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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27
THE ELEVATOR BOY.
HE RELATES A PERSONAL ExFERl-
ENCE WITH A NEW TENANT.
How Ike Cot Revenge Oh an alleged
Agent For Grindstone Quarry
Who Refused to Help Him Lift the
Nort.sre on His Mothers Home.
[Ccpvr;cht, 1901. b. c. B. Lewis. ]

Mortgage on His Mothers home.
ICcpvricht, 1901. By c. B. Lcw:s.l
It is but natural that an elevator boy
IN n skysc"aper should seek TO size up
q new tenant aS soOn rs possible, ara
when Mr.. liaGadcCu moved III on the
ninth floor the other week got line
on him in twcnty-four hours. He claim
ed to be agent for 4 grindstone quarry,
and he had 4 gritty way with him. l
had scarcely decided that | could never
give him my confidence and feel like q
son toward him when he called me up
to lis room and said:
"Samm:s. I want to say word to
you. I understand that you are father
less!'
Yes. sir"
"And you are trying to pay OF
mortgage on your mothers homer
"Yes. sir"
"Well, don't blame your father for
dying. and 1 hope the mortgage will be
.oreclosed. l wouldn't give you ten
cent piece to save your neck. You are
one of those fresh kids who are on the
SPY and gossip, and you expect quar-
ter every time you carry tenant up
or down. You have run against snag
Sammis. You have met man who'll
tie you up in knots the first time you
open your mouth. Look out for me,
SalnMiS!'
It is needless to say that my feelings
were hurt. He had jumped on Ele with
beth feet without cause. y boy in a
blacksmith shop would have gone away
and felt crushed for year. but was
sad for about ten minutes and then
thirsted to get square. I Lad hardly
got down stairs before my mind was
made up that l would some day hold
Mr.. Hagadoon'S nose to his own grind
stone and hold it hard. He didn't have
no boy about his office, and so tried
to make friends with his typewriter. l
had no sooner offered her 4 stick Of
gum. however, when she turned on me
with:
boy, 1 am up to yo"r little game.
and it won't work. Better tend right
to your own little business"
A week had passed. and had
learned nothing about the grindstone
business, when q strange cub made up
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27
chamberlain's Stomach and
Liver Tablets.
Try them

Try them
When you feel dull after eating.
When you have no appetite.
When you have a bad taste in the
mouth.
When your liver is torpid.
When your bowels are constipated.
When you have a headache.
When you feel bilious.
They will improve your appetite
cleanse and invlgorste your stomoch
and regulate your liver and bowels.
For sale by J. E. Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27
Automobilfng Exposed.

"How many horsepower is your au-
tomobile" inquired the man in the
dogcart.
Ten horse and two men," responded
the owner. "The ten horsepower runs
it on the level roads. and my chauffeur
and I get out and push it up the hills
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27
Too Much to Expect.

Farmer Swackhammer i lost my
wife yesterday.
Farmer Pildecker-No! Dead?
Swackhammer - Nav. Run away
with lightnin' rod peddler.
WAL. Josh. l offer ye my sympa,
thy. I'm mighty sorry fer yc."
Yes. | never did have any luck
a-loSin' things. Why. | lost a yaller
dog fourteen times before he stayed
lost."-San Francisco Bulletin.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27
The Proof.

Then the defiant. militant spirit took
possession of the devoted missionary.
You think I'm puddng!' he cried.
"rll SHOW you am not"
"The proof Of the pudding is in the
eating" rejoinrd the savages darkly.-
Detroit Free Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27
Her Taste.

Mr.. Fussy Cearrangin@ the things in
the parlor)--You have wretchedly poor
taste. my dear.
Mrs. Fussy Gesi@nedly)-That'S what
everybody said when l married you,
IIenrr.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27

