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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-03-05
Pleasant Hill Dots.

There was a large gathering out to
Pleasant Hill Sunday to hear the Rev.
J. O. Holley.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
DQ3 is confined to his bed with
Pneumonia. We hope for him an
early recovery.
Miss Lucille Ricard. from The Lees
vile section, visited Mrs. w. F. Tay-
lor Sunday.
Mr.. Ernest Hallman and family, of
Pond Branch, and Mr.. Carl Taylor and
family, visited their father, Rev. J. D.
Taylor, Saturday night.
Mr.. James Hallmsn visited Mr..
claudia Taylor Sunday afternoon.
Messrs. Forrest and Bob Taylor
spent Sunday afternoon at Mrs. J. 2.
Taylor's..
Mr.. Reuben Taylor was the guest
of Mr.. P. Leaphart.
Mr., Red Leach was the guest of Mr..
J. q. Taylor Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Callie Taylor was the guest Of
Mr.. D. l.. Taylor Sunday afternoon.
Mr. D. L. Taylor and wife spent a
short while at Mr.. G. L. Shealy's Sum
day afternoon.
Rev. J. D. and Mr.. simps Taylor
were in Lexington on business Fri
day.
Mr.. Evans Hallman was the guest of
Mr.. J. q. Taylor Sunday afternoon.
Misses Matte and Maude Taylor
spent short while at Mr.. D. L. Tay-
lor's Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. Eddie Taylor visited his father
Sunday.
Mr.. Edgar Stockman was the guest
Of Mr.. D. L. Taylor Sunday afternoon.
Rev. J. Holley spent Saturday night
at Mr.. James Gilliam's.
Mr.. Lawrence Taylor spent short
while at Mr.. W. F: Taylor's Sunday
afternoon.
Mr.. Burley Leaphart and wife spent
short while at his fathers, Mr.. P.
Leaphart, Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. P. Leaphart has his store house
compiled. Red Gross.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-03-05
PeliOn Happenings.

The farmers of this section are we'll
up with their work.
The small grain crop is looking fine.
While pulling stumps in his field
with a stump puller one day last week,
Mr.. II. Hamp Holley had the misfor-
tune of getting his ankle badly brok-
en- by the sweep pole breaking and
striking him upon it. He is reported
as doing as well as could be expected.
Mr.. John G. Simons informs US of
the death of his father, Mr.. Pengree
Simons, which occurred at his home in
Arkansas few days ago. Pengree ST.
mons lived up on Black Creek several
years ago-was a school teacher in the
"old feld'' school. and will be remem-
bered by many of our people.
We understand an effort is going to
be made to bond this school district in
order to raise funds to build modern.
up-to-date high school building. This
seems favorable to all the patrons. No
sensible man can be opposed to better
school buildings, better schools and
longer terms.
Rev. W. O. Baxley has been elected
pastor of the Baptist church here and
will preach the third Sunday in each
month at the usual hours.
The Lutheran congregation will be
supplied with preaching from the
Theological Seminary on the second
Sunday in each month.
Fletcher, the youngest son of Mr.. I.
s. Holley, is able to be out again
after being confined to his room
from injuries sustained by being hurt
over plow stock while plowing some
time ago.
Mrs. Sam Roser is quite i'll at her
home near town. Drs. Hutto and
Fishburne arc in attendance upon her.
A trained nurse is also at her bedside.
Mrs. j. s. P. Clayton is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Willis L. Gardner, at
Darien, Ga.
Mrs. A. E. Griffin, of Macon, Ga.,
visited her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. v.
A. Gunter, recently.
Mr.. James w. Roof has returned
frem trip to Atlanta where he pur-
chased car of stock.
Mrs. James J Clark, who has been
quite ill for the last week, is improy-
ing.
Mr.. George H. Wingard, who has
been confined to his room with case
of mumps, is able to be out again.
The school at this place will close
in about a month with appropriate
closing exercises. The exact date will
be announced later.
Several new residences have been
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-03-05

erected in town recently and the fol-
lowing families are occupying them:
Messrs. I. S. Holley, Hamp H. Argoe
and Mitchell Argoe. SockerY.
Pelion, s. c., March 13, 1918.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-24

