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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-08-13

tell this to me to make trouble between
us, but he thought ought to be ready
II q calamity was comm. He was 60
in past the baseball grounds one day
last week. and there was q game on.
/ don't say that baseball is as sinful as
boss racin', but l do know. and you
have allus said so yourself, that it's
one of the paths that lead down to per-
dition. The players yell and whoop and
swear and drink beer, and sometimes
the game ends in fight. Moses didn't
think of goin' in, especially as the price
was two shiliin's admittance, and he
was turnin' away from temptation
when he saw you. You was standin'
ND to the fence and lookin' through a
knot hole, and he called your name sew
en- times without your hearin' him.
"Moses almost cried when he told me
Of it. He said the next thing would be
a boss race unless you got hold of
Yourself, and the next after that would
be grand crash. You can't go on this
way, Zadok-you can't do 1t. l amt
sayin' you've come to any great harm
vet, though l notice you pick out the
shortest chapters in the Bible for FAM
lily prayers. Do you realize that Satan
IS after you?"
The hen had got under the gate and
gone, but Mr.. Dolby had become inter-
ested in two hogs in the street. Both
wanted the same mudhole for bed,
and a fight was imminent to see which
should have possession. Mr.. DolDy's
sympathies were with the spotted hog,
and he took 10 heed Of the woman be-
hind him. She didn't seem to expect
him to, but after a couple Of minutes
feelingly observed:
There's one thing more, Zadok, and
I'm bound to tell you Of it. One even
in last week when YOU was milEln
the COW and I was in the barn lookin'
for eggs l heard somethin' go 'spat,'
and l looked out to find you in a heap
on the ground. The COW had kicked
you over. You got up and grabbed
piece Of fence rail, and you lambasted
her nine times, and every time you
lambasted you Jumped out word.
don't know what it was, as had my
ears stopped up, but I know it wasn't
sugar You was still mad when you
come into the house, and you kicked
the cat and clicked your teeth togeth-
er. Zadok Dolby, the time has come
when I must know what you mean to
do. Are you goin' to keep right on this
way and bring up in the fire and brim-
stone at last or are you goin' to stop
where you are and become livin' ex-
ample of goodness again? I want a
plain answer"
She didn't get it, however. The hog
fight was on, and Mr.. Dolby was
mentally cheering the spotted one to
victory, and he didn't even hear the
question. The scrap lasted about three
minutes, with victory perching on the
banner of the better porker, and when
it was concluded Mr.. Dolby arose with
a yawn, brushed a fly off his nose and
sauntered out into the garden to see
how the tomato plants were COM
ing on. NJ. QUAD.
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had housed her young. The evidence
here told plainly Of the cougars long
immunity from annoyance and attack
and Of thoroughly cleanly habit Of
life. There was no bone or other sign
Of feasting about the lair The dam
had carried her kill to the creek bench
in every instance, and the children had
been called to the dining room. AS
bones which would have been crunch
ed or eaten by grown animals had
been perfectly cleaned by the kits I
was able to judge Of their summers
diet. This had consisted mostly Of
minor game, rabbits, marmots, grouse
and the like. with an occasional small
deer. At least one whole family Of
badgers. old and young, had been
served, pussy having probably lain for
them at their hole until they were all
in.-Franklin Welles Calkins in Out
ing.
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Brain Food Nonsense.

Another ridiculous food fad has
been branded by the most competent
authorities. They have dispelled the
silly notion that one kind of food is
needed for brain, another for muscles
and still another for bones. A cor
rect diet will not only nourish a par
ticular part Of the body, but it will
sustain every other part. Yet, how
ever good your food may be, it's nut
riment is destroyed by indigestion or
dyspepsia. You must prepare for
their appearance or prevent their
coming by taking regular doses Of
Green's August Flower, the favorite
medicine of the healthy millions. A
few doses aids digestion, stimulates
the liver to healthy action, purifes
the blood, and makes you feel buoy
ant and vigorous. You can get this
reliable remedy at Kaufmann's Drug
Store. Get Green's Special Almanac.
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KISSING THE HAND.
The Practice Was Instituted by th'
Early Roman Rulers.