IHAD GOT HIM DOWN AND AT IIY MERCY.
faces at ne as went out to lunch. l
sailed in at once, and l had got him
down. and ut my mercy Wien lie offer
ed to betray Il secret if | would spare
his life. ! thought it WAS about a pot
Of gold. but it didn't pan out that way.
He lad been tie srintlSrone mans boy
in another skyscrapcr and had been
discharged for falling IN love with the
steno%raphcr That Srindstone buSl-
ness Was ali :; bluff. Mr.. Hagadoon
had several l.ttc sche!ueS. He was
lottery tickets. doing 4 quiet pool busi-
nesS and roj:u- il suckers on worth
less mining Stccks. MI this the boy
told me as held him down by the hair,
AMI not Only spared his life. but re-
wardcd him with bag Of peanuts.
Before taking any steps against the
grindSt0ue man ! gave him a show.
During Il lull iM business l stopped at
his door and asked him ii l could pos
SiUly do anything 70 make his stay III
tne '"'''"7 '''''C No'...'' '',''e' Aie
uHn iet 'ile '''" ii's "'''Se' ou'' e0.n-
ing o"t iii" exc '1'i'. &c Ti"""eu ii'e ~
lne i'a!' "''' 't'HSe" t'!'' Ia! e"t:
Away with yo:i CO. III 1abble my
nai'iS - or .'s''' l. ''oou
G .,,
i,-,. - tl,a,, l .,,,-
"t'> ~ ~ 'i' ''''c' .- 80
~ ,-,, rtm - i'N''' :, :.
a.1I,.I. i,,i ,.,+ ~, =. 49, t,a. .,,a+
I1'>", :, va ~ ',1",
4o' W 'ei!o"' ''|-e AZ '''c ''''Hs n'."''
u ,!o'"7 ~ ~ '''' 'v''''! iIC''. ''.'N '.Ci'
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27
"Extractinr without Pain"

"NothinS makes man feel so
small" observed the breakfast cynic.
las when he hears feminine screams
emanating from a house. and. rushing
forward, determined to rescue her or
die in the attempt, he is confronted by
the sign, Dentist '"-Chicago News.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27
That Lovely Age.

"There is an age" said the wise
man Of Willow Hollow. when 4 sirl
is too old and too young for kissing
games. Just q: that time in her life
she does not need any excuse to get ali
that she wants."-Chicago Post.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27
ENCOURAGING.

,Carrie-Tonight would be a good
time to speak to papa.
Iindsay-Why do you think so?
Carrie-He wore = new pair of shoes
all day. and his feet are so tender he
wouldn't dare do anything to hurt
them.-Chelsea asSJNGaZette.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27
Bedtime.

AIamma-Well. did you tell God how
naughty you have been:
Lily-No. | was ashamed. l thought
il had better not get out Of the family
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27
Tucn Worse.

"N'hat is worse thal 4 giraffe with a
sore throat"
~ cen:ipcd with clIilDlainS. '-Bos'
ton Christian i.c@iSter.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27
Further Particulars.

Miss Saltonstall-Mr$. Slnyth2 tells
me that her father wri: distinction Oh
the bench.
Miss Winthrop-YcS, lie vas SL9e-
maker.-SOmerville Journal.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27
As Usual.

"Ah. we'll" she sighed, laying away
the book, "'the romance is ended.
They've got married."-Chicago Rec
ord Herald.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27
His Devotion.

"Wken ! make Il mistake" said Mr..
MeektonS wife, 4 DO not hesitate to
confess it."
Yes. Henrietta" Was the reply. "you
can affcrd TO say that. You never
make e:.ny."-NIaslingtO Star.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27

What was TO say? knew only too
we'll the futlity OF trying to live for
nothing in New York-New York Sun.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27
Futile.

observed with disquiet that Nor
daunt was about to hang himself.
Il have nothing to live for he ex-
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27
Exact N-S.

Exact N"S.
Jones.
Mrs. Brow
(ind i"na"t!.T ~
Is it true that
he said | WAS
fair, fat and
fort.y:'
Mrs. Jones'
I'm not SURE
that he SAID
"fair. '-Iit-
Pits.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27

Jilnmy-Say, pop, If
I'd been born twins
stead O me, what
would my other name
be:-New York Jour
nal.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27

The tEr".
"Gla dvS. if
YOU knew how
my heart burns
for you,"'
''Try so ME
bak ing soda.
They say that's
q splendid cure
for heartburn"
New \ or X
World.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27

Parties desiring the Home and
Farm sent with the Dispatch must
send 25 cents, cash in advance.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-11-27

