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PERSISTENT LOVERS. WOMEN WHO WERE MARRIED IN j SPITE OF THEMSELVES. t Some Matrimonial Experiences That Would Seem tc Justify Voltaire's f Cynical Declaration That "Any Man ; Can Wed Any Woman." ' "Any man can marry any woman," fVoltaire once cynically declared, "if he nly pursues her long enough." This, at any rate, was the experience of Jacob1 Halliday, a well known character in the north of England a couple of generations ago. Never did a lover win a wife under such discouraging conditions as Jacob, for after his first proposal he was soundly horsewhipped by the young lady's father and ducked in a conven lent pond. "I'll ask her again next year," Jacob spluttered as he emerged from his hath, the fire of his passion not a whit quenched by his cold douche. . "Regularly once a year, on the anniversary of his first proposal and immersion," Nicholson says in his biography of Mr. Halliday, "Jacob attired himself in his finest raiment and presented his peti tfon, always with the same negative result When he presented himself, now a ipiddle aged man, for the twentyfourth time, the lady greeted his appearance with a peal of laughter. 'It's bo good, Jacob, I see,' she exclaimed. 4I may as well give in now as later, but .what a faint hearted creature the importunate'widow was compared with mnr * W : Sheridan took anequally bold course when he sought to win the fairest of the beautiful daughters of Linley, the composer of Bath, who was strongly opposed to the suit of the brilliant young poet and dramatist. His ladyJove, too, was beset by an army of suitors, many of them far more eligible than the penniless law student. The : circumstances called for bold and decisive action. After threatening to destroy himself if the lady refused his advances and fighting a couple of duels With one of his most formidable rivals * Sheridan took the bold step of running away with Miss Linley and conducting her to a French nunnery, where she remained in confinement until, succumbing to her lover's daring and persist ence, sne COEsenieu iv murijr mm. An amusing: and characteristic story k is told of Lord Beaconsfield in the days when he was wooing Mrs. Lewis, to whom in later years of married life he wai so touchingly devoted. One day Mrs. Lewis, who was then living in retirement at her seat in Glamorganshire, saw a gentleman walking leisurely up the drive. "Jane," she exclaimed to an old servant, "I really believe that horrid man Disraeli is coming up the drive. Do, please, run to the door and say I'm not at home." Jane opened the door to the undesired caller and gravely announced her message. "I know," Disraeli coolly answered, & "but take my bag to a bedroom and prepare luncheon. I will wait until Mrs. Lewis is ready to come downstairs," which, of course. Mrs. Lewis felt compelled to do a few minutes later. "Oh, dear, what can t do with such an obstinate, thick skinned man?" the widow asked desperately later in the day when Disraeli showed no sign of raising the siege. "Marry him, I suppose, ma'am," was Jane's philosophic answer, and, as the world knows, the persistent wooer had his way in the and in this as in most other things in Bfe. A judge, not long deceased, used to tell a diverting story of his wooing. In those days he was a struggling and obscure lawyer without even the prospect of an income, and the woman on whom be had set his affections was the <tim??htpr of a rmrsp nrnml m:m with a high sounding mime who'was strongly opposed to giving his daughter to a "penniless lawyer." * "Do yo-i know.'sir." the father thundered when he was asked for his daughter's hand?"do you know. sir. that my .daughter's ancestors have all been noblemen and that one of tlieni was a favorite minister of Queen Elizabeth?" "Oh. yes. I know all Hint." the young barrister placidly answered, "and do you know that Queen Elizabeth once slapped your ancestor's face, and unless you are more civil 1 will do the same for you7" It is scarcely sur-. prising that eo I mid and daring a lover had his way in the end. even in the face of such a barrier of ghostly noble ancestors. The late Prince Bismarck, it is said, won his wife in much the same way. Although he had not known the lady of his love