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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-11
@. HOPE JONES
He Delivers a Lecture
on Sticking to IL
copyright. 1903, by G. B. Lewis.l

copyright. 1908, by G. B. Lewis.l
80 ITIZENS of Jackson's Corners
1t cost NE the sum of $50 to
w. bill this .tnwl for the enter
tainnlrnt nGwr- awaiting you.
but / have a feeling Geep down in my
breast that after the usual collection
has been taken up I shall come out ut
least a quarter ahead and be able to
move on to the next town.
The subject Of my lecture, as you
have been informed, is Perseverance;
or, Sticking to It." Give me liberty or
death, but also give me a man who
won't let go after he gets hold. Truth,
ambition. virtue and honesty are good
building stones. but you must have the
mortar Of perseverance to cement them
together.
Let us take the case of Caesar. He
began looking ahead when he was ten
years old. At fifteen his father want
ed to apprentice him to a cobbler. and
his mother wanted to establish him in
a Troy laundry. He had made up his
mind to be q ruler of men and events.
but for FIVE years every sort of dis
enlargement was thrown in his way.
His father got him into a baseball
team, hoping that would satisfy his
ambition; his uncle got him a country
school to teach. thinking he would in
time become an Uncle Rube; his broth
er-in-law tried to get him to 60 part
ners in the windmill business, and the
family doctor said he was threatened
with consumption and should put in
most of his time fishing.
Some young men would have given
up and started out as tin ~peddlers or
joined a circus. but Casar had the root
in his teeth, and he never let 80.
It was sticking to it that showed him
along until he reached the position
where he could send a thousand people
to Jail by a nod Of his head. They
bored in on him at last and finished
him off, but that simply came from
jealousy. He had lived to elucidate
my contention that sticking to it beats
ever a beef trust.
Some Of you here at Jackson's Cor
ners. which I find consists Of fourteen
houses. a store and a blacksmith shop.
and is picturesquely situated on three
sides of a horse pond. must have heard
Of Christopher Columbus. At any rate,
] will take it that you have and call
your attention to the fact that if he
hadn't stuck to it we might have been
born in Africa instead of the United
States.
He first got it2into his head that
there was an acre or two of land cut
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-11

side of Spain. 1t took him ten years
to make the Spanish believe it. aid to
this Gay they haven't got over their
surprise. After n getting started he
never let up, and he was finally fur
nished with an Outfit anG told to sail
away and be hanged to him. They had
got tired of his CAB and wanted to send
him to the bottom of the sea. but he
didn't go there. He headed straight
for America, sure that maple sugar and
muskrat skins awaited him here. and
even when his sailors threatened mu-
tiny if he did not turn back he would
not yield.
No American ought to lie down at
night or rise in the morning without
blessing the memory o. the mai WHO
made it possible for us to be born here
and grow up 10 10 biz enough to wear
tail coats and SuSnHnders.
Some lightning rod man may have
come along. Lcr2 OH day and told
you of Napoleon ~"cn"narte. He prob.
ably told you ten lies to n truth. but
the truth is Interesting enough. There
was a boy born on the farm and 4
mighty poor farm at that. His parents
hardly knew enough to figure out how
much four dozen eggs would come to
at Is cents a dozen. and the nearest
schoolhouse was three miles away, and
the teacher was drunk half the time.
There wasn't M chance in a thou
sand Of that boy making anything CT
himself above a chicken raiser. but he
said to himself that he would rule the
world some day. and he stuck to i
until he did. He was cuffed by his
mother, licked by his father and rolled
in the dirt by all the other boys fol-
a mile around. but he never let so o.
his idea.
He dung to it and pushed it along,
and foot by foot he climbed up. They
tied grindstones to his coat tails. lfnt
they couldn't hold him down. There
was no one to pat him On the head ana
talk about Excelsior" but he woulCE'i
iet 90. When he did get q start. thor"
We're those who did their best to stand
him Oil his head. and he had to fight
against envy I'd malice.
From Il fl. ner's boy to the ruler Of
the worlds destipies. Think of that.
He had ambition and energy. but, bet
ter than all, he had the stick to it.
I notice among The audience a red
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-11
A Scientific Discovery.

Kodol Dyspepsia Cure does for the
stomach that which it is unable to do
for itself, even when but slightly
disordered or overloaded. Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure supplies the natural
juices of digestion and does the
work of the Stomach, relaxing the
nervous tension, while the infamed
muscles of that organ are allowed to
rest and heal. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure digtsts what you eat and e.
ables the stomach and digestive
organs to transform all food into
rich, red blood. Sold by all drug
gisss..
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-11
CUTTIN' CORN.