LContinued on Page Four.
The colored American., 1901-10-05

The American Protective League
starts out in a way which indicates
that it will give the older race organ
izations a run for their money. The
headquarters have been moved from
Newark, n. J., to Providence, & l.
where permanent arrangements have
been made f)r the offices of the differ
ent departments of the work. In or
der that the work of the league may be
kept before its members as we'll as the
general public, the New England
Torchligh has been resurected with
that versatile quill driver,
John Edward Bruce as managing edit
or. The first issue of The Torchllght,
under Mr.. Bruce's management, has
lust reached our office and it is red hot
clean, and spicy, It starts out like
it means business and we predict for it
along and useful career and a position
near the top of the list one Of the
most interesting and enterprising Of
race journals.
The colored American., 1901-10-05
Opening of Second Baptist Lyceum

The Second Baptist Lyceum will
open for the season tomorro " afternoon
at $50 O'Clock sharp. The program
will be OF a varied character and highly
interesting. Hon. George II. White
will deliver an address on "The Times
Ii Which We Live" and Will make 9
report Of the proceedings OF the Afro.
American CUuncil at Philadelphia, at
which he represented the Lyceum as a
,legste. Ths augmented choir will
render President McKinIey's favorite
hymns under the direction of Prof. r
w. Tompkins, and siIscted quarter
ftom 1Sth Street church choir will sing
LEAD Kindly Light" Mr. 7. n. Dix.
oa viii also contribute to the musical
program. Action will be taken relative
| to the demise of Mr. mckinley, through
Mr.. w. L. hensrd. President TbOmp-
sons third year starts out with every
prospect Of success,
The colored American., 1901-10-05

Melville W. Fuller, DR.. Edwsrd Eve
rett Hale, of Boston, Elk Governor
Frank s. Black, of New York, Cover
nor c, B, Jordan, of New Hampshire,
Edgar Aldridgs LittletOn, Judge OF
United States DistrictCourt and others
of like fame. This places Mr, Wash
ington in what might be termed
fright good company. The race will
not forget the b eadth and Christian
generosity thus shown by Dartmouth
College
The colored American., 1901-10-05

The demand, for the eloquent speech
by Hon. JudsOn ". Lyons of the U.
s, Treasury made at Fairmont, w.
Va, September 23rd, has been 30
great that in order to supply it We are
reproducing the speech in lull in this
issue of The Colored American. It is
put iu supplement form in order that
those who wish to keep the speech III
tact may do sor Mr. Lyons is one Of
the ablest and most gifted young men
of the race and is deserving of the
many honOrs showered upon him.
The colored American., 1901-10-05
sATURDAY,OCTOBER 8, 1901.
BOOKER WASHINGTON IN The PUBLIC EYE,


The faculty of doing the right thing
at the right time, and OF saying the
right thing when it can be OF the great
est benefit to mankind is blessing
vouchsafed to few men IN any genera
tion. Yet Booker 7. Washington
seems to possess this talent in the high
est degree, and is was never more
strikingly exemplifed than in his
statesmanlike letter Of last W elk, when
hexpressed the universal verdict OF
thoughtful people as to the terrible
tragedy at Buffalo, that put an end to
life of President Mckinley. The ut
terance appears elsewhere in this issue
of The Colored American, and II goes
to the marrow of the situation.
No matter what the provocatlon, MIR.
Washington is never bitter. He tells
the plain truth 10 q gu ct, philasophic-
al manner, and insists that the blame
for any condition shall go where it
properly belongs, hurt whom it may.
With force that strikes home, because
of its recognized logic, he indicts the
entire nation for permitting the growth
of anarchy until its poisonous tangs
have been plunged into the very heart
of the Republic and Chief Executive
hasbeen sacrificed to its rapaeity Silent
acuuiescence in the lynching OF untried
Negroes in many states, the neglect to
crush out the spirit that defies law and
its mandates, and the apparent help
lessness of the federal government
when its authority is set at naught all
these circumstances have reached their
logical conclusion in the rise OF the dis
ciDles of riot and murder. Mr. Wash
ington declares, and all will agree with
him, that the nation is reaping what II
has sown, and the time has come Wher
everytrue American must stand shoul'
der to shoulder with his brethren. ano
stamp out the viper that has unwilling
" been nursed In our naional DO ON
MIR, Washington, with characteristic
ssoacitv. has waited until the excite
ment ofthe hour has 4 aa0urably abat-
ed. aud securing the attention ct th
country wisely suggests, among Othe
things these practical remedies tor Ia
The colored American., 1901-10-05

