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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-08
TAX RETURNS.

In accordance with the law in refer
ence to the assessment and taxation Of
real and personal property, the audi
tor or his ASSISTANT will be and at
tend the following named places for
the purpose of receiving tax returns
for the fiscal year 1918. Tax payers
will therefore, be prompt in meet
ing the appointments.
Taxpayers will please come prepared
To give the name of the township and
number of the district wherein they
reside, also all personal property with
value for taxation.
CASTOR, Tuesday N. Jan. 7th
Swansea, Tuesday p. m. and Wednes-,
day, Jan. 7th and sth.
Reeder's x Roads, Thursday a. N.
Jan 9th.
Jake Mack's Thursday p m Jan 9th.
Pelion. Friday, all day, Jan 10th.
Steedman, Saturday m Jan 11th.
Samaria, Saturday o. III. Jan. 11th.
Batesburg, Tuesday, all day, Jan.
18th.
Leesville, Wednesday all day, Jan
18th.
Summit. Thursday, a m Jan 18th.
Gilbert, Thursday m Jan 18th.
Brookland, Fridayp p N and Sat. Jan
II and IS.
Irmo, Tuesday IN Jan 21.
Hilton, Tuesday pm Jan 21st
Chapin, Wed and Thursday Jan %
and 23rd.
Peak, Friday NJ Jan oath.
Crout's Store Tuesday p NJ Feb 4th.
Ed Addy's, Wednesday m Feb 5.
Franklyn Keisler, Wednesday p m
Feb 5th.
Edmunds, Friday n Feb 9TH.
Irene, Friday p N Feb. eth.
At Lexington, @ H all days notin-
cluded in above schedule, from Jan l
1913 to Feb 20th 1918 wien the books
will close, after which % per cent pen
atty will be added for failure to make
returns Tax returns sent il By mail
are not legal unless sworn to before an
officer qualified TO administer oa;hs,
All male persons are subject to poll
tax from II tC GU years OF age. except
those exempt by law.
ALI male persons are subject to road
tax fro II 81 to 50 years except those
residing il incorporated town Or cities.
All dogs are subject 10 capitation
tax OF SOC and must be returnkd at
the same time when other property is
returned.
". D. DENT
Auditor Of Lexington County.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-08
Pleasant Hill News.

We are pleased to know that ev erv-
body hal delightful time during the
holidays.
Mr.. J. q. Taylor and wife spent Sat-
urday night and Sunday at the home
of Mr.. John Shealy.
Miss Matte Taylor spent last Satur-
day with her sisters.
Mr.. Eddie Taylor and wife spent
Sunday evening with his brother,
Willie Taylor.
Mr.. Jam Cook, has had bad sore
hand for the past week, but it is bet
ter now.
Mr.. Judson Cook, and wife spent
Saturday night and Sunday ct Mr.. j..
q. Taylor's.
Miss Matte Taylor and sister were
pleasant visitors at the home of Mr..
D. L. Taylor Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Sam Cook and wife spent Christ
mas at Mr.. jam Taylor's.
Mr.. JOAN Shealy made quick trip
to Red Bank Saturday.
Miss Tweetie Gregory spent Sunday
afternoon with her sister.
Mr.. Jamie Taylor, wife and little
son Wilmer, spent a few days last
week with Mr.. Jam Cook.
Mrs. Marie Leaphart- spent few
weeks with her mother.
Sunday School Girl.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-08
The Southern Railway
Announces New Train Service Be-
tween Columbia and Augusta, Be.
ainnina September Is. 1912.

