tired.
Suspect your kidneys.
Watch for natures signal.
The first sign may be headache or
dizziness.
scanty, painful, or too frequent uri-
Nervousness or constant, deadtired
feeling.
Avert the serious kidney diseases,
Treat the weakened kidneys with
Doan's Kidney Pills,
A remedy especially for 81 OK kidneys.
Endorsed in Lexington by your
friends and neighbors.
Mrs. R. F. Powell, Factory Hill,
Lexington, S. c., says: "a member
of my family used~Doan's Kidney Pills
and the results we're so satisfactory
that we willingly endorse this remedy.
Its use brought relief from backache
and trouble with the kidney secre-
tions.'
For sale by all dealers. Price SO
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-a
take no other.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-07-12
WILDWOOD Fla.

To the Editor II The Dispatch:
Fodder pulling will soon br tAe Or
der Of ,he day.
1 am sorry to note the continued
drought Of cerJain sections OF Lexing-
ton county.
Mr. Editor, come down and look at
the beautiful "Land Of Flowers"
The watermelon growers are about
through shipping. Good prices pre-
vale t. ughout the ason.
Some people think that Florida is a
hot place in the summer time. This
is q mistake. We have breeze here
all the summer.
With best wishes to The Dispatch
force ol.. l. many readers, am
J. A. Harsey.
Wildwood, Fla. July 8, 1911.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-07-12
Card of Thanks.
To the Editor of The Dispatch:

10 GlS NOlooI VI iuC A4SPS'OAi'
Reslizing the impossibility to thank
each one personally who assisted in
my recent illness, ask for space for
3 few words of thanks. There are
times when words fail US. There are
emotions which cannot be worded
wandering in the deep recesses of the
nnind-too deep for mere words. As
such I would describe my feelings
when try to thank those who assist
cd nae in every way known to the
siili and sympathy OF men.
i / shall eyer remember. with a feel
ing greater than gratitude, the kind
sninistratiops, the skilful assistance
Of Drs. Wessinger, Watson and Wha.
ley. And too. there was one, Miss
Riser. who ever stood by my bedside,
comforting and assisting me in my
hour of greatest pain, whom I can
never forget.
TO the Woodmen of the World, to
nay kind neighbors ard many friends,
have feeling greater than appreci-
alton, for their kind services'and SYM
pathy In my time of greatest need.
TO every one who assisted me I offer
my heartfelt thanks and live with the
hope that sometime, somewhere, I
will be able to show them how fully I
have appreciated their help.
Yours truly,
Hollie l.. Harman.
Irmo, s. c., July 5, 1911.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-07-12
To Stop Kicc0ughS.

Simple cases of hiccough are often
relieved by such measures as sucking
ice OF taking salt and vinegar. says
the New York Medical Journal. Pull
ing the tongue forward and holding it
for sc1ne time is an effective proceed
ure.
Sometimes obstinate hiccough is re-
heved when the:patieut is strong by
having hin, hang with tie arms ex'
tended and grssping some beam or
pole, so that his feet do not tou' the
floor. With all the abdominal mus
cles tense, have him hold his breath
as long as possible.
sneezing is very efficient in certain
cases, since it is the exact opposite 10
hiccough, being sudden exploratory
act. In Plato's "Symposilm" the
physician, Eryximachus, recommend
ed too much, either to hold his ath
or to gargle with little water, and if
not relieved, to tickle his nose and
sneeze, whereupon the hiccough would
be sure to 60.
The spelling ''hiccough" is recent,
being combination of the sylables
"hic" and the latter term of ''cough,"
which is without either physiological
or genealogical basis; the pronuncla-
ton, with, perhaps, the rarest excep-
tions, is still that OF the older form,
'shiccup,'' earlier given variously, as
'.hickup," ''hickupsnickup," chick
hop," Hitchcock" and "hickett,"
with quasi dimini-hing s'ffixes, ock,
ETC.. but the chick" syllable aptly
expressive of the nodic sound
produced by the conditions giving
rise to the general disturbance, is
found in all references to the origin OF
the term to which the writer has been
able to obtain. The term singultus is
rarely used.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-07-12
Three Killed at Dance.