Subscriptions may Ds sent by postof1cs
money order, express or by registered letter.
All co mmunicatiOns for publication should
not nee sssarily tor Publication, but as guar
apt0 o. good faith.
We solicit news, contributions, opinions
and in fact, all matters affecting the race.
We will not pay for matter, however, unless
it Is ordered by as, All matter intended for
publication must reach this office by W ednes-
day of each week to insure insertion in the
current issue
81 Agents are wanted everywhere. Send
Or InEtructtonEs
The colored American., 1901-10-05
10 BiShOD Grant, TIE race I

To Bishop Grant, the race IS
greatly indebted tor the ta0O Negro
regiments that serUed in the PhtLEt-
pines. He 400, Eed aoith the Presi
dent and in the WGy office early and
1ata, to Secesre this representation and
eoith the at,aceosing AID Of other dis.
tingati he'd LEADERS,, he carried his
point.
The colored American., 1901-10-05

Mj8siSSipp5 drGo0S no salts
faction out of the fact tiat she leads
en- the Iynchiag record for the past
decade or tl0O. No state IS trying
to steal her doubtful LaureIS.
The colored American., 1901-10-05
evil of anarchy !;


an earnest effort TO create such publ
sentiment as will make crime disappear
and especially is it Is needful that We
se9 that there is no Idle. di- solute, pur-
pOseless class permitted IN our midst.
Second for all to unite IN brave ef
fort to bring criminals to justice, and
where a supposed criminal is found, to
see that he has fair. patient legal trial.
"Let us heed thewords of our dedart-
ed and beloved chief as he lag upon his
dying bed, referring to his murderer: |
hope he VIII be treated with fairness
"If Will am Mckinley. as he was Of
fer;ng up his life in behalf 0fthe ma n
could lie brave enough, thoughtful aad
patriotic enough TO request that ki4 "a
sailant should be fairly and homes ly
tried and punished, surely We can afford
to heed the lesson "
These sentiments will appeal to the
intelligent American, and their wisdom
timeliness and perfect statement of The
case must surely bring about whole
some plan of action, regardless OF color,
section or politics
That Booker 7. Washington is a
statesman of the brOadest type is now
conceded throughout the land. He is
more than RegrO-he is and Ameri-
can citizen. whose principles and works
are set up by the best brain and cul-
ture in civilization as an example
which his contemporaries can emulate
with profit to themselves and to the re-
Republic. His growth from the slave
boy to the honored representative of a
great people is the wonder of the cen
tury, and those who would analyze his
upward career along the lines Of natur-
al developem9nt are puzzled how to
apply their conventional rules. Crit
lcizad at first By the superficial, sus-
pected by the shOrt-gighted and anath-
emizad by the foolish, he has steadily
held to his course, remained true to his
convictions, been true to the compass of
right and justice, until today he
stands in the front rank
in the esteem and confidence of the in
telligent peoples of the globe. He is
welcome guest anywhere on two cont
nents, and his work is welding leaV-
ening influence that cannot be esti-
mated In finite terms.
Two Incidents of many may be cited
that demonstrate cOnciusiYely the mar
velous hold Mr. Washington has upon
the scholars and thinkers of the coun
try. Some months ago stately Har
ward University conferred upon him
the degree of A NJ, and he was the
first Negro to be so honored by that
institution. The distinction is one that
is priced by the most eminent men OF
learning in the country, a few days
ago, another, and not less notable
mark of appreciation was rendered
him At the exercises in comemora
ton of the 1OUth ami versary of the
graduation of Daniel Webster at Dart
mouth College, that ancient and IA
M us institution conferred upon Mr.
Washington the degree of LID The
alma mater of Webster for the frsI
time in her history places this laurel
upon the brow of me Der of oul
t race. The occasion was a grand one
and the action of the college bears ths
r impress of true nobility. There is en-
: couragement in this honor for every
: descendant of those who a generation
1 and half ago, writhed under the lasl
t of bondage. The honor is not alon
The colored American., 1901-10-05

Organize NegroBLsipess Leagues
everywhere. Why doesn't the Dis
trict of Columbia aCake atp9
New-York tribune., 1901-05-26
Az INUINCIBLE OLD WOH1N
ME. SELLS LIQUOR AND DEFIES
THE COW NMENT
THE GOVERNMENT