more than a few days and her parents were not even aware of his existence, lie presented himself one day bejf j.1 ? .1 ..t i lore lueui aiiu inmuy a>Kt-u jjci missiuu | to marry their daughter. In vain the j father fumed and Mustered and threatened to have the young, man forcibly ejected from the house for his impertinence. "I am sorry to annoy you. sir." the young soldier said, "but I must respectfully decline to leave the house until 4 have your consent." Nor did he, although the consent was given in these ungracious words: "Well. I suppose you must have your way, but I cannot compliment my daughter on her choice of a j mule for a husband." He Feel* If. "Does a draft give you cold chills down your back?" asked the pliiloso- ; plier. "It docs." replied the wise guy. "when j my bank account is overdrawn."?Cia- ; cinnati Commercial Tribune. Bobby'* Comment. Little Bobby was inspecting the new ! I>aby for the lirst time, and his dictum j was as follows: "I s"]K)se it's nice enough, what there Jr of it. but I'm solry it ain't a parrot." ?Tit-Bits. ENGAGED. Marriage is very largely an accident. In few cases do men or women set up a standard of manly or womanly excellence and choose by it. In most cases people become engaged as the result of propinquity rather than because of any deep rooted preference. , And so it often happens that the wife enters upon the obligations of maternity just as |KjR|p^\ thoughtlessly as she entered on the marriage relation, because no one has warned her |\ rftte dangers she ^jgj| Thousands of |?j|$f , women become re%r|l , ? /'1A invalids for lack ygf a |J| Mt ||\ of knowledge of $ i ' - '/A themselves. "It is jSf f V !V\ to this large body V-1 of women that Br. ( ? V n 1 J >\\; \ Pierce's Favorite ^ Prescription ^ comes as a priceless boon, because it cures womanly ills. ??Favorite Prescription" establishes regularity, dries weakening drains, heals inflammation and ulceration and cures female weakness. It makes weak women strong, sick women well. "After my first child was born," writes Mrs. Jordan Stout, of Fawcettgap, Frederick Co., Ya.. "my health was very poor for a long time, and last winter I was so bad with pain down in back I could hardly move without great suffering. My husband got me a bottle of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and a vial of his ' Pleasant Pellets.' which I used as directed. In four days I was greatly relieved, and now, after using the mediane three months. I seem to be entirely well. I can't see why it is that there are so many suffering women when there is 9uch an easy "way to be cured. I know your medicines are'the oest in the world." Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets the fa vorite family laxative, une * renet * a laxative, two 4 Pellets1 a cathartic dose. HER FRENCH A FAILURE. Tragedy of a Blacking Bottle In the Latin Quarter. She was spending her first month in the Latin quarter of Paris. She spoke English fluently, with a Boston accent: also she spoke German, could make a fair stagger at Italian and knew a few words of Hindoostauee, but of French not a syllable. One morning she found herself In a wrestling match with a bottle of French shoe blacking. The pesky bottle, understanding that it had to deal with an alien, refused to give up its cork. She had no corkscrew of her own and did not know how to ask for ^ -1- A 4-U^ 4 one, even 11 sue uareu suspect, mai uci next door neighbor might be possessed of the luxury. The tine of her pet forkshe had bent on the obstinate plug, the point of her best penknife she had broken off short, and nothing remained except to throw the bottle out of a window to get at its contents. She decided as a last resort to try breaking the neck off the bottle. With a "stove lid lifter*' she administered several cautious taps in the region of the jugular of the obstinate neck. "Nothin' doinV' Then she tapped harder still, and the Dlacking came. All over her fingers it came, all over her light woolen skirt and over much of the floor and window sill. She decided to have the skirt cleaned and, packing it into a bundle, tripped off to an establishment where she found embarrassment because she could not understand questions. Finally she got the drift of the conversation. The cleaners wanted to know what had caused the spot. Fortunately a bottle of shoe blacking- was standing near by, and she pointed at this and ' "ouid" and "ouid*' until she left in heightened spirits, feeling that she was not helpless and that she had made the cleaners understand. When the skirt was duly returned the following week, it was dyed black.?New York Tribune. Does It Pay to Buy Cheap? A cheap remedy for coughs and colds is all right., but you want some? < ?