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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09

When dinner was over. he lighted lis
cigar and paced back and forth across
the sitting room with his head up and
shoulders squared, and the cat made
up her mind that he had either fallen
heir to q big fortune or had discovered
that one Of his ancestors was at the
helm Of Noah's ark during 4 good
share Of the voyage. At last he spoke.
'NIrs. Bowser," he began, IF you
are not too busy this evening l should
like your help for few minutes
"Certainly." she replied.
"There was a gentleman in the Of
flee this afternoon with book entitled
Historic Men of America AS it has
not been issued yet, Of course you have
not heard of it. Perhaps I should have
said proposed book"
"Well?'
'The idea is to make a book of 500
pages. The lives Of fifty Of the most
prominent men in America are to be
written up, and each will fill ten pages.
Il is to be Il very exclusive work,
bound in gilt and morocco, and selling
for SO per volume. I have been Sc
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09

zhoke. Got on old chap on er string
for hundred dollars; names old Bow
sher, and he's an ass. II he don't give
it away to his wife,
Mr.. Bowser rose up and tool; the his
tor;an by the neck and led him down
the hall: then. rs Mrs. Bowser locked
over the railing. he opened the door
and planted his shoe three times
against future history and turned
away with white face and swallowing
at the lump in his throat. A deep,
mysterious silence settled upon the
house for the next hour. and Mrs. Bow
ser crept softly down stairs to find
him asleep On the lounge ard the cat
hidden away in the darkest corner.
His ten page history was closed.
NJ. QUAD.
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A Honeymoon Finnncier.

Judge Edwards of Lee county. who
has married over hundred couples
since he has been ordinary, performed
the ceremony recently for runaway
couple seated in Il buggy il the public
road.
The ceremony over, the bridegroom
fumblcd in his pocket and fished up
Sc cents.
"Jedge,' he said, "this here's all the
money | got in the roun' worp. Eff
you're a mind to take it, you kin, but
III say straightforward that I'd done
sot it aside fer the honeymoon ex-
Densesr'-Atlanta Constitution.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09
lected as one of the fifty to be written

lectnd as one Of the fifty to be written
up"
Yes"
"AHd I want you to help me recall
the leading incidents Of my life and
make Il little sketch for the historian
tc go by"
How much is it going to cost you:'
she asked.
81 take ten Of the books at $40 each.
He would have been glad to write me
up free of cost. but Of course we want
at least ten of the books. He came all
the way from Boston to see me. and
should repeat one-half the nice things
he said you would think me concelt-
ed. Let US see what we can get up.
You know my life us well as do my
self"
Mrs. Dovser drew q long breath,
looked at him in pity, and after no
ment's thought she said:
"Wcll, at the age Of ten years. which
is probably going bach far enough, you
were kicked in the stomach by COW
and laid up for two weeks, as you haF"
often related. That is the beginning
Of your listory.'
woman, 90 YOU mean to insult me-
he exclaimed as he flushed up.
"Of course not. If this is 10 be his
tory Of you. we must get in all the in
cidcntS. Don't the histories Of Wash
in@ton record the cherry tree incident:
The next thing to happen to you was
when you were twelve years old; you
fell into the family cistcrn.'
care you talking in sarcasm!' he
asked as he glared at her.
Not at gIl. Every history of every
great man goes back to his boyh0od
Don't we read that Homer rescued 4
cat from the jaws Of 4 dog when he
was only four years old: All these
early incidents arc supposed to have i
bearing on mans character. Let me
see; at fourteen you fell in love fol
the first time and wanted to commit
suicide by swallowing a box OF blu
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09

