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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1913-01-22

To The Milburn Wagon Co., non
resident defendant:
You are hereby notified that tle
Summons, Complaint, Notices aAd
Attachments Proceeding were this
dav filed in the office of Clerk of Court
Of Lexington County, S. O., and are
now on file in said office.
FRANK ". SHEALY,
Jan. /, 1913. II G. G. G. P.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
SUGAR CONSUMPTION.

Each person in the United States
last year has used 81 pounds OF sugar,
the per capita consumption of this
article having increased from 80
pounds in 1910. 50 pounds in 1900 and
1916 pounds In 1880. says statistics
gathered by the bureau Of foreign and
domestic commerce. The total sugar
consumption this year will exceed g..
000. 100000 pounds. whereas in 1900
only 4.50o.0o0,0o0 pounds were used.
The cost Of sugar to the consumer this
year Will approximate 100000, 900,
which Is more than S1.000,000 day.
One-fourth Of this sugar came from
the United States proper. another
fourth from Hawaii and Porto Rico.
and the remainder from foreign coun.
tries. chiefly Cuba The large Increase
this year in the production OF beet
sugar In this country Is noted. 1.400..
100000 pounds having been raised
against LOCO, 100000 pounds In 1910
and less than half that amount In
1906 Fl III. r. '.5.s
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
BUSINESS SYSTEM sEoacAnlxEO.

The United States treasury on Feb.
1 revoIutionixed its business system
and placed the ordinary iiscal transac-
lions Of the federal government on .
modern basis The change. II ID de-
clared. win prevent In large measure
the temporary tying up In the vaults
Of the subtreasuries OF large amount
Of money available TOR circulation
without increasing the deposits OF the
government In the banks
The daily government receipts from
customs. internal revenue and other
sources are now placed with the ma
tional bank Repositories to the credit
Of the treasurer Of the United States
All checks OF government disburs-
ing officers are drawn on the treasurer
and win be payable At any sub-treas-
ury or national bank depository IN
any part OF the country.
A national bank depository paying
one Of these checks may Immediately
reimburse its specified government
account from daily receipts OF customs
or internal revenue deposited with It
and forward to the nearest subtreas-
ury only the remainder Of the receipts.
This extends the clearing house prtn-
ciple to the governments business
system. '
In the past all receipts in the shape
OF checks for customs duties or inter.
nal revenue taxes have been forward
81 to the sub-treasuries for conversion
into actual cash. This process. which.
It is said. drew money into the treas
ury unnecessarily for . limited time
at least. will now be avoided.
Also, II is declared. the change will
obviate the payment by pensioners
and others Of exchange on govern.
ment checks. r.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
SAID TO, Be The OLDEST MASON IN AMERICA

% years and is perhaps the Oldest
living lawyer in Missouri.
In 1S74-5 Mr.. Paxton became deas
and had to give up his lucrative prac.
tice OF law. He engaged in other &C.
tivities and prospeged, but in 1907
found that the infirmities Of age de-
manded retirement. Blindness has
since yelled his eyes. and he can
walk only in familiar paths. His IA
cile pen is daily at work, however
Notwithstanding the weight OF "a
years.
All his life Mr.. Paxton has been
deeply devoted to the church and
Sunday school In 1924. four years
after the formation of the Sunday
school union, he attended in ColuIo.
bus. O.. what was perhaps the first
Sunday school in the Middle west. On
the first day of January. 1850, he OF
gained the first Sunday school In
Platte City, Mo-. and since that day.
sick or we'll. in warm or cold. for more
than 5000 consecutive Sabbaths he
has failed never to attend some Sun.
day school.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
MAKER OF STATUES FOR u. S. GOVERNMENT

quoyan, the great Indian who invel t.
ed the alphabet which resulted In
making record OF Indian speech pos
sible. - H.
The woman who has been thus hon
ored by the federal government ard
BY the representatives Of two states
at Washington Is Mrs. Winnie Ream
Hoxie. She Is the only woman who
has ever received such honors at the
hands Of the government. In fact
there is no man who has ever been
called upon for SO much important
sculpture for the capitol building as
has this little woman. ;;-'@
Mrs. Hoxie has been a famous figure
at the national capital since the Civil
war. For generation her home hns
been the gathering place for men and
women who have won fame In art and
literature and public life. AS Mrs
Hoxie's age advances her popularity
seems to Increase and the note OF
earlier days that Is sounded in her en-.
tertainments lends them q peculiar
SAVIOR of distinction. a.. 49,. =.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
Settled All Dispute.

