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The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
Miss Mar and the Alarm Clock

Miss Mia mi and the Alarm Clock.
Il were sorry to do it," said Miss
Miami Brown as she completed her
task OF demolshing a timepiece with 4
rolling pin. Il were mighty sorry to do
it cause it were present.
"Was it an alarm clock:'
Il reckon it were. 1t had me skyaht
mos to death. De lady whah I'ze in
service done tor ME it I'D hep me get
up in de mo'nin'."
Didn't it:'
81 should say it did. 1t done boos'
me mos thoo de roof. An didn't lose
no time gittin' rid of it. If it made all
dat 'Sturbance at & o'clock, when it
come to strikin' II dar wouldn't be
muffin less dan 'splosion. ."-Washing-
ton Star.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
= FOR BETTER HIGHWAYS.
The Cool Roads Cause and Its Many
Allies.

The Good Roads Cause and Its Many
Allies.
In years past every bicyclist has been
the champion of the good roads move
ment, but with the decadence of the
use of the wheel for sport he has
ceased to be as active factor as here
tofore. His influence, however, is in
the direction of highway improvement,
and he is still an able ally.
The automobilist has taken up the
cause with greater energy than the BIZ
cyclist and with an influence more
potent because of the longer purse
strings at his command. Every auto
mobilist is an earnest ally of the move
ment.
The farmer should, above all others,
be the strongest ally of good roads be-
cause of the greater self interest to
him in their use for hauling his prod
uce to market economically and at any
season Of the year when the market is
the most favorable, says Good Roads
Magazine The problem, however, IS
not as yet properly understood and ap-
preciated by him, but it is encouraging
to note the awakening that is surely in
progress. He will be one Of the strong
est of allies as soon as he is made to
see how the road question affects his
pocketbook and indeed his entire ex
istence.
Good roads wherever built are their
own best advocates, for it does not
take a community long to see and ap-
preciate their value. Let more sample
roads be built, for as matter Of edu-
cation they are better than theory, and
nothing can do more real good. 1t
should &c but short time before the
period Of forming public opinion is
considered a thing Of the past and the
practical work Of more extensive road
building be begun. The cause has
most powerful allies, and these allies
are growing in number and strength
every day.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
ON TIL TRAIN.

When me an my pa took trip on tn
cars
From here clean t. Kansas. one time,
We slep in a sleeper both nights on tn
way.
An pa :sved tn porter a dime!
we done lots Of things that big travellers
does.
An pa wasn't ratified grain,
But one thing l member tn best Of all
wuz
A fclcr we met on tn train.
That feler had Travelled tn awfullest lot!
He'd been t. Tacomy an back;
He'd been t. Ell Paso one time when his
train
Runned into another, right smack;
He'd ct in tn diner till things didn't taste
No good cause they served 'em too
plain.
I wish 1 wuz half as well posted as him
TIL feler We met on tn train.
He set an told pa of tn times he had
bluffed
Conductors an brakemen an all
An made EN- take tickets at wasn't no
good;
"Jist done it," he said, ION my gall"
He'd fooled tn train robbers-'twasn't no
trick;
These skeered people give i'm pain.
My pa set an looked an jist listened t.
him.
This feller We met on tn train.
I said t. my pa when tn feler got off,
II wisht we'd been t places that way"
An pa he jist smiled kind of pitiful like
An didn't have nothin' t say,
But when we got home I wuz tellil' tn
folks,
An pa said: LET up on that s.rain.
When you git as old as your pa, you'll
fergit
tn liars you meet on tn train
Baltimore American.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
Finds Way to Live Long.