ing because the girl played tag with
another boy"
by thunder. but you want to make
out that I'm an ass" shouted Mr. Bow
ser as he boDbed around Oh his chair.
Nothing Of the sort" she smilinSly
replied. You were making history st
very youthful period, and it should
all go into the book. At fifteen. as !
have often heard you say, you attend
cd your first circus, and camel ate
up your hat. At sixteen you fell III love
with your Aunt Margaret and wanted
her to elope with you. At seventeen
"Stopr thundered Mr. Bowser as he
brought his fist down on the table with
such force rs to lift the cat off the
floor. do you suppose such tWaddie
as that is to pass into history? If it did,
the reader would take me for fool"
We'll, We'll skip q few years then"
replied Mrs. Bowscr. "At the age OF
twenty-one you rescued calf from
drowning 1t was u very heroic ac-
ton on your part. A few months later
you challenged young man to fight
O duel because he called your sweet
heart redhcaded, and it was not your
fault that he failed to be on the ground.
At the age Of twenty-five lightning
struck a neighbor's barn, ard but for
you q mule would have perished in the
flames A year later
Hold on"' he hoarscly whispered.
"Hold on where you are! l might have
known how things would come out. If
you Insult me further, l may forget
that you arc my wife,
But who has insulted you? If you
are going to make up ten pages Of his
tory, you will have 70 make use OF all
the incidents happening in your life.
What has happened to you in the last
twenty years, for instance: You fell in
love with and married me, you bought
hog, you bought COW. you bought
chickens, you bought fire escapes and
spring tones and root beer and run
away horses and bike, and you'-
Madam, go up to your room said
MT. BOWSec aS he arose Cuu DOl4ilcL ~
the ceiling.
But want to help you to recall
$50 up-go"'
".At the age of twenty-thrcc you
wanted to hang yourself in the COW
shed because"-
Il say go"'
Mrs. Bowser went. It was the only
way to avoid q row. She left Mr.. Bow
ser pacing up and down and the ends
CT his hair curling and swapping, but
she had scarcely reached her room
when the Goorbcll> rang. The historian
had como to see MI. Bowser about a
full length portrait for the book. The
historian had stepped at five or six sa-
looms On the way, and he had arrived
with wheels in his head. He had only
got seated in the back parlor when
those wheels began to go round, and
he looked at Mr.. Bowser in helpless
way and asked:
".lre you Mr.. Bowsher or-or the
other fcller? If you are Mr.. Bowsher.
I don't want to shay noZzing-not q
word-but if you are the other feller"-
"Well:'
81 want to tell you good zhoke-good
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09
HiIton's Life for the
Liver and Kidneys tones
up the stomach.
EQUINE INTELLIGENCE.
! Writer who Believes That Horses
Are CaDable Of Thinking.

Are Capable of Thinking.
There are people who Geny that the
horse is able to plot, TO conceive or
reason. Some horses are duller than
others, and some apparently are better
equipped for thought than the men in
charge of them. You teach horse to
start or stop at a word, and acts Of
kindness or cruelty are seldom forgot
ten by him. At farm that we visit
a little girl who has given SWectmcatS
to spirited animals can take the greet
est liberties with them. The stranger
has to keep a safe distance from their
heels, while she may crawl between.
their legs. They remember her acts Of
kindness and carefully avoid doing any
thing to harm her.
We have in mind q stallion who was
harshly punished. He treasured up the
act of injustice, and the author OF his
humiliation was compelled to keep
aloof from him. His manner plainly
indicated that the man would get hurt
if he ventured within striking distance.
y
shown him consideration and in the
main is not a bad tempered horse. He
appears vicious only to those who have
treated him viciOuSly. His knowledge
of right and wrong suggests thought.
1t shows capacity to. reason from cause
to effect. Teach horse as YOU would
g. child what to fear ard what to do,
and the lesson will never be forgotten.
Some horses cunningIy open their
stable doors by removing pegs with
their teeth and thus put plan into oper-
alton. Their imagination is fired by
beautiful scenery. Put one IN pad
dock where he can look out upon the
hills and hear the birds sing and you
will quiet lis nervous system. In mo-
ments Of contemplation lie has the
dreamy look Of q poet.
AboHt the only time that horse
forgetS to think is when he surreptl-
tiousIy finds his way to the well filled
oat bin. He then does not eat in a
rational way, but gorges himself TO
the danger point. This is an unmis-
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09
General Mixture.