The Practice Was Instituted by the
Early Roman Rulers.
The practice Of kissing the hands
was instituted by the early Roman
rulers as O mark Of subjection as much
as one OF respect, and under the first
Caesar the custom was kept up, but
only for a time.
These worthless conceived the idea
that the proper homage due to their
exalted station called for less familiar
modes Of obeisance, so the privilege
of kissing the emperors hand was re-
served as a special mark of condescen-
sion or distinction for officers Of high
rank.
No such restriction, however, was
placed on the emperors themselves,
who, if they wished to confer signal
honor on any of their subjects, kissed
either the mouths or the eyes Of those
they wished specially to favor, the kiss
generally intmating some promotion
CT personal satisfaction for some
achievement.
Roman fathers considered the prac'
tice of kissing of so delicate nature
that they never kissed their wives il
the presence Of their daughters.
Then, too, only the nearest relatives
were allowed to kiss their kindred OF
the gentler sex on the mouth, for in
those days, as now, kissing was not a
mere arbitrary sign, but it was the
spontaneous language Of the affections,
especially that Of love.
Under the Romans If lover kissed
his betrothed before marriage she in
herited half Of his worldly goods in the
event of his death before the marriage
ceremony, and if she died her heritage
descended to her nearest relatives.
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Candles.

81 thought candles went with stage
coaches, but good many people must
use them yet" said shopper who
pointed to a collection Of candlesticks,
all Of the utility sort, arrayed in a
house furnishing department. There
were big and little, ornamental and
plain, practical and impractical ones.
Some had broad trays. and others had
none at all, and some had devices for
lifting the candle, while others were
made with deep necks. There still re-
main people who cling to the traditions
of their ancestors and will have none
of the modern lighting inventions for
their sleeping rooms. Certain women
prefer a light in their bedrooms until
they are asleep, and for this purpose a
candle is just the thing, for it will put
itself out at the time proportioned by
it's length.-New York Tribune.
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SCIENCE SiFTINGS.

The suns flames spring at times to a
distance Of $4,000 miles from its sur
face.
In dry air sound travels 1,442 feet
per second, in water 4.900 feet and in
iron 1850 feet.
The amplitude Of vibration of the
diaphragm Of the telephone receiver in
reproducing speech is about the one
twenty-millionth Of an inch.
Fresh air contains about three parts
Of carbonic acid in 10000. respired air
about AL parts and about five parts
will cause the air Of room to become
"close."
Holophane glass is a pressed glass
resembling cut glass, having vertical
prisms on the inside for diffusing the
light and horizontal prisms on the out
side for directing the light.
The following are found to be the
densities Of the planets, water being l.:
Mercury, 3; Venus, 5.l4; earth, $50;
moon, 3.34; Mars. 4; Jupiter, l.35; Sa-
turn, O.69; Uranus, 1.69; Neptune, 2.29.
The star Arcturus, the hottest Of &C.
lestial bodies, gives us as much heat
as a standard candle six. miles away.
This fact was ascertained by the ra-
diometer, an instrument which will
show the amount Of heat given off
from a mans face at 1000 feet dis
tance
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Vacation Time.


Hey for the out Of town summer resort!
Hey for the place where the lucky dis
Hey for the mountain and hey for the
lake!
Hey for the earwig, the ant and the
snake!
Hey for the beds that are lumpy and
rough!
Hey for the beefsteak so horribly tough!
Hey for the skeeters, the chiggers and
flies!
plies!
Think of the bliss that we shortly shall
Think of the blisters we'll get when we
row!
Think Of the blossoms in the woodlands
so gay!
Think of the hours we'll find in day!
Think how at dawn rise the cackles and
crows!
Think of the skin that will peel from
your nose!
Think of all this while beginning to pack!
Think how blamed glad We shall be to get
back!
Sad is their lot who in town here must
stay,
Getting their eggs and milk fresh each
day,
Getting fresh fruits, also fresh garden
sass.
Going to shows their dull hours to pass,
Blighted with bathtubs, tormented with
ice,
Cursed with all comforts not barred by
the price!
It is sad to reflect that they're missing
the sport
That we lucky ones get at the summer
resort.
Chicago News.
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He Was "In the Soup"

