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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14
The Limit.

"And the railway company agrees to
settle by paying me $1,000. does it?'
said the man who had been injured.
How much Of it do getY
You get all Of it." said the lawyer.
land you pay me what you please. 1t
didn't take me five minutes to get a
settlement out Of them"
This, O reader. is no fancy sketch.
There are limits to the imaginative
faculty Of the human nind-Chicago
Tribune.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14
What Thin Folks Need

Is greater power Of digesting and
assimilating food. For them DR..
Kings New Life Pills work wonders.
They tone and regulate the digestive
organs, gently expel all poisons from
the system, enrich the blood, improve
appetite, make healthy flesh. Only
25c at J. E. Kaufmann's.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14
A Help to Early Rising.

Milkman-You're up unusually early
this morning. Johnny.
Johnny (without looking up from his
dime noveD-ieh. Nom sent me to
bed last night just as Pretty Pete was
about to rescue the lovely maiden.-
Philadelphia Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14
Wants Others to Know.

"I have used DsWitt's Little
Risers for constipation and torpid
liver and they are all right. I am
glad to indorse them for I think
when we find a good thing We ought
to let others know it, writes Alfred
Helnze, Quincy, I'll. They never
gripe or distress. Sure, safe pills.
J. E. Kaufman.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14

Nothing will look after itself more
carefully and more cautiously and
more successfully than dollar, unless
it be two dolIars.-Cantield, The Cal
lege Student"
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14
DiorcNes md Dogs.

Diogenes died from the bite Of dog
and his last request to the nclghbors
was that they throw his body into the
alley for the dogs to eat, but they re-
fused to do so and gave him a noble
funeral and erected 4 monument IN his
honor. upon which was carved the fig
ure Of dog. the symbol Of his life
Chicago Record-Herald. ,:s:ssa.: s:sssa.':-. :.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14
Are You Using Aliens Foot
Ease?

Shake into your shoes Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder. It cures Corns,
Bunions, Painful, Smarting, Hot,
Swollen feet. At all Druggists and
Shoe Stores, Csc.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14
Outward and Visible Signs.

Ambitious Young Woman-Tell me
honestly, do you think ever will make
great actress?
Experienced Manager-Not unless
you can subdue that bright and cheer
full smile. Haven't you learned by OBJ
serving the pictures Of great actresses
that they all wear look OF tragic and
profound gloom ?-Chicago Tribune.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14
A Possible Solution.

81 believe that house is haunted. The
tenant says he hears some one rapping
on the walls at night"
Maybe its walls are covered with
wrapping paper."-New York Times.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14
Lucky For the Ancestors

Its a great thing to have fine line
Of ancestors"
"Doubtless it is. and it's a mighty
good thing, too. that some Of these fine
lines Of ancestors couldn't look into the
future and see their descendants.
Chicago Post.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-05-14

A hopeless man Is deserted by him
self. and he who deserts himself IS sool
deserted By his friends.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21

There is nothing the Minnesota demo-
Gratis would rather do just now than with
draw their platform plank on the state
binding twine plant. They made a bad
mistake in furnishing the republicans a
chance to compare republican with demo-
cratic management Of that institution.
When the charge was made in the demo-
cratic state convention that the plant was
being conducted as an auxiliary Of the
cordage trust, The J ournal asked
Warden Wolfer what he had to say about
it. What he has to say may he found in
another column OF this paper. The facts
from the prison record 80 to show that ii
the complaint with, regard to the. binding
twine plant is as we'll founded as all the
other arguments in favor Of change from
republican to democratic management OF
state affairs. the people will. take partic-
ular pains to see that there IS no change
made. Z"
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21

On the whole 1t is safe to say that the
crops of the west have done very well
in spite Of the most remarkable excess OF
rainfall. Except in localities it has not
come down with such force or In such
volume at any time as to destroy crops,
but the surplus water Is now working
dreadful havoc with the fields in the
valleys Of the Des Moines and Missis-
sippi rivers. in southern Iowa and north
ern Missouri. There the prospect of
bountiful crops has been turned by the
rising floods into a certainty Of entire
crop losses as we'll as great losses from
destroyed or injured buildings, other i'm
provements and, the destruction of live
stock. The more fortunate people of
other sections of the west, even now in
tent upon calculations as to their bounti-
full crops. are in a position keenly to feel
the fearful blow the waters have dealt the
farmers Of the ruined sections. -.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21
NEBRAsKA's FREE ADVERTISER