Few people are envied because Of
their wealth.
An heiress would be as sweet by
any other name.
All kinds of useful employment
are equally honorable.
A fussy man gets in his own way
when be is in a hurry.
Many an individual talks like a
wise man and acts like fool.
Ridicule no man for his snub nose;
YOU can never tell what may turn up.
A successful man forms plan and
sticks to it, working like gimlet to
point.
When all men are what they pre-
tend to be the millennium problem
will be easy.
It's lucky thing for men that
rosebuds mouths haven't any thorns
on them.
Pyny-Balsam Relieves Right Away
and makes speedy end Of coughs and colds
IF man doesn't know when to be
silent he doesn't know when to speak.
Fortunate is the man who really
deserves his own opinion of himself.
4 little luck and fools ignorance
have made many a fine reputation for
bravery.
God seldom looks into the house
where there are no little finger marks
on the walls.
Governor Beckbam, of Kentucky,
has vetoed bill prohibiting the
docking of horses tails.
$4,000 has been put up by the
sporting characters of Charleston to
secure the Jefries-F s-Fhzsimmons fight.
There is a good deal Of cholera in
Manila, but it has not attacked any
of the United States soldiers yet.
Try Cbamberlain's Stomach &
Liver Tablets, the best physic. For
sale by J. E Kaufman.
The Rucker cotton press and 2,l00
bales of cotton were burned at
Athens, Ga, recently, loss of Si55,-
900 partly insured.
The war department is alarmed at
the rapid increase of drunkenness
and immortality among the United
States soldiers in the Philippines.
May 20 is the day fixed for turn
ing over Cuba to the civil govern
ment, and on that day the United
States soldiers will be withdrawn.
By brushing shoes with soft
brush, rubbing a little glycerine well
into the leather and polishing with a
very clean, soft brush or rag, no
blacking will be required.
HiI+on's Life for the
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09

taxable evidence of weakness. And
vet there are men endowed with in
tellect who have little or no control
over their appetites. Absence Of re-
straint at the feast marks the develop
merit of the human as we'll as Of the
equine race. In our judgment, the
horse sometimes thinks.-Turf, Field
and Farm.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09
Neglect Means Danger.

Don't neglect biliousness and con
stipation. Your health will suffer
permanently if you do. DeWitt's
Little Early Risers cure such cases
NJ. R. Smith, Butternut, Mich, says
DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the
most satisfactory pills I ever took.
Never grippe or cause nausea" J.
E. Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09
nfxaUDOintcG.

$50 YOU advise me not to sue:" said
the client.
Il do" said the lawyer.
"WeH." returned the disappointed
client. 1T seems strange that when 4
man pays for advice he can't get the
kind he wants."-Chicag Post.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09

urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child
reaches an age when it should be able TO
control the passage, it is yet afflicted with
bed-wetting, depend upon it. the cause Of
the difficulty is kidney trouble, and the first
step should be towards the treatment Of
these in portant organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to habit as
most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made mis-
erable with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
SwaEnp=Root is soon realized. 1t is sold
by by druggists; agg ooc in dayr tjfyr vzz;
sizes. You may have 8sf
sample bottle by mail ssS=ss5:5=es2S S95esS
free, also pamphlet tell Home of swaurpRoot
ing all about it, including many OF the
thousands Of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing DR.. Kilmer
& Co., Binghanton, N. Y, be sure and
mention this paper.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09

If you have dime, don't make your
self believe it is dollar. That is what
YOU do when you stop work to tell
what good man you 2re.-Atchison
Globe.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the xiii
neys are out Of order
or diseased.
Kidney trouble has
become so prevalent
that it is not uncommon
for a child to be born
afflicted with weak kid
neys. If the child urin-
ates too often, if the
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09
Heroic.

Gladys-Why did she ever marry
him?
EthcI-Oh, he said he couldn't live
without her,
GIadys-Wel, she ought to get
medal for life SaVing.-Iuck.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09
Women as Well as Men
Are Made Miserable by
Kidney Trouble.

Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, dis
courages and lessons ambition; beauty, vigor
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09
BOWSER IN HISTORY
SELECTED AS ONE OF FlFTY OF TIE
MOST EMINENT CITIZENS.