"Afon ami" said the Marquis de
Croisic the other day, "the hotel keep
er's life is an unhappy one. If he does
not look to the least little detail. the
whole thing goes-what do you call It!
All, yes, on the blink.
Here Is example Of what say.
When I had the Logerot, there was
once a dinner there at which Chauncey
Depew was a guest. I told the chef to
put in the menu some dish In honor OF
him, and I forgot to look at the menu
before it went to the printer.
"What do you think that imbecile OF
a chef had done? There
And the marquis produced an old
menu card on which among the
"soupes" appeared the following:
"Puree de marrons la Depew."
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IGNORANT OF GEOGRAPHY.
How German Put Posers to an
American Girl.

"a thing about Americans which has
surprised me more than an.jyling else,
said a German artist who has been Wis
iting in New York city for six months
past, lis that with all your patriotism
you know so little about the geography
Of your own country, to say nothing OF
the rest Of the world.''
There were several Americans in the
circle, and they looked rather sur
prised. None of the men spoke. They
knew that they were weak in geogra
ply aud that here was i challenge
which would have to pass.
Not SO bright young woman OF
twenty. who rushed into the breach
with her head in the air.
1--WE do know the geography Of our
country" she said decidedly. "Ot
course we do. Every child learns it in
school,"
Might ask you a question or two?
the foreigner said quietly. The names
of the capitals Of some of your states
for instance?"
"Certainly. I'll be glad to answer
And she nodded confidently at the
young American man who was already
beginning to fear fer her.
What IS the capital Of Massachu-
setts?" was his first question.
Boston, was the prompt answer
from the girl.
And Of North Carolina"
That seemed to puzzle her little,
and it was full minute before she an
swered 'Charleston!'
The foreigner smiled, but made no
effort to correct her. What is the
highest mountain in the United
States?" he asked.
Its not fair to ask about noun
tains," she protested. you said
didn't know the capitals"
'The capital Of Illinois is?"
"Chi-Springfield, mean"
"Of Montana:"
For the life of her she could not
think Of a town in Montana. "1ts
been an age since studied geography"
she explained.
"Your answers were better than the
average" said the man. "You got one
right out of four. AS | said, American
geography surprises me."-New York
Tribune.
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GENTLY Sarcastic.

The following church notice was re-
Gently exhibited: 'The service on Sun
day morning is at II a. N. The suppo-
sition that it Is ten minutes later is a
mistake. Young men are not excluded
from the week night service. The seats
in the front portion Of the church have
been carefully examined. They are
quite sound and may be trusted not to
give way. It is quite legitimate to
join in the singing. The object Of the
choir is to encourage, not discourage,
the congregation" ."-London Answers.
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In SuSDenSe.

$50 you don't know whether you
want to 60 to work or not%
"Well, suh," answered Mr.. Erastus
Pinkley, "I'd like de refusal oh de job
a little while"
But need somebody right away"
"In dat case I'll have to let it 60 by.
I'ze jes' bought a policy ticket. an I'll
halter wait till aftuh de drawin' to see
whether I'ze gwine to work at all or
not."-Washington Star.
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Saw No Reason For Swearing.

General Grant was asked why he
never swore. He replied: "Well, when
a boy l had an aversion to swearing.
1t seemed useless, an unnecessary hab-
it, and besides 1 saw that swearing
usually aroused mans anger. l early
had a desire to have complete COM
mand of myself. l noticed when a
man got angry his opponent always
got the better of him. On that account
also | determined to refrain from
swearing. Then the swearing men OF
my acquaintance when boy were not
the best men I knew. l never saw any
reasons for swearing. All were against
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-08-13
All Were Saved.