One OF our best known astronomers
was talking about the difficulties and
intrfcacies that astronomy presents to
the lay mind f.
"For instance" he said, there Ii the
story OF the meteorite that fell on an
Essex (England) farm year ago.
It was q valuable meteorite and the
landlord claimed It ut once.
IAN minerals and metals on the
land belong to me- he aaid. That's
In the lease.
But the tenant demurred- This
meteorite. he said, wasn't on the
farm, you must remember, when the
lease was drawn up. ...s .u
"This was certainly poser, but the
landlord was equal to the occasion, for
he promutly retorted: Well. then, ]
claim 1t as flying game
"But the tenant was ready for him.
It's got neither wings Ec1 feathers,
he said. Therefore ~ ground game
Il 10 mine. g..
.How long they would have con.
tinued their argument cannot say.
Tor e fhAt moment . revenue oincer
came up and proceeded to take POS
session Of the meteorite. Because
said he. IT IL an article introduced In
to this country without payment OF
duty" gan
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
NAVY RECRUITING GAINS.

The navy department has announced
that hereafter 1t will be possible for
applicants for enlistment In the navy
to be examined in cities where there
is a marine recruiting office. but no
navy recruiting office. The new order
will apply in Peoria. H.; Rock Island.
H.; Lansing. Mich: Tifin, o.; Front
Royal. Va; Grand Forks. N. D., and
st. Joseph. Mo. There will. however.
be no recruiting for the marine corps
at navy Offices. as the complement OF
the marine corps is filled. Men whose
preference fs for the navy may apply
In any of, the cities mentioned and be
given a preliminary examination. II
accepted they will be sent at govern
ment expense to the nearest recruit
ing station to complete their enlist
mcnt. j.,
The navy now is short about 5000
men. or between 9 and 10 per cent. Of
its authorized strength The British
navy Is short about $4,000 men. or
about the same proportion. but the
British face greater difficulties be-
cause their larger number must be
drawn from areas in which recruits
previously have been gathered and
are thus practically exhausted.
Recruiting In the United States
navy Is found to show a decided gain.
the greatest single factor in enlist
ments. according to navy officials. be-
ing the recommendation Of men In
the service or who have been dis
charged. .. go. ~
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
RETAIN THE LARIAT.

The lariat has been retained by the
cavalry equipment board as a part Of
the new equipment Of mounted troops.
As cavalry marches for a considerable
period of years repeatedly have ira
versed regions affording facilities for
rail transportation Of forage. and as
plenty Of forage is laid down at the
picket lines in manuver camps. a
great many officers accept these con.
ditions as those that probably always
will prevail. As a natural result many
have given little attention to the prob
lem of subsisting horses in the field
under circumstances that always have
prevailed in war and probably always
will-lack Of transportation.
There are those that have main.
tanned that the growth Of rail and
water transportation in every direc'
ton during recent years has created
the probability that our cavalry In fu.
ture wars can look confidently to the
ample supply Of forage, and therefore
resort to grazing will be unneces-
sary. This view has beer disturbed
az recently as last year, when for
several months our cavalry was con-
;ronted by the possibility Of service
in Mexico. a country strikingly bar.
rem G. transportation facilities in most
districts. .E j..,ss,,,
1t fs for these reaosns that the lariat
has been retained. in order that horses
under restraint may be put out to
craze. a ~ NH Z @
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
Natural Coke and Graphite.

Coke is made in nature as we'll %
In brick ovens. When hot volcanic
material comes into contact with .
coal bed under the proper conditions
it makes very good coke indeed al
though not in sufficiently large depos
its to be commercially valuable. sucn
natural coke is often found oy tne
geologist or the prospector. .
Graphite is also manufactured ou'
Of coal by volcanic heating, ana y.
this case the product is commercial.
ly important. Graphite is nearly pure
carbon. In geologic examinations o.
the deposits OF the Ration coal neios
in New Mexico Geologist Lee foun.
some excellent examples where cos'
hae been metamorphosed into graph.
tie by comparatively recent intruslons
of hot volcanic rock, the com Dus'ion
Of the coal being prevented oy INC
absence Of air. Man is now manulav
turing graphite as well as coke ou'
Of coal.-Scientific American.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
MUCH MYSTERY IN DR.. FRIEDMANN'S CURE