*?? I ? -3 * U - intrg mat. win relieve auu cure we more severe HDd dangerous results of throat and ltiog troubles. What shall you do? Go to a wanner and more regular climaU? Yes, if possib'e; if not possible for you, then in eitner case take the oDly remedy that has been intiodnced ia all civilized countries wiih eureess in tevere ibtoit and lung 'roubles, l Bo9cbee's Ge<m*n Syiup " It log tnlv heals and stimulates th* issues to destroy the gMin disease, but alltys tLflam mauoo, ciust-s enay expectoration, gives a good night's rest, and cotes the patient. Try ooe bottle It-j commended roanv je?rs by all drug gi-ts in the world. YjU cau get. this reliable remedy at Kaufmann'w Diog Sto?e. Got Gieet/a Special AlmaLac. 12-33 - Home* In Italy. Speaking: of homes ami ways of living'. Mr. I,uigi Villain in "Italian Life lit Town and Country" reveals a curinik stMt?> of affairs. In Italian cities there an* 110 slum districts. The poorest of the poor may he lodged in the same jatlaee with people whose iueoilie runs over annually. The poor are parked away irt the garrets or in the eellars. to he sure, and their misery must he rendered all the more acute by the sight and srent of such lavish living. High class Italians have no objections whatever to dwelling over a shop or place of business. Forjrot llininrlf. Mrs. Henpeck?We hev bin married twenty years today. Iliram. Hiram (with a siglu Yes. fer twenty years we've fought? Mrs. Henpeelv (scowling! ? What? You old wretch! Hiram (quickly>- Life's battles together, Miramly.?Judge. ANIMAL ODDITIES. Breton sheep are not much larger than a fair sized hare. The mandarin duck is one of the most beautiful of aquatic birds. The queen is always at the mercy of the bees and is a slave instead of a ruler. A beetle one-third the size of a horse would be able to pull against more than a dozen horses. The greyhound, which can cover a mile in a minute and twenty-eight seconds, is the fastest of quadrupeds. The giraffe, armadillo and porcupine have no vocal cords and are therefore mute. Whales and serpents are also voiceless. The glowworm lays eggs which are themselves luminous. However, the young hatched from them are not possessed of those peculiar properties until after the first transformation. To escape from dangers which menace them starfishes commit suicide. This instinct of self destruction is found only in the highest and lowest scales of animal life. Hebride&n Proverb?. The daily talk of the Hebrideans has a shrewd picturesqueness. "Let the loan go laughiug home,'' they say. That is. "Be careful of whatever you have borrowed." If a person were to be met coldly on going to a friend's house, he would say: "The shore is the same, but the shellfish is not the same." v The impossible is denoted by "blackberries in midwinter and sea gulls' eggs in autumn." "Better thin < kneading than to be empty." That is, "Half a loaf is better than no bread." "The man who is idle will put the a** 4 " KrCL LO VII IliC mv. ' He that does not look before him wiil look behind him." "A house without a dog. without a cat, without a little child, is a house without pleasure and without laughter." _ A Cold Wave. The forecast of sudden changes in the weather serves notice that a hoarse voice and a heavy cough may invade the sanctity of health in your own home. Cautious people have a bottle of Oae Minute Cough Cure always at band. E. H. Wise, Madison, Ga, writes: "I am indebted to One Minute Cough Cure for my present good health, and probably my life." It cures Coughs, Colds, LaGrippe, Bronchitis* Pneumonia and all Throat and Lung troubles One Minute Cough Cure cuts the phlegm, draws out the inflammation, heals and soothes the mucous membranes and strengthens the lungs. T 17* Tr ? 