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3 Colonel Bunker t '* * ^ * Tbe fiery Warrior TeBs How the South Re- I ~ sisted Insidious Northern GodtaH ^ 1 ivy?f>fyV'V''|P'Vv'yrrr'yrVrf TTrf ^7* [Copyright, 1902. by C. B. Lewis.] "^^PEAKING about cocktails, sub," said Colonel Bunker as he sipped lovingly at bis mint julep and smacked his lips onnwivol?''anontirxr ql^nnt FWlr+nil<3 and their influence on the politics of the country, let me tell yo' a little incident. It was a few years after the wah, suh, and just after the no'th had introduced the cocktail to the south. It was a new drink to us, but we took it up very liberally. General Bob Taylor was running for governor of this state that year, with a thousand chances to one in his favor. I was to meet him here at this hotel to talk ovah matters, and I came out on this III . i^PJUPI "XUBXEL BUNKEB, IT GIVES ilE TOTAIr JjOYED PliEASUliE TO OBSEEVE THAT TO' ABE A CAITIFF." . ' veranda to find him drinking a cockJ taiL It was his fo'th while waiting for me. " 'Howdy, kurnel?' says he as I sits down. ** 'Howdy, Bob? say? I as I wonders what he is drinking. He orders another for himself and one for me, and we fell to talking about the wah. Bob Taylor was a majah, suh, and he was a brave and gallant man. We hadn't. talked long when he says: " 'Kurnel Bunker, yo' at the battle of Malvern HiU^^believe?' " 1 was, suh.' ** 'And yo* ng&s? have seen the charge I made wtfli my regiment on the six guns in the center. I had only 600 njen under me, and the enemy numbered fully 5,000. but we started with a cheer,. suh, and we swept forward with yells, suh, and though I lost 400 men I brought back the guns.' "'Bless yo', Majah Bobr I says. JDUL J V VC gUL lUlUjjS UiiACU up. J. made that charge myself. Any history* of the .wah will give me the credit' " 'But I must have done it' ** 'But yo' are mistaken.' "The majah seemed lost in thought for awhile, and I was wondering if he didn't feel well, when he woke up and I said: " 'Kurnel Bunker, yo' was at the I battle of Gaines Mill, I reckon?' " T was, suh.' " 'Do yo' remember when the enemy massed to crush our left and came down like a wave of the sea?' " 'I do, suh. It looked to be all day \ with us just then.' "'And it would have been, kurnel, it would have been if I had not put | myself at the head of my regiment 'and led a living wedge against the enemy i and broken him. Yo' may remember that I received the thanks of our general then and there.' "Majah Bob,' says I as I began to breathe hard, 'there are no less than ten histories of the wah out already and mo' coming, and every one of those histories will prove that I myself led that living wedge and saved the left wing of our army. I was mentioned in general dispatches and special orders, sub. and if I could have brought myself to leave my brave boys I could have had command of a brigade/ "With that I got up and walked about and wondered what had got into the man, and perhaps it was five minutes before he said: "'Kurnel Bunker, am I mistaken in thinking yo' were present at the battle j of Chancellorsville?' " 'To' are not, suh,' I replied. 'It has been said that I personally brought on that battle.' " 4If yo' were there, kurnel, yo' must Iiave seen me put myseu ax me ueau . of the Silver brigade and roll the enemy's right flank up like so much paper. Yes, suh, yo' must have seen it with yo'r own eyes, and no doubt yo' were one of the thousands who cheered me after the charge was over.' " "Majah Lob Taylor,' says I somewhat stiffly, T am not a humorist. I seldom smiie, and I never laugh. Do yo' mean It for a joke when yo' take the credit of things I did myself? If so, suh, let me tell yo' that I don't appreciate It' 44 'Kurnel Bunker.' says he in a slow and deliberate fashion and meaning to insult my very name, 'it gives me unalloyed pleasure to observe that yo' are a caitiff!' 