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THE C. 0. D. MAN He Tell/ How He Cauied a Strike and Then Called It Off. " N my wandering-s over the land as I a dilapidated gentleman 1 have of course met "up with all phases of human nature." said the C. O. D. man as he je. his quarter and settled down for a iu.K. <'l, can't say much for it in general. 1 have found nine-tenths of the people selfish to a degree, aDd rarely have I found anything like sympathy. The fact seems to be that everybody, from the tramp up, is on the make. "I was thinking the other day of a little incident that occurred to me in Pennsylvania two or three years ago. As I entered the gate of a farmyard the well caved in on the farmer who was digging it. The beams and boards went over him in such a way ? ? ^ ^ 1 Kilt lis lO prtrvtfui ma wt:iu& suiuiuciou?. at the same time held him fast. There was no one around but his wife, who had just got off a sick bed, and the nearest house was two miles away. I didn't lose any time going after help. I got a shovel and began digging, and it took five hours of the hardest kind of work to release the imprisoned man. The first thing he did was to fall upon my neck and offer me half his possessions. His grateful expressions continued for half an hour, and then we sat down to a very plain supper, and he began to cool off. By the time we were through he said to me: " 'You dug me out, of course, but I was in no great danger and could have waited until tomorrow. I want you to know that I appreciate your work, but I do think you ought to pay me at least 10 <^ots extra for this supper.' "I had the money, and I paid and left He offered to Jet me sleep In the cow shed and furnish breakfast at a reasonable figure, but I thought K beet to jog on. "At another time, in Ohk>, a farmer's team ran away and threw him out, and he broke his leg. I caught the horses, got him into the wagon and drove him home. Then I went fen: the doctor, drove to the village druggist and sat up with the patient all night. He was profuse In his thanks, telling . me that I should have a home with him for a year, but when I had fed the stock and milked the cows next morning and was ready to tackle the wood pile he called me in and said: " T have been thinking things over, and I guess you'd better move on. Provisions are very high this fall, and my wife says you have a monstrous appetite. Here's 15 cents, and I hope you will go into some business and quit tramping.' "It was a bit tough on me," smiled the C. O. D. man, "but no more than I might have expected. I walked off without taking his money, and he did not call m? back. "It was in Indiana that I applied to a factory one day for work, having had enough of the highway for awhile. The rTHB WELL CAVED IN ON THE FABMEB WHO WAS DIGGING IT. 'Owner of the works was a fat, pomp*ous man, who imagined himself greater than the president, and though I * Spoke to him civilly enough he gave me a blessing for daring to speak at all Aiwlamtvl mo r\ff nromioaa T ~ auu VI UCt CVi rnc vu. luv jf/4 * - couldn't go fast enough to please him, or didn't and as he happened to be a Justice of the peace as well as a capitalist he had me arrested as a vagrant and feent me to jail for twenty days. "The jailer was a decent man, and I got along all right but I felt it my duty to get even with Old Pomposity. He had 340 men in his shop, and they were working only nine hours and had good pay. There was nothing whatever for one to kick about, but as soon as I got my liberty I started a little scheme. I got hold of a crowd of about twenty in a saloon after working hours and broached tbe subject of eight hours a day and 10 per cent more wages. They all smiled at first, but it wasn't long before some of them were growling. Next day at noon I made a little speech at the gate, and I followed that by another little speech at night. "I made out that Old Pomposity was draining the Ufeblood of his workmen to enrich himself and that they had no right to call themselves free men while toiling like slaves. There are certain stock arguments, the same as there are certain biucjs. svups, auu im: mun wnu uses them will always find listeners and believers. I created a feeling of discontent within twenty-four hours, and within forty-eight hours there was a strike on that took every man out of the works. It was a surprise and a hard blow to the owner. Pie had me arrested for inciting trouble, but a lawyer who was down on him took my case for nothing and carried me through. Then he fell bock upon vagrancy, but I had $10 in cash, and it wouldn't bold again. He bad a constable threaten me in order to drive me away, but I didn't scare. "The old chap didn't give in until be saw there was no other way for him. Then he sent lor nae and offered me $50 to get the men beck into the shop. They had been out a week when he made the offer and were beginning to realize that they had been too hasty. I divided the' money between two saloons and a loeal charity and called an ot.h*?r meeting.