Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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PAGE TWO Father of Sixt e tWullace L. Gaffney in the Greenwood Index.) A man who is the father of sixtysix children and who boasts grandchildren in every state in the Union! lives at Cherokee Falls. S. C. Ilis name is John 11. hynch, he will be ninety years old next April and he is as hale and hearty as any young-' ster ol seventy. Fil ty-t wo of his sixty-six children j are living. The oldest. William, is row seventy, and the youngest, little Wood row. recently celebrated his seventh birthday. Mr. Lynch has been married four times He fiest took unto himself a wjl'o at the age of eighteen He married ti s fourth wife it the age of si\t\ live She was Mi - I,on H'olson, of Chester County. South Carolina a yoiitti. woman twentv-ono years old I" \e of their children, three girls and two boys, are living. I'..n a and reared in Lineolu County. No til Carolina, of Socteh Irisli parentage, son of J. \Y. Lynch a successful t'arno " and merchant. Mr. Lynch, us ;i iad received the regular country scho-d education el his time. An apt sch ir. he soon learned his raiding, ivr'fing and arithmetic and became a gold miner. For forty-two years during his life he followed the trade of gold mining in this country and Knglund. When the Civil war broke out. in 1. tie was working in a gold mine near K.tig's Mountain. North Carolina At the tii st call of his couuntry he volunteered his services and went to the front with the Cleveland Blues, of the Sixteenth North Carolina regiment under Col Stephen !>. Lee. Veteran of Itiill Itun. lie fought the enemy at Hull Run. and saw active service all through ihe war except for three months in the Roper Hospital in Charleston, in '6.1, when he received a bullet wound in the leu durum a skirmish on James Island. This wound left him a cripple hut he returned immediately to active service despite the protests of the army surgeons. Mr. Lynch is fond of recounting his war experiences. Mr. Lynch has a wonderful memory and talks easily of the days of his early life, lie has always been fond of reading. His knowledge of presentday affairs and conditions and the clearness with which he discusses them is remakahle for a man of his aue. In regard to the"high cost of living Mr Lynch says he expects everything to continue high in price for the next several years, owing to unsettled conditions and the inevitable great demand for foodstuffs and supplier from tin nations of Kuropo and Tile rest of the world after the great war. It is his opinion that cotton will advance to tiftv cents a pound when the markets of Kurope are fully open. Staunch Democrat. Mr. Lynch is a staunch Democrat and i great admirer of President Wil son for whom he has named h;s youngest son. This little hoy was born til the year of Mr. Wilson's first eleclion to the presidency. He says he (it* grows up Although strong and robust in hisj early manhood of rugged constilu-l (ion and unusual vitality. Mr Lynch has had to use a stick in getting around since he was crippled in the J war His later life lias been one of j (rial- and misfortune. He has retained ; his splendid vitality, but some twenty years ago while working in a cotton mill in Spartanburg. South Carolina, he v as caught in a belt and severely injured. For many months he was! an invalid from this accident and still suffers with his back and left arm. Four months ago his sight fail -d completely, but one eye has now part-1 I.v recovered and he is able to read a few minutes at a time. He is very thankful for this. The loss of his .sight was a severe blow. Two of bis favorite sons have died, and this has | brought additional sorrow into the old gentleman's life. Always Cheerful, lint through it all Mr. Lynch con(inues cheerful and optimistic. He has a ready sense of humor and looks upon the bright side of all that happens lu talking to tne writer, he sum nied up liis philosophy of life in a little story. lie told of a man in a town in which he used to live who liad lots of trouble and misfortune, and who Also was afflicted in having bis neck drawn so that he always seemed to be looking up at the sky. One day Mr Lynch happened to lie standing upon this man's doorstep waiting to talk with him. In a few minutes the old fellow came around the corner, with his face tilted up to ihe <ky as usual. li s wife onmo out at the moment, expecting him, and standing th'*re watching her husband coining down the street, also said to .Mi. Lynch,' 9 1 y-Six Children "Well here r urn es llob." and sorrow-! fully remembering the great amount of trouble of her husband's life, andnoticing It is uptilted head, svmpathetically continued, "and still looking l for more." "And so it goes." said Mr. Lynch.! "all of us have our troubles, and wo lust have to laugh at 'em and do the' best we can." Mr. Lynch is a man of indomitable will, even at ninety, but kindlv and Fleet Corporation. An agreement was readied