His Wife Aid. Hin IN Recalling TAG
Most Striking Incidents OF Ills i-:-e.
Which Would Have Covered Over
Ten PAGES but For an Accident.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09

R q YHEN Mr.. Bowsrr came home
AAB the otEer evening, be didn't
" W have that tired feeling"
to warn Mrs. BoWScr that
he proposed to kick up Il row over
the gas bill: but. on the contrary. he
was stepping high ard swcl!cd up with
Importance. She knew il IN instant
that some one had been hattcring him,
and that if she only gave him rope
enough he would explain all. He look
ed ut her and talked to her in 4 pat
ronizing way throughout the dinner
hour. and he appeared to be on his
guard against letting himself down.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09
Not an Objec-

Not IN Objec-
ton.
The prHprie-
tor But We
haven t enough
work to keep
anOt her III i L
busy.
ThcApplicant
Gu, | don't
m in Il t h a t.
What / want is
j steady job.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09

Copyright. 1902. by c. =. Lewis.l
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09

by druggists, in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-04-09

Goods of all descriptions are the only kind kept
in stock in our new store, and those who wish to
purchase the latest novelties in Fall and Winter
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
SUPREME COURT TO DECIDE.
The Question of Jurisdiction of
Regular Army Officers to Try
Volunteers to BE Settled.

Washington, Feb. 20.-At the re-
quest of the war department, Atty
Gen. Knox has taken preliminary
steps to appeal the case of Capt. Pc
ter c. Deming. formerly of the VOL
unteer army, to the United States SUI
preme court in order to have that
tribunal determine the important le-
gal questions investigated. One of
these is the jurisdiction of a military
court composed wholly or in part of
regular officers over officers Of the
volunteer establishment. The United
States circuit court at ST. Louis de-
cided that point against the conten-
ton of the government, but the sec
rotary of war has concluded not to
accept the opinion of that court as
final unless it shall be sustained by
the United States supreme court.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
THE BARCELONA RIOTS.
The City Now BristIes With Bay
Onets-The University and
Schools Closed.

Barcelona, Feb. 2O.-Two addi-
tional regiments of infantry have ar
rived here and the city now bristles
with bayonets. Troops are inces-
sanity patrolling the streets, occa-
sionally charging and dispensing
mobs. Shots were exchanged on the
Gran Via. The rioters erected bar
ricades in one of the suburbs and the
troops carried them at the point of
the bayonet. The casualty list is
heightened by every conflict. Indus
trial and commercial life in BARGE.
Iona is paralyzed. No goods arrived
here Tuesday and there is great
scarcity of meat, bread and other
foodstuffs.
The university and all the schools
are closed. The leaders of the work
mems committees have been arrested
and the meeting places have been
closed.
Teresa Claramunt is among the
anarchists imprisoned. The police
continue to make many arrests.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
SOMEWHAT PREMATURE.
Tenor of the State Departments
AdVices Concerning the Alleged
Release of Miss stone.

Washington, Feb. 2O.-The state de-
partments advices concerning Miss
Stone indicate that the Paris publ
cation to the effect that she had been
set at liberty is, to say the least,
premature. 1t is gathered, however,
from the reports of the United States
diplomatic agents that the woman is
likely to be released very soon, and
that the delay is explained by the re-
quirement of the brigands that they
be given ample opportunity to insure
their own safety.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
FOR MALICIOUS MISCHIEF.
A Dozen Princeton students Held
For the Grand Jury for De-
facing Property.

Trenton, N. j., Feb. 20.--Twelve
Princeton students were arrested
here, Wednesday, charged with ma
hcious mischief for painting the bat
tie monument and number of
houses in the city with the figures
"o5" in yellow paint. The students
painted lot of farm buildings be-
tween Lawrenceville and Trenton
with these figure and also about 20
houses in Princeton avenue in Tren-
ton. They had painted the figures on
two sides Of the battle monument
when they we're detected by the po-
lice and taken before police Judge.
They gave their names as Chas. Rich
ards, James Smith, Osbourn Curtis, p.
@. Cornell, Robt. Pellit, F. G. Wylie,
II. Minott. Lambert Cadwallader,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.
senator TilIman Gets Resolution
Through to show How They
Are Apportioned.