A Fourth of July dance, at Cupp,
Campbell County. Tennessee, was the
scene of bloody tragedy Tuesda~ f.
ternoon. Deputy Sheriff W. O. Cly-
mer was instantly killed, his 1e-year-
old daughter was shot through and
through and cannot live, and the man
who did the shooting met death at the
hands of the deputy sheriff's son. The
dance was being given by Clymer.
TIE trouble is supposed to have start
ed over Clymer's o j 10 to his
daughter dancing with the stranger
who has not been Identified.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-07-12
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA

1hE OIAlE Of OOUld CAhOLlNA "A,
County Of Lexington.
By Geo. S. Drafts, Esq, Probate Judge.
Whereas, Britt E. Hutto, made suit
to me, to grant him Letters of Admin
istration of the Estate of and effects
of John s. Hutto.
These are therefore to cite and ad.
monish all and singular the kindred and
creditors of the said John S Hutto,
deceased, that they be and ap-
pear, before me, in the Court of Pro-
bate, to be held at Lexington, @. H.,
S. c., on Goth day of July, 1911, next,
after publication hereof at II o'clock in
the forenoon, to show cause, if any they
have, why the said Administration
should not be granted.
Given under my hand, this 4th day
of July, Ammo Domini, 1911.
GEO. S. DRAFTS, Il. S.
Probate Judge, Lexington County, S. c..
Published on the 5Lh day OF july,
1911, in the Lexington Dispatch, 2w
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-07-12
Accepts Call to LeeSville

The Baptist church of Leesville,
which has been vacant sir' g last Feb
ruary, is to have regular pastor.
Rev. Frank M. Hauser, of Denmark,
has accepted call to this church, in
connection with onc at Monetta. He
will at once assume charge of these
churches, and will move with his fam
ly to Leesville about September /.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-07-12
University Of South Carolina,
Scholarship Examination.

The University Of South Carolina Of
fers scholarships in the School Of Ed
ucation to, one young man from each
county. Each scholarship is worth
S100 in money, and $18 term fee and
free tuition.
Examination will be held at the
county seat July 18th, 1911. Exami-
nation of students generally for ad.
mission to the University will be held
at the same time. Write for lnfor-
nation to
S. @. MITCHELL, President,
Columbia, S. @.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-07-12

The first blackberry doesn't get any
space in the news, but it is just as mo-
mentous an arrival for all
The mayor of Springfield, Ohio, has
reduced his own salary. Refreshing.
Doubly refreshing from Ohio.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1911-07-12
Barbecue at Chaplin.

We will furnish a first-class barbe-
cue with refreshments at Chapin, on
the 3rd Saturday in July, 10Th. The
public cordially invited.
SUMMER & FULMER.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1911-02-11
Severe
Storm s
The Rainstorm That Has Been Holding
Sway Proves Costly.

This winter is proving most
severe one, and many old residents
aver that it is the most severe for
many years. The past week has
seen much damage done on all the
islands. Over in the Hama district.
tile rain has been coming down in
torrents, and the streams are swol-
len to rushing rivers. Up in the
vicinity of Hamakuapoko and
Haiku, the rain has been heavier
than usual, but last Sunday night
1t became deluge. The roads were
practically impossible Monday. Up
at the Maliko gulch the road bed
was completely washed away on the
Pauwela side, at one place being
washed out to depth of ten feet.
On the Paia side of the gulch. at
the junction Of the Halnakuapoko
road the side Of the hill had been
loosened by the heavy rains and
great boulders and tons of earth
we're precipitated into the road and
down into the gulch below. A
gang OF men were at work clearing
the road Monday before it was pos
slble to get through. The new con-
crete bridges just completed by
Contractor Duggan stood up under
the strain without the least damage.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1911-02-11
Amateur Theatricals
At Town Hall.