-
The Nebraska political disturber, whose
everlasting assurance Is only comparable
with his magnificent pretensions, again rushes
into print, by the help Of the Associated
Press and the bamboozled newspapers, to ad-
vertise himself and his weekly magazine by
denouncing ex-President Cleveland, both as
president and politician. The Nebraska Popu-
list Democrat, whom we do not propose to
advertise further in these columns without
charge sees in the harmonizing efforts OF
President Cleveland, Senator Hill and other
distinguished democrats in the east and west,
the omens Of his own everlasting oblivion.
The Nebraska spouter realizes that his only
hope is IN enriching himself through his nom
descrlpt magazine, as, since his double de-
feat for the presidency, he is no longer a
drawing card on the lecture platform and no
longer In demand as. a magazine and news
paper writer at anything but ordinary space
rates. II 1T be necessary to get down into
the naire to make himself an object Of in
terest, he Is ready to wallow. No matter how
dirty the pool. II 1t covers him, he will dip
into 1t IL he can attract an applauding crowd.
Democratic harmony is the last thing in the
world that he wants, AS breeder OF dis
harmony he has achieved his only success in
life This creature OF circumstances ought to
be on the payroll OF the republican managers.
His antics bring more comfort to the latter
than they can possibly give to sincere demo-
Gratis of any name or nature.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21

The announcement that the charter
commission members will resign will
arouse mingled feelings Of regret and
shame in that portion Of the community
that is interested In local government
reform. The commission is strong body
of earnest men. 1t did It's work well and
faithfully, but the people chose not to
ratify 1t. Thus, except in valuable ex-
perience, the labors OF. the commission
have been without immediate result. Yet
Minneapolis needs a new charter and
"needs 1t bad" The citizen who wades
through six inches Of mud on cross walk
knows that-and most citizens have had
that experience. But whatever may be
the view of the commissions work, all
will agree that it is distinctly unjust that
such an official body, working for the
public, should he compelled to pay the
expenses incidental to it's labors, as we'll
as contribute the time Of members with
out pay. II the commission members can
not be reimbursed in any other way the
board Of tax levy should make a special
allowance for this item in making up its
schedule of general appropriations for
next year, -
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21

"Feedn' the Stock" which is q gem In its
way. For poetry, pathos and kindness It is
hard to beat. 1t begins: ~ -.
Hear the chorus in that tie-up runch, &C.
runch, and runch and runch!
There's a row of honest critters! Does me
good to hear 'em munich.
When the barn is gettin' dusky and the suns
behind the drifts,
Touchin' last the gable winder, where the
dancin' hay dust Sits.
Where the coaxn' from the ue-up kind o
hints it's Ave o'clock - =
Wal, I've got job that suits me-thats the
chore OF feedin' stock:
When the cobwebs on the rafters drip with
winters early dusk,
And the rows of critters noses, damp with
breath sweet musk, -
Toss and tease me from the ue-up-ain't a
Job that suits me more --'.
Than the feedin' OF the cattle-that's the
reg'lar wind-up chore. r.
But I'm solid in my tie-up; when I've an
ished up that chore,
enjoy 1t standin list min, for a mint at the
door.
And the rustic OF the fodder, and the nuzzlin'
in the meal,
And the runchin'e of their feedin' make this
humble feller feel
That there amt no greater comfort than this
'ere-to understand
That dozen faithful critters owe their COM
fort to my hand
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21

