davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
No influence Above.

In DR.. John Halls time it was the
custom in his church to use the old
fashioned, simple hymns, and the sing
ing was congregational.
On one occasion William NJ. Evarts
discovered L. Delafield Smith,, then
corporation counsel of New York city
singing with all his heart and whis
pered to his friend:
"Why. there is Smith singing 81
want to be an angel" l knew he want
ed to be district attorney. but 1 didn't
know he wanted to be an angel"
The remark was repeated to Mr.
Smith. and quick as q fash came the
retort:
NO, have never mentioned the mat
ter to Evarts, knowing that he had nc
influence in that direction
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
A Cold Wave.

The forecast of sudden changes il
the weather serves notice that !
hoarse voice and q heavy cough ma
invade the ssnctity of health in you
own home. Cautious people have +
bottle of Oae Minute Cough Cur
always at hand. E. H. Wise, Mad
son, Ga, writes: Il am indebted t
Gee Minute Cough Cure for 10
present good health, and probsbl
my life" It cures Coughs, Colds,
LsGrippe, Bronchitis, Pneumon,
and all Throat and Lung troubles
One Minute Cough Cure cuts th
phlegm, draws out the Inflammation
heals and soothes the mucous mem
branes and strengthens the lungs
J. E. Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
Loading Satan Down.

Lightning knocked the church stee
pie down." some one said to Brother
Dickey. Yes; Satans eyes always
fash fire when he sees q church stee
pie gwine up and here's a colored
brother killed another at camp meet
ing Yes; Satan goes ter meetin
long wild de res er dem en- sometimes
shouts de loudes'." And preacher
was drowned in the river last week
ooh, yes: Satan's in de water too. He
'blcege ter go dar ter cool off," ''Sc
you blame everything on Satan. dc
you? Bless God"' was the reply,
"Ain't dat what he's fer?" Atlanta
Constitution.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17

cold air gave me bronchitis. which became
chronic and deep seated. Doctors failed to
reach my case and advised me to try higher
air, but Fortunately for me- friend also advised
me to try Dr. Pierce's medicines. Icommenced
taking your Golden Medical Discovery and by
the time had taken the first bottle was bet
ter, and after taking about four bottles my
cough was entirely gone I have found no ne
cessity for seeking another climate"
Sometimes a dealer, tempted by the
little more profit paid on the sale OF less
meritorious medicines, will offer the
customer a substitute as being vjust as
good !" as the vDiscovery."
You get the Peoples Common Sense
Medical Adviser, the best medical work
ever published, free by sending stamps,
to pay expense of mailing only. Send
21 one-cent stamps for book in paper
covers, or 81 stamps for cloth-bound vol
ume, to DR.. r. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
WHY INDIANS PAINT.

A Legend OF the Red Men Explains
the Strange Custom.
Once an old Apache Indian when
asked the question why his people
painted their faces told this little leg
end:
'Long ago when men were weak and
animals weie big and strong chief Of
the red men who lived in these noun
tains went out to get deer, for his
people were hungry.
"After walking all day he saw deer
and shot at it, but the arrow was
turned aside and wounded mountain
lion, which was also after the deer.
When the lion felt the sting of the ar
row, he jumped up and bounded after
the man, who ran for his life.
"He was almost exhausted, and
when he felt his strength giving way
he fell to the ground, calling on the big
bear, who, you know, is the grandfa-
ther of men, to save him.
1.-THE big bear heard the call and saw
that to save the man he had to act
quickly, so he scratched his foot and
sprinkled his blood over the man.
'sNow, you must know that no ami
NAL will eat of the bear Or taste of bis
blood. So when the lion reached the
man he smelled the blood and turned
away, but as he did so his foot scraped
the face of the man, leaving the marks
of his claws on the blood smeared face.
"When the man found that he was
uninjured. he was so thankful that he
left the blood to dry on his face and
never washed it at all, but left it until
itpeeled off.
sWhere the claws of the lion scraped
it off there were marks that turned
brown in the sun, and where the
blood stayed on it was lighter. Now
all men paint their faces that way
with blood and scrape it off in streaks
S when they hunt or go to war
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
Gorkf's Early Struggles.