44 'Suh! Suh!' 44 'A caitiff, a coward and a liar!' "Gad, suh. but 1 don't know why I didn't take him by the throat then and there and throttle the life out of him. I did start to do it, I believe, but caught myself in time. It was five minutes before I could speak, and then my words were few. I simply told him to expect a visit from my second and strode away. As I turned the co'ner I J met General Polk, and when I told him of the insult he threw up his hands in amazement. He couldn't doubt my word, but it was a hard thinj? to believe. Of co'se he was willing to act as my second, and in fifteen minutes it had been arranged that ' Majah Bob anil I were to meet at sunrise. Thirteen previous meetings of the sort. with my escutcheon un stained, made it an almost everyday affair for me?that is, I ate and slept as usual, and no one saw any change in me. I had differed with men, suh? differed with them on astronomy, geography or the curl of a pig's tail and gone to the field to uphold my honah by. simply pinking them, but here was the grossest insult of my life. I had been called a caitiff, a coward and a liar, and my mind was made up to kill Majali Bob in his tracks. I believe that certain persons called upon him during the evening and sought to induce him to apologize, but he was firm in his refusal and rather strange in his demeanor. Morning came, and I sauntered to the grounds. I never hurry in such cases, suh, nor do I let any thoughts of death trouble me. When I reached the spot, I was as cool as ice and as calm as a duck pond. I looked for the majah to show up early, but it was a full hour befo' he appeared?a full hour, suh. And then how did he come? May I never hear the hum of grapeshot again if he didn't come along with two niggers, who had bags of potatoes on their backs, and he was going to show them where to plant them! "'Howdy, Kurnel Bunker?' says he as he stops to shake hands and offer me his plug. " 'I am here on this field of lionah to kill yo', Majah Bob,' says I as I folds my arms and steps back. " trn_ t_?ii ft ttti *r d9 xo Kin me: ?vuai lur: " Tor yo'r words of yesterday.' " 'What words? I never even saw yo' yesterday.' "W3 were half an hour arriving at a solution of the puzzle." said the colonel, "but we got it at last. Majah Bob Taylor wa6 cocktail drunk when I met him on this veranda. If it had been whisky intoxication, I should have detected it, but it was the cocktail, sub, the insidious cocktail. He had talked with me without knowing me and without being responsible for what he said. Why, suh, the man's hair fairly stood up when I repeated the naW' he had called me, and there wan?^uch a look of earnestness on^hiflwfSce that it was impossiblejj0<f{o believe him. Under the cijrp?^stances the duel was off,, of?cctse, but something else was """off too. It was plain to us that the cocktail had been introduced to the south to upset her whole political system and prevent the phenix bird from rising, and we swore to abjure it, suh, to nip it in the bud and drive it back whence it came. And we nipped it, suh, and we drove it, suh, and we -i. 1- v. siucii 10 our miui jiuep, auu uere we are at the head of the world, suh, and If yo' don't mind"? I didn't and we took another. M. QUAD. Does It Pay to Buy Cheap? A cheap remedy for coughs and colds is all right, but you wanteomehiog that will relieve and cure the more severe and dangerous results >f throat and lung troubles. What hall you do? Go to a warmer and more regular climate? Yes, if possible; if not possible for you, then in either case take the only remedy that has been introduced in all civilized countries with success in severe throat and luug troubles, 4,Boscbee's German Syrup." It not only heals *nd stimulates the tissues to desrroy the gprrn disease, but allays inflam matioo, causes easy expectoration, gives a good night's rest, and cures the patient. Try one bottle. Recommended many years by all druggists in the world. You can get this reliable remedy sfc KaufroanD's Drug Store. Get Green's Special Almanac. 12?33 No Comparison. "That New York girl was awful mad when I asked her if she was from Boston." "I'll bet she wasn't half so mad as the Boston girl whom I asked if she was from New York."?Life. A Rnb For Tennyson. "When Alfred Tennyson appeared in the Oxford Theater to receive his D. C. L. degree, it is said that his disheveled hair and generally negligent state provoked the undergraduates into greeting him with the inquiry, "Did your mother call you early, call you early, Alfred, dear?" Better Left Unsaid. Discontented Artist?I wish I bad a fortune. I would rever paint again. Generous Brother Brush?By Jove, old man, I wish I had one! I'd give it to you! Just What You Need. Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets, When you feel dull after eating. When you have no appetite. When you have a bad taste in ti e mouth. When your liver is torpid. When your bowels are constipated. When you have a headache. When you feel bdious. They will improve your appetite, cleanse and invigorate your stomach, and regulate your liver and bowels Price 25 cents per box. For sale by J. E. Kaufmann. - " I wrote to Doctor Pierce, who sent me a very kind letter and advised me." Thousands of weak and sick women can trace the beginning of a new life of perfect health to that letter written to Dr. Pierce. Sick and ailing women are invited to consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, free. All correspondence held as strictly private and sacredly confidential. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription cures weak and aching backs, headaches, nervousness and other womanly ailments by curing the womanly diseases which cause them. "In the spring of 1900 I became very ill," writes Mrs. Alviena Scholtz, of Lake Washington, Lesueur Co., Minn., ,!my back was very weak and ached so that I could do no work at all, so I was. obliged to take to my bed. i felt a constant desire to urinate and "the pains in abdomen were almost unbearable. I wrote to Dr. Pierce, who sent me a very kind letter, and advised me to take his ' Favorite Prescription' and 'Golden Medical Discovery.' I took six bottles of each and am a well woman now. I cannot say enough in favoi of Dr. Pierce's medicines." "Favorite Prescription" makes weak I ' - 11 A J. "Well, I allow It's mighty cur'us w'ere that boy has got to anyhow," An' then I keep on playin' jus' the way I did before; I know if she was wantin' much she'd call to me some more. An' purty soon she comes ag'in an' says: "Willie! Willee-e-ee!" But then my hearin's jus' as hard as w'at it useter be. If a feller has good judgment an' uses it that way, He can almos' allers manage to git consid'ble play. , But jus' w'ile I am playin', an' prob'ly I am "it," They's somethin' diff'rent happens, an' I have to up an' git, Fer my pa comes to the doorway, an' he interrup's our glee; He jus' says, "William Henry!" But that's enough fer me. You'd be supprised to notice how quickly I can hear Wen my pa says, "William Henry!" but never, "Willie, dear!" Fer, though my hearin's middlin' bad to hear the voice of ma, It's apt to show improvement w'en the callin' comes from pa. ?New York Times. Soft Soap. Uncle?Here's a penny for you, Bobby. Now, what (lo you say? Bobby?I say you're a wonder, old man.?New York Evening Journal. If the Baby is Cutting Teeth. Be sure and use that old and well tried remedy, Mrs. "Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic and is the best remedy for diarrhoea. ? j i iil Twenty-live cents a Dotue. It is the best of all. A Grand, Sweet Sonjar. A good old German lady who keeps native wine and some chickens in a suburb was waiting on a guest when one or two hens set up a cackling of such vehemence that it suggested to the stranger dire disaster?either already happened or impending?in the chicken park. Immediately the big rooster took up the refrain and in his hoarse bass and inexcusable falsetto? "malady and not melody"?made more rumpus than all of the other fowls put together. "What in the world is the matter with those chickens, frau?" asked the visitor. "Acli! De scliieken, she haf do eggk laid, an' venn she an eggk haf laid de rooster he bin so gL t he help lier sing." ?Philadelphia Times. Hilton's Life for the Liver and Kidneys tones up the stomach. FLAGS ON THE CAPITOL. Whut It Means When They Are Flying; at Hnlf Mailt. The flying of flags over the capitol at half mast is regulated by the strictest rules. Whenever these flags are seen floating half way down the mast it is a sure indication that a vice president, senator or representative is lying dead or that the action is taken in response to a presidential proclamation ordering the flags on public buildings at half mast in r^ect to the memory of some prominent olficial of the government who has passed away. When the sergeant at arms of the senate or house of representatives learns of the death of a member of - "^1 -" 1-.. ,1 .V women Strong, sick women wen. Accept no substitute for the medicine which works wonders for weak women. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the most desirable laxative for delicate women. LITTLE WILLIE'S HEARING. SOMETIMES w'en I am playin* with some fellers 'at I knows My ma she comes to call me, 'cause she wants me, I surpose, An' then she calls in this way: "Willie! Willie, dear! Willee-e-ee!" An' you'd be supprised to notice how dretful deef I be, An' the fellers 'at are.playin' they keeps mog* orful still W'ile,they t?li me, jus' in whispers, "Your .jfca l&callin'. Bill," my hearin' don't git better, so fur as I can see, W'ile my ma stan's there a-callin': "Willie! Willie, dear! Willee-e-ee!" An* snnn mv ma she erives it ud an' savs. Wilier Ui liiuoc uuuics, ut; ai uuv-c orders that the flags over the senate chamber or hall of representatives be half masted. This is often done before the houses of congress themselves are officially notified of the death. A good deal of discretion is exercised in the manner of placing the news of a death of this kind officially before the senate or the house. Upon such an announcement it is customary for the houses to adjourn in respect to the deceased senator or representative, and in order that the current business may not be stopped early in the day the announcement is generally made just before the houses are ready to conclude their day's work. Officers of the senate and house when they fly the flags at half mast in response to a proclamation by the president regard their action as one of courtesy, as they do not recognize the power of the president to order congress to do anything except to assemble in extraordinary session. They have always responded to the requests of such proclamations. It would be a nice question* if one could imagine that it could ever be raised, to know to what extent the president's authority would allow him to order flags at half mast on the capitol. While his authority would not extend over the employees of the senate and house, yet the capitol itself for many years was in fact controlled exclusively by him so far as the care of the building is concerned, and the superintendent of the building is today appointed by him without confirmatory action on the part of the senate. As a matter of fact, the capitol has for years been under the direct control of the committees on appropriations of the two houses of congress, but that control has been accorded them by the failure of the president to give any orders to the architect or more lately to the superintendent of the capitol. If he should order that official to fly flags over the capitol at half mast and the order should be disobeyed, he would have power to dismiss him and appoint some one else in his place without the concurrence of either branch of congress, except so far as the appropriation for the official's salary would be involved. These are practically moot questions, but they occasionally form interesting subjects for fireside talks when flags are half masted in response to presidential proclamations.?Washington Star. c Luck in Thirteen. Bv sending 13 miles Wm. Spirey, of Walton Furnace, Vfc., got a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve, that wholly cared a horrible Fever Sore on hie leg. Nothing else could. Positively cures Bruisee, Felons, Ulcers, Eruptions, Boils, Burns, Corns and Piles. Only 25c. Guaranteed by J. E. Kaufmann, druggist. Thumb >ail Pictures. In collections, centuries old, to be seen in both China and Japan are specimens of the most remarkable drawings in the world, pictures of all kinds dr^tvn with the thumb nail. The nails of the thumbs on the left hands of the artists of these are allowed to grow to an enormous length, sometimes to a foot or eighteen inches, and are then pared down to a pen shaped point. Dipping this oddly constructed pen in beautiful vermilion or sky blue ink, the only kinds of ink used in these sacred thumb nail drawings, the artist gracefully outlines his work. Occasionally the bold touches from the studio of a master in this department of "high art" are life size and are sketched by a few sweeps of the artist's arm. Like other pictures and sketches of the orient, these sacred thumb nail pictures are mounted and rolled up like scrolls. o. isuuie vi'urus. According to the late Richard A. Proctor, says the London Chronicle, the phrase "I guess,'1 to English ears so ridiculous, is really identical with the old expression, "I wis," meaning "I know." The word "guess" has changed its meaning entirely in England, but has partly preserved it in America, where of course the native says "I guess" when he is more or less in a state of certainty. There are many other examples of words that have played fast and looso with "g" and "w," such as "guardian" and "ward en," "guard" and "ward," "guiciiet" and "wicket" Greenville, Tenn. I