II you want to have good laugh.
go to the town hall tonight and see
a portrayal of the old fashioned dis
trict school as it was conducted back
in the New England States fifty
years ago. Many of those partici-
patlng have been pupils in these
schools, though of somewhat later
date, and in this sketch, it is very
easy for them to pull off some of the
ridiculous happenings that they
participated in in all seriousness in
their childhood. The costumes will
be true to life, and the characters
depicted, can be seen even today in
many country schools in the Middle
States and also in New England.
After the performance the floor
will be cleared, and everyone is in
vited to stay and dance with the
actors.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1911-02-11
Remains Of Mrs. Eddy
Laid In Steel Vault.


In a concrete grave on the shores
of Lake Halcyon in Mount Auburn
cemetery Cambridge, there was laid
recently bronze coffin containing
the body of Mrs. Mary Baker G..
Eddy, founder of the Christian
Science church.
On the coffin rested bronze box
inclosing complete set Of the works
of Mrs. Eddy, together with all the
recent Christian Science publica-
tions, while the silver plate beneath
gave her name and the dates of her
birth and death.
The ceremony was attended by
the directors of the church and a
score of its strongest supporters.
The bronze plate covering the fea-
lures of Mrs. Eddy was pushed back,
and one by one the little company
gazed for the last time on her face.
In the construction of the grave
the skill of the engineers was in
voked to make it impervious to desc
Grafton. or even TO decay. The coffin
rests on four feet of concrete and is
encased in steel uprights. Above
are alternate layers of concrete and
steel network to the level of the turf.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1911-02-11

meat in this city. The official
statement has it that the prices on
choicer cuts will 60 up, but it is the
remark of many consumers that the
price has already gone up.
The carnival spirit is beginning
to percolate and this helps. The
Elks are hustling to make big
show on the Alakea street wharf on
February 81 and 20 when it is
hoped that there will be lot of
Maui people here to join in the
merrymaking. Maui people are al
so wanted in the floral parade and
then there is the Kirmess, which
must not be forgotten. All this is
of financial interest for the reason
that the Elks carnival, the Kirmess,
the Shriners' visit and the floral
parade are making February his
toric for Honolulu, historic and
prosperous and it is helping the
other islands too.
Signs are good all along the line
for a greater Honolulu and great
er Hawaii during this year. The
report that San Francisco is to get
the Panama Pacific fair has added
a touch Of encouragement and am
bition. and the town is happy over
the news which means a big benefit
TO these islands.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1911-02-11
Reciprocity With Canada.

WASHINGTON Feb. THE Democrats lining up in
the Canadian Reciprocity BILL Considerable opposition develop
ing and the bill will be when
SAN DIEGO Feb 8Aeroplanes equipped for practical will
army from Fort Rosecrans the bay troops
the Mexican border
WASHINGTON, Feb 8The House has passed bill providing
countries
aure hundred killed many wounded
troops reached bringing their wounded
The rebels remained in possession Of the battlefield.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1911-02-11
Jack Rivers Father Dead.

Word has been received that Wal
ter H. Rivers, father Of Jack Rivers,
who conducted the barber shop in
Wailuku until recently, died at his
home in Hudson, N. Y. January
10th.
Mr.. Rivers was II years of age,
and was highly respected resident
Of Hudson, where he had lived for
over forty years. The Hudson Re
gistey says he was a man Of quiet
ways. a good citizen, and of abso-
Lutte integrity and fidelity.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1911-02-11

themselves guests to whose we'll
being and entertainment attentive
servants and broad gagged officers
devoted themselves with cheerful
enthusiasm. On the Pacific Mail
ships they found themselves tan
gled in a maze Of red tape and beset
on all sides by whispers of mysteri-
Gus general orders that flowed from
one K. p. Schwerin like the silken
strands from the spinning gear of
an industrious spider.
To live in the trans-Pacific trade
the Japanese line had to have con-
nection with transcontinental rail
road, and until the Western Pacific
came into the field the T. X. X.
officials had to grin and bear it. So
did the travelling public.
Steadily the japanese line won
its share of the trans Pacific passen-
ger traffic. This was not because
OF any subsidy, but because the
little brown men had profited by
the experience that had been their
principal share of the partnership.
From Schwerin they learned how
not to run steamship company,
and when the completion of the
Western Pacific offered chance to
change partners no time was lost in
making the switch.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1911-02-11
The Latest
In Sports
What the wrestlers, Boxers and Base
Ball Artists Are Doing.