Maxim Cork, the Russian novelist,
had an early career that in many ways
recalls the early struggles Of Jacob =.
Riis. He ran away from home when
q lad and for years found life mighty
hard grubbing. He worked as q day
Iaborer. 2 sawyer. u cook and lighter
man. Then he heard that free instruc-
ton could be obtained at Kazan, and,
ha.ing no money to pay for his jour
uey, he walked there. q distance OF
over e0o miles. Then he found be had
q head
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
CRUSHING A BORE.
The Authority on Satural History
That Syduey Smith 4s:0tcd.

The Authority on Natural History
That syduey Smith &a"icd.
Sydney Smith jokes have delicate
favor CT age. but ;iu :!ne:s'0tr in Mem
ories of Haif Caniu has not been
told so often as some OF the classic
tales. Sydney Vas guest at the Gan
ner of an arcildcArCI. and fellow
guest, whose hobby was natural his
tory, was = bore il oM:cc started on hls
subject. Smith promised /" try TO keep
him in check. The naturalist got MS
opening.
Mr. Archdcacon. said he, "havs
you seen the pamphlet written Ivy ny
friend. Professor DickensOl. Oh The: re-
markable size of the eye in rGn'm"n
house fly:"
The archdeacon reurt chusly said he
had not The bore rArsue't his advas-
taga:
Il esa assure you it is 2 most later
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
AMERICAN AUDIENCES. -
Mcn and Women and Their Effect
Upon Public Meetings.


Upon Public Meetings..
American audiences are strangely
alike in some things and strangely dis
similar in others. A good committee
will take as much pains in the ar
rangement of its audience as OF its
speakers. An audience seated without
crowding is seldom enthusiastic. Nei-
ther is an audience whose hands are
occupied with bundles or umbrellas, an
audience largely composed Of women
or an audience in q cold room. The
easiest audiences to address, the most
responsive and inspiring, are those
composed of men crowded and packed
together and warm.
Women naturally do not applaud or
cheer. They are by instinct more self
restrained in the public expression OF
their emotions than men. Every public
speaker is complimented by their pres
ence. knowing that their quiet word at
home is oftentimes more effective in
results than the most enthusiastic
shouting on the street corners by the
other sex. In a public meeting, how
ever, the audience gets it's cue from
those nearest the speaker. l remember
we'll two audiences, both from the
same social class, both crowded, both
in large theaters and both largely at
tended by women. One happened to be
in Colorado, one in Massachusetts,. In
one meeting the orchestra was re-
served for women. In the other meet
ing the men had the orchestra and the
women had the lower gallery and all
the boxes. In both cases the audiences
were entirely friendly to the speakers.
The second meeting was marked by
wild enthusiasm. the first one by re-
spectful attention. In the second case
the mass of men in the orchestra urged
on the speakers by continued applause.
In the first case the men in the gaIfer-
les who started to applaud were
checked because between them ana
the speakers was mass Of absolutely
silent femininity in the orchestra. I do
not say that one meeting was less ef-
fectiye than the other. but the differ
ence in the strain On the speaker was
marked.-From ''The Spellbinder.' by
Colonel Curtis Guild Jr., in Scrib-
na"'s
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
1t GroMa Feeble.

The attraction of q mans character
is apt to be outlived, like the attraction
of his body, and the power of love
grows feeble in its turn, as well as the
power to inspire love in others. 1t is
only with q few rare natures that
friendship Is added to friendship, love
to love and tho man keeps growing
richer in affection-richer, / mean, as
bank may be said to grow rich, both
giving and receiving mOre-after his
head is white and his back weary, and
he prepares to 60 down into the dust
of death.-Robert Louis Stevenson.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
A Million Voices

Could hardly express the thanks OF
Homer Hall, of West Point, la:
Listen why: A severe cold had
settled on his lungs, causing a most
obstinate cough. Several pbysicians
said he had consumption, but could
not help him. When all thought he
was doomed be began to use Dr.
Kings New Discovery for Consump:
tion and writes-''it completely cured
me and saved my life. I now weigh
227 lbs" It's positively guaranteed
for Coughs, Colds and Lung trou
bles. Price SOC and 81 90. Trial
bottles free at J. E. Kaufmann's.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
THE cARlBs OF DOMINICA.
Fierce Savages Who Have Dropped
Their Nan Eating Ways.