The Southern Railway will inaugu
new local train service between Colum-
bia and Augusta, beginning Sunday,
September Is, IS follows:
Train No. 10 leaving Columbia G:4o
a. m, Lexington 7.07 a. n, Gi2be"t
81 a. m Leesville 7:47 a. IT,, Bates
burg 1855 a. NJ, Ridge Spring @:lJ a.
m, Ward 8:2l d. m, Johnston S:29 q.
M, Trenton S:44 a. NJ, Granit3vl?le
9:15 a. NJ, Warrenvilje 9:20 q. III. and
arrive Augusta 10 d. IL.
Train No. 20, leaving Augusta 4:15
0. n, War-envilIe 4:45 ., n, C2aiil1c-
vile i:4S p m., Trenton 5:2U p. ID,
Johnston $50 p. no., Ward $40 p. IN,
Ridge Spring 5;55 p. m, Bates1IrS
6;15 .. m., Leesville 600 p. n, G,i-
bert 6:35 y. NJ, Lexin2to ton G:5S p. n.
and arrive Columbia + 80 p. u.
Trains l31 and 132 will rot step at
the following stations except toTrceiEc
and discharge passengers 70 or !Toni
points north Of Columbia where iGr-
Der 81 and SO are scheduled "a @toI:
Cayce, Arthur, Barr, Gilbert, SImmit,
Sunni land, Monetta Sunny 5roos.
Vaucl;,>e and Rennic, Langley and
Bath.
Train No. 200 will leave EdEeti"!d
$40 a. M, instead Of $40 q. NJ. ar
irving Trenton $40 q. H., instead OF
6:35 g. m: connecting with new train
No. 10 Tor Augusta.
Train No. 232 will leave aiken at
$3.50 y. H., same as the present, &rEtv-
ing Trenton !: 0p. n. instead Ct 4:"O
p. NJ. connecting with train No. 20
from Augusta, arriving Edgetield 5:!3
p. M, instead OF 80 p. IN.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-08

W. r. Fox, 1876 w. Washington ST.,
Noblesville, Ind, says; ''After suffer
ing many months with kidney trouble,
after trying other remedies and pre-
scriptions. purchased box of Foley
Kidney Pills which not only did me
more good than any other remedies I
ever used, but have positively set my
kidneys right. Other members of my
family have used them with similar
results.'' Take at the first sign of kid
ney trouble. Harmon Drug 90.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-08
EoW's This I?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Re-
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
FL. CHENEY & Co., I oledo, O.
We, the undersigned, have known
F. J. Cheney for the last Is years, ard
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
bv his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.
Toledo, 0.
Halps Catarrh Cure is taken inter-
nally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system.
Testimonials sent free. Prizes 70 cents
per bottle. Sold by all Druggists.
Take Hal1's Family Pills for consti-
patton.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-08
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.

nR. F. O. GILMORE,
DENTIST,
t510 Main Street., COLUMBIA, S. O.
DYzTcE HOURS: a. m. to D. m. an from
3to D. m.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-08
About the worst old woman on the
face of the earth is the old bachelor. =
ESCAPED After Fifteen Years.

W. P. Broyles made successful es-
cape after fifteen years of suffo ring
from kidney and bladdertroub!es. Fo.
lev Kidney Pills released him and will
do just the same for others. He says;
"They cured most severe backache
with painful bladder irregularities, and
they do all they claim fer them" Re
fuse substitutes Harmon Drug Co.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-08

See our new top bCg&ies ar $1,000
cash. Open bugsies $500. We make
the price. GregNy-Ccl:der Mule Go.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-08

Some folks are lucky not to be paid
for what they know.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-08

TREsPASS NOTICE.-All persons
are hereby forbidden to hunt, fish Or
trespass in any manner whatever up
on our land in Fork township as the
law will be enforced against all tres
passers.
GEO. S. SWYGERT
ALMA E SWYGERT
J. K. SWYGERT.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-08

While speaking of criminals who
escape punishment, it might be we'll
to remember that the man who com
mitted "the crime of '73" hasn't be II
appreheDded yet.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09

New York, Jan. 7.-The death of James R. Keene, following an illness that has caused his retirement for years, has set the wise ones guessing to the amount of his fortune and the disp he made of it. Some estimates place his wealth at ESQ., 0O0,0o0 while others say it will not be more than $2,OOO,000. There are few facts on which to base a guess. MT. Keene was never communicative about his personal affairs, and most of his wealth was invested in stocks and bonds as to which there is noD public record. MT. Keene had two children, a. son and a daughter. The ago. The son, Foxhal Keene, was wftFzAhis father when he died, and 1t is believed that he will inherit the bulk of the estate. The son Is an ath
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09

him In the category Of secret service officer or spy and therefore prejudice his status as a prisoner of war
 Evidently General Haveri1I had but little comfort to give to others, and it was certain he kept none for himself The chain of circumstances from the unexplained duel of Kerchival West and Edward Thornton at Charleston, to the recent happenings in which kerch4vaPs name was still coupled with that of Mrs. Constance HaverIll, eliminating in the damning fact that the telltale miniature portrait given in trying hour to young Frank Haver- Ill had turned up three and a half years later in the possession of Colo nel West. bound proud and sensitive nature like that of the general to dis dafnful silence.
 General Sheridan's work in the Shen- andoah valley was now practically completed He was now ready to plan a junction with General Grant at Petersburg, convinced that decisive Federal victory there would open the gates of Richmond and close the war
 Here in the beleaguered capital Bob received the first direct word from his sister Gertrude that had come to him for many anxious weeks She had left Danv1l1e after long and harrow ing search there which disclosed the fact that Kerchfval West was among a convoy of sick and wounded prison CTS lately "sent on," presumably to Richmond. Thither Gertrude herself was now making her way as best she might, attended by the unshakable Jo- seDhuS
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
-, coPYRIeHr lglz BY.e P PurNAM.s SONS
(Continued.)