between the Pacific Coast Shipbuilders' Association and their employes on August 11>, agreeing to a wage increase of sixty-four rents a day, to take effect October 1 Mr. O'Connell said that the angulations for this increase in wages were carried on with the full knowledge of the Navy Department and the Kmergeney Fleet Corporation, and that an agreement was entered into in good faith. There is no disagreement between the shipbuilding corporations and the employes, Mr. O'Connell said. The Pacific Coast Ship builders' Association, he said, has requested repeal of the order prohibiting the wage increase so that it might carry out its agreement with the workers. A conference of representatives of the Atlantic and Gulf Coast Shipbuilders' Association and representatives of tlie international unions affiliated in the shipbuilding industry was held in Philadelphia but decided to take no action pending the outcome of the request for repeal of the administration's decision. According to O'Connell, the employes on the At lantic Coast are asking that the wages and hours on the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts lie equalized. O'Connell emphasized that tin .shipbuilding corporations and th1 employes were in perfect accord, hut that their hands were tied by the order of the Navy Department and the Kmergeney Fleet Corporation. Sf PKICINTKNDKST WINNKK IV s. c. CONVICT CASK Columbia, S. Oct. li. Thai the superintendent of the state penitentiary, A. K. Sanders can In his discretion refuse the request of supervisors of the various counties to turn over to them convicts convicted from these counties and incarcerated in the state prison, is the opinion held in a decree handed down by Judge Krnest Moore, who presided over the last term of court of Itichland county generous. He is devoted to his chil-j dren and spends much of his time in i teaching them useful things to do. And the children are very fond of the'r "daddy," listening with wonder' to tales of his war and gold mining days, and quick to do his slightest ' bidding. Of Lutheran Faith. Mr. and Mrs. Lynch are of Luther an faith. On? of their hoys is nam -d I.other, after the founder of the church. Mr. Lynch is a man of quiet habits and he loves his home and family. Ills means are moderate and he has a little patch of garden and one mole, lie uses tobacco, and has from his youth. He likes a good smoke, but finds his chief enjoyment in chewing. Mr. Lynch attributes his long life and vigorous constitution to natural inheritance and plenty of healthful outdoor exercise. lie lias always been: a hard worker, and even now is never satisfied unless he is busy with something. The Lynch family dates back to the colonial days in America, when Mr. Lynch's grandfather came to this, country from Ireland. Longevity of life and large families are family characteristics. One member of the family in I'tanj reared a family of thirty-six children, j PREDICTS STRIKES IN ALL THE SHIPYARDS O'ComicIl S;i>s They Air Certain I nili'i' Wage Order In Yards On llotli Coasts. Washington. Sept 2!C A strike of 2rtt?.000 shipyard employes on the Pacific Coast is certain unless the Navy Department and the shipping board revoke their joint order prohibiting! wage increases after October 1. James O'Connell, president of the metal trade department of the American Federation of Labor, said. An equal number of workers on the Atlantic Coast will join in the strike unless the demand is changed." O'Connell said. A meeting of the executives of fifteen international un ions iitlilia'ed in the shipbuilding industry will be held here Monday to decide on action action, and Mr. O'Connell has arranged for a conference Tuesday between representativeof the shipbuilding employes and Assistant Secretary Roosevelt and Director Ackerson, of the Kmergency THE LANCASTER NET 1 ^^AROUND THE AMERICA j : J IWOKtfATJON OILS B B f t B B T I Pi I ""Mr*' *<a i ?8^ : A* ^um>. JSkIb One of tlie Dnest constructive act the war was Home Service In the Unit between the soldier far from home au work which under the peace program benefit all who need the assistance It c trained social workers. Since Instltut soldiers' and sailors' families. This p able Home Service information bureaus could bring their problems for solutlor RAISULI BANDIT OF RARE CHARM Perdicaris Declares He Found Himself Beginning to Like the Man. HAS A SUPERIOR CHARACTER ??