0 Hi. naulIUBUU. None Passed Him. Connolly knew all about prizefighting and had been in the ring himself? only once. In the second round he was pounded over the ropes, and at the finish he felt pretty groggy. "Brace up. Connolly, brace up." whispered his second in his ear. "Brace up, old man. an' stop some of dem blows." "Sthop 'em?" says Connolly, with a wistful look. "Be gorra, did yez see anny av thim gittia' by?"?New York Times. Her Bargain. "Charley, dear," said Mrs. Torkir\s, "I have such a bargain!" , "Indeed?" "Yes. You told me that poker chips were worth a dollar apiece, and I got a whole lot of them for 75 cents!"? Washington Star. Alt Expensive Call. Iloskins? I once paid $100 to see a doctor. Halliday?What? Iloskins?The doctor had four aces and I had four kings.?Chicago American. A Study In Figures. When I was only twenty-one. My sweetheart was sixteen; Our ages well indeed were matched, With just live years between. But when I came to twenty-three The girl was just sixteen. And people wished us happiness, With seven years between. Alas, I now arn twenty-live! My love is hut sixteen: Nine years is quite a difference, But not too much. I ween. Kay. think m?- not a fickle man Nor vet a foolish churl: Kind rentier, can't you understand, It's still the same old ?iri! ? New York Herald. If the Baby is Gutting Teeth. Be sure and use that old and well tried remedy, Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup tor children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. Twenty-five cents a bottle. It is the best of all. 1 THE ARIZONA KICKER. Some Lively Items of News From a Bnsy Editor's Den. [Copyright, 1902, by C. B. Lewis.] There will be no fall boom in Giveadam Gulch this year, but six more, saloons will be quietly run up and finished off to accommodate the increasing business. Old Jim Hewson, who has just returned from New Mexico, witnessed three lynchings while he was gone, and he says they were all bungles compared to our artistic ways. Our last issue contained a selection of seventeen murders compiled from various sources, and yet Colonel Morton has ordered us to stop his copy oh the eround that the Kicker has become too Sunday. schoolish. The colonel is a nice man, and we'd like to keep him on our list, but he mustn't expect too much of a good thing. We've got to run in a few balloon and railroad accidents for the benefit of other readers. If the party who threw a rock through our bedroom window in the postoffice the other night will call and repeat the performance, we will requite him as he deserves. It happened that we were a few seconds slow in getting out of bed that night Old Joe Wheeler claims to have seen a silver tipped bear near Sailor creek last Sunday. If he is telling the truth, then he struck something at last he couldn't ask to buy him a drink of whisky or lend him a quarter. The vigilance committee over at T /vi-./x Tn rtl* oAArMB f/v mnrv/1 on tnofwiof. J-.UJJVJ uailV occiuj iv ucw an iuauuvi.or. It has hung one man three different times, and yet he is walking around today in good health and declaring that he has come to town to stay. M. QUAD. Modern Conversations. (At a funeral, whispered.) "He looks so natural!" "Doesn't he! I'm surprised. lie suffered so, you know." "Yes; so I heard. How well she bears up!" "Wonderfully. It's really remarkable; but, then, she always had such will power." "Yes, indeed. I remember"? "Will she wear a veil?" "I don't know. He didn't approve of the idea. He always told her not to." "Still, I think she ought to." "So do I. It's such a comfort to a woman." ' Isn't it? was well off, wasn't he?" "Oh. yos; but I'm told that it's all entailed." "How do you mean?" "Well, she gets only the income, and if she marries again it goes to a niece." "Too bad. But, then, she never would marry again." "Don't be so sure of that. I wouldn't be a bit surprised." "I know it. One never can tell. I'm so glad I saw him." "So am I. It's a comfort to know how he really looked." "I suppose we ought to say something to her?" "Oh, yes; of course. She'll expect it, you know. When the minister goes, we will." "Yes; that would be the best time."