Their Man Eating Ways.
a recent colonial report on the Caribs
of Dominica is interesting. Very mys-
terious is the origin of the fierce saw
ages, now almost extinct, who were in
possession of the smaller West Indian
islands when the first white man burst
1into that silent sea-" They showed 4
distinct Mongolian character, and it
would be hard to distinguish Carib in-
FAINT from Chinese child. Some twen-
ty years ago q Chinaman who had
{ Grifted to Dominica declared the Carlbs
to be his own people and married
pure bred Carib woman. The resultant
child showed no deviation from the ma
tive type.
Today they have dropped their man
eating ways, but in the sixteenth cen
tury they secured the Spanish main in
search of human food, and from Porto
Rico alone are said to have taken more
than 5000 men to be eaten. Though
Spaniards, Frenchmen, Dutchmen, ne
groes, or Arrowaks, were all meat to
them, yet these Caribs seem to have
shown preference for certain national
tiles. Davis, for instance, -in his "His-
tory of the Caribby Islands, tells US
that s1the Caribbeans have tested Of all
the nations that frequented them and
affirm that the French are the most
delicate and the Spaniards are hardest
OF digestion" Laborde also, in one of
his jaunts in st. Vincent, appears to
have overtaken ON the road COM
municative Carib who was beguiling
the tedium Of his journey by gnawing
at the remains Of a boiled human foot.
This gentleman only ate Arrowaks.
Christians" be said, 'give me the
bellyache."
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
Brain Strain.

A French investigator has come to
the conclusion that the brains Of mill
tary men give out most quickly. He
states that out of every 100000 men Of
the army or naval profession 1919 are
hopeless lunatics. OF the liberal pro-
fessions artists are the first to sue
eumb to the brain strain, next the law
yers, followed at some distance by doc
tors, clergy, literary men and civil
servants. Striking an average Of this
group, 1T go mad to each 100000
London Express.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
4 Painful Inference.

A teacher was instructins class OF
boys and had s,,tnt half an aour trying
to drive into their heads the difference
betwee;, man and the lower animals,
hut apparently with little success.
Tommy" he said coaxingly to ft-
tie chap, 90 you know the difference
between, say. uie and pig or any
other brute:"
"Na." replied Tommy iRnecentiy, but
another teacher standing by laughed
London Answers.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
Conspicuous Example.

"Women are belittled and made Of
no account in every possible way" ex-
claimed the indignant head of the fam
lily. Even the geographers willfully
and deliberately slight her. How many
really important towns in this country
are named in honor of a woman"
''Well, my DEAR" said her husband
scratching his chin refectively, there's
GAINESVILLE, you know Chicago Trib-
une.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
Greenville, Tenn.

Greenville, Tenn.
I have thoroughly convinced my:
self that DR.. Bakers Blood and
Liver Cure is the finest medicine
made for Indigestion and Constipa.
tion. Il have tried them ally and
was cured by the use of this medi,
cine, after all others had failed. ]
most cheerfuIly and rnhesisatingly
endorse it. Yours truly,
q. N. Baker, Mayor.
For sale at tho Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
The State of South Carolina,
COUNTY OF LEXINGTON.

COU NJ OF LEAiN'I1CN.
By Geo. S. Drafts, Esq, Probate Judge.
yETHEREAS, sAMCEL .. GEORGE,
w G.. G. g. p. and G, s., mao suit 10
NE to grant him. Letters Of Administration.
al tL.. Estate of and fleets OF Daniel
A,uick and JenIiJua Annex;
These are, therefore, to cite aud ad-
morish MI and singular the kindred and
credisors OF the said DAME! Amick and
Ie,uina Amick, deceased, that they be
and appear before ms, III the Court
of Probate. to be held st Lexington G.
H.. S. c.. on the 10Th day of January.
next. after publication hereof, at II
o'clock in the forenoon, to show onuse,
if any they have, why the said administra-
ton should not be granted.
Given under nv hand, this 2nd day OF
December, Ammo Domini 1902.
G s DRAFTS, J. P. l.. c. IL. &
Published on the srd day OF uec~mner
1902. in the Lexington dispatch. ew9.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
# the Baby is Cutting Teeth.