_?. Morocco Chieftain, Who Now Disturb* Spain, More Like Patriot Statesman ? Pained to Hear Child Cry. Washington, T>. C.?That relentless bandit. Kulsull, the Villa of Morocco, whose present raids have caused a political crisis In Spain, has another side. "lie could not bear to hear a child cry, while on several occasions 1 noticed his care even to avoid allowing the bees collected on his cup to drown," Is the surprising statement, not of a friend, hut of the wealthy American who was held for ransom by Kulsull In 1004, until President Roosevelt sent a fleet of war ships and his famous ultimatum, "Perdicaris alive or ltalsull dead'1 to Morocco, Ion I'ordlcitrls' own story of his adventures as the prisoner of the "Moroccan Itobln Ilood" Is told In n comniunlcation sent by him to the National Geographic society soon after his release. . "In many respects the man Interested and attracted me. In spite of all my natural motives for dislike," said Mr. I'enllcarls. "Ralsull was at once so gracious and dignified, not to us only, hut to his own wild adherents, who evidently Idolised their chieftain, whose position among them seemed that of the head of u Highland clan In the olden times. Haa a Superior Character. "He was quick to see the humorous aspect of a situation, while his repartee was ns Immediate and to the point as though he had been horn In County Galway Itself. In fact, I discovered to my consternation that I was beginning to like the man. In spite of my natural resentment. I found myself unconsciously accepting his contention that he was not a mere brigand or cattle lifter, but a patriot struggling to rescue his Berber followers from the tyranny of the corrupt shereeflan officials. His charm of voice, the natural poise | and dignity of his manner, his selfcontrol under provocation,?all betrayed a superior character. He Is. In fact, a horn leader, and with a certain statesmanlike quality. He deplored the condition of his country, the feuds which separate the tribes, the many deeds of violence and the blood so uselessly shed. "While standing near Ralsull one day on the village green, of which we were now allowed the freedom, one of his followers came up from Tangier, 1 almost breathless from his haste, to report the arrival of the two American squadrons. The man described how the eight frigates had entered the hay, ' one after another. He told of the anr- ! "rats pie so do mice, once they eat RAT SNAP, j And they leave no odor behind. Don't take our word for it ?try a package. Cats and dogs won't touch it. Rats J pass up all food to get RAT-SNAP.! Three sizes. 2.V. si/.e (I cake) enough for Pan try. Kitchen or Cellar. AOc. size (2 cakes) for Chicken i House, coops, or small buildings. JM.OO size (."? cakes) enough for all farm and out-buildings, storage buildings, or factory buildings. Sold and Guaranteed by Lancaster Drug Co. and VV. S. Stewman At Co. t # VS, LANCASTER, 8. C. WORLD WITH m i N RED CROSS. yA \ Service. I# - J \ ivltles of the American Rod Cross tn ed States. ih<} friendly connecting link d Ills loved ones. This branch of the of the lied Cross will he expanded to an provide, is directed liy sclentifleully ed Home Service lias assisted 800,000 holograph shows one of the Innumer- ' i where service men and their families i. I I Ions deliberations of the Moorish au- , ihorltles and of the nlnrm of the na- I tive inhabitants, who feared the town might he bombarded. "I wntehed Kalsull with anxiety, lest apprehending tho landing of marines, with a view to our relief and Ids own capture, he might endeavor to drag us , to some more dlstaat and Inaccessible , retreat. What was then my surprise when, looking up with a bright smile, he said: 'Well, I think I can now congratulate you !' " 'I do not understand you,' I replied. " 'I mean,' answered Ralsull, 'thnt the presence of these vessels will lend i the authorities at Tangier to make such representations to the sultun as may result In his acceding to my demands, and then you will be uble to return to your friends.' Part as Friends. "The next morning It was still dark when our men began loading the pack mules, and we reached the crest of the mountain, which lay between us and Tangier, Just as the sun rose. ",A Don't you xk Romance is can ; Strange and sm lands are beckoning to off and see the world! Learn to "parley-v Paree. See the bul Panama. See surf-ric beach of Wailciki. Learn the lure that the swish and swirl of t sea. Eat well?free; < free; sleep clean?free; all straight in the e irencn, cmnese, .Spaniards, Egyptians and all manner of peo; Come! Be a real world, oee tne world. Shove off! 2 SAFE, GENTLE F BRIN * ur iuw ypnra uuiii? ivifji/au nam ?cu. Oil has enabled suffering humanity to withstand attacks of kidney, liver, bladder and stomach troubles and all diseased connected with tae urinary orKans and to build up and restore to health organs weakened by disease. These most Important Organs must be watched, because they filter and purify the blood; unless th?v do their work you are doomed. Weariness, sleeplessness, nervousness, despondency, backache, stomach trouble, pains in the loins and lower abdomen, gravel, difficulty when urinating. rheumatism, sciatica and lumbago nil warn you of trouble with your kidneys, GOLD MEDAL. Haarlem Oil CapI "At last (lie limit's, bearing the sliver dollars, carefully packed In boxes, arrived ; but o\v I it n eh eon was again served In lienor of Mulai Ahmed, and must be partaken of, after wldeh the bullion was counted in another room. "'The silver,' said Ralsuli, addressing me. 'has been counted?