P. S.-Some of them which has
been our offisials in the past and has
pre- we'd worthy, could be so agan.
p S.-As for the expense, | would
be willin to take a offs cheep to get
the thing started. l might interfear
with my writin. but l would be will
IL to do It.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-24

Virtue is it's own reward" per-
haps; but it is not in 1t with brazen
gall, coupled with a gift Of the CAB,
asinine conceit and an ingratiating
manner. These remarks are not
apropos of anything; but we did hap
zen to read, just before we wrote
them, boost for a man aspiring to
al important diplomatic position,
who would rather throw money in
well than use it to pay his honest
debts. And yet people wonder why
there are not more honest men in Of
flee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-24
Not Much difference.

do you act towards your wife -
you did before you married herf"
Exactly. remember just how I
used to act when l first fell in love
with her. used to hang over the
fence in front Of her house and gaze
at her shadow on the curtain, afraid
to 10 In. And act just the same way
now when get home late"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-24

1t shall be unlawful for hotels,
boarding houses and restaurants in
the city of Lakeland, where persons
are served with food or drink of any
description for pay, not to have
kitchens and dining rooms securely
screened against flies; and all lunch
counters operated at railway stations
or elsewhere in the city and all fruit
stands and butcher shops and grocery
stores) shall protect fruit and food
offered for sale, by wire screens COW
ers or netting so placed that flies
cannot crawl over fruit or food.
:. :. SECTION S-STABLES. e.
Livery stables, private stables, or
shells used for the purpose of stabling
or sheltering any horse, ass, mule or
COW, shall be kept in a Clearly and
sanitary condition. The owners
thereof shall not permit manure to
collect in same so as to be offensive
To the senses or injurious to the pub
lie health.
SECTION 9-PENALTY.
Whoever violates any provision of
this ordinance shall be fined not less
than five dollars and not more than
twenty-five dollars, or Imprisonment
not less than ten days and not more
than thirty days at hard labor on
the streets or other public works of
the city of Lakeland, or both, at the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-24
THE TO GET ACTIVE.

The Telegram has waited with
what patience ii could command foi
some action on the proposition t.
told ills school district for the puT-
pose OF providing school buildings
which are crying necessity OF this
community. 1t is with considerable
disap ptiutment tA,t 50 lar We nave
failed to observe any steps beins tax
Ell in this matter Of prime import
ance, in which every days delay Is
a serious detrilaent to our educa-
tional interests.
1t was hoped that the matter Of
validating tie constitutional amend
nent voted " tie people, autAorI4-
ing the issuance OF bonds by sub
school districts, would have peen
taken up by the Legislature and dis
posed OF at the very beginning OF the
session but this important matte"
was held in allegiance while the Leg
islature was giving its attention to
other concerns which appear to W.
as being of far less import. How
ever, the measure finally was dis
posed of, and over week ago was
signed by the governor, thereby be-
coming a law.
1t was the further hope of those
having the interests of education at
heart that considerable preliminary
work would have been done by the
time the Legislature acted, and that
Immediately the issuance of bonds by
the sub-district was authorized an
election on the proposition would be
called. This plan was agreed upon
several weeks ago at a conference of
the local school board and the Board
OF Governors of the Lakeland Board
Of Trade; but it seems to have been
overlooked.
In our neighboring county of
Eillsborough already elections have
been called in three different dis
tricts, where conditions were similar
to those existing in this community.
though by no means so bad. Sites
for the buildings proposed to be
erected have in some instances been
secured, and plans for the structures
have been submitted The school au-
thorities over there seem awake to
the necessity of prompt action to re-
lieve the school situation; here,
where need of such relief is more ur-
gent, we would be glad to see similar
activity.
Let every friend to the children of
this community and 70 the progress
OF Lakeland get behind this move
ment and assist in eXpediting all
matters connected with it, and in
carrying the bond proposition by an
cN erwhelming majority.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-24
discretion of the court.

discretion of the court.
SECTION ~.
This ordinance shall take erect
Immediately upon its passage and ap-
proval and advertisement as provided
by charter.
/ SECTION IL.
All ordinances or parts OF 0rdl-
nances in conflict with the provisions
Of this ordinance are hereby re-
pealed.
l do hereby certify that the fore
going ordinance, number 145, was
duly passed by the Council of the
city of Lakeland, on the Sth day OF
May, 1913.
MORRIS G. MUM,
President.
Attest:
Fl. l.. SWATTS,
City Clerk.
|, O. M. Eaton mayor of the city
OF Lakeland, do hereby approve the
above and foregoing ordinance num-
Der 145 this 18th day of May, 1913.
o. M. EATON,
Mayor.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-24