Be sure and use that old and we'll
tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Sooth-
ing Syrup fer children teething. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays sill pain, cures wind collie and
is tho best remedy for diarrhea.
cwrntY.is cents bottle.
it il che best Of al.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
GAAAZk. NyhEK2S

Are the dread of those whose lungs are
vweak." Some fortunate people can
follow the summer as it goes southwark,
and escape the cold blasts of winter and
the chill airs of spring. But for the
majority of people this is impossible:
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
An Anchor to Windward.

He-Let's get married on Friday.
She-Oh, George, Friday, you know,
is
He-Yes, I know it's unlucky, but,
then, if our marriage doesn't turn out
we'll we shall always have something
20 blame it on.-Philadelphia Record.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
Lift 1t High.

"Yo' kin allus tell er polite man."
said Charcoal Eph. ruminatively. 'by
de way he lif' his hat t de ladies. an
ef he lif' it high, yo' kin also tell dat
he amt baldheaded, Mistah Jackson" :"
Baltimore News.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
Gmnxid&rRi4.

She-Why did you ssk Belle to so
with US?
He-I saw she WIS guing asyhem,
and I didn't wish her to feel mean
over it.-sMart Bet.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17

Family cares and
business obliga-
tons hold them
fast.
vWeak " lungs
are made strong
by the use of DR..
Pierce's Golden
Medical Discov-
cry. 1t cures the
obstinate cough,
heals the in
named tissues,
stops the hem
orrhage, and re-
stores the lost
Ahesh to the erna-
'ciated body.
cI am a railroad
agent" " writes I. B.
Staples, Esq, of
; Barclay, Usage Co.,
Kans., sand four
years ago my work
keeping me in a
warm room and
stepping out fire.
quently into the
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
A Word Too Much.

She-You're' not paying attention to
May Roxlcy nowadays
Ee-Nu; she had entirely too much
to say to suit me.
She--Really?
He-Yes; she said '&o."-Washington
Star.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17

A man who dares to waste an hour
Of time has not learned the value OF
life.-Charles Darwin.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17

Friendship you have % buy is dear
at any price.-ChicaGe News.
een1e Rea are like teiesespes-~!ve-
drnar them out, see through then and
tasa IN at tAem up.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
NOtice
OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF TIE
COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSION
ERS.

ERS.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT
~ on Thursday, the S;h day OF January.
a. d. 1892. ths Count Board Of Commis-
sioners for Lexington comfy, South Caro-
Ina, will hold their annual meeting in their
office in the court house.
All persons holding claims OF any kind
against Lexington County nre hereby mott
fed and required TO iiis such claims with
the Clerk OF said Board on or before the
lss day Of January next, in order to have
such claims passed upon by the County
Board vt it's annual meeting.
:. BROOKS WINtiARD. Clerh.
Conaty Board OF Commissioners tor Lex
inRton County.
Dscenbes z, 1872 4w6.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-12-17
TAX NOTICE.

T WILL ATTEND THE FOLLOWING
4 mentioned places for the purpose of re-
ceiving taxes for the fiscal year 1902:
The balance Of the time at Lexington
G. H. until December 3lst, 1902, after
which time the penalty will be added &C.
ccrding to law.
The hours for closing the tax book will
be at II o'clock for the morning and 4
o'clock for the afternoon appointment.
TAX Levy.
For State Purposes: :3n::.::.. 5 5, Mills Mills
For Ordinary County Purposes. 81 Mills
For Special County Purposes -. J Mill
For Constitutional School Tax. 3 Mills
Total. IL Mills
Special Scuool Levy, District 18 3 Mills
Special School Levy, District 81 Mills
Poll Tax. ........ Sl.00.
Parties owning property in more than
one Township Will so state to the Treas.
urer, and when writing for information
concerning taxes always give name in full.
FRANK ". SHEALY,
Treasurer Lexington County.
September "a. 1909.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-07-04


might
forced absence his labor
Both poo-are stupid
the limit Chill
Fever
themselves to the Qunne
The
Immediately
tito thinking this country.
First of ALL it is harmless Absolutely harmless Harmless under all cir
Second quick administration
has wonderful record of 500
the dose and taking little oftener
ohnsons Tonic wonderful medicine merchandise
superb No remedy the whole domain of Matera Medc positive
in its action and unfailng n S results
will will time will of Fever 1t
will type fever.
is the great medicine that seldom disappoints
Don't ife with allowed like house allowed
burnt will consume you Use Johnsons Tonic Use nothing else
Now weeks
digestion with une and arise finally with all the life and vim taken
health
No vital Take
choice
A B. GIRARDEAU, Savannah
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-07-04
ADMISSION HAS BAD FIRE.
Several Dwellings Burned and Two
People injured.