- There are stock argn merits to bring on a strike and others to call It off. I didn't take anything back about slavery, the rieh growing richer, the. poor poorer, capital grinding labor Into the duet, etc., but I praised the workmen for having shown the world that they could not be treated like black men ki the cotton fields ? ? x xi A. -.A. ana aavisea tnem to r??T.i?u iv mtm tools. Next morning the works were running full handed again, and I started out to meel with further adventu^-ee. I believe I eouhl have kept those men out for a month, but having got even with Old Pomposity I had nothing further to gain. He was at the factory gate as I passed it, and such was the change in biui that he even waved me a farewell.'' M. QUAD. Advice. ?New York Evening Journal. Dyseaterv Cured. Without the Aid of a Doctor. "I am just up from a bard spell of the flux" (dysenterj) says Mr. T. A. Pinner, a well known merchant of Drummond, Tenn. UI used one small bottle of Caamberlain'e Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and was cured without having a docror. I consider it the best cholera medicine in the world." There is no need of employing a doctor when this remedy is used, for no doctor can prescribe a better medicine for bowel complaint in any form either for children or adults. It never fails and is pleasant to take For sale by The Kaufmann Drug Co. A Theological Poser. An eminent divine, discussing tbe labor question with a friend, had an interested listener in his little boy. During a pause in tbe eonversation the child said earnestly: "I suppose, father, that even God has to have workmen to help him to do ail be has to da Are tbe angels God's workmen?" The minister, smiling at the child's serious interest in the great question of the day, laid his hand kindly on his son's head and said, *T think they are, my son." ' "Father," said tb^ boy, "do you suppose that the angels ever strike ?"?New York Times. On tbe Safe Side. Uncle Primus, carrying an armful of groceries, stood outside the gate watching cautiously the movements of two or three yard dogs on the inside. The lady of the house appeared on the front gallery and said: "Come in, Uncle Primus; come in. The dogs won't bite you." With a broad grin lighting up his cheerful face, Uncle Primus replied, "I knows dey won't bite me, missus, 'cause I sho' ain't comin' in."?Lippincotf 8 Magazine. An Illustrated Lesson. "You must never mock anybody, Bobbie." "Why not ma?" "Because it's very naughty, and mockers always get themselves into serious trouble." "They get eated. don't they?" "Why, what put such an idea into your head?" "'Cause we had mock turtle for dinner last night ma."?Cleveland Plain Dealer. Most Annoying:. Tess?Yes, my engagement ring is lovely, but the jeweler's name isn't on the box it came in. Jess?That doesn't signify that it isn't a genuine diamond or? Tess?Of course not. But if I don't know the jeweler's name how am I to find out how much George paid for it? ?Philadelphia Press. Herbine Renders the bile more fluid and thus helps the blood to flow; it affords prompt relief from biliousness, indigestion, sick and nervous headachep, and the over-indulgence in food and drink. Herbine acts quickly, a dose after meals will bring the patient into a good condition in a few days. Or. L Caldwell, Agt. M. K. and T. R. R. Checotab, Ind. Ter, writes, April 18, 1903: 4iI was sick for over two years with Enlargement of the liver and spleen. The doctors did me no good, and I had given up all hope of beiDg cured, when my druggist advised me to use Herbine. It has made me sound and well." 50c. Sold by The Kaufmann Drug Co. ' t $50OS' WHO OAMNOT BE OWED. So uniformly successful has Dr. Pierce'a I Favorite Prescription proven in all forma <*{ Female Weakness, Prolapsifs, or Falling of Wotnb, and Ueucorrhea, that, after over a third of a century's experic/ ce in curing ! the worwt cases of these distressing and I debilitating ailments. Dr. Tiered now