? New York Herald. A Million Voices Could hardly express the thanks of Homer Hall, of West Point, la. Listen why: A severe cold had settled on his lungs, causing a most obstinate cough. Several physicians said he bad consumption, but could not help him. When all thought he was doomed he began to ute Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption and writes?k,it completely cured me ana saved my life. 1 now weigh 227 ibs." IPs positively guaranteed for Coughs, Colds and Lung troubles. Price 50j and $1 00. Trial boitles free at J. E Kaufmaun'r. His Dialect. "Mike," said Plodding Pete, "did you ever go to school:" "Sure," answered Meandering Mike. "I don't have to talk dis way. If I chmvpfi nff ine liter.irv accomplish mentis, folks would wonder why I wasn't readin' do help wanted advertisements instid o' huntin' fur handouts."?Washington Star. After tlie tinnrrel.* He (to himself.)?There! All on account of my beastly temper, I suppose I've gone and said too much. She (to herself)?Oh, dear! If I hadn't lost my temper, I might have said ever so much more.?Brooklyn Life. Dangreron* Economy. "So the engagement's off V" "Yes. She advised him to practice economy, and he started in by getting her an imitation diamond."? Detroit Free Press. Coeducation. "I)o you believe in coeducation?" "Not much. There is usually too miK-h vo' end too little 'education.' "? ~~-c\v York World. Greenville, Tenn. I have thoroughly convinced myself that Dr. Baker's Blood and Liver Cure is the finest medicine made for Indigestion and Constipation. (I have tried them all) and was cured by the use of this medicine, after all others had failed. I most cheerfully and unhesitatingly endorse it. Yours truly, H. X. Baker, Mayor. * For sale at the Bazaar. I Which? 1 A lean and potash-hungry soil, I wasted seed, wasted labor and idle I gins?A MORTGAGE. Or, plenty of Potash in the fertilizer, many bales and a busy gin?A BANK ACCOUNT. Wheeler & Wilson No. 9 BALL BEARING SEWING MACHINES!!! Wonderfully Light banning and Rapid. One-third faster; one third easier than any shuttle machine. Save about ONE DAY IN THREE. Quiet and durable. THREE DRAWERS. FIVE DRAWERS, DROP HEAD AND UAULHE1 OXllj?iJ3. ORGANS. A lot of High G :ade Organs very low for cash. Odg Chaple very near cost. 1900 BALLBEARING Washing Machines and Ball Bearing Wringers Theseare treasures Mo wet dresses and feet. Any seven or eight jeai old child can work it. -Will cleanse the clothes in ten minutes. Will last lor years. T. H. BEERT, ISM MAIN ST.. COLUMBIA, 8. C December 3, 19J2. 3m Tllff DRUG STORE. 1AM NOW PREPARED TO FURNISH the people of Lexington county with .... % i something mat is always neeoea. rare Drugs. Stationery, Soaps, Perlumes, Combs, Bm8bes, Tooth Powders, Tooth Brushes, Eye Glasses, any price and anything in a 1st class drag store. Try my Perfection Toilet Cream, for chapped hands and face, and is the best shaving lotion. Here are some prices, formerly 10 and 15 cents per ounce: Paregoric, 4oz for 25 cents; Extract of Vanilla, 4 oz, for 25 cents, Tripple Extract of Lemon, 4 oz. for 35 cents. I make extract, every tincture and everything that first class druggists can make. I do not sell mv customers something put up by some Northern house, When I make it I know for a truth that 1 am giving you something that is sure to do the worK it is bought for, it not your money will be refunded Prescription work is my specialty. I g.vo this my especial attention. Give me a trial this, is sufficient. Notice my ad each week. Yours to please, J. W. KINABD, The Licensed Prescription Druggist at Leesville, S C. December 3, 1602. ly. The State of South Carolina, COUNTY OF LEXINGTON. By Geo. S. Drafts. Ecq , Probate Judge. WHEKEAS, SAMUEL B. GEOKGE, O. C. O. P. and G, S., made suit 10 me to grant him Letters of Administration, ot the Estate of and effects of Daniel Amick and 'jemima Amick; These, are, tkereiore, to cite and admonish ail and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Daniel Amick and Jemima Amick, deceased, that they be and appear before ms, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Lexington C. H , S. C., on the 10th day of January, next, after publication hereof, at 11 o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 2nd day of December, Anno Domini 1002. G S. DKAFTS, J. P. L. C. [L. S ] Publisoed on the 3rd day of December 1002, in the Lexington Dispatch. GvsO. TMntir.fi