premature announcements. They can
only attribute them to the fact that
he is chiefly laboratory man. has lit
tie knowledge of dealing with people
and is not q practical business man.
No one knows where his laboratory Is
and the culture, ~ is said. is prepared
by a young women laboratory assist
ant, who is the only person he really
seems to trust.
Some fifteen American patients are
being treated in B.s-;in by DR.. Fried
mann. Some of them declare that
they are getting excellent results and
are improving rapidly. while others
express antipathy to Dr.. Friedman
personally and criticik< his institute.
Mrs. Walter Powell a:f Boston. the
first American patient n be treated
by Dr.. Friedman. left a few days
after the first incubation. Her hus-
band said that while he believed the
remedy had some virtua, DR.. Fried
mann personally did not inspire any
confidence, perhaps because he does
not know how to deal with americans.
While his terms for treatment are gen.
orally considered reasonable averag-
ing perhaps $25 for incubation and
SO for consultation. some Americans
here declare they are very high. One
patient claims to be paying $1,000 for
the entire treatment DR.. Friedlaann
says it is the custom Of German phys
icians to vary their charges in accord
ance with the ability of the patients
to pay.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
maklno an impression Upon Him.

MAKING an Impression Upon Him.
Bob Dryer, fresh from college, open.
ed a real estate Office in an attractive
suburban neighborhood and hoped to
make his fortune. For days he sat
undisturbed In his little office. staring
out at the dusty roads or twiddling his
thumbs. On the afternoon OF the
fourth day he saw man crossing o.
den boulevard diagonally, headed for
his door. Surely this was a customer.
He must be made to feel that business
was flourishing. @Ey%#
AS the man stepped over the thresh-
old Bob had the telephone receiver at
his ear and was talking earnestly into
the transmitter. " vi
THAT'S correct" he said as, the man
stood before him. Right We will &C.
cept your fifteen cash tomorrow and
let the thirty thousand remainder
stand on a ten year mortgage. What?
Yes. I'll bring the deed around at II
tomorrow morning. Good morning"
Bob hung up the receiver and turn.
ed an important visage to the Wis
itor. H.. .1 .s,. II :.
why, / Just came over" said the
man, grinning, TO connect your tele-
phone instrument with the wires. -
Harper's Weekly. a +
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14

- :. f. ya9 4.E. :
faded picture u one Of the most inter-
esting figures In the political life of
the state. .. .-. .- r.
United States senator. . power In
Republican politics for years. . sp!en.
did orator, Civil war veteran, an In
veDtor Of machinery that revolution
ised paper making, q man OF scholarly
attachments, and for years one OF New
York's big businessmen, Warner MIL
er at rs finds himself In the deepest
financial straits. broken in health, all
but forgotten In the state where
once his name was household word.
Hundreds OF persons who followed his
picturesque career until he dropped
out Of sight will regret to hear OF the
reverses he has met with in his de-
clinins years. ~.
Senator Miiler-he is still called
Senator-has been making q brave
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
SENATOR WARNER MIlLER's FINANCIAL PLIGHT

light 70 ret back on his feet. bat M
financial troubles have been too much
for even man OF his determinatacn
to overcome. They have been p!l-
ing up for years. In January, 1908.
he made an assignment for the bens-
at OF his creditors to Ernest L. Con-
ant, an attorney. but the schedules
were not filed In the county clerks
ONCE until q few days ago. These pa
pers show that his liabilities are great
IL in excess OF his assets. Senator
Miller makes his home with one OF
his children. While his health u
feeble his mind h As clear a. ever.
Entering political life In an acci-
dental way, he forged rapidly to the
front in the councils Of the Republic
an party and continued To take lead
ing part in the political AFFAIR." OF the
state and nation for many years. Al
ways in the thick OF the Republican
fray, he is best remembered for his
uncompromising attitude toward Plat.
an attitude which asserted itself soon
after the latter began his campaign
to get control of the Republican or
ganization of the state.
Miller and Plat locked horns on nu.
merous occasions. but Plat vas com
ing'' and Miller was going" and the
result was not long in doubt Plat
was instrumental In defeatieg Miller
for reelection to the Unitei States
senate in 1887, and after thu. Miller's
political fortunes began to d,cline.
Unfortunate speculation IL respon'
sible for Senator Miller's finaocial diff.
Notwithstanding.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14

