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Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
OYSTER SUPPER
AT LONG BRANCH.

An entertainment and oyster sup
per will be given at Long Branch
school house Friday night March 29
beginning at 7:30 o'clock. The pro-
ceeds will 60 FOR the benefit of the
school and the public is cordially in
yited to attend.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
.cH1ckEN Stew & CAKE WALK.

There will be chicken stew, ana
cake walk at Sharpe's Hill school
house. between Edmund and CASTOR
Saturday night March 80. There
viii also be other forms of amuse-
nent for young and old, and the pro-
seeds viii go for the benefit of Har-
mony church. The public is cordial
Nv invited to attend.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
FOR SALE.

Until April 1st, I will offer F. O. R.
Swansea, pure Whipperwill, Iron and
Brabham peas at $3.50, mixed at
S3.25. All clean and sound. Write
or phone.
S. E. SMITH,
2t22e. Swansea, S. c.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
GAN EGG HUNT At MIDWAY
SCHOOL HOUSE."

There will be An egg hunt, quilt
rattle, and exercises by the children,
given by the Inprsvenat League Of
the Midway School, beginning at
6 p. IA, March seth, 1918.
Refreshments win be served.
KveybeSy be sure and sstsRa.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
TREsPAss NOTICE.

Alp persons are hereby warned not
to trespass upon my premises by hunt
ING, fishing or in any manner what
soever. he law will be strictly en-
forced against all parties violating
this notice. Especially those fishing
in my mill pond.
951 & MRS. II. z. RIKARD,
.4t21pd. Edmund. S. c.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
FINE EASTER CANDIES

Nunnally's high grade candies
frssh by express, in standard ane
fancy packages, all Gsss FROM halt
pound package, Of chocolates ON az
to large sizee fer Easter gifz.
" NAHHOK DRUG co.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES
AT PISGAH.

There will be Good Friday services
at Pisgah Lutheran church at II A,
NJ, with Communion Services on Eas
ter Sunday at II A. N.
A large attendance is requested.
O. B. Shearouse, Pastor.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27

Hamp L. Roof
Paul J. Wessinger
John J. Sem :
n. Claude Clarke
Charlie M. Shealy
Elliot Hallman
George Aughtry
J. Willie Dooley -. .
Perry E. Bouknight
Bennis r. Harmon
Bredie 3. Knsses = >
c. H; Livingstone =,
C. Thsnas Huffman y
Morgan W. Craft !
Jams % W. C. WasRsR
Jeass D. Taylor 49,
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27

DR.. Geo. B. Cromer Of Newberry
is in Lexington this week attending
court where he is enterested in sew
eral cases.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
Meeting County
Council Of Defenssee g

James are published in this notice
nd all -Four nutetspeakers whose
James are published The Ladies
Council of Defense and the Chair
aen Of The Food Administrator and
Red Cross workers and every citizen
# Lexington school teachers and pu-
ills of Lexington County are hereby
invited to meet with US.
Township Chairmen.
F. H. Hendrix, Leesviile, sc.
C. z. Jones, Batesburg, S. C.
r. G. Able, Steadman, S. C.
N. B. Wannamaker, Swansea, S. G
S. z. Smith, Swanse2,S. C.
L. S. Trotti, .NewsBrookland.
J. Sol Miller, Lexington, S. C.
T. H. Shall, Gilbert, S. C.
J. H. Roberts, Chaplin, S. C.
Heber R. Dreher, Irmo, S. C.
W. Il. Dreher, Chaplin, s. q.
c. S. Goodwin, CASTOR, S. C.
G. 3. Wingard. Lexington, S. C.
List of Four Minute Speakers.
C. NJ. Efird, Lexington, S. c.
T. H. shull, Gilbert, S. C.
S. F. Smith, Swansea, S. C.
W. S. Snyder, Batesburg, S. C.
7. C. Sturkie, Lexington S. C.
L. S Trotti, New Broollland, S. C,
T. C. Callison, Lexington, S. C.
G. A. Guignard, New Brookland.
B. J. Wingard, Lexington S. C..
J. B. Addy, Peak, S. C.
D. F. Efird, Lexington, S. C.
J. B. Wingard, Lexington, S. c.
A. D. Martin, Lexington, S. c.
Sim J. Miller, Lexington, S. c.
II. L. Harmon, Lexington, S. G.
John Buff, Lexington. S. C.
G. II. Ballentine, Lexington.
S. J. Leaphart, Lexington.
William Cxner, Leesville.
W. D. Dent, Lexington.
C. E. Leaphart, Lexington.
G. S. Drafts, Lexington, S. G..
C. E. Corley, Lexington, S. c.
G. B. Zimmerman, Lexington.
E. C. Ridgell, Batesburg.
G. 3. Wingard, Lexington.
E. L. Asbill, Leesville.
Barrett Jones, Batesburg.
G. T. Graham, Lexington.
James Shealy, Ballentine.
D. NJ. Crosson, Leesville.
J. H. Frick, Chaplin.
D. I. Wingard, Pelion.
J. Ed. Shealy, New Brookland.
L. W. Wise, Pelion.
Foster Spear, Lexington. u
W. H. Riser, Lexington.
F. H. Funderburk, Lex.
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27
LEXINGTON S. c., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, 1918