OF THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS. -yOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT .i^i on Thursday, the 8th clay of January, A. D. J902, the County Board of Commissioners for Lexington county, South Carolina, will hold their annual meeting in their office in the court house. All persons holding claims of any kind against Lexington County are hereby notified and required to file such claims with tte Cleik o said Board on or before the 1st day of January next, in order to have such claims passed upon by the County Board at its annual meeting, J. BROOKS WINCrARD, Clerk. County Board ot Commissioners lor Lexington County. Decern ber 2, 19<>2. 4\vG. Notice. 4 LL PERSONS INDEBTED TO THE TV. Estate of John W. Canuor, dec, are hereby notified that tbey must make immediate payment to the undersigned, and those having demands aga nst said Estate, must present them. dnlv attested, to CHARLES W. CANNOP, Administrator. December 3. 1902. 3*0. 1 it aire wear clothes ^SstiP' made to your exact meas STRAUSS BROS llli I Good Tailors for B'"1"" 25 years. vl CHICAGO I ly pott- mm terns to se- SI lect from B I Satisfaction S f||L^ See the com* m plete line et the store of EFFECT W. P. ROOF, LEXINGTON, S. C. TAX NOTICE. I WILL ATTEND THE FOLLOWING mentioned places for the purpose of receiving taxes for the fiscal year 1902: The balance of the time at Lexington C. H. until December 31st, 1902, after which time the penalty will be added according to law. The hours for closing the tax book will be at 11 o'clock for the morning and 4 o'clock for the afternoon appointment. TAX LEVY. For State Parposes 5 Millc For Ordinary County Pnrp^ses.. 3? Mill* For Special County Purposes ... J Mill For Constitutional School Tax.. 3" Milk Total 12 Mill? Special Sciool Levy, District 18 3 Milk Qrvostiol T,avr Tliflfrinf 37 'X Mllla ?S? V UVVt V . mm Poll Tax $1.00. Parties owning property in more tba* one Township will so state -to the Treasurer, and when writing for information concerning taxes always give name in full. FRaNK W. SHEALY, Treasurer Lexington County. September 24, 1902. The State of South Coralina, COUNTY OF LEXINGTON. By George S. Drafts, Esq., Probate Judge. WHEREAS, W. D. HILL MADS suit to me, to g?ant her Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of EL C Nunamaker: These are. therefore, to cit3 and admonish all and singular >he kindred and creditors of tae said H. C Nunamaker, deceased, to at they be and appear, before me. in the Cour ot Proba e, io be h Id at l.exington, C. 11., r4. C., on the 2 th day o| November. 1902 after publication h-teofat 11 o'clock in tne forenoon, to she* cause, if any they have, why the eaid Admimstmti n should not be grant d. Giv-:ii ucdtr my hand, this 6th day of. Novembtr, Anno Domini 19 '2. GEOKGfc S, DRAFTS, [L S.] ^obate Judge, Lexington County. Pub'isbed on the 12th day of November. 1902, in the Lexington Dispatch. 2w5. WAU W All I CUK?r tions. If you are Interested, write us for our handsome illustrated catalog, THE LANIER SOUTHERN BUSINESS COLLEGE, MACON. GA. November in, 1%'i?iy. Trespass Notice. All persons are hereby forbidden to trespass upou 'he lauds of iLe uiuUr.-.igued by hunting or in any manner whatever. The law will be enforced against ah violators. c. b. rish. a November 17, 1902. 4wo. m ANDREW CRAWFORD avTnnurv at i r.u; A I IUHKEI A I LA IV) COLUMBIA, * - - - - S. C. Practices in the state and Federal Courts, and offers Jus professional services to the citizens of Lexington County. October 18?ly. JAMES HARMAN, zDZEnsnr^.L SUBGSOIT, llxington, s. c., (Office in rear of the Court House.) INFORMS THE PUBLIC THAT he will be in his office every Friday for the purpose ol doing dental work in all its branches. March 19, 1902. ly. Final Discharge. VTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL I nnvorvrti; inf n?OQfo/-l th.it T u'ill onnlr t r\ A. 1 I Uli l A niu IV the Hon. George S. Drafts, .Judge of Probate in and lor tbe County of Lexington, State ot South Carolina, on the Ibth day of December next, lor a final discharge as Guardian of the Estate ot Blanche Kyzer and other Minors. J E. KAWL KYZER, Guardian. November 14, lbO'2. 4w5. Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kidneys aids digestion.