The startling announcement of a
Discovery that vii! surely lengthen
life is made by editor O. H. Downey.
of Churubusco, Ind. Il wish to
stste," he writes, THAT DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption is
the most infallible remedy that I
have ever known for Coughs, Colds
and Grip. It's Invaluable to people
with weak lungs. Having this Won
derful medicine no one need dread
Pneumonia or Consumption. Its re-
lief is instant and cure certain. u
Kaufman Drug Co guarantee every
SOC and S1.0O bottle, and give trlal
bottles free.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28

Why should prejudice against a put.up
medicine hinder you from trying what
has cured thousands of suffering men
and women?
vOnly for Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery I thin. would be in my grave to-day"
writes Mr.. Moses Miles Of Hilliard, Uinta Co.,
Wyoming. II had asthma so 6ad could MOI @
sleep at night and was compelled to give up
work. It affected my lungs SO that l coughed
all the time, both day and night. My friends
ali thought had consumption. Ny wife had b d
taken DR.. Pierce's Favorlte PrescHPtlon ana II
had helped her so much she insisted on my try
ing his Golden Medical Discovery which
did. I have taken four bottles and am now
we'll man, weighing 1S5 pounds, thanks TO Or.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery"
The sole motive for substitution is to
permit the dealer to make the little more
profit paid by the sale of less mer1tor1ous
medicines. He gains; you. lose.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
Unconscious FG ON Group.

During sudden and terrible at
tack of Group our little girl was
unconscious from straugulation. says
4 L. Spafford, postmaster, Chester,
Mich. and q dose of One Minute
C,ugh Cure was administered and
repeated often. It reduced the swell
ling and Inflammation, cut the mucus
and shortly the child was resting
easy and speedily recovered. 1t
cures Coughs. Colds, LaGrippe, and
all Throat aud Lung troubles. One
Minute Cough Cure fingers in the
throat and chest and enables the
lungs to contribute pure. health
giving oxygen to the blood. Kauf-
mann Drug Go. Z
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
Imuroye the Mountain Roads.

The question of improving mountain
roads is an important one and should
receive it's proper amount of attention.
Good wagon roads and good trails to
ride and walk over are essential to
tourists in this country who wish to
behold the beauties Of mountain seen
ery. In Switzerland the Importance OF
this is realized. says Good Roads Mag
azine, and roads have accordingly been
improved. It is to be hoped that SINH
lar measures will be taken in this coun-
try.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
Good Plan For Road improvement

Good FInn FOP HVNU Improvement
A Florida exchange makes the sug-
gestion to it's readers that the residents
Of Eustis, In that state, hold gala Or
good roads week, during which as many
as possible Of the townspeople will take
a week off and work on the roads, max
ing it q sort of festival occasion, when
the women will provide refreshments.
This plan was adopted with much sue
cess a few years ago in the construc'
ton Of cycle paths in Minneapolis and
st. Paul.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28

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 important organs. This unpleasant
trouble is due to diseased condition of the
kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as
most people suppose.
Women as we'll as men are made mis-
cradle with kidney and bladder trouble,
and both need the same great remedy.
The mild and the immediate effect Of
SWamp.Roct is soon realized. 1t is sold
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
Very Strange.

Tourist must move. couldn't get
a wink of sleep all night OH account Of
a baby in the next room that cried all
night.
Waiter-I don't understand that. The
parents slept in the same room. and
they never heard it.-Nordiske Blade.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
AIDS ROADBUlLDERS.
Washington Laboratory Tests High
way Materials Free of Charge.

washington LABORATORY rests HIHH-
way Materials Free of Charge.
The read material laboratory. which
was established in December. 1900, in
cooperation with the Office of public
road inquiries, tests road materials OF
all descriptions free of charge for prac-
teal roadbuilders throughout the coun-
try, says the secretary OF agriculture in
his annual report.
Those interested in the construction
of q road have only to send samples Of
their available materials to this labora-
tory and have the roadmaking qualities
of these materials determined. In the
case Of materials for macadam roads
the resistance Of wear to rock. its ce-
menting value, hardness, toughness and
absorptiveness arc determined. After
such tests are made it is possible to pre-
dict which material will give the best
practical results under a given traffic.
Only practical roadbuilders of much
experience realize the large amount Of
money which can be wasted through an
improper selection Cf material. There
are generally several materials availa-
BILE in every locality. and the difficulty
Of selecting the most suitable for par
ticular road is evident. The only way
a proper selection can be made within
a reasonable time is by means Of phys
ical and chemical laboratory tests.
The laboratory is now equipped for
the testing Of road materials CT every
description as well as cement and con-
crete for drains and highway bridges.
The large number of samples received
from all parts Of the country. including
our island possessions. .ittest the value
which practical roadbuilders place up
on these laboratory tests.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28