Ben P. Neese
T. B. Whiteside
Marion w. Matthias
John Bell ToWill
Travis Hill
Azariah Taylor
c.. Ben Corder
Willie L. Whitaker
A. P. Lindler
John C. Waters
Lexington dispatch-news. [volume] (Lexington, S.C.) 1917-1919, 1918-03-27

The State Board of HEALTH through it's Secretary offered
inauguras such campaign county the State whose
officers would make appropriation sufficient to defray
d OF the the remaining two thirds to be
ecay International Boards of Health
Lexington County, through it's and farsghed officers
accepted this Offer work begun Immediately
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-28
INFORMATION FOR ALL READERS OF
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL.

Each reader Of The State Journal Is Of
fered the unlimited use of the largest IN
formation bureau in the world.
This Service Bureau is located In the ma !.
tional capital, where II Is in mmeala.e at :
touch with all the great resources OF the
United States government .,r
II can answer practically any questlon
YOU want to ask, butt cannot give au-
yfce. nor make exhaustive research
The war has forced so many changes IN
the daily life of the American people that
the services of this information bureau Will
be invaluable to all who use IT, ,.,z
Keen in touch with your government
during these trying times. 1t can help you
in a thousand ways if your wants are only
made known ,.s,a
The State Journal pays for this spienol.d
service in order that every one OF us rem. u
ers NAV take free advantage OF It. fsu are
welcome to use 1t as often as you like
Write yeur request briefly; dly;oss s.gn cent cent
.tn-,,, Tor Teturn hostage and address the
TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL INFoRMA-
TION BUREAU. . x.-.h,,r
ton, D. C..
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-28
DINNER STORIES

will anyone ask me question
relative to any matter of life and
death ?" asked the thought-reader.
We'll, mine refers to murder" an
swered one member of the audience.
"Ah, I see blood" exclaimed the
thought-reader. tragically. You wish
to know who did the deed?"
Yes, please"
1T was a relative"
That's quite right. Fathers or
mothers side?" ventured the inquirer.
"Fathers.''
wonderful! That. too. is correct.
But what was the object?''
Cain
How marvellous! Go on"
Alas! / can see no more. Now
please, read out your question, sir, for
the benefit of the audience" >
who killed Cock Robin?"
Y The man who had made his pile
was at last happy. He had managed
to squeeze himself into a very ex-
elusive golf club. On his first visit
he looked around for a possible part
ner at a game, and approached a stout
gentleman, whose department sug-
gested social standing.
Certainly, SIR" replied the latter.
in answer to the newcomers invita-
ton. Then, as they approached the
first tee, he went on:
by the way, I'm a four man. What
are your
The novice was startled. but after a
minutes consideration he said. Fore
man. are ye? Well. I'm a straw hat
manufacturer
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-28

In case recently decided by the
United States general appraisers at
New York, involving the importation
OF a quantity of chinaware from Ger
many, prior to our entry into the war.
the importers contended that the
goods were correctly invoiced. while
the board found the chinaware was
undtrvalued. or, in other words. that
the export prices were lower than the
prices asked by the manufa cturers for
the same merchandise in Germany
the old German trick known to trade
as dumping" Under the boards de-
cision, the importers became liable for
the payment of an additional Is per
cent dumping duty. 1t is not many
years ago that dumping" was the
common practice of American manu-
facturers. Agricultural machinery and
sewing machines especially were
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-28
RED CROSS HOME SERVICE.