The recently aroused in the United States
regarding Canada has revived interest In the bound
the northern boundary of the north
western this country at 40 degrees north latitude in
stead and 40 minutes Briefly the
facts of the controversy and the settlement: ~
The Oregon country extended from the northern bound
of Mexican Spanish territory the Pacific coast
the parallel AZ north the southern boundary of
Russian possessions that might be- Russia the
United States Great Britain claimed the whole Of this
region in general though Of them expected to
make good it's title to much The American claim
based eonguiy discovery exploration coded French and
Spanish Claims fur trade and later settlement The
English claim based exploration conguy. discov
and the establishment of trading posts The Russian
claim rested the question of the southern boundary
Of Alaska, unquestionably held by Russia
In 1924 the United States agreed with Russia that it
would abandon all claim to lands north $780, If Russia
would abandon her pretensons all regions south
ne That left the United States England
divide between themselves the country from AZ 540
Previous to that time In 1915 the United States and Great
Britain had to look the Oregon country
territory, to settlement exploitation
parties the leaving the line be settled in the
future. 1924 United States
in dispute by surrenderng all claims north
grees. The English rejected this offer proposed
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21

The widows and orphans have come on
the scene again. 1t appears that they
are the real coal barons and coal trust.
A. writer in the Review of Reviews asserts
that neither the mine operators nor tho
coal carrying roads make excessive
profits, and that, some of them scarcely
mako decent income. The peo-
pie who reap the constant and lucrative
revenue are the lessons of the coal lands.
These are apt to be feeble old men,
widows and orphans, in many cases. At
this rate it will soon become live ques-
tion as to .lo;y the rest Of the community
can be protected from the rapacious
widow and orphan.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21
IN A NUTS1ELL.....
a. "54-4o or Tight'-Ths Northwsstern

Columbia river the boundary from the Rocky to
the The United States promptly declined this and OF
continue straight continent the
degrees established by convention of
from Lake Of the Woods to the summit Rocky moun
The British refused this OFFER the country re-
maned Joint occupancy the British filling fur posts
getting thereby frmer the country
than the Americans until about settlers
the disputed feions BY 18S 5000 had
arrived certain that could
the Columbia the boundary otheaded congressen
going ahead and giving the settlers te thus
ing Britain that the United States purposed
hold the disputed territory against all comers Senator
strongly advocated Of the set
great last in the boundary
question: democrats made their campaign Of 1874
the popular plank "5440 fight. They the cleo
tion but they fight Polks administration weak
Buchanan his secretary OF too timid man
for the place. latter decided to and revive
39th parallel proposition Great alarmed by
war spirit United States this compromise in
1886 Had Cleveland Roosevelt for president
when was United States would have got somewhat
more only Oregon but along the whole northern
boundary from of the Woods for the popular spirit in
the Of showing the whole boundary
though dispute only to that portion OF west
the Rockies ..
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21
PUTTING THE GEAR TO THE GROUND"

Z UIIlNQ IaE Ghh 1O 4AC OnOoND
Harper's Weekly asks whether congress
really represents the people. 1t Is moved
to ask this question by the remarkable
fact that the f1ercest denunciation of the
course of the "insurgent congressman
has come from the very states represented
by them. The Weekly seems to think
that while congressman are very desirous,
as rule, of keeping in close touch with
public opinion, they take the wrong meth
cd of ascertaining 1t. The average con-
gressman pays more attention to the let
ters he receives from his constituents
than he does to press reports or editorials
as thermometers of public feeling. If he
gets ten letters from constituents In favor
of some bill, and one or none against, he
concludes that the people of his district
are overwhelmingly in favor Of 1t. Then
the congressman goes home and is sur
prised to find that the majority is about
ten to one against the aforesaid propo-
sition.
1t is easy to understand why a congress-
mans mall Is as poor a reflector Of pub
lie opinion as 10 cent thermometer is
of the weather. 1t is only In great po-
litical crises, when the souls of men are
intensely stirred, that they write personal
letters or kilograms about public ques-
tions in which they have no direct per-
sonal business interest. But the man who
has business interest that is affected
by proposed legislation writes early and
to1o
Take the question Of the disposition OF
timber on Minnesota Indian reservations.
The public may have some very pro-
| nounced notions about it, but the letter
writing, telegraphing and lobbying largely
| came from persons interested directly
through business considerations, on one
side or the other.
| Take the beet sugar controversy. Our
Minnesota congressman tell us that their
correspondence indicated that the people
up here were opposed to reciprocity with
Cuba. The chances are that most OF
those letters were written by the owners
or employees of beet sugar factories, farm
ers engaged or intending to engage in
the cultivation Of sugar beets, prospective
| sugar factory owners or business men
who figured some sort of selfish interest
to themselves. The general public didn't
| write letters that burdened the mails nor
did 1t send kilograms that burned the
| wires.
| It. "laid low and thought. '"
But the general public, not the letter
writer's, make public opinion.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21