"I wouldn't say anything unkind to a
person behind his back" said Maud.
Neither would l." answered Mamie.
"I'd rather say it where he can hear it,
so as to have the fun of seeing him get
angry."-Washingto Star.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
The Inquisitive Foreigner =.

"Yes," said Mrs. Flasherleigh, smil-
ing sweetly upon the baron. my daugh-
ter once took 4 prize at a baby show"
"Ahr' the noblcman answered. How
lofely! Vas it for vot you call fatness
or der strongest iungs?"-Chicago Rec
ord-Hcrald.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
Thoroughly Reliable.

$50 you have a system by which you
can't lose at roulette?"
II have" answered the thrifty young
nobleman. Il get other people to sub
scribe the money and charge them 4
commission for playing it at Monte
Carlo. ."-Washington Times.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
Greenville, Tenn.

GreenVllIe, Tenn.
I have thoroughly convinced my
self that Dr.. Bakers Blood and
Liver Cure is the finest medicine
made for Indigestion and Constipa.
ton. Il have tried them ally and
was cured by the use of this medi-
cine, after all others had failed. l
most cbeerfu1ly and rDhesitatingly
endorse it. Yours truly,
81. n. Baker, Mayor.
For sale at the Bazaar.
GARDEN SEED, at the B.zaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
kfetUe0 siam OUT.

"Iew DID he happen 10 back her as
star in that new play:
"Oh, she overheard him one day sing
ING I Want to Pc an Angel and help
cd him have his wish. .'-phladelphE
RUllGtiu
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28

Neisbbor-lt costs great deal to
raise boy these days.
Mr. Tucker tfatner of Tonmy)-My
experience is that it doesn't cost as
much to raise a boy as it does to sup
press hinI.-Chieago Tribune.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
Heads Should Never Ache.

Never endure this trouble. Use at
once the remedy that stopped it tol
Mrs. N. A Webster, OF Winnie, Va
che writes "Dr. Kings New Life Pills
wholly cured me Of sjck headaches !
had suffered from for two years.
Cure Headache, Constipation, Bilious
ness. Csc, at Kaufman Drug Go.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
Only Possible Reason.

Eyes" said the sweet young thing
proudly. I've never been kissed by q
man in my fife."
"You ought to quit eating onions
said the old bachelor sourlF.-Chicaso
Tribune.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28

TIE awful pspgs of rheumatism
ere quickly relieved by an appIlca-
ti,n of Ramon's Nerve and Bone
Large bottles. with directions,
q cents. Harmans Bazaar.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28

and cheerfulness soon
disappear when the kid
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, 1903-01-28
Honey From the Spelling Bee.

Honey From the Spelling Bee.
Churchman-We had spelling bee
at the church last week. The pastor
gave ont the words. Did you hear
about 1t?
Ascum-No. Was it interesting?
Churchman-Rather. The first three
words he gave out were increase"
pastor" 'salary."-Philadelphia Press.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
Overheard IN q Gun Store.

Desperate Looking Party-l want to
buy revolver.
Dealer-Yes, sir. Here's the three
latest styles. This plain, substantial
arm is much used for self defense; this
silver mounted one, with pearl handle,
is used for shooting sweethearts, and
this cheap, common affair is usually
used to shoot wives. It's very popular
Just now.-Baltimore American.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
nfectffnS Patients.