The people of the United States will
be called upon next month for a fur
ther contribution to the work of the
Red Cross and kindred organizations.
Multifarious are the duties and under
takings of this society. Among these
is one which tho little heard of is vast
ly important in it's way
The home service department of the
Red Cross, as it is known, was author
lied by general order No. IT of the
war department, ITO relieve the anx-
iety and to sustain the morale of SOL
diers who are worried about their
1amliles at home, and to promote the
comfort and we'll being of those fam
lies" Its function is to discover the
private worries and troubles of the
American soldier, and to remove them.
to the end that he shall be a better
fighting man.
The workings of this branch Of the
Red Cross is described by a writer
in Harpers as follows:
Suppose John Williams left America.
when ms wife was ailing. and John
has had no word from her since he
landed in France. 1t is but natural
that his thoughts should be of her
her condition may not have been seri-
Gus. but as he thinks and thinks. the
thinking becomes brooding; the seri-
business of her condition is magnified
IN MS eyes and he sees her at the
point OF death. With this oh his mind
ms qualities as soldier are affected:
ne takes no interest in his work. Moth
ing matters but his worry, and until if
Is removed he is as useless to the army
as II he were actually i'll of some in
capacitatfng disease in a hospital.
here the home service bureau stems
In. The reason for John Villa mss
failure of morale is discovered nv
somebody to whom John confides. In
any event, the story is transmitted to
the home service bureau, which takes
immediate action by cabling to the
united States to have a Representative
call on Mrs. John Williams and to re-
port at once on her condition. In
America a telegram is dispatched to
indiana. where John lives, and where
there is chapter of the Red Cross
Ihat very day a Representative calls
upon Mrs. Williams, discovers that she
Is abundantly well and happy and has
written her husband free 1ently. This
news IS cabled to Paris and placed
with as little delay as possible in
John's hands-and John becomes an
e1flc1ant American soldier again-a
soidler with very real and lasting
gratitude to the organization which
mas lifted weight of care from his
mind.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-28
GLOBE SIGHTS
CFron the Atchison Glohe-1

The stomach rebukes without max
ing any explanation.
1t is never safe to tell newly mar
ried man secret; he'll tell his wife.
A meal ticket is a man who is re-
ferred to by his wife as Friend Hus-
band.
A widower who has one foot in the
grave, has taken 1t out, and put it in
a $6 shoe; $12 a pair.
An Atchison woman has found scrip
tural authorization for hugging: The
waste places shall be made glad'
A candidate who knows what the
city ought to DO in the way Of i'm
prevements. suffers a lapse Of mem
ory after election.
An Atchison girl was graduated
lately from an expensive school. Her
parents were worried fearing she
would come home expecting to ac-
cohhplish great things. One day her
mother asked: what do you expect
to do, now that you are out of school 2"
Promptly the girl replied: Have a
good time for about two years; then
get married, have some children, and
give them a good time" The mother
breathed sigh of relief.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-28
THE PROBLEM OF TURKEY.

IT is announced that Turkey is ready
to accept peace on President Wilson's
terms. Turkeys attitude is remark
able in view of the fact that the United
States is not at war with that country
peace terms by the president. There
should be no negotiations with the
Turks. There is no excuse for the
continued existence of their govern
ment in a form that would give them
control of it's affairs.
The Christian Science Monitor well
says: Wherever the Crescent has
and idleness has descended on the
people, who have become hewers OF
wood and drawers of water for a race
to whorp the arts OF commerce are
contemplate, and whose only object
in life is to crafty their sensual pas
sions at the point of the sword. What
Enver Pasha and Talaat Pasha have
done to the Armenians, during the
present war, is only what the Turkish
pashas have been doing, from one end
of the Ottoman empire to the other.
for the last four centuries and a half.
The Armenian murder is only buck
ct in an ocean of blood, the hangman's
rope of Djen1al only a yard OF a rope
that could be stretched round the
world. The Ottoman found Mesopo-
tamia a garden, he has made of it a
fy-infested desert; he found, on the
eastern shores of the Mediterranean,
the wharves. the warehouses, and the
markets of a world commerce: in
the one city of Alexandria, there were
1000 palaces, 1000 baths, 400 the
aters, and 10000 shops for the sale of
vegeta bles alone, he made of it a city
Of the dead"
Turkey should be turned over to
General Allenby until he shall make
Of it another Egypt. Already he has
this work well upder way in that por-
tion of it that has come under his
domination. President Wilson's plan
of permitting the people to control
their own destinies would be almost
certain to fail in Turkey. The civil
lied nations must make over the Mos
lem empire.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-28
ON THE SPUR
OF THE MOMENT
BY ROY Z. NOULToN