the Widow Rogers just thirty-six minutes
when he decided that she was the woman who
would do honor to his name as second
wife. There was no doubt in his mind that
he would make loving stepfather to the
daughter Minnie and an exceptional brother
in-law to Mr.. Fitch.
Colonel Disbrow was man Of action, but
he was posted on the conventionalties. He
meant to offer Mrs. Rogers his heart and
cotton fields, but as she had brother who
was now her natural protector he would &c
to the brother first. He didn't waste five
minutes in beating about the bush, but as
soon as he could light a cigar and get his
feet up on the railing of the yeranda he
began: -. =
"Mr Witch, have fallen in love with yo'l
sister, and / want yor permission to ask he1
hand in marriage"
"Isn't this little sudden, colonel?'
asked the brother in surprise as he viewed thu
coloneIs long legs. -. ,.
1T is, sub, as ! will admit; but, sub, Mr..
Fitch know love yo'r sister. and desah
your permission, sub, to address her on the
subject"
"she will refuse you, colonel ,'.
"She may, suh."
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21
"A STATE SANAToRIUM

In American Medicine for July 1s, DR..
H. Longstreet Taylor urges the estab-
lishment OF state sanatorium for con-
.sumptives in Minnesota. DR.. Taylor
makes a strong and interesting argument
for. such an institution. incidentally he
shows how the German life insurance
companies have found it in their interest
to treat their consumptive members in
such institutions.
: It is we'll known that for some con-
sumptives the air of Minnesota is as good
orsbetter than the tair of the still higher
and dryer regions. Now that national
forest reserve is assured in northern
Minnesota we may reasonably expect Che
establishment there aof some sort OF a
sa1atorium for consumptiyes, though
state aid is problematical.
+ Yet it Is hard to say why the state
should not assist in lengthening the use
full lives OF citizens in possession of their
faculties when it freely spends money to
care for the hopelessly insane or cure
those temporarily SO. The charitable side
Of such an institution might be small
COupdfS0 WALL Llc QsayAAS StoSs
A great many consumptiyes can at
ford to and do pay for treatment. IT
seems to be generally agreed that the
best results are to be obtained from treat
ment that is administered in such an
environment that 1t has the cooperation
Of nature. Such an institution could no,
we'll be q private money-making ven
ture, but the state might, expect to pa!
all or a large portion Of the expense
of naaintenacc from the fees paid by pa.
TENTS.
However, .D1. - argues for q free
sanatorium for poor consumptives only
He makes good case for his contention
that IT would be economy for the state
to maintain such an institution. It woult
diminish the spread Of Infection. reduc,
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21
THE MAGAZINES

There is in the Political Science Quarterly
paper of some Interest on the experience
of Massachusetts with municipal lighting, by
A. D. Adams. About fifteen years ago the
town of Danvers built municipal electric
street-lighting plant, which attracted much
attention and led to action by the state legis.
lature in 1891, authorizing cities or towns to
buy or construct gas and electric plants for
street lighting and to supply private con-
sumers. The act made 1t obligatory upon
municipality to buy all existing plants II the
owners would sell and to buy them on de-
mand of the owners. When the bill was
passed the large towns had private plants and
when they wanted to own them they had
to pay big prices, or more than they could
have constructed them for themselves, Under
such conditions the progress of municipal
lighting in the state has been slow Private
monopoly Influenced the municipal lighting
act of 1891 and every bill introduced in the
legislature to modify the act has been de-
feated. There is a general desire for muniei-
pal ownership, but private interests, as In
other things national and state, obstinateiy
stand in the way.
The New England Magazine has q valu-
able paper on Boston Schools One Hundred
Years Ago" Boston, now so progressive
educationally, was for long time very con-
servative In educational matters. There 10
paper by G. J.. yarney claiming that .'old
Glory Is Boston idea. Mr.. Mellen's paper
on Thomas Jefferson and the Higher Educa-
tion,'' is one of the most interesting features
of the number, and Mrs. Bittinger shows In
a paper on THE Pennsylvania Germans" ;"
their effcient services In all our wars; their
yalor and patriotism, their influence In pub
lie education and In the building up Of the
| country Boston: The American company,
No. 5 Park Square.
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21
The NonpareiI Man
Casually Observed.