Caspar-.tmong The ancient doctors
bleeding ,he patient was the l1rSt OPP
GRAFTON in treating 4 case.
Charlic-Aod now it's the last.-Har-
ward l.al:roOn.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
The crowned heade Of every patio n

The crowned heads Of every naticn n,
The itch men, poor men and misers
All i'm in paving tribute to
DeWitt's Little Early Risers.
II Williams, San Antonio, Tex ,
writes: Little Early Riser Pills are
the best I ever used in nv family.
I unhesitatinely recommend them to
every body. They cure Constipation,
Biliousness, Sick Headache, Torpid
Liver, Jaundice, malaria and sll other
liver troubles. Kaufman Drug Go
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure
0igests what you eat.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28

GU d.. ! liz SI!N4 IL
He cares nothing
for the means to
that end.
There are thou
sands of MEN and
women whose
lives are at stake,
who are llilldcred
from accepting
the one means of
safety by foolish
prejudice.
Doctor Pierce's
Golden Medical
Discovery has
been the means of
restoring health
to many men and
women whose hol-
low cough bleed
ing lungs, enla-
citation and weak
ness seemed to
warrant the state
nent of local phy-
sicians-"There is
M c,,ra Dossib1e -
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
Cause For Congratulatlon.

II hear the dinner was a great sue
cess"
1.-The best yet. All the people we in
vited first declined. and we had a
chance to ask those we really wanted"
Town Topics.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28

by druggists, in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
free, also pamphlet tell
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28

ing all about it, including many of the
thousands of testimonial letters received
from sufferers cured. In writing Dr.. Kilmer
& Co.. Binghamton, N. Y, be sure and
mention this paper.
The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1903-01-28
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, 1903-01-28
WHEN llFE'S AT STAKE

The most tirnid man will take any
chance of escape. The slender rope
dropped down the precipice, the slip
perry log over the abyss, anything that
offers a chance of life, is eagerly snatch
ed at. The end the man seeks Is safety.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-18

Smith Violet Oakley saas also won
high place as a portrait painter.
The opportunities for women possess
ing a high order or artistic talent are
many and aIluriHg-
They comprehend positions IS design
ers in fifty different trades. such as
the decoration OF china, originating pat
terms for silk, cloth and carpet wear
ing, and all branches Of the textile IN
dustry; the drawing OF architects plans,
landscape gardening. poster. ADVERTISE
ment and booklet designing. the Illus
tration OF books and many others.
As natural consequence OF thu na-
tons growth in taste and culture. mora
attention is given nowadays 10 the artis-
tie appearance and decoration OF Office
buildings and those for public use; TO
the erection of works Of art IN public
parks, and 10 the general Identifying OF
private residences and country places.
Trained artists must do this work. and
women have shown themselves able to
do it with conspicuous success.
The cost Of securing instruction IN art
is much less than in music
ANY young woman, with the right kind
of ability and push having at her com
mand few hundred dollars. need not
hesitate TO start ia and develop her
talent
But she must first make sure that the
talent exists, and she must next choose
carefully the branch gf art in which
she can make it most effective.
Sculpture is quite different from mural
decoration, and textile designing far re-
moved from either
Given. however. a wise selection. the
road 10 success is assured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-18

IT He kindly consideration of the
Shah toward dentist whom he
summoned during his recent visit
TO Paris is thus described, bat e IS evi-
dent that if the Shah was thoughtful
for the dentist he was not troubled by
any soIicitude for the feelings OF his
attendants
His majesty suffered from the tooth
ache soon after his arrived in Paris
and sent for a dentist The dentist
looked at his majesty'z teeth and ad-
vfzed the extraction. not of one. but OF
several The operation was postponed
for a day. hut when the dentist re-
turned he found The Shah all right and
apparently in a playful mood The
toothache had gone. and there was no
longer any need for the dentists serv-
ices.
AS the dentist was preparing TO leave
the sha1 called him back, saying. Il
do not like to have troubled you for
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-18