Harry Lewis, the American welter
weight, who won the welter weight
championship Of England year
ago from Young Josephs, knocked
out Johnny Summers, the English
aspirant for the title, in four
rounds. A big crowd witnessed the
go, every seat in the Olympia being
filled. The men insisted on clinch-
ing at every possible chance, and
the referee frequently was compelled
to step in and separate them by
main strength. The third round
was the hottest, both men trying
desperately for u knockout. It end
ed in a clinch. In the fourth Lewis
rushed Summers to the ropes and
knocked him out with a straight
right. After Summers had taken
the count, Lewis picked him up
aud carried him to his corner, amid
great cheering.
Ad Wolgast, champion light
weight, recently took licking at
the hands of Herman G.. HUT,
former state legislator, and at one
time holder of the worlds bag
punching record. The six round
battle took place in the private
gymnasium of HUT, which had
been placed at the disposal Of VOL
gast while in Philadelphia. HUT,
who is 40 years Of age and weighed
nearly 30 pounds more than the
champion, was hog fat, but fought
like a youngster. AS soon as they
squared off, Hutt sent Ad's head
back with a straight left and follow
ed it up with right uppercut. To
s4ke himself Ad rushed into a clinch
and refused to bulge until he got
his bearings. After that, Wolgast
covered up for 5 rounds, taking no
chances with his heavier opponent.
The fight experts who witnessed the
battle ecame away with the idea that
if that injured left Of Wolgast ever
was better than it is right now, no
boy in the world could stand before
him.
A baseball statistician has just
figured that the spring training of
all the major league teams this year
will cost about 100000. The
clubs hope to gather in enough
money from exhibition games to
pay part Of these expenses. The
players draw no salary until April
10, but advance money can be
drawn by those who respond to the
early call. This privilege is gener-
ally used pretty freely, for it is
usually the case that ball players
have empty pockets after the long
winter layoff. It is figured that
nearly 500 players will begin prac-
tice at the major league camps this
year. OF this number at least 100
will have to be dropped when the
proper time limit arrives. The re-
mainder will draw about 81 ,OOO, 900
! in salaries, averaging $500 to a
man. A club that manages to get
through the season with less than
500, 600 expenses can be regarded
as a curiosity. This includes sala-
ries, railroad fares, hotel bills, rent,
taxes and assessments, also an out
lay for new talent.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1911-02-11
Telegraphic News.
Honolulu News.

HONOLULU, Feb 9-The schooner Mahukona laden with
Der from Numea into Hlo leaking badly She will be repaired at
Hilo.
ang Len will probably be the Chinese consul appoint
ed to the Hawaii post
The Japanese warshps arrived this morning
riot caused yesterday when two Hawaiian asked for
rebate 10 tickets they had purchased Three
in the hospital in consequence.
1t expected that Cotter will arrive in Honolulu the end of
the
HONOLULU Feb 8he cruisers Asama and Kasagi
will arrive here Thursday morning
Madame Cave will arrive the Manchua and will give
Monday evening Thursday evening the Opera
House.
pounds shipped Honolulu
Makapuu plantation which being by Gear
health department bill the place
the recently vetoed by Mayor Fern The clauses in the old
bill objected to by Fern will be eliminated.
The Federal quarantine officials wagng They
keeping sharp lookout for plague in the rodents
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1911-02-11

Competition
Schwerin Can No Longer Shuttle the
Cards.