It had been the intention of General Sheridan to hold back his left after the enemy had been dislodged and by advancing his right to force the Con federates to the east of the valley pike. thus cutting off their retreat to Strasburg and Fishers hill. But, even as the veteran Buckthorn had whim- sicaIly remarked. the troops were so bent upon averaging their reverses of the morning that there was no re- straiuing them. and the whole line pressed on irresistibly until the old camps on Cedar creek had been re gained, together with enough prison CTS. guns. wagons and battle1ags to turn previous modification into riot ous joy and make matter for a rousing dispatch to send to Washington
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09
WATERBURY ALARMED
 OVER WATER LEAKAGE

Waterbury, Jan. 8.-Inspectors of the water board are rnystif1ed over the sudden drainage of the distribut- ing basin of three million gallons of water twice in 48 hours The cutoff pipe through which the drainage is made must be a large one yet it can not be located. Until it is it leaves the city in a serious condition, es- pecia1ly if there is a sudan shortage in the water supply.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-01-09

T was a lovely Sabbath morning of springtime-the 2d of April,
 1865. The church bells of Rich unond had rune o11t fIle s111nrnons
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-07
ECZEMA ON ENTIRE SCALP

r. T. d. No. 2. Sunfield, Mich
was troubled with eczema. 1t began
with a sore on the top of the scalp,
broke out as a pimple and grew larger
until II was large red spot with o
crust or scab over it. This became
larger finally covering the entire scalp
and spread to different parts of the
body, the limbs and back and in the
ears. These sores grew larger grad
ually until some were as large as
quarter of a dollar. They would itch
and II scratched they would bleed and
smart. The clothing would irritate
them at night when it was being re.
moved causing them to itch and smart
SO | could not sleep. A watery fluid
would run from them. My scalp be
came covered with scale and when
the hair was raised up it would raise
this scale; the hair was coming out
terribly.
Il treated about six months and got
no relief and after using Cuticura
Soap and Ointment with two applica-
tons we could notice a great differ
ence. 1t began to get better right
away. In a months time / was con-
pletely cured" (Signed) Mrs. Bertha
Underwood, Jan. 3, 1918.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold
throughout the world. Sample of each
free, with S2-p. Skin Book. Address post.
card "Cuticrra, Dept. L. Boston. ADV.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-07
o. t.. PICARD -:

Culebra, c. 1.-THE strongest de-
tense of the Panama canal, in my opin-
ion, is the fact that hostile vessel
must come into 5OO-foot channel long
before it is within striking distance Of
the vital points OF the canal, the locks.
and in doing SO must pass within easy
range Of the forts that are being built
to guard the entrances"
So spoke Colonel Goethals when
asked him as to the vulnerability Of
the canal in time of war. Continuing,
he said:
THE naval power of the nations is
SO nicely balanced now that no one
of them would be willing to risk the
destruction of a single battleship by
attacking those forts, which will be
equipped with powerful guns, and Of
course the accuracy Of guns on shore
is much greater than that of those on
moving vessels. | do not believe the
forts would be attacked from the sea
before the enemy had fought and won
naval victory"
The forts of which Colonel Goethals
spoke are nearing completion and the
emplacements for many Of the heavy
guns already have been constructed
No one not officially connected with
the work is permitted to approach
them. but venture to say that in case
Of urgent necessity the guns could be
hurried down to the isthmus and
mounted ready for emergency service
within a very short time.
Two forts protect the Atlantic en-
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-07