Folks may banker all they keer to
Fer tn country in tn fall;
They may ave about tn beauty
Of tn autumn leaves an all;
They may talk about tn glory
Of tn sunshine an tn haze;
They nay gus,l about tn grandeur
OF tn gold an purple days,
But they's just n reckollection
Makes me glad. as sure's you're born!
Gee. I'm glad at I'm not OFT there
Cuttin' corn,
Spanish needles in yer jumper
An yer threadbare overallS:
Cockleburs as thick as hops that
CROWN on TIL garden walls;
Dead ole blades that keeps a-sawin'
At yer blistcred neck an ears;
I recall it jest as easy.
Though it's been Il heap O years
Sence l uSt t take my cutter
An go growlin' out at mor
To put in a whole long day at
Cuttin' corn!
Heap O. things a man don't fancy
In this city life O ours.
Where we've got t keep a-spurrin'
At yer minds an body's powers;
Sleep don't find yer eyes so easy
AS it did when ye vas tired
With the long days tug n rustic
That tn farmin' work required,
But yell never catch me frettin'
Ner a-pinin' round. forlorn.
While I realize I'm safe frum
Cuttin' corn,
s. W. Gillian in Baltimore American.
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Not Inviting.

She had heard a great deal about
heaven. and she had also heard eonsid-
cradle about the other place. AS usual.
her idea of the. other place "a much
less haBy than her idea Of heaven. Peo-
pie are not very specific when they
speak about heaven.
Heaven isn't like the bad place"
she remarked inQuiringly on n occa-
sion.
"No. my dear her mother replied.
Its just the reverse of it,"
The little one was silent for some
time while she figured out what the
reverse would be.
y don't believe I want to go there
she announced at last. Il neTcr did
like cold wcather.'-Chicago Post.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-11
THE QUALITY OF GENIUS.
It's Practical Absorption of a Mans
Best Faculties.

Best Fncultiex.
To be q great lawyer is incompatible
with being a great poet. Nevertheless,
Shakespeare WAS fond of showing his
little legal knowledge, and Bacon has
written some verse. There have been
writer's Of eminence, like Waiter Scott
and T~hackeray, who were lawyers by
profession, but they must have made
law quite subordinate to literature. al
though some of them, like Walter
Scott. have got money by following the
law. Hoffman. the author Of The Pot
Of Cold and otLer imaginative stories.
was Il man Of genius, who was also Il
judge or 4 magistrate. l think. howeV-
er. that his legal duties sat lightly on
him. His connection with the law
seems somewhat similar to that Of
Walter Scott. 1t was neither absorb
ing 0 permanent. Politicians turn
to literature. Literary e like Cha
teaubriand and Lamartine, have held
high places as politicians, but they
never were real statesmen. and |
should not call them men Of great
genius. A man of action may be great
in more fields Of action than ono.
julius Cesar and Napoleon Bonaparte
were Statesmen and generals. but they
were not and could not be poets.
though jules Caesar was a writer.
Among the ancient Greeks and later
Spaniards and Portuguese we fnd
poets who were soldiers and ven gen
erals. They. however. were not wholly
military. Only a part, and sometimes
a small part. Of their lives was spent
in service. Horace's experience of war
was very short. and. although he was
a military tribune, he was not a dis
tinguislled soldier. 4. mar may be
excellent in more ways than one. but
be cannot be u man Of genius in two
different ways. \ few instances. such
as that OF Sheridan, might be given
which seem to be exceptions to the
rule. + doubt whether they are so.
The same inclination made Sheridan
an orator and Il writer of comedy
Notes aud Queries.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-11
Fer Over Sixty Years.

Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothing Syrup
has been in 8 for over sixty yesrs
by millions Of mothers for their chill
dreu while ~teething, with perfect
success. It eoothea the child, softens
the gums, allsys I'LL pain, cures wind
Collie, and 10 the best remedy for
D.ariho,a. II will lelisve the poor
It'll: sufferer i'm uediste'y. Sold by
D-:a@c. ,st in every part Of the world.
r~weuty-iv" "eo*s q ho.tle. Be sure
: o V k fr~ Mrs. '.W'"~io IS SontMne
S,tup.' oru take no utn-r kIud. If
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-11
'Wkat'S the tr0ublp nOwE'
a Policeman's Testimony.

J. N. Patterson, night policeman
of Nahua, Ia, writes, Last winter
I had a bad cold on my lungs and
tried at least e half dozen advertised
cough medicines and had treatment
from two physicians without getting
any benefit. A friend recommended
Foley's Honey and Tar and two thirds
of a bottle cured me. I consider it the
greatest cough and lung medicine in
the world" The Kaufman Drug
Co.
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His Experience.