Claude L'Engle and Senator Bryan
can't agree, it seems, over the dis
tribution of the postoflice jobs. One
o. the bones of contention Is the
pcstmastership of Barlow, L'Engie
favoring Hugh Wear, while Bryan
declares General Law would make
the best postcard reader. Bryan, it
Is said, even went so far as to call
Cianle an anomaly" which Claude
declares is an appellation inspired by
the "Plutes.' And thus the cruel
war goes on.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-24

Mr.. j. d
able repres
ture, came
from Tallah
will be he
morning.
family into
on South Fl
had a hands
his Property
subdivision.
hasaee have
| Brown has
| committee w
some good bi
believes a So
Stature will
l'tion abol.s
system, as th
y in favor 0
special session
Pose the mca.
tracked and ID
oss been duri
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-24
ti#.a me same 0nce 10 IB8ue
rIE LAKELAND NEW1

weekly newspaper swing re-
srya Of local matters, crop conai,
sors. county affairs, ste. Sent any
Tlars for 81 90 per year
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-24

The press of the State is almost
unanimous in kindly tributes to the
life and work of Henry M. Flagler.
Only one paper, so far as we have OBJ
served, has forgotten the injunction,
DE mortuis nil nisi bonum."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-24
LOANS, LOANS. LOANS.

/ will loan you money to build n,
buy ONE or l will sell you a hom.
complete and loan you the cash m
pay for 1t at 5 per cent simple in
terest. Better see me than pay rent
JEREMIAH B. SMITH.
Room II, Futch & Gentry Bldg
10
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-24

1t is difficult to understand how
any one can accuse the legislators of
ioleness. 1t is said that eleven hun
dren bills have been introduced at
the present session.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-24
MRS, McCILL
BROKE DOWN
Gives the Real Facts In Regard to
Her Case and Tells Tow She
Suffered.

Jonesboro, Ark.-"I suffered . com
plete break down in health, some time
ago." writes Mrs. A. McGill, from this
place. II was very weak and could
not do any work I tried different
remedies, but they did me no good.
One day, I got bottle Of Cardui. 1t
did me so much good. was surprised,
and took some more.
Before l took Cardui, I had headache
and bcckache. and sometimes would
cry for hours. Now I am over all that,
and can do all kinds Of Homework.
think 1t is the greatest medicine on
EARTH"
In the past fifty years, thousands OF
ladies have written, like Mrs. McGill,
to tell of tho benefit received from
Cardui.
SUCH testimony, from earnest women,
surely indicates the great value Of this
tonic remedy, for diseases peculiar to
women. Are you sufferer? Yes?
Cardui is the medicine you need.
We urge you to try 1t.
NIB Wr:teto: Ladies' Advisory Der... ch.ra:
tcoga 'cin. Co.. Chatarooea. Tenn. for Special
Instrut'tons. and 64-rage book. Home TreainAaD
" Women" sest 10 plain wrapper on rsouAss
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-24
ORDINANCE NUMBER las.

An ordinance to extend the health
and sanitary regulations of the city
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-08
OWNED HISTORIC OLD HOTEL
Proprietor Of Structure Built Around
Cabin Of Captured British FrIg-
ate Is Dead.

Jacob Smith, hotel proprietor of
City Island, New York, died there at
the age of seventy-three years. Mr..
Smiths hotel has for years been one
of the show places on the island. 1t
was known as the Macedonian hotel,
because 1t was built around the cabin
of the British frigate Macedonia.
which was captured by the United
States frigate Decatur of Cape Verde
Islands during the war of 1912. After
the engagement the Macedonia was
towed to what Is known as Cow Bay,
City Island, and there Smith acquired
1t in 1874. pulled it on land and struc-
turally added to 1t. In time he had
q building large enough to accommo-
date a number of persons.
Three years ago member of his.
torical society in England, which had
learned of the existence of the Mace.
donia, came to City Island and offered
Mr.. Smith 100000 for it, but he would
not sell. He said he wanted 1t to
remain in the family. which consists
of seven daughters and two sons.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-08
BACHELOR NOT BETTER OFF
Investigation Into New Zealand Work.
ers' Condition Dlsproves Theory
That Some Have Held.