II Shakespeare were alive today and writ
ing for living
Can 'ybu suppose the style of play the
great bard would be giving?
No Merry Wives no crazy Lear" no
stupid las You Like IT,
But do not have the slightest fea- that
he would fail to strike 1t.
We may be sure that he would please
the public, willy nilly.
For he. no doubt. could quickly seize on
some plan to be silly.
IL William still were here to write the
big hit OF the season.
He'd give us something very light-some
piece devoid OF reason
His jokes would all be very stale, his
lyrics the worst ever,
The plot an oft-repeated tale. that fools
would say was clever.
And there would have to be. of course, a
sailor and his lassie,
With Uncle Sam to threaten force in case
the world got sassy. ...
II Shakespeare had his work TO do for
this wise generation
He would not give US wisdom to evoke
our admiration:
His lines would lose their stateliness.
he'd make them short and choppy,
Well knowing he must fail unless he fur
nished sloppy copy.
II William were alive today and writing
for a living
We know full well the style of play the
great bard would be giving.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-07
HAD SOME JOYS TO RECOUNT
Small Boy Didn't Get Looked-For
Tickets, but Day Was Not Alto
gether Without Fun.

When that spectacular drama of
Africa, "Th eGarden of Allah" re-
Gently appeared in Washington, with
its troop of camels and donkeys to
lend atmosphere to the scenes, Bever-
ly, tropical small boy Of ten, hast
ened to offer his services, when they
arrived in the city Monday morning,
as carrier of water and food for
the beasts. hoping thereby to get a
seat among the gallery gods for his
labors.
The next afternoon Beverly was
seen sitting enthroned among a party
Of his companions, all evidently listen
ing eagerly to the tales of his last
nights experience.
Well, Beverly" hailed a passing
acquaintance, did you get into the
show for looking after the animals?"
NO" replied Beverly. But" he
added, swelling with pride as his com.
rades gazed eagerly upon him. "A
donkey kicked me and a camel tried to
bite mel" ~ r.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-07
sRoTHs FOR THE SICK.

Broth is liquid containing the
juices of soluble parts OF meat and
bone which have been extracted by
long, slow cooking. When cold. 1t is
more or less solid, according to the
gelatinous nature Of the ingredients.
The chief object in making broth is
to obtain the largest possible amount
OF nutriment from the meat, so we
cut 1t In small pieces and soak 1t In
cold water, using the water as well
as the meat in the slow cooking which
follows. A tightly-covered kettle
which will retain the steam is desir-
able, otherwise much Of the flavor Is
lost by evaporation.
Mutton Broth.-Mutton broth is the
accepted kind for the convalescent,
Wipe piece of the neck weighing two
pounds, cut off all skin and fat and
cut the meat In small pieces. Put the
bones into the kettle with the meat.
add cold water and let them stand an
hour to extract the juices. Heat grad
ually to the boiling point, season with
salt and pepper and simmer for two
hours, but do not allow to boil. Re-
move fat and strain through coarse
sieze. Serve hot. In relocating. use
a double boiler.
Three tablespoonful of rice or bar
ley may be added; soak the barley
over night. add to the broth and cook
until the grains are tender. II the
broth Is made the day before and
cold. the fat may be easily removed
Nutritious Beef 6roth.-Cut three
pounds of solid meat from the shout.
der or shin in small pieces, put the
cracked bone into an earthen Jar, GOV.
err with cold water and cook slowly
with the meat ten or twelve hours In
slow oven. A fireless cooker is an
ideal place to prepare this broth
Strain through a colander, add salt
and cool quickly. When cold. remove
the fat. Serve cold as Jelly or heat
10 10 degrees; not higher. as boiling
Injuries its value.
EGG Broth.-Beat the white and yolk
Of an egg separately and add the yolk
gradually to cup Of hot beef broth,
stirring constantly. Add salt and fold
in the white Of egg, reheat carefully
and serve hot.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-07
WEARlED OF UPS AND DOWNS
Brother May Have Been Right, but
Sister Tired Of His Too Long
MINDED Explanation. (

John Ito his sister Sue, who has
been motoring with her beau)-"Did
you have a pleasant trip, Sis dear?''
Sue Ito her brother John)-"Oh,
it was just lovely! And we went over
mountains-just up one hill and down
another, for ever such a distance"
You went how"
Up one hill and down another"
Did you have an airship along?"
OF course not, you silly"
Then, how did you go up one hill
and down another"
In the auto, on a perfectly lovely
road. The hills were not so high that
you would have to fly"
What you mean, Sis dear, is that
you went down one hill and up an
other-not up one hill and down an
other"
Don't act silly! How could we get
to the top Of a hill to go down hill
if we didn't go up first? We certainly
went up one hill and down another
just as | said"
You certainly did not-you went
down one hill and up another. just as
am telling you. You may have gone
up one hill and down that same hill;
and then you went up another hill and
down that same hill. You see, Sis
dear, before you could go up one hill
and down another hill altogether you
would have to have an airship to fly
from the top of this first hill to the
top of that other hill, and you admit
that"
But Sue did not wait to hear the
rest.-Lippincott's.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-07
Women and Tobacco