$'J0.000, na stipulated, in Spanish dollars, but these letters,' showing me as he spoke a check book containing certified checks on the Comptoir d'Kscoinpte, the French hank at Tangier, 'of the value of these, which are supposed to represent $50,000, I know nothing. However, I will accept them on your personal guarantee.* "When I had examined the checks certinea ny xorres ana r,i ( annum, the sultan's delegate minister of finance, I gave the required assurance verbally, and Raisull, lending me to the door, where I found my horse waiting for me, hade me adieu, saying that he had learned to look upon me as a friend and that he hoped I cherished no ill feeling on account of my detention. He furthermore assured me that should any danger menace me In the future not only he himself but any of the men of the three tribes under his orders would hasten to my relief. "Thus I left him, and pushing on as rapidly as we could we were soon In the midst of the large armed escort which had come from Tangier to see us safely home." Deadly Intoxicating Liquor. Zanzibar furnishes one of the most deadly strong liquors that man can drink and still survive the ordeal. Its strength Is so great that the natives who use It must accustom themselves to It by first starting with a sip. gradually increasing the portion as they become more hardened. It Is snld that If a stranger to Its great Intoxicating power partakes of it in even the trair.e measure as absinthe he la Lucky to escape death. This abnormally strong liquor Is called "zeratabo." 7>AjC1TtC c^ocC^cV \ SOUTH 7 Look I Here fore your ey t^ar shows wl September 2n ^ the Seven Sea 'ant to see tt ing to you! the red-bloc iling foreign hard-playing you. Shove Navy. Pay begin! oo" in gay On board sh 11-fights in learning. Ti ling on the skill, industry Thirty days < year with fu t comes with good. First h*? <moH salt- nished dress well? limited for n and look'em can enlist lor ye?British, out broader, i Japanese, I, Algerians Jhove off? pie. If you're Det the nearest i man ?11 **??*? ui utc an iai^ ucidir See it with where it is t -Join the U rUESDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1919. IEMEDY -M I GS SURE RELIEF I sules are the remedy you need. Take B three or four every day. The healing B oil soak* Into the cells and lining 0f B the kidneys and drives out the poisons B New ?fe and health will surely fcUlow* B When your normal vigor has been re* B stored continue treatment for a while B to keop yourself In condition and pre* vent a return of the disease. Hk l>on't wait until you are Incapable of B nKmiiiK- fwu ??IIIH uvuu MKDALi K Haarlem Oil Capsules today. Tour drug* B gist will cheerfully refund your money Hh If you are not aatlafled with result* W But be sure to get the original Import ed OOLU MBDAIj and accept no sub- I atltutee. In three slree. Sealed pack- ? agea. At all drug stores. f Bluebird Heralds Spring. jM The bluebird l? ninmiK the flrsf, oft- B on tho first, to arrive In spring In the B northern pnrt of the United States B from tho southern states whore tills B nrlstoernf hits boon spending the win- B tor. snys tho Ainorlonn Forestry nsso- R olntlon. NVnshln'glon. Sometimes more B h: sd\ bluebirds will pass the winter B n-. fur north as southern New Eng. R Tli,i bluebird I.nil.is Itv B " "? 111 hlnl hn\i's, or In crannies about buildings or In holes In trees, particularly orchard trees. It lines tln? bottom of Its nest with grasses for the four or flvo l.*.v..-white eggs whiph It lays. The female I* palpr In color thnn the mule blnl. MAW I.IKK THIS IX LAXCASTKK. i Siuiilnr Cases Itring I'uhlisliPiI In Kuril Issue. Tlio following case Is but one of | many occurring daily in Lancaster. It is an easy matter to verify It. You ! cannot ask for better proof. \V. S. Stewman, proprietor of gro! eery, Main St., Lancaster, says: "I had a slight attack of kidney trouble about a year ago. which started with pains in the smal^of my back. Nasty headaches bothered me. too, and ocI casionally I had to get up at night to | pass the kidney secretions. Finally I got Loan's Kidney Pills and they wont In the seat of the trouble right away. It only took a few boxes of I loan's to greatly relieve me of the trouble and make my kidneys a whole lot better." Trice 60c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy?get Doan's Kidney Pills?the same that Mr. Stewman had. Foster-Milburn l<'o.t Mtgrs., Buffalo, N*. Y. (. ATRICA foZ^\ >A tlamtjc \ } \j V / 2. ?I._ i - n . i a me jhuuc sprcaa out nat Decs. See those stars ? Every } lcre a U. S. Navy ship was on d, 1919. The Navy travels s. 1 i leWorld? >dcd, hard-working, men of the U. S. s the day you join. I ip a man is always - rade schools develoo 3 i f and business ability. j :are-free holiday each 11 pay. The food is ' uniform outfit is furPromotion is unlen ot brains. You two years and come ' stronger and abler. -Join the U. S. Navy. rj ween 17 and 35 so to recruiting station for 9. If you don't know isk your postmaster. . 5 .Navy I