mecca Of a large proportion Of those who
hope TO establish regulations as artists.
indeed. it is maintained by quite a mum
Der Of authorities ON the subject that
most students make q mistake in geing
lbroad 10 study unless they have abun-
liant means.
Students and Technical Schools.
The art student population Of New
York. according TO the statement Of the
director CT one of the largest art schools
n the city. is about 1000. The proper
ZION Of women to men is about FIVE to
3ne- The resident popuIauon-that IS,
hose who live permanently in this city
IS comparatively small
The leading art schools Of New York
are the Art Students League. the New
York School of Art. in West Fifty-sev-
enth Street. and the Academy or Art
The latter is the older.
IN addition 70 the above there are
several Institutions in which instruc-
ton IN art is given. as. fer instance,
Columbia University, Pratt Institute and
Cooper Institute. The classes in the
two latter Institutions are notable FOR
their size
Leading Art School Of Nation
But the most prominent and advanced
art school Of the metropolis and the ma
ton is the Art Students League
It's list Of instructors includes such
men as Kenyon Cox. Walter Appleton
Clark, Frank Vincent Du Aond. Fred
erick Dielman. John W. Alexander,
George Grey Bernard. and Charles C.
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Curran. There are almost 600 students
in attendance.
As already stated there are many
more young women studying art than
men. presumably because in this prac-
teal age the attention of the latter is
early in life directed toward a Drofes-
sional OF business career
While the average man Is willing TO
admit that he admires fine pictures and
beautiful statuary. he is not inclined to
adopt art as a career.
He would much rather be engaged In
an occupation that viii bring him IN
contact with the rushing. throbbing life
OF the day than to sit for hours before
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-18

for lettering their condition is by reg
ulaF rotation.
Although the floor OF this dungeon
is far below the level of rhe ground
its high walls. RISING above the street
outside, could easily be pierced With
windows. which would render the most
miserable portion of the prison habit
able and fairly comfortable by The ad-
mittance OF light and air The prison
ers Informed me that. although damp in
winter rose from the soil this under
ground room vas warmer and healthier
than The court outside, which during
he hole winter is inches deep in mud
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-18

prudery. No one pays any attention
to the model except as the subject of a
picture. and at length the time comes
when she rebukes with considerable en-
Phasfs anyone who even suggests that
there is impropriety IN sketch5Ug from
the undraped model
The hours OF study are long, but the
student finds them none TOO long to aC-
complish what she desires. She has en-
thusissm. youth. and a genuine love for
the work.
Why, then. should she complain? Her
teachers encourage her by favorable
criticism She finds among the students
congeniaI friends who heartily share her
ambitions.
Modest Student RecTeations.
With them she spends many happy
hours. Occasionally an evening At the
theater or TOP gallery seat at the ops-
ra. A ball in The hall of the league or
a musicale in one of the studios also
helps 10 relieve the strain Of study.
These girl students work harder than
the mau-because they have more pa
thence. the instructors say.
A young man after working a coupe
OF hours becomes nervous and impa-
Gent. He drops his brush or pencil
puts on his hat and coat and goes out
for a walk and "a smoke.
At the end Of an hour or SO he comes
back and continues his task until he
gets tired once more.
The young women live mostly Ia
boarding houses. For economy's sake
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-18

some hire a room and prepare their own
meals on a gas steve. suu others ind
it most satisfactory TO rent an apart
ment. hire woman to do the house
keeping, and share the expenses with
several OF their companions. Girls who
have tried the latter plan say that they
feel more independent and more at
home, and get more real enjoyment cut
Of life than in any other way.
The women VINO achieve successes In
the art world are more numerous than
the public usually supposes- One OF the
best known portrait painters Of the pres
ent time is Celia Beaux. Two OF the
most famous illustrators are Miss Eliza
beth Shiphen Green and Jessie Wilcox