Mr.. William Bill Peters, the well
known opry composer and fancier OF
Pomms Fanian dogs, who lives at En-
gIewood, n. j., was in our midst yes
terday and he had a couple of his
dogs in his pockets. II am raising
startle the civilized and uncivilized
world. It is Pommeranian whose
bite is pizen to only one class of peo-
pie, the Huns. It is called the Pom
neranian bloodhound. 1t is one size
larger than cootie and its upkeep is
not expensive. Give it one sniff Of
limburger or sauerkPaut and 1t will
go ana hunt up a German and bite
him, If it takes two weeks. 1t is my
plan to swarm these dawgs over the
Rhine by the million. They are SO
small 1t is impossible to shoot one of
'em, and the only way the Germans
can catch them is with fly paper"
Chan eeIIorS.
After q fellow has ehancs1Ied a minute
Or tw9. he finds out that there isn't much
Tho he's on the job and he chancels his
And worked like Trojan and does hisdad-
And chancels right up to his best form and
They put up some one else in to chaneel
It matters not much at all who Is the man,
Ine pest tnat chancellor gets Is the can.
Tho Hol1weg, Niehaclfs or HertliuE or Max,
Wflhelm's In the woodshed a-whetttng the
az. ,
Success fer a chancellor's too much to ask,
No man can perform an impossible task,
Tho many chancellor grabs for his hat
We claim that goat Ia q goat for a that
We have heard of comic opera wars,
but this seems to be a grand opera
war. At least Sley are advancing on
the Siesfried Brunnhilde and Wotan
lines.
Another keen disappointment lies in
the fact that one Of those nifty cent
haircuts doesn't lastA day longer than
the quarter ones did.
ION to Berlin!" is a true slogan,
Sure. we're onto Berlin.
Looks like 4 sure-enough fall, as
Adam remarked when he left the
garden.
Herbert Hoover is sos violently op-
posed to the doughnut that IT must
be he has eaten some of them some
time. They just don't seem to agree
with everybody.
One Of the best ways to Kill an
epidemic is to stop pressa senting 1t.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-28
HEART AND BEAUTY
Z PROBLEMS
BY MRS. ELIZABETH THOMPSON.

Dear Mrs. Thompson: am en-
gagged to a soldier in France and I
love him dearly. He writes and tells
boys. but he said in his last letter
that 1 should go with other boys.
1 received a letter from a sailor
boy the other day. Should 1 answer
it, or wait and write to my sweet
heart in France and ask him about
it? I have known the boy all my
life. BLONDY.
1t 1t not customary Cor engaged
girls to correspond with other boys
If you write to the sailor tell him
that you are engaged. 1t will hardly
be necessary to ask the soldiers per-
mission to write the first time II
you mention the fact that you have
written he will tell you how he feels
about the correspondence In case
he objects, do not write again.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am a girl
seventeen years old and 1 correspond
with sailor boy. 1 am deeply in
love with him and he is in love with
me. He writes to me three and four
times a week and write to him every
other night. Do you think 1 write too
often?
He is. going to send me a Jumper
Shall 1 take it from him or not?
shall be his wife some day. sB1LL.
Yes, I think you write too often
unless you are definitely engaged.
1t will be all right to accept the
jumper. 1t, is not correct, however,
for girls to accept jewelry or any other
gifts of great value unless they are
betrothed.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: am a mar
ried man with two little children. 1
have returned my QUESTIONABLE
What shall I do next?
HENRY NJ
In short time you will receive
your classification card. If you are
in class IA. which Is il . i,able you
will be ordered to report for physical
examination at once. If In deferred
classification, you will not be called
until the higr--r classes are exhausted.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I have been
keeping steady company with a young
man. He promised me that he would
not go with any other girls and made
me promise him that I would not go
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-28
A HERO EVERY DAY
Brave Deeds of men in
Americas Fighting Service