For years I suffered such untold
misery from Bronchitis" " writes J. 81
Johnston, OF Broughton, Ga, "that
often I was unable to work. Then,
when everything also failed, I was
wholly cured by DIR. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption. My
wife suffered intensely from Asthma,
till it cured her, and all our expert
ence goes to show it is the best Group
medicine in the world;' A trial will
convince you it's unrivaled for Throat
and Lung diseases. Guaranteed
bottles SOC and 81 co. Trial bottles
free at j. E. Kaufman.
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A PANThER'S DEN.
Clean and Bright, In Decided Con-
trast to the Popular Idea.

Clean and Bright, In Decided Con-
trast to the Popular Idea.
It was my good fortune to discover
the newly abandoned lair Of cougar
family and further and to me new
evidence of that fastidious cleanliness
which is marked characteristic Of
the animal. This retreat was not at all
the typical 'panther's den" Of tradi-
ton. but bush grown harborage un-
der the edge of rock with just enough
Of shelf to keep off the rain. I should
not have found this breeding place but
for a certain we'll gnawed array Of
bones scattered over q little smooth
bench above a creek channel. From
this boneyard there was very tracea-
bic path leading through grass and
brush to the retreat where the dam
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Giving Her Light to Die,

A small farmer in Aberdeenshire,
having q wife that had been long all
ing and confined to bed, was Of so mig
gardly disposition that be grudged
the poor woman so much as a light.
She in a pet one night exclaimed, "Oh,
isna this an unco' thing that puir
body III nae get light to see to dee"
The husband rises up and lights cam
die and, placing it at the bed foot,
says to his wife, There, dee hoo!'-
Scottish American.
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It Needs a Tonic.

There are times when your liver
needs tonic. Don't give purgati7es
that grippe and weaken. DeWitts
Little Early Risers expel all poison
from the system and act as tonic to
the liver. W. Scott, 531 Highland
eve., Milton, Pa, says: Il have car
ried DeWitt's Little Early Risers
with me for several years and would
not b.. without them Small and
essy to take. Purely vegetable
They never grippe or distress. }. T.
Kaufman.
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Home Life In England and America.

Home Life In England and America.
The decay Of the home life is to be
attributed partially to the influence on
society Of the invasion Of Americans.
In the United States home life is al
most unknown. The meaning Of the
word "home," as understood to Brit
ishers, is a mystery to Yankees. To
certain extent we have always envied
YOU your home life, and l certainly
agree with some of your correspond
ents that it would be disastrous for
your country to lose the eleyating and
refining influences Of the home.-An-
glo- American in London Mail.
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The Time Honored Spanker.

TIC Thine fIOn0reU SpanKer.
Once my sister Floy was sent on an
errand for some things for my mother.
There was a travelling man there
who was selling carpet spankers, and
he asked her:
HAS your mother got one OF these
spankers?"
''No, sir" she replied.
"What does she use?" he asked.
"Her hand" was the prompt reply
Chicago Chronicle.
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Ambiguous.

"What I am afraid Of" said Miss
Primly, shaking her head roguishly,
lis the man l married would not love
me when am old"
IF he loved you when he married
you," said Miss Candid, ''he would."-
Chicago Tribune.
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A Deep Look.

EYES," said the lawyer; there are
many things to be investigated in this
case. The first thing to be looked in
to-
'Ts my pocketbo2lS," assented the cli-
ent, with perfect assura rance.-Judge.
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You Know What You Are
Takinp

When you take Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle show
ing that it is simply Iron and Quinine
in tasteless form, No Cure, No Pay.
SOC.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-08-13

The Best Prescription for Malaria
Chills, and Fever is a bottle of
Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic. It is
simply iron and quinine in tasteless
from. No cure, no pay. Price SOC.
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Little Ethel-No, shall never mar
ry, and intend to bring up all my
children not to marry either.
His Plan.