have thoroughly convinced myself that Dr. Baker's Blood and Liver Cure is the finest medicine made for Indigestion and Constipa^ tion. (I have tried them all) and was cured by the use of this medicine, after all others had failed. I most cheerfully aDd unhesitatingly endorse it. Yours truly, H. N. Baker, Mayor. For sale at the Bazaar. - OneNBinufte Cough Guro For Coughs, Colds and Croup* , 400,000 PIANOS! JUST THINK OF IT! Over the above nnmber of the Celebrated Makes represented by A Malone, of Colombia, C., have been sold, and chiotly to people of musical culture. For catalogue, pnces and terms on the Best Pianos aud Organs, Address M. A. Malone. f P. O. BOX 32, COLUMBIA, S. C. N. B Some special piano bargains always on hand ranging from $65 to $275, May 15?ly. | ATLANTA GRANITE JSL AND Marietta Marble Works. jti& JSi We have the beat equipped plant in the South, with up to jpt1 pneumatic tools and polishing machines which puts us in a position to do all kinds of Marble and Granite Work at the very lowest prices. Estimates made on all kinds of Cemeterv Work, and Building Material. Wholesale and retail. Call on or address, S. a. MOZLEY & CO., P. W. BA.RSTE3, Proprietors, Atlanta, Ga. General Agent, Ridge Springs, S. C. May 8?ly. WM. PLATT, DEALER IN Dry Ms, Millinery and Notions, NEARLY OPPOSITE POSTgOFFICE, COLUMBIA, - - . S. C. MAC4 STREET. We have received and have placed on our shelves one of the most beautifal as vrell as the most complete line of , FALL AND WINTER GOODS ever shown in the city. These are all standard goods from the most reliable manufac* turers and are recommended for their stylish and nobby appearance and the beauty of ?* pattern. A lull line of outing and dress goods of all descriptions, as well as iovely creations in fashionable fall and winter millinery. Come and see. these goods before purchasing. I will make it to your interest to do so. October, 9.?3m. TAX NOTICE. I _ I WILL ATTEND THE FOLLOWING I 'CAUSE. I mentioned places for the purpose of re- /#!?// M ceiving taxes for the fiscal year 1902: !$ The balance of the time at Lexington I C. H. nntil December 31st, 1902, after I " which time the ptnalty will be added, ac- I cording to law. The hours for closing the tax book will H be at 11 o'clock for the morning and 4 g ? o'clock for the afternoon appointment. TAX LEVY. I 'S' " # For StatePurposes...., 5 Mills I r0r Tliat For Ordinary Countv Purposes.. 3$ Mills I $ For Special County Purposes ... ? Mill I If S .iTJLIIIlOOcilTv For Constitutional School Tax.. 3" Mills I J Jfe1 Total 12 Mills I FCClillJJ Special Scbool Levy, District 18 3 Mills ji . t-qp^ Special School Levy, District 37 2 Mills I -WW . Poll Tax $1.00. I ^ear ciotnes fgpEP f Parties owning property in more than 9 madetoyOlir one Township will so state to the Treas- I , orer, and when writing for information I CXSCt measconcerning taxes always give name in fall. U yrg by FRANK W. SHEALY, I * $ Treasure'-Lexington County. I CTPAfKQRDHC Bv&BBisUl September 24, 1902. | 21Dl\V3 ^ 6 Good TeJlors for wE The State of South Coralina, I CHICAGO 1 COUNTY OF LEXINGTON. I I | By George S. Dralts. Esq., Probate Judge. B just right in SHEh I WHEREAS, W. D. HILL MADE 1 them. Near- M suit to me, to giant her L tt-rs ot I jv cqq * ?M?8%83 Administration of the Estate of and tffects B JByg| of H. C N, ..amaker: a terns to se- &Bjf |9| These are, therefore, to cite and admrn- I lect from jflrf nl I ish all and sicgnlar the kindred and credi- I c.tf?*,,,,*:,* wfef M fl tors of tae said H. C Nunamaker, d - | sai-Siaciion Hs wg . ceased, that they be and appear, before B guaranteed, Ipf K me. in the Court ot Proba*e, to be h^ld at I ^ cq^ JL3XingtOn, L/. EL.| r*. V., UXi uio a;iu u;ijr ui h . . . [ November, 1902, after publication hereof at I pi?*? line e.t _ | It o'clock in the forenoon, to shew cause, the store of EFFECT ' if any they have, why the said Adnjinistra- I tion should not be granted. a W8 V. ROOF1 , I Giv-n under my baud, this 6th day of I November, Anno Domini 1902. I LEXINGTON. S- C. I * GEORGE S, DRAFTS, [L. S.] A V Probate Judge, Lerington County. Published on the 12th day of November, 1902, in the Lexington Dispatch. 2 wo. ...n.-rrrANDREW CRAWFORD *"* ? m B HJ " vonnff mon an ,1 I ATTftDWCV AT I A MJ WAN I PII ladies to quaiify ?nT "l.111,1,1 fcl fc""> e ? WW S nM for paying posi- COLUMBIA, - - S. C. tions. 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