Anniston, Ala, July 3.-Anniston has
been visited by another destructive
fire.
A two-story frame dwelling, a one.
story frame dwelling and part of q dou-
BILE two-story frame building We're
burned to the ground at Glenn Addie.
The fire originated in the two-story
house between the double house and
the one-story building. How it starr
ed is not known, but 1t began In the
second story and when discovered had
enveloped the stairway.
Those in the middle houses awoke
just in time to escape from the burn.
ing building. This house was owned
by MIR. Leon Ullman. The double
house. partly burned. is owned by Mr..
]. o. Roper.
Mr.. Leon Ullman's loss of the two.
story house was 81, 5000; insured fot
$500.
Mr.. j. H. Levens loss of furniture
and household goods will be $500; no
insurance.
Mrs. Morgan's loss OF household
goods, $500; no insurance.
The other occupants of the two
houses loss of household goods will
amount to $400, and the one story
dwelling totally destroyed. will be a
loss of $500
The damage to the house of J. o.
Roper will be $500; no insurance
The people SHRDLU IJu. .Okan!rn
Two people were slightly hurt during
the fire. They are:
Mr. j Fl. Levens, hurt on right foot
He was trying to move an organ from
the house and in some way his foot
was mashed.
Nancy Crow, a little girl, foot cut,
She jumped from a rear window and
her bare feet were burned by the hot
glass which had broken and fallen on
the ground Not serious.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-07-04
y INHO
Are
One

In marriage only when there is equality
of health as we'll as affection. Affection
may be the basis of unity in marriage,
but the superstructure depends largely
on the womanly health. When the wife
is tormented with backache, distressed
by headache, and racked by nervous
ness, she has no ambition for exercise or
pleasure.
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
makes weak women strong and sick
women well. It cures headache, back
ache, and other womanly ills by curing
the diseases of the womanly organism
which cause them. 1t establishes regu-
larity, dries weakening drains, heals in
fammation and liberation and cures
female weakness.
Weak and sick women are invited to
consult DIR. Pierce, by letter, free. All
correspondence is held as strictly private
and sacredly confidential. Address DIR.
r. v. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y.
The dealer who offers a substitute for
"Favorite Prescription does so to gain
the little more profit paid on the sale of
less mcritorious medicines. His profit is
your loss, therefore accept no substitute.
cMy wife commenced to complain twenty
years ago. writes Lewis n. Mfller, eN-Chie1 OF
Police, 35 Prospect street, weissport, Pa. awe
have tried tie skill Of twelve different doctors.
She took gallons Of medicine during the time
she was i'll, until I wrote to you and you told us
what to do. She has taken eight bottles Of Dr.
Pierces Favorite Prescription and six of the
Golden Medical Discovery She can do her
own work now and can walk around again and
Is quite smart.
rYou can publish this letter If you wish. We
have received such benefit that we wish every
sufferer could derive the same amount of good.
NV wife's complaint seemed to be a com plica-
ton Of diseases-so the doctors said. We will
ever remain your friends May God bless you
and your institute"
DR.. Pierce's Pellets are the most desir-
able laxative for delicate women.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-07-04
TAKE YOUR CHOICE,

JUS take your choice.
An attack of Fever at
this time of year, with
Quinine as the treat
ment, means a week or
ten days lost from Busi-
ness.
j means ten days of
unhappiness for you and
ten days of hard work
and anxiety for those
who love you.
This is putting it in its
very happiest aspect. 1t
might mean your death,
and it often means a
breakdown in general
health from which some
recuperate very slowly.
If you are a rich man,
your time is worth much
60 -n,,,. AcAc4a Tf ~~@,,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-07-04

Sylacauga, Ala, July IA negro
who gave his name as George Harris
was arrested near Talladega Springs
and brought here for the shooting ci
Marshal Phillips last Friday night
When arrested the negro denied being
the right man, but a bloody knife AM
Phillips pistol were found in his pos
session and he made confession that
he was the man who did the work
He is about 21 years old and says his
home is in Admission. He was given
a preliminary trial and was sent to
Talladega Jail to await action Of the
grand jury.