sailed for New York. Just before leav.
ing he said: u am going to America
to earn that $1,000.0 900 oe'ered by Mr..
Finley. My time there VIII be rather
limited. ~ must be back to Berlin.
where work awaits me-"
Privy Medical Councillor Kirchner.
the head of the Prussian health de-
partment, stated to newspaper cor
respondent that DR.. friedman had
not given his culture to the govern
ment, but had merely asked fot an in.
terview. Dr. Kirchner said hi was
not prepared to say whether the gov
eminent would accept the remedy un-
til after 1t had made an investigation
Of the entire matter.
DR.. Friedmann's friends say they
cannot understand his actions and bis
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
Iowa State Bystander
BYsrANDER PUR. co. Publishers.
oss MONIES. IOWA
PRINTED IN MANY coLoRs
Every Important Nation on the Globe
Has IL Own Idea OF How Bank
Mote should Look.

The bank OF England notes are sim.
ny printed in black ink. on Irish lin.
On water-lined paper, plain white. with
ragged edges. A badly scrolled or
worn bank Of England note II rarely
ssen. for the reason that notes which
in any way ind their way back to the
hank are Immediately Cancelled and
new ones issued In their stead.
The notes OF the bank OF France
are made OF white waterlined paper.
printed In black and white, with nu-
merous NEUROLOGICAL and allegortcal
pictures- M~n ~
South American notes resemble
those OF our own country, except that
cinnamon brown and slate blue ars
the prevailing colors.
German notes are printed In green
and black. The one-thousand-m marx
bills are printed in silk fiber paper.
It has been averred that 1t takes an
expert or q native to distinguish
Chinese bill from q laundry ticket II
the bill be OF low denomination, or
from firecracker label II the bill be
OF q large denomination. the print be-
ing in red on white, or yellow on red,
with much gilt and many gorgeous de-
vices. 80 s@'a.
Italian notes are OF all sizes. shapes
and colors. The smaller bills are
printed on white raper in pink. blue
and carmine ink
The most striking paper currency IN
the world is that Of Russia It's one
hundred-ruble note is barred from top
TO bottom with all the colors OF the
rainbow, blended as when sun ray
passes through a prism. In bold re-
lief in the center stands forth a finely
executed vignette In black The re-
mainder Of the engraving is in dark
and light brown ink.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
That Military Air.

When Sir John French was lii COM
mand of the cavalry at Canterbury he
CHANGED one day to meet rather
slouching young recruit.
"Tell me, lad" said the new chief
Of the general staff, docs this city
belong to your" @
The military fedgeling saluted and
blushingly replied:
mo, SIR"
Never mind" said French. genial
~, "straighten yourself up. pull your
self together and look as though II
did"
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
huoo's Feats Of Gastronomy.

Nine. Judith has some good stories
to relate of Victor Hugo, although
there are few among them that IN
crease our respect for the great nov
elist. She was especially struck by
his gastronomic feats, as she may well
have been. Upon one occasion, she
says, he put a whole orange, rind and
all into his mouth and then managed
to thrust as many pieces of sugar as
possible into his cheeks. This achiev-
ed, he began to scrunch it all up with
his lips tightly closed, In the midst
of this operation he swallowed down
two liquor glasses of Kirsch and a few
minutes later opened his mouth wide.
1t was empty! No one made any at
tempt to initiate him." Hugo's COM
placency was as great as his other
powers. When somebody at table
quoted De Musset he replied. yes
he has immense talent. He boasts
that there are some who consider MIN
as good a poet as am" i
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
Early Siege Of Turkish Capital

Early Siege Of Turkish Capital
Constantinople has been threatened
before by the Bulgarians. the most
memorable of the early attacks having
been made in s13, when the barbarian
Krum arrived before the city's walls.
The siege, 1t is related. was begun
with high ritual, but before more than
a demonstration had been made, the
Byzantine emperor came to terms.
While the negotiations were going on
Krum was nearly killed. peril which
30 enraged the founder of the Bull
garian empire that he laid waste the
suburbs and retired with a host Of
captives. Fortunately for CONSTANT
nople, when the Bulgarian prince re-
turned to take fuller revenge he was
seized with apoplexy and died.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
Told Her.