Private John Beck Flocken of the
United States Marines was in the
Bois de Balleau, fighting with his COM
-pany. A machine gun bullet had struck
him in the leg, forcing him to drop
to the ground. But he clung to his
rifle, and with great effort began to
drag himself forward, firing as he
went. The machine gun bullets of the
enemy caught him in the leg again.
Still Flocken dragged himself on--fifty
yards, a hundred, two hundred. TEeS
the marine settled into position and
opened fire at close range. One after
another of the enemy dropped. but
the machine gun crew held out. Flock
en- worked his finger rapidly against
the trigger of his automatic rifle. One
after another the Germans dropped.
The whine of the machine gun ceased.
Because of his bravery and tenacity.
Flocken has received the DISTINGUISHED
service cross. He is a son of Mrs.
Margueretta Beck, Olney, III.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-28
n his hand-Flora's last letter.

in his hand-Flora's last letter.
Dear Bobby" it read, I'm in trou-
bic. Mother has taken a notion to go
back home to live. I don't know what
day in all the years we've been in
these glorious mountains, but one
winter back there, Bobby, would
mean her DEATH And, oh, Bobby" the
letter went on, "CoI. Oscar MCLEAN,
that rich old rancher 1 told you about,
has again taken it into his head to
marry me! He worries me SO, I'm
afraid I'm getting more wrinkles than
a woman OF my age ought to have!"
Robert dropped the letter on the
grass with a groan.
i've let her wait for mS twenty
years. he said aloud; IT can't stand
>it! I don't believe ! can stand it any
longer.'
The man who had come up silently
behind him touched his shoulder.
whats that you can't stand. SOM"
Robert turned his head. My God,
daddy! Where did you come from ?'
he cried.
Greer drew his parole papers from
his pocket. I'm free, Robert! I've
been here since yesterday, and I've
found out what Jael thinks. I've spent
a heap of time since I've been down
there studyin' over maps and readin'
about foreign countries I'd always
wanted to see. 1 can tell her a lot
about 'em and she can keep on think
in I've been travelin'. Maybe we can
go to some of them places together"
go in and tell her!" Robert point
ed to the house. I've got to send a
telegram
An hour later Flora received his
message.
Don't worry any more. I'm COM
ing tomorrow
Copyright, 1918, by the Mcclure News
paper SYndicate.l
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-28
Is YEARS AGO In TOPEKA
From the column, >.
THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL

October 20, 1893.
The Democratic clubs of the city met last
evening at tie Fiambeau rooms on lower
Kansas avenue. Addresses were delivered
by Eugene Hagen, Eugene Wolfe and
Charles Spencer
The reception given last evening by Mrs.
". Peacock and daughters. Misses Ella and
Cofnelia, a charming affair The
ladies' were assisted by Mrs. q. Z. Upde-
graft. Mrs George Veale, 1r.. Misses Lulu
Elliott. Belle Thompson, Estella Martin
and Lyle Anderson.
Miss Jennie Finch entertained party
of her young friends at ner home on North
Monroe street last evening.
Miss Libbie Hazlett and Bert HaAett
entertained last evening the young people
who are members of a recently organized
dancing club. which will meet at the homea
of the respective members and enjoy them
selves In an informal manner. Those pres
ent were Misses Mabel Chase. Norma
Smith. Mabel Quigiey. Nellie McClintock,
Josephine Colby. Edna Crane. Leila Sax.
ton. Vera Low, Grace Van Hopten, GertfO
Kreipe. Messrs. Rasie Bennett.will wans-
worth, Elwooa Peffer, Dean Low. Howard
Wood, jay and Charlie keeler, John
(Lenfesty. Walter Smith, Clyde Grubbs and
Nat Taylor.
The Topeka state journal., 1918-10-28

with other boys. Lately discovered
that he is not true to his word. He
has been going with another girl and
on three occasions broke an engage
ment with me in order to be in her
company. I do not know what to do,
as I have learned to love this man
and cannot bear the thought of
giving him up. What shall I do?
MARY.
In the correct society such a thing
as STEADY company" is not recog-
ntzed. A young man and young wo-
man are free to accept the company
of as many friends as they wish un-
less they become engaged. STEADY
company" is not a satisfactory ar
rangement. because the girl is left
without friends when the one boy
gives her up for some one else. Other
boys imagine her engaged and they no
longer consider asking her company.
Interest yourself in other young
people. If the young man cares for.
you he will come back of his own ac-
cord.