Lord Methuen's few words against
the woman who smokes recall the
fact that, when tobacco was intro
dpced into England toward the end of
the sixteenth century, the woman
pulled her pipe with the best of men.
Then came one Of fashions changes.
She dropped her pipe, and in the sew
enteenth century the custom was so
far uncommon that the sight of ladies
with pipes in the theater sent Prynne
into Mysteries. The pipe dropped
snuff brought consolation to the
boudoir, and what Prynne would have
said at the spectacle of Mrs. Siddons
and Mrs. Jordan taking pinches on
the stage must be left to the magma
ton. And now. with the pipe cold.
and snuff in disgrace, 1t is left to the
cigarette to draw the rebuke Of Lord
Methuen.-London Chronicle.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-07

tanned in the zone, and 1t has been sug-
gested that the towns Of Empire and
Culebra, instead of being destroyed
because they are on the wrong side"
of the canal. be utilized as quarters for
the soldiers. This would necessitate
connecting them with the other side OF
the canal, where the Panama railroad
has been relocated, by ferry, bridge or
tunnel. No decision on this matter has
been reached yet by the authorities.
Meanwhile the army has not been
neglecting its part Of the defensive
work For some time the Tenth in
fantry has been encamped in the zone
and its men, in small attachments,
have been hiking" all over that part
of the isthmus. The possibilities OF
landing a hostile force on the shores
Of both the Atlantic and the Pacific
have been Investigated, and also the
chances that such force would have
OF finding sustenance. Then little
groups OF soldiers have been started
from various possible landing places
with instructions to make their way
as swiftly as possible to given points
along the canal. mapping the country
they traverse, in order to determine
what an enemy could do.
The result OF this work of investiga-
ton so far, briefly and wholly unoffi-
cially. stated, Is that the shores OF the
Atlantic ocean, within a good many
miles OF the zone. are impracticable
for a landing force because of the ma
ture of the country; that a landing
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-07

trance of the canal. One is on Toro
Point, at the land end OF the long
breakwater that shields Colon harbor,
and is on a considerable elevation. The
other is on Margarita island, low
lying islet close to the shore about a
mile northeast OF Colon. Both these
Notifications are shielded from obser-
walton by the palms and other tropic
vegetation.
At the Pacific end of the canal, a
little more than three miles out in the
ocean and close to the eastern side of
the deep water channel. lie the four
little islands of Naos, Perico, Culebra
and Flamenco. These the United
States acquired with the Canal Zone.
On Culebra is the quarantine station
for that end Of the canal. On the
others are being built strong fortified
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1913-08-07

could be made easily on the Pacific
side some distance west of the zone,
but between. there and the canal the
jungle is so dense as to be virtually
impossible; that the dangerous dis
trict is that lying Immediately east of
the zone on the Pacific side. On the
last mentioned shores an enemy could
well land an army, and the semi-open,
rolling savannas between there and
the canal would give easy access to
the zone
The army officers on the isthmus
make no secret of the fact that their
investigations are being carried on
mainly with the Japanese in mind.
How those islanders could land there
and what they could do il they did
land are the problems engaging the
attention of Colonel Greene and his
men Of the Tenth.
One defensive measure that has
been adopted Is the clearing out of
practically all inhabitants from the
zone, except at the ends of the canal
and in Several of the larger towns.
which, as have said, may be kept as
quarters for the soldiers. All holdings
Of land are being valued by mixed
commission and the residents moved
away. When the canal is completed
the jungle. much of which has been
cleared out, will oe allowed to grow up
again, for the experience of centuries
has shown that that jungle itself is o
powerful defense against an invading
army. The practicable roads through
1t are few and far between, the
streams not navigable. and the growth
of trees. brush and great vines so
dense that It Is virtually impossible
for body Of men, to say nothing Of
cannon and supply wagons. A rapid
dash through the jungle would be en-
tirely out of the question, and when
the zone Is deserted all food supplies
will have disappeared.
Some fear has been expressed that
a few men could land, make their way
quietly to the canal and blow up the
locks, But it seems unlikely that they
could get ashore and transport to the
canal. undetected, enough explosives
to do any great damage. sf
On the whole, the canal will be quite
adequately protected-provided 1t is
not attacked too soon.