City Man-Yes; we all need a rest
once in awhile.
Farmer-So we do, young man. An
if some Of you city folks d foller my
plan an take yer rest from 9 at r'Cht
till in the mornin' you'd be deal
better ctf.-Puck.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-08-13
r. Cure a Cold in One Day

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets All druggists refund the
money if it fails to cure. E. W.
Groves sign ature is on each box 25c.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-08-13

rMy husband had been coughing for years and
people frankly told that he would go into con-
sumption" writes Mrs. John Shirenan, of No.
26s 25th Place, Chicago III. uHe had such terri
bic coughing spells we not only grew much
alarmed but looked for the bursting of blood
vessel or llernorrhage at most any time After
three days coughing he was too weak to cross
the room. The doctor did him no good. I
stated the case to druggist, who t4.ded nc a
My husbands recovery was remarkable. IN
three days after he began using DR.. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery he was up and
around. and in two more days he went to work.
Two bottles cured him"
The Common Sense Medical Adviser,
1908 pages, in paper covers, is sent free
on recei pit of 21 oue-cent stamps to pay
expense of mailing only. Address DR..
R. v. Pierce, Buffalo. N. Y.
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Made His Mark.

"Hivens, Moike, tn eye av ye! Phat's
the matther?"
Il sthruck a man Yesterday an he
gave me receipt for it."-Ohio State
Journal.
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A Way She Has.

Inqu:sitive Neighbor-I hear that
your sister is engaged. Is that true?
Small Boy-I dare say. She gener-
ally is.
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MRS. DOLBY'S TALKS
SHE HAS A FEW WORDS TO SAY TO
THE DEACON.

He Is Told That He Is Going to the
Dogs st u Very Rapid Pace. but
Has Nothing to Say In Defense Of
His Case.
copyright, 1902, by c. B. Lewis.]
VA R r. DOLBY had been down to
I'VE the postofice after supper,
4V,4 and upon ,E nI,;t,l returning ndas:a he he
the piazza with her spectacles on and
q grim look around her mouth. He
tender heartedly brushed bug away
that he might not crush it and sat
down, with a sigh. and after a long
look at him over her glasses Mrs. Dol
by said:
.'Zadok Dolby, I've got few words
to say to you, and you know I'm a Wo-
man who talks right out when she has
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1902-08-13

It is every mans opinion that he
would have been great man had he
lived fifty years ago.-Atchison Globe.
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His Favorite Remedy.

Mamma" said Tommy, does sugar
ever cure anybody Of anything?
"Why do you ask, my boy?"
* thought I'd like to catch it," said
Tommy.
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AGaEaOR OReaRnG@

Blows out the gas and furnishes
the newspapers with a jest and
an obituary notice. wDidn't
know it was loaded" may be-
an honest plea, but it never
brought a victim back to life.
Those who let a cough run on,
in ignorance of the danger,
find no escape from the con-
sequences when the cough de-
velops into lung trouble.
The best time to kill a snake
is in the egg. The best time
to cure a cough is when it
starts. Ordinarily, a few doses
of DR.. Pierce's Golden Med
ical Discovery will cure a
cough at the beginning. But
even when the cough is deep
seated, the lungs bleed and the
body is wasted by enlaciation,
DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery will in ninety-eight
cases out of every hundred effect
perfect and rermanent cure.
New-York tribune., 1902-01-05
Outside SECURITIES.

The outside securities market yesterday, while
fairly steady showed a considerable falling off in
regard to activity in two of the more active
issues The total sales. however, were fairly large
and the trading generally scattering. There was
a good demand for Electric Boat common. which
rose 1l2 points selling up TO 25is- Storage Power
was more active; about 700 shares were dealt in
from Si4 to So. Otis common sold at 81 American
Can issues continued firm the common sold at l6i2
and the preferred at 6IIs. Northern Securities
dealt in TO the extent of about 900 shares les
Dominion Securities sold at S4l2: Transportation
at I2l4. Pocahontas subscriptions sold 126 There
was a irmer tone in the copper shares. Tennessee
selling up to f47,; Union at 37s; White KNOB Cop
per- at ISL Hide and Leather issues strong,
the common advancing to So. bid. and the pre-
ferred TO 40 bid Norfolk and Western is were
offered g. The market closed steady and fairly
active.