After eleven years of one sided
partnership the Togo Kisen Kaisha
throws off the bonds that have held
it at the mercy of the Pacific Mail
company and will operate as an in
dependent steamship company, with
the Western Pacific railroad as a
land partner. The change means a
fair chance for the Japanese line,
real competition for the Pacific Mail
company and better service for
both freight and passengers.
The Pacific Mail-Toyo Kisen Kali
sha agreement was entered into in
1898 between the late Coils P.
Huntington and President Asano of
the Japanese line. Under the agree
ment all the freight and passenger
business for the joint lines was
handled through Pacific Mail agen-
cies. Each line was Supposed to
get fair share Of both freight and
passenger business, but as the cards
were shuffled by the Pacific Mail
employees and dealt by Schwerin the
Pacific Mail got the cream Of the
business and the Japanese fine
line of experience.
From the beginning the Japanese
company made special effort to
study the wants Of its passengers
and the needs Of its shippers.
Affairs at the beginning were not
well managed, but from the time
w. H. Avery took charge the T. X.
K. has made steady progress in the
regard Of those who travel and have
goods to ship.
The schedule was 80 arranged
that a big Pacific Mail liner imme-
diately preceded Japanese ship.
The big liner cleared the market of
freight and left for the little brown
partner only the crumbs. When
Pacific Mail ships arrived the pas
sengers were landed on a well swept
dock that had been carefully cleared
of freight. When Japanese ship
arrived the passengers found the
wharf just as carefully unswept and
covered with piles of freight so
placed as to hamper in every way
the handling of baggage and inter
fere with the comfort of passengers.
Then the Japanese built the
Chiyo Maru and the Tenyo Maru
and the Schwerin system Of square
dealing developed some new curves.
The new ships were palatial in their
passenger accommodations. Among
the first class cabins were a few on
one of the lower decks. They were
good rooms, but the approach to
them was not inviting to the travel
er in search of accommodation de
luxe.
These undesirable rooms were, al
ways the first sold by the Pacific
Mail agencies and the purchasers
were advised to go down to the ship
and take a look at their quarters.
In many cases this visit led to a
change of plans and the traveller
waited for the next Pacific Mail
ship.
So strong was Schwerin's faith in
his ability to divert business from
the Japanese line that he did not
consider it necessary to do anything
to attract business to the Pacific
Mail ships. While Schwerin was
imposing on his passengers regula-
tions that would have caused a
mutiny if saddled on the crew the
Japanese were quietly winning
friends by attending strictly to
business.
1t was not long before the travel
ing public found that for comfort
there was no comparison between
che ships of the T. X. X. and the
Pacific Mail.
On the Japanese ships they found
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1911-02-11
Terrible Death Roll.

CHEFOO China deaths the collected
this city by the plague The natives dying Of
nineteen daily.
CAPE HAYTIEN, Feb 9-Gen. M1llonad the
voutions and 80 Others officers in the rebel executed
today by order Of the government.
SAN ANTONIO Texas Feb 9Ten persons killed and
others injured here today by the explosion of locomotive
NEWPORT NEWS Feb 9-The powerful
world successfully launched here yesterday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-11-28
cuNARD GETS ANCHOR LINE
Acquires a Large Interest in the GIas-
gov Company

London, Nov. 27.-An agreement
has been concluded whereby the Gun
ard Steamship company will acquire
large interest in the Anchor Line,
which is controlled by Henderson
Brothers. According to tomorrow's
Standard. II is believed that the CO.
operation of the two lines n :he
North Atlantic trade and the increas-
ed scope afforded for the development
of the Indian service Of the Anchor
Line will prove of material benefit to
both companies.
No change will be made in the man.
agement of the Anchor Line whose
headquarters are in Glasgow, but A.
c. +. Henderson of the Anchor Line
will join the board of the Cunard com
pany and A. A. Both and T. Royden,
chairman and deputy chairman OF the
Cunard company, will join the board
OF the Anchor line.