= Z . ~ . i. i +
Casually Observed.
+ DR.. Dowie will not allow mules in, zion
City. The elder knows that no one can steer
mule without permanent injury to his vo-
oabulary.
Speaking Of the girl who jumped into the
water when Hobson appeared, why wouldn t
it be a good idea for Senator Mason to; jump
into the lake when; Roosevelt reaches Chi
cago? ! II
Iowa with a. disgnsted look on his face as
much as ITO say, This isn't much OF a food,
anyway f
A certain firm has wheat, Gates has corn,
and Patten has oats, all cornered. We are
going after the grass supply.
| Mississippi reports a. drought. Never mind
the river is hu1rying down that way.
+ "A 5St. Louis Judge rules that dog has a
| right to bite anyone that torrnents him. It
would be interesting to know his rights when
he sees the small boy simply standing around
with a string and a tin can. -s.s..: 49,
! All crop reports at present are unconsti-
tutional. Jonesy and Snow haven't been out
yet. -. - = :'..'. ! ~ y - d: = - -,
|: Mr.. Morgan says that draw poker is not
tho typical American game. It is not Nor
gan's game. In poker your opponent has a
fairish chance. , y. .''.' '-5.-., d, .- F. y
| Mayor Ames denies that he is dead, But
| we do not believe that the mayor is an au-
| thority on that matter. For at o'clock yes
| terday the city hall and courthouse bell sud
denly began to toll. 1t was so suggestive that
the city hall crowd squirmed uneasily and
T. Brown, who is "subbing'' for the mayor,
tried to minimize the Importance of the
affair by saying that the bell was tolling for
Brother Fred and not for the administration.
| Nevertheless Mr. Brown whstled medita-
] lively the following air:
Colonel dear colonel come home to us now,
| The clock in the steeple strikes one;
| You said you were coming right home from
| White Bear ~ -,
Whene,er the grand jury was done.
The hall has grown dark and Krumweide
| gone east,
It's lonesome where you used to be.
| For no one Is left to care for the shop
Save Captain Fitchette, Hill and me.
| Mae MacLane arrived in Boston Saturday
but neither Edward Everett Hale, Thomas
Wentworth Higginson nor William, Bean
| Howells we're at the depot to extend to her
the hand of fellowship and lit'rary brother
| hood. In fact, Name was not met at the
| station at all, but took a carriage to the
home Of her friend, "the Anemone lady, so
| named because she talked so much, the
anemone, you know, being the wind flower.
Mayme says she has not read the criticisms
| printed on her book. In fact, she has other
things to think about. Boston has, indeed,
given the book very chilly reception, the
fact that it was printed in Chicago being
| eloquent in ITSELF We suspect that, as be-
| tween Boston and Butte, May will soon be
| Glad to- make her choice public, The two
| places work together very harmoniously in
copper mining, but literature in Boston has
been rather neglected since Tichnor and
Fields passed on"
The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21
The journal Is OF Gale at the news
stands of the following hotels:

The journal Is OF Gale at the news
stands of the following hotels:
Pittsburg, Pa.-Du Quesne.
Salt Lake City, Utah-The knutsford
. Los Angeles, Cal.-Hotel Van NuyA
= Denver, CoI.-Brown's Palace Hotel.
St. Louis Mo.-Planters Hotel, Southern
Hotel.
= Kansas City, Mo.-Coates House.
Boston, Mass.-Young's Hotel, United
States, Touraine.
Cleveland, Ohio-Hollenden House. Weddell
House.
Cincinnati, Ohio-Grand Hotel.
Detroit, Mich-Russell House, Cadillac.
Washington, D. C.-Arlington Hotel, Ra-
leigh. ..
Northern.
New York City-Imperial, Holland, Murray
HILL Waldorf
Spokane, Wash-Spokane Hotel.
Tacoma, Wash.-Tacoma Hotel.
Seattle, Wash.-Butler Hotel.
Portland, Oregon-Portland Hotel, Perkins
Hotel.