. ats funny what mistakes desc news
papers make" said McAndering Mike.
"What's &c matter:" asked ploddins
Pete.
Heres enc dat keeps talkin' bout
de prisoner at de bar. My observation
is that you don't have to keep Il mar
prisoner at no bar. Mos likely de
only way to git him loose is to tell i'm
it's i o'clock an put out de lights
Washington Star.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-11
500 Reward 500.

TIE readers Of this pager wil! b.
. aa>+ to learn that there is a. leas'
On e t,ea0ed d;seass fhnt scierce ha.
=. IN atle to care in ali is stsgeS. ana
,!.ai is C4tarrh. Halls Catarrh Cur
j. he OILY positive care knowu t:
ihs m-acal fraternity. Cstaysh b.
,ry P cp~nstitutional disease, reoaires
i ccustf'nt:ou"l treatment. Hail
C~ta:ih Care is taken internally, act
,nI directly npon the blood ard M
cons snr;ac-s Of the system. THEREBY
nrssr"v,ng tba foundation OF the die
ra~e: md giving the patient strength
hr kni!diug up the constitution end
assisting nature in Doing its work
The proprie:ors have 30 much faith
in its curative powers, tha. they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case
,bst it i.ils to cure. Send for list OF
t. stlrnoni4.s.
F. J. Cheney e. Co..
Toledo, O.
Sold nv Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-11

"Why do you always smoke that big
pipe when you're golfng, Mr.. Fudge?
I should imagine it would be in the
way"
Il smoke it ! cause l am a religious
man."
where's the connection"
"Woll. whenever | fOoZle badly. the
pipe prevents me from opening my
lips in swear words. and by the time
| AZ uule to cncv it from my lisr3
I've conquered tie tcmptation.'
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-11
F. J. Cheney e. Co.,
Asked Wife's Assistance.

Mrs. Hayfork Gn country post Office
Anything for me?
PostmaSter-I don't see nothin'-
Mrs. Hayfork-I was expectin' a let
ter or post card from Aunt Spriggs tell
in what day she was comm.
Rural Postmaster Calling to his wife>
Did YOU see 4 post card from Mrs.
Hayfork'S Aunt Sally!
His Wife-YeS: she's comm on
Thursday.-Lyre.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-11
Mere. Conjecture.

Have you ever known any one" she
asked. who was actually killed by
hapDiness:
We'll" replied the crusty old bache'
l-r. Il can't say positively as to that.
but I did know a chap II c who was
found dead on his mo~ther-in-law's
grave."-Chicago Record Herald.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-11
WIZ Even I'm.

Beryl Mrs. HpavySweil wears so
many Gia:noliIs at receptions that she
is fr:~ltf"I'y ovo:d"ossad.
Sibyl-Wel!. she makes up for that in
more Herald.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-11

The o III a n
who suffer
from ill-health
casts a q
on her own hap
piress and h
happiness Of
o t h rs. She
cannot help it.
Those who suf-
fer cannot
smile and sing.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-11
LIGHT And DARK,

Day and night, sunshine and shadow
are not more different from each other
than a healthful from a sickly oma
The healthful woman carries light and
sunshine with her wherever she goes.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-11
FavOrite Of Providence.

Il declar'," said Brother Dickey. 81
got ter be mo- keerful in future-I sho'
has!"
whats the trouble nOw*'
"Well. sub, I whirled in en- prayed
for rain DIES two hours en- q half. IN
dey come a regular deluge dat come
mighty nigh drownin' de bes' mule l
had. Providence is so partial ter me-"
Atlanta Constitution.
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You Know What You Are
Takino

When you take Groves Tasteless
Chill Tonic because the formula is
plainly printed on every bottle show
lrg that it is simply Iror and Quinine
ir q t~asteless form, NJ Cure, No Pay.
SOC
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-11-11

It's q wise man who knows which
dog will stand kicking.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-24
FIVE NEW COMPANIES
ARE INCORPORATED
Deere & Weber Amend Articles and
Increase Stock to $500,