"Now, have given you good mea.,
perhaps you can tell me how l eau
get some Of that wood cut up oVe.
there?" said the lady at the oaoA
door to the tramp. -
IT cert'nly kin, ma'am," repiieo 'n ~
itinerant, his hat in bis hano'
seed in de papers t'day dat an electrle,
driven machine to split kindling WON
Is on de market" 5l
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14

plar and Royal Arch Mason. belong
ing to the bodies at Platte City.
Mr.. Paxton was born In Mason coun.
ty, KY, on March 2, 1919. He attend.
ed Augusta college, KY, St. Zavie1's
college, Cincinnati, O., and Center COL
lege, Kentucky. In 1889 he was H.
censed as an attorney. He can, there
fore. claim a professional life Of over
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
rr,umohed Over Obstacles.

Henry e. Lanius, an interesting fig.
ure In the present legislature Of
Pennsylvania, 10 blind. He was re-
porter for = news bureau during the
spanish-American war, but quit the
field to become 4 metal worker. An
accident in . steel mill cost him his
eyesight. He learned the blind Ian
guags and with the aid of his wife
kept abreast Of the times. They
bought q small farm and In time he
became an expert upon soil and the
markets. Then he bought more land
and entered politics. He il a magnetic
speaker. n, ...ss-s-
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
No Jov Visit.

A Glasgow turnalist who was care
less OF his personal appearance was
assigned to writa something about ..
show ut 4 leading Glasgow theater. He
presented his card at box ofiice.
The manager came out and looked
ct the disheveled visitor obviously.
did you come here to write about
the play-to work." he asked. II
do you think I'd come to your
theater for amusement" asked tho
journalist % he stalked out.-satar>
day Evening Post.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
". Lrs'+3'59i Na-5 ya-T+ r.
Freak Of q Vowel.

e5y Grigg-"This morning ! caugnt :
fragment of conversation between :
native and foreigner. The iorme I.
was saying: The TO-" remember e :.
pronounced like r. In Jim. Wns =.
word do you suppose he referred g. !,
Briggs-"That's easy! Women .
course" ii.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
When Friendship 10 Needed.

When Friendship 10 Needed. ]
II q mans own folly has brought
him to bitter pass, the more ha
needs the rallying loyalty Of his
friends. for fear despair may add its
poison to his grief and self-!oathing
complete the ruin begun by what was
perhaps but moment Of weakness.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
Can Write HIs Name sea NJ.

Can Write His Name 1914 Ways.
Probably no. surname has undergone
80 many changes as that Of Sir Harry
Stapleton Mainwaring pronounced
Mannering). At Power hall. his Che.
shire home, there Is a paper show.
Ing the name written in 1874 ways
London Mail. 81 .9 s,s.. "a
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14

4uAlbA . 00SA ~
losis serum has
caused o stir In
10 9 deal circles.
mfh in. Berlin,
Fi.a mann's home.
and IA America.
d. Friedman
said recently that
h would give the
Arman govern
mant his discov-
erS. but up to q
few days ago he
had not done 30.
IN Tehruarv 10 ha
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
H.r.h Words From, the Rench

Harsh Words From the Bench. IS
You remind me Of piece Of pick.
led pork. and should think you have
been . long time in pickle" said the
West London (Eng.) magistrate to .
red-faced horse dealer who burst into
tears when charged with being drunk.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
PARCEL Post.

What is that chirping sound in the
closet?" '.....
Young Chickens" gasped the hus-
band guiltily. ~. r.
'I:knew 1t. You forgot to mail that
dozen eggs / gave you three weeks
ago." '.a-. # l7. ..
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14
preoceulp,atIon.

What's the matter with that mans
farm?" %.s
Hes too enthusiastic" replied Mr..
@Corntossel. 'Ho gets 80 interested
reading agricultural literature that he
forgets all about tendin' the crops an
the stock." z
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14

MW hO S
game In the last
few years this an
nouncement In
the papers a few
days ago didn't
mean anything
beyond the state
ment that anoth.
er man had gone
broke; to pohti-
clans and other
persons whose
memories 80 back
30 or 40 years II
hro,, chit mn the
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1913-03-14

Governor Kirkwood, the wartime chief
executive Of Iowa. That statue ia near.
ing completion and now she has re-
ceived an additional commission for
another figure, likewise to be placed
in Statuary Hall. This last work Is
at the behest OF the state of Okla.
homa and ia to be the statue of Sc