AS the result of investigations car
ried out by the New Zealand depart
ment of labor among 1000 household
ers. 1t was found that the worker with
no family spends very nearly the same
sum weekly on food as the heads Of
families, but saves In rent, clothing
and other items, and at each week end
has a surplus Of 80 cents, says the
London Globe. Apparently he buys
more Injuries in the way Of food
than his coworker, who has family,
and his average expenditure on cloth
ing Is also higher. The family man
pays 81 more rent a week, II cents
moro on food, 23 cents on clothing and
81 cents on other items. His fuel
and light expenses. however, are rela-
lively lighter to the extent Of 20
cents per week. The worker. however.
has no surplus at the week end. The
figures generally indicate, az may be
expected, the favorable position. az
far as expenditure is concerned, of the
families possessing few, II any. chill
dren-
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-08

Into the Ginganticum Emporium de-
partment store, about $3.50 a. m,
walked a small, square-jawed woman.
At 4:30 p. M, aided by maps, dia-
grams and compass, she reached the
spot where, the day before, the fancy
goods counter had stood Of course
by that time it had been moved to
some other floor, but as she had alb
normal Sherlockan instincts, and good
luck, she discovered the new location
shortly before o'clock.
Hosting herself upon the counter
she crossed her tired feet and adj
dressed the salesgirl.
Now, she sighed, sound the general
alarm, summon all the employees,
from cash girls, and window washers,
up to the general manager and presi-
dent.
Um-er-er, gurgled the salesgirl,
looking furtively about for one of the
house detectives.
1t is quite necessary, insisted the
little woman kindly, but firmly. The
last time / was In here on a similar
errand 1 had to interview them all.
1t will save me days of walking and
talking to get them together and let
them hear my story at once.
What do you wish? the girl man.
aged to ask.
To return a spool of thread and get
my money back, replied the shopper,
YEARLY.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-08
Rouoh on "cood Samaritan

Frank Koetsch, laborer, was put
on trial at Graz for his action In
saving the life of a would-be suicide.
He had found a man dangling from
tree, and had promptly cut him
down and taken him to hospital. The
man recovered from the effects of the
hanging. but complained of scalp
wound he had received when falling to
the ground, and he brought charge
of personal injury by carelessness
against the man who saved his life.
Koetsch was acquitted, but declared
he would take care never to act the
Good Samaritan again.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-08

Plans for the organization of the
division Of markets under which the
secretary of agriculture is to try to
discover methods for more economical
marketing of food products, are be-
ing made by a Joint committee of
chiefs OF various divisions in the de-
partment of agriculture. Within the
next few weeks the new divis on. for
which congress provided $50, 900, will
be able to begin its investig ton. Sew
eral officials have expressed the opin-
Ion that the information which they
Will be able later to disseminate will
prevent much duplication In cost of
getting food from the producer to the
consumer.
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-08

Az he preceded us thither, Tulman
whispered that Henderson-nneanms
thsreby our conductor-was 6tssn'a
valet. and a very clever fellow By Al
accounts.
The baron, fat, high-coiored ana
hearty, welcomed me with an open
sincerity Of pleasure we'll calculated
to place a guest at his ease A 70
markable old boy was Baron Stsen-
He always seemed to carry with nm
a jovial atmosphere of his own, IN
which those to whom he spoke were
lost and blinded out OF their better
Judgment. He was kind enough to
pay me some compliments upon my
water-color work. Whatever else car
be brought against him, no one can
deny that he was sound Judge Oh
art.
The dinner passed pleasantly
enough that night, with free and wit
ty conversation. Our bachelor hos'
was in his most humorous mood
keeping those about him In shouts
of laughter. Facing him, at the s1
tremity Of the long table, was hi
secretary, a thin, melancholy youtf
of about four-and-twenty. My fail
neighbor told me that Terry. az b
was named, had been intended FOL
the church, but that his father. HAVING
ruined himself on the stock sx
change, had persuaded the baron Il
give him work. He was devoted Il
his patron, which. she smiled, wa
not surprising, seeing that he mus
be we'll on his way to rebuilding thu
fortune his father had lost.
am not an ardent gambler, and
when do play I admit a preference
for games in which brains are o
some account. The roulette tabl'
soon bored me, and after had ssel
the last of a few pounds, contentet
myself by watching the changing for
tunes Of the rest Of the party Jus
before eleven the baron. who hat
parted with considerable sums o
money in perfect good humor, excuses
himself, and before the rest had sci
tied down to the table again. slippe'
away to my bedroom, where a selec
ton of novels and favorite pipe Of
fered more congenial attractions.
The room was Of considerable siE
and majestically furnished. 1t was o.
the first floor at the extremity Of tn
right-hand wing, and looked out owe
the gardens on the cliff. A brancl
road from the main drive ran be
meath the windows to an entrance q
the back of the house.
They had steam heat on the uppe
floors, and the high temperature @
my room had drawn stale and heav
odors from the tapestry on tho wall
and the ancient hangings that fringe
the huge four-post bedstead. It wa
the atmosphere Of an old clothe
shop on a July day. I pulled bac
the curtains, opened the window an
thrust out my head for a mouthful c
fresh air.
CHRONICLES TO BE CONTINUED
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-08