Articles Of Incorporation were filed
with the secretary of state yesterday
as follows:
CUISINE Catering company, of Min
neapoliS. Capital stock, $4,000; in
corporators, Charles E., w. E. and
Clinton A. Bateman, sCharles E. Steph-
ems and I. E. Vanstrum, all of Min
neapolis.
Northome Townsite company, of ST.
Paul. Capital stock, $4,000; incor-
porators, f. w. Backus, Minneapolis;
r. G. Dunn, Princeton, and Harris
Richardson, st. Paul.
CoWing Richards company, of Alex
andria, Douglas county Capital stock.
$4,000; incorporators, J. B. Cowing.
Oscar J. Robards and w. r. Cowing.
all of Alexandria,
Fraternal Building company, of North
st. Paul. Capital stock, $1,000; incor-
porators, w. F. Neumann, J. w. Her
rick, Fred w. Gosewich, William
HUSKY, N. P. Brady, Martin Luger,
Joseph Schleck.
Winston-Dear company, Of Minneap-
oils. Capital stock, 100000: incorpor-
ators, f. G. Winston, w. o. Winston
and Louis L. Dodge, of Minneapolis;
Richard 3. Dear, Of Superior, and Hans
c. Hanson, Of st. Paul
The Deere & Weber company, of
Minneapolis, has amended its articles
of incorporation, changing it's name TO
Deere & Weber company; increasing
it's capital stock from $150,000 to $780,
900, and fixing its highest liability at
$1,000,000.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-24
CONVENT MAIDENS
GIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Midwinter Event at Visitation Convent
Proves Very Enjoyable.

White-frocked convent maidens
whose graceful carriage made them so
many models in department presented
an excellent programme of music,
songs, drills and dialogues last even
ing at the Visitation convent. 1t was
the lnstltuton's annual midwinter en-
tertalnment and the big assembly hall
on the second floor was filed with the
parents Of the pupils and friends of
the institution.
The programme was varied and serv-
ed to show the proficiency of each class
from the littlest girls, who lisped
French with infantile grace, to the old
est ones OF the graduating class, who
sang and played with taste and skill.
An interesting number on the pro-
gfamme last night was a French piece,
Les different ages de la VIE" It was
arranged in a series of tableauX The
hrst one, participated in by the young
est pupils of the convent, showed a
number of little ones playing with their
dolls and prattling in French; and the
last one, which included the older girls.
revealed the grandmother surrounded
by her children and grandchildren. A
number of the older pupils also took
part In an English piece, Tit for Tat"
cleverly presenting the sprightIy bit of
comedy.
The dumb bell work and the ."bound-
ihS pdll urn were excellent demon
Strat1OnS in common sense physical Gull
ture, and the girls who participated in
these presented a series Of most attrac-
tive stage pictures. A chorus, Abt's
Boat Song" was spiritedIy sung by a
chorus of twenty girls. Other musical
numbers presented We're March Hon
groise," by KowaIski, a concerted num-
Der for two pianos; Spinning Song"
Wagner, and "NoOntide Heat Hath
Long Passed Over" Goring Thomas. a
vocal duet sung by two of the senior
class girls.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-24
FIFTY EMBALMERS
RECEIVE LICENSES
State Board Of Health Sends Certifi
Gates to Successful Applicants.

The number of licensed embalmers in
the state was increased by the admis-
sion Of fifty yesterday, and there are
now 800 who have licenses issued by
the state board Of health.
The fifty added to the lists yester-
day successfully passed the examina-
ton held last week at the state uni
Verslty and Secretary J. A. Wilwer-
scheid will forward diplomas to the
following:
M. j. Ffliatrault, West Duluth; F. M.
Tennen, La Crosse; E. B. Rainvflle,
Minneapolis; o. t. Breitlow, Winona;
e. I. Barnard, Fergus Falls; J. F. En-
gelcke, Pipestone; o. B. Peterson, AM
boy; E. j. Hughes, GAINESVILLE; John
Evenson, Austin; G. D. Smith, st. Paul:
F. n. Kramer, Hastings; E. B. HUM,
St. Cloud; George LIE eros. Adrian; D.
w. Hurley, st. Paul; r. w. Haskfns,
New Paynesville; J. B. Johnson, Ben
son; F..-F. Paten, Caledonia; Andrew
Haugen, Albert Lea; James MacKay,
Worthington; J. X. Merricks, Mime
apolis; NJ. II. Conings, Blue Earth; A.
G. School, OWatonna; E. M. Swan, Nor.
ton; J. E. Jones, Bertha; j. P. Lair,
Bemfdji; Fred Rudberg. Dassell; E. r
Lindeman, Brieelyn; E. F. Whitnet,
Balaton; j. M. Kohner, st. Paul; John
Arnoldy, Rollingstone; Charles w. G.
Cressey, Austin; George A. Eral, Min
neapolis; Carl A. Anderson, Worthing-
ton; Jesse l. Mum. Detroit; A. c.
Fitchen. Lake City; John Flood, Du-
luth; John H. Johnson, Minneapolis;
John Carl, Clara City; Ole Thompson,
GAINESVILLE; John S. Brick, Owatonna;
F. B. Baker, Buffalo; H. NJ Hulburt,
Minneapolis; Thomas Archer, Muir
dock; B. J. Becker. st. Paul; J. H. Bun
ker, ST. Paul: William Hendry, Sank
Center. and w. K. Gennrich, Lester
Prairie
All but six of the applicants pass the
examination
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-24
ST. PAUL BOYS TO
JOIN JOLLY TARS
Eight Out Of Fourteen APP
plicants Pass Examination
for Uncle Sans Navy.