What shall We DO with Dame Ouillette'' is "a
question that is bothering the United States
Government
Dame Ouilleite lives under the hill in Portage
Lake Plantation. ArOostook County. Me. Past
her door rumble the big mill wagons "toting"
down 10 the railroad station at Ashland. Past
her door also, streams ,he travel over the main
turnpike road between Ashland and Fort Kent
on the Northern Maine border All THIS traffic
is good for the business Of Dame Ouillette. shr
sells liquor. Her cupboard is fun of IL There
is Geneva gin in the black, hump shJuldered
bottles; there is amber waited" Scotch Whis
key; there is cherry rum in jugs bits of The
hulls and pulp Of the black cherries tlecking il.
as its purple black jets come "honk -honk" from
the jugs mouth; there is "morson," the
white rum OF the section. the favorite beverage
of the French Canadians Dame Ouillette sells
all these tipples 10 all comers.
There is nothing remarkable in the fact that
the old French woman is in this business, for
selling liquor is d favorite employment OF the
danes Of northern Aroostook in certain sections.
Dame Ouillette. however. stands unique among
them all She dehes both the United States
Government and the laws of the State of Maine.
She pays no United States internal tax. or as
it is termed in Maine. she has no license. ~
She never has had one Furthermore she open
" declares that she never will pay cent TO
the government. She smilingly there is
no need Of her doing SO, She believes that the
rich government should not bother old women
who are trying to get a living
Every other liquor seller in the county Of
Aroostook comes down at regular intervals
with fines that are turned into the county
treasury Dame Ouillette will not pay cent
She has been coaxed, argued with and threa t
ened but she smiles at the officers and says.
All non. l don't ban mid TO pay anything
The old woman is not mOested when she
makes this declaration, and she settles back
in her chair. The fact is she weighs nearly
New-York tribune., 1901-05-26
4 NEW THEORY OF SMOKING
PYRIDINE BLAMED INSTEAD OF NICO-
TINE
ARE CIGARETTES LESS INJURIOUS THAN THE
PIPE AND CIGAR?

For three centuries or more there have ap
peared al short intervals learned disquisitions
upon the properties Of tobacco and its effects
upon the human system, baleful or beneficial
One Of the earliest Of these essays appeared in
London in 1910 and bore this extended title:
The trial Of tabacco: wherein his value is most
worthily expressed, as in the name, nature and
cualitie Of sayd hearb. his special use in all
physicke, with the true and right use Of taking
il as well for the seasons and times, and also
the cornplexions, dispositions and constitutions
OF such bodies and persons as are frtest, and 10
whom il is most profitable TO take IL"
What is probably the latest sermon the
subject appeared in a recent number Of The
London Lancet This a comparatively
short article in which the doctrine was uttered
that nicotine which has hitherto been held re-
sronsibe for any Ill effects attending the use
Of tobacco, is practically harmless so far as
smoking is concerned, and that the mischief
making element is pyrIdine- A parallel was
drawn between this shifting Of blame and that
which has occurred in relation to whlskey- IL
was formerly believed that it was the fusel OIL
in a poor grade Of that liquor which gave rise
TO headaches, whereas it is now alleged Ihal
furfurai causes the trouble
Having formulated its indictment against
r,v-ridine 1.-The Lancet" proceeds TO remark that
The amount of this substance which reaches the
srnoker's Iius depends upon his method Of srnok-
inc and upou the completeness of combustion
during that operation II alleges that less
rvridine enters the mouth when one uses cigar
ettes than from a pipe cigar. The pipe Is
regarded as preferable to the cigar, because IL
condenses the pyridine
Pvridine it should be explained, is volatile
Iiouid well known TO chemists 1t is composed
of carbon. hydrogen and nitrogen IN somewhat
different proportions from those IN "hich lilese
80 alernen+s ar combined in nicotine. II has
. ,,,,ean, taste. is commonly found in coal tar,
and is no doubt produced by the burning OF
almost any vegetable fibre
Unfortunately the medical publication whlch
launches this interesting theory upon the "oflu
quotes nobody and gives no details OF the IN
vestigations upon which its remarks are Daseu'
Its method Of procedure is unscientihc' there-
fore and not calculated % carry conVlcuoh VIII
people who accustomed 70 "eisH