"euch things frightsn tho women"
he explained. well, 1t was In this
way. Phillip. and he was the sixth
earl. was our ambassador at st.
Petersburg somewhere about the
year 1870. Once when he was out
hunting he shot an old she-wolf that
was peering from the mouth of a
cave, and inside they found a thriv-
ing family of four cubs. One of
them was white, an albino. l suspect.
He saved 1t from the dogs and took
1t home. When he came back to
Cloudsham the next year, he brought
1t along with his wife and his boy
an only son. They say 1t was q
great pet at first, but 1t grew sulky
with age, and finally was kept chained
in the stables.
zone Christmas eve, just az dusk
was closing In, de Laune was trot-
ting down the drive-he had been
hunting at a distant meeting-when
he heard fearful screaming from the
lower gardens towards the cliff. He
put spurs to his horse. and in two
minutes was galloping through the
shadows of the FIR avenue towards
the sea. All of sudden his horse
pulled up dead. threw him, and bolt
ed. When he got to his feet-he
wasn't hurt, luckily-what did he see
but the body Of his son, lying with
his throat torn out, and the white
wolf standing over him, the broken
chain dangling at its neck.
They say he was a giant, this
Philip de Laune, and Of a very wild
and passionate temper. Anyway, he
went straight for the beast, and,
though he was dreadfully mauled. he
killed it-Heaven knows how-with
his bare hands. That's why the pres
emit branch of the family came by
the place. Pretty grewsome. isn't
it,"
"A strange story" told him; but
why must 1t be kept a secret from the
ladiesf"
Because the beast walks, man
There's not laborer in Norfolk who
would go into the lower gardens on
any night Of the year, much less on
Christmas eve"
MY good Talman, do you mean
to say you believe this?"
L don't know-but I wouldn't &c
into the lower gardens tonight, If
could walk round. Think of It,
Phillips. the white shape with the
bloody jaws lurking in the shadows!
Ugh-let's go and get a cocktail be-
fore"
L beg your pardon, sir, but the
baron is looking for you"
He was tall, hatchet-faced fellow
with that mixture of respect and dig
nifty that marks the well-trained Brit
ish manservant Upon the soft pile
OF the rugs we had not heard his
footsteps.
He asked me to find you, SIR" hi
continued, addressing himself to me
with slight bow. HE is waiting IL
his ROOM"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-08
Slow Coach.

A gentleman was one day, In the old
coaching times, travelling by a coach
which moved at a very slow pace.
Pray" said he to the guard, what
is the name Of this coaoh7" THE
Regulator" was the reply. And q
very appropriate name. too" said the
traveller, "for l see all the other
coaches go by it."
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-08
Daily Thought.

II those who are the enemies of
innocent amusements had the direc-
ton of the world, they would take
away the spring and youth, the form
er from the year, the iattsr from the
human Ws--Balzao
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-08

Il heard that the men striking tor
more money. made descent on the
Office"
They merely went to present thsdy
grievances in a procession"
We'll. didn't say 1t was . pAy.
raid7"
Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1913-05-08
Down and Up.

It's hard to keep a good man down.
Said some conceited pup;
But when he's in an aeroplanA
It's hard to keep him up.