The navy recruiting office. which
opened on the fourth floor of the fed
eral building at 9 o'clock yesterday
morning, had fourteen applications
from st. Paul boys before it closed
It's doors for the day at 4 o'clock IN
the afternoon. Eight Of the number
were successful in passing the re-
quired medical examination. This ia
an unusual showing for an Opening
day., the officers in charge say The
boys who passed the examination will
be given an opportunity to enlist later
in the week
The recruiting station is in charge of
Lieut.. John Paul Jones Ryan, DR.. D,
z. McCord, Chief Master farms John
Collins and Ray Minerd. Applications
viii be received until March 6, after
which all persons who have been aL-
cepted as recruits will be sent to the
training ship Franklin at Norfolk. The
officers Were well pleased with the
showing made yesterday
Master at-Arms Collins, of the re-
crult1ng party, has mad a notable ca
reer. He went through the Civil war
with one of the American gunboats.
and fought in the Spanish American
war with Admiral Bob Evans on the
battleship Iowa. He was on the HUI
ron in 1877, when that boat was
wrecked between Cape Hatteras and
Cape Henry, at which time 1O5 men
were lost and but thirty were saved
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-24
COL. TROWBRIDGE TELLS
ANECDOTE OF SOUTH
Washington's Birthday Reminds Him
of Experiences in Florida.

There is never a Washington's
birthday anniversary that does not
bring wildly to mind some amusing
incidents that occurred long ago, and
when l was living in the South" said
Col. TroWbridge, yesterday, as he gazed
out of the capitol window at the float
ing flags.
Tell us about it." said someone. and
complying with the request, the portly
custodian told the following:
Ihat winter. in the town of Jasper.
Fla, there was a big fire, and not
building of all the place, except the
negro quarter, which was isolated, re-
manned standing-not even an out
house of any kind. 1t was complete
holocaust
At the time it occurred I was, with
several other Northerners. in Alabama,
and, being stonemason and brick
layer, L saw a good opportunity to i'm
prove our financial condition. There
were about thirty Of us and we all
applied for jobs, and we were all ac-
cepted, for the need was, to say the
least, urgent. And the time we had
IN securing accommodations! Phewi
I'VE had to live with the negroes.
for there was no other place; and the
only thing to do was to rent half of a
'cullud generman's' cabin and let man.
my do the cooking. In the particular
howell in which 1 found myself domi-
c1led the mistress was about five feet
in height and weighed fully 300 pounds.
She was very genial and much Civ
en- to singing. In the early morning,
along about o'clock, she was up sing
ing around and melting a tallow can
die with which to grease her wool. On
Sundays they used to get up about an
hour earlier than usual-at least II
seemed so to us, for that was the day
when we wanted to get our sleepings
in. 1t seemed as though all made an
effort to out-do each other in greasi-
ness and noise on that day.
They were the most assiduous
worshippers 1 ever saw They had
what they called .kenunion' every Sun
day. One Sunday. which happened to
be Washfngton's birthday, l accepted
my landlady's invitation to attend
services, and went with her out of
curiosity. | endured the heat and
aroma as long as 1 could, and then
slipped out and watched the proceed
ingS through the door and windows
L never expect to see the like again.
One old nanny jumped up right in
the heat of battle with de speret,i and
yelled out in a thin screech: Dis we're
'ligion am too cold TO me-a' wants ter
see mo hollerin. en- a. wants ter yere
mo- 'thusiasm! All togedder. bred
dern en- sistern-les hab some popco'n
'speriences;'
after we went home said to the
nanny of the house, whom l was al
ways guying: I don't want ANYTHING
more to do with you. I saw you dane
ing in there. I thought that dancing
was an invention of the devil And
you We're dancing with a great big
fellow-oh, that's all right; I'm done
with you'll
G'wan, yo',' she replied "a wus
jes er feller-shippin' wild 'im-how yo'
spec Yves gwine ter kenunion wild
each udder eff we doesn't hev 'thusi-
asm?'"