Washington. Feb. 20.-Soon after
the senate convened, Wednesday,, a
resolution offered by Mr.. 'rillman Is.
c. was adopted directing the civil
service commission to transmit to
the senate a statement showing the
apportionment of the employees in the
various departments of the govern
ment from the several states and the
District of Columbia, together with
the percentages of employees in the
departments. At the conclusion of
routine business Mr.. Burrows (Mich.)
addressed the senate on the Philip
pine tariff bill.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21

The "ship of the desert so long
the only means OF traversing the great
desert of Sahara, is to give way TO the
unpoetic automobile. The French
government is experimenting with the
gasoline motor carriage for carrying
mails and supplies between GASES.
Came1s can go several days without
water, but should have it every day.
About 100 miles is the camePs range
of action from supply base, but the
new automobiles that are being tried
have touring radius of 800 miles
without new supplies AS the desert
makes good automobile travelling the
innovation should prove a success. A
speed of twenty miles an hour can be
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21

Hon. z. W. Ewing, whose probable
candidacy for Circuit Judge was an
nounced in the Pulaski and Nashville
papers some two weeks ago, after look
ing the field over has decided not to
enter the contest. We are glad of it.
He is a fine lawyer and a good man,
and it has been our pleasure to support
him in the past But in this race
nobody can head Holding. The people
are for him. Fl e has made them an
exceptionally good Judge; he has had
it the half of only one term; he is
young, bard student, and growing
man the people, the bar, the promi-
nent men all over the district. feel and
say that he is justly entitled. to an
endorsement and must have it; and
when the people get headed in posi-
tive and certain direction, it is next to
to turn them. Judge Hold
ing now has no opponent; and should
not have any. He is entitled to un.
animous nomination by his party, ana
q triumphant election by the people.
And eight years from now-well, it is
time enough to talk about the Supreme
Court then.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21
WRIT OF MANDAMUS ASKED.
The City of st. Louis and Board Of
Education Want to Raise
Franchise Taxes.

st. Louis, Feb. 20.-The mandamus
suit of the city of st. Louis and the
board of education against the state
board of equalization, to compel the
assessment Of franchise corporations
according to the true value of their
property, was filed in the state SUI
preme court at Jefferson City
Wednesday morning by Judge r. K.
Rombauer, attorney for the board Of
education.
1t is asserted that IL taxes were
assessed the city's income
would be increased from 100000 to
$300,0
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21

Some things bear repeating anc
this we think is one of them The
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co.
need a new passenger station at Column
bia. They ought to build it and pay
for it. Columbia would welcome it,
as it would any other improv ement.
But as Columbia has as much as 1t can
do to keep its own property in repair
it cannot afford to improve the prop
erty Of others. Besides, the L. & N.
Railroad Co. is many times a richer
corporation than Columbia, and ought
not to ask any help in improving it's
own property for its own use. Any
PROPOSE ion that carries with it any
probable law suits for the city to de-
fend, and any probable damages for
the city to pay, ought to be rejected
promptly and positively. The city
ought to be willing to open and mac
adamize any new streets the new i'm
provement may make necessary for the
public convenience but further than
that the tax payers of Columbia ought
not to be called upon for one cent.
By the way. what has become of that
indictment against the Railroad Co.,
for not having proper passenger &C.
at the station2 Will the
County Attorney please explain why a
railroad corporation is immu ne to
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1902-02-21

The acceptances of new inventions
follow so closely, one upon another,
that we are apt to lose our wonder at
the great strides that are being made.
For instance, in the news of the week,
besides the many new uses that self
propelled carriages are being put to-,
there is recorded the fact that two
members of the Austrian royal family
took balloon journey, of two hundred
miles. lust for fun, while Santos
Dumont steered boldly out over the
Mediterranean ON forty five minutes
trip, and then came back to his start
ing place against strong wind that
was blowing.