feels I fully warranted in offering to pay <500 in cash fbr any case of these diseases which he cannot cure. - It Stands Alone.?The "Favorite Prescription " stands alone, as the one and only remedy for these distressingly common forms of weakness, possesses of such positively specific curative properties as to warrant its makers in propose I g, and , binding themselves to forfeit, as "we, the undersigned proprietors of that wonderful remedy hereby do, to pay the sum of $500 ' in legal money of the United States in any j case of the above diseases in which after a I a?i/1 trio! r>f nnr trMtmcnt I we fail to cure. No other medicine for i the cure of woman's peculiar ailments is | backed by such a remarkable guarantee ; no other medicine for woman's ills is pos- I sessed of the unparalleled curative prop- ; erties that would warrant its manufacturers in making s'ueh an offer ; no other remedy has such a record of cures on which to base such a remarkable offer. Therefore, insist on having Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and turn your back on any unscrupulous dealer who would insult your intelligence by attempting to foist upon you some inferior substitute, under the plea that "it is ju9t as good." Insist on haviiy the artiele which has a record of a third of a century of eures and which is backed by those willing to forfeit $500 if they cannot cure you. In cases attended by a leucorrheal drain a solution of Dr. Pierce's Lotion Tablets ahould be used oonjointly with the use of the "Favorite Prescription." They are sold by all druggists, or sent post-paid to any address, on receipt of 23 cents in stamps. Send 31 cents hi stamps for Dr. Pierce's Common Sense Medical Adviser. Address World's Dispensary, Buffalo, N. Y. Weak and sick women arc invited to consult Dr. Pierce, by letter, /nw. All correspondence is held as strictly private, j Adores* ur. v. jrvroe, unrnuo. in. z. Dr. Pierce's Peikts core biliousness. Certnlnly Not! Laura?I was telling Miss Newrich about those pretty, cheap washable wilts and advising her to get one, but slie got angry. Flora?Why? "Well, I said they were such pretty 'tub suits,' and she informed ine that she wasn't a washerwoman!"?Cincinnati Commercial Tribune. Not a Gift. "13he has the fatal gift of beauty." "Oh, it's not a gift" "No?" "Not in her case. It's a purchase."? Brooklyn Eagle. Taking Jfo Chance*. TT^ "Now, Georgie. if yon don't eat your soup you can't hare any pie." "What kind of pie is K?"?Chicago American. Tli* Popular Cupid. On the golf links he's a goose. Hoofs at tennis like a moose, At bridge whist his head Is never on the level. On the beaoh be looks a guy, In the ballroom he is shy. But he runs a big Panbard to beet the devil. ?Philadelphia Lodger. For Over Sixty Years. Mrs. Winslow'a Soothing Syrup has been in use for over sixty years by millions of mothers for their children while teething, with perfect ruccess. It soothes the child, softens the gums, allays all pain, cures wind colic, aod is the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor iittle sufferer immediately. Sold by Druggist in every part of the world. Tweuty-tive cent* a bottle. Be sure to 88k for Mrs. "Winslow's Soothing Syrup,1' and take no other kind, tf VICTIMS OF VESUVIUS. Pompeii and Herenl; nenm Sot the Only Cities It Has Buried. The road out o. 'Taples toward Vesuvius is the same route that one follows tu rtr-ucii x wuii>en. n licxi luicxmxu^ iu go up the mountain the tourist leaves the Pompeii road at Resina, the modern ctty which overlies Herculaneum. Apropos of these two ancient towns, it is remarkable how many people speak of them as the only buried cities In the vicinity. In fact, there are many, and it may not be uninteresting to mention them. Next to the two familiar ones, the one whose name is most frequently heard is Stabim. Then there are Cumie, the oldest Greek colony in Italy; Baiee, a watering place, resort of the Roman swells in the first year of our Lord; Parthenope, Palaoopolis and Neapolis, three burled cities lying under modern Naples, from the last of which it took its name; Dlkearchia (later called Pufeoli, now Pozzuoli), another Greek city of large wealth and with much commerce; Capua, one of the great military posts of ancient Rome, now coverea L>y a mooern eiiy, aiso u garrieon, and Sueesoki, whose medicinal springs beW high repute among the gouty epicures of the Roman time. Cataclysmic have been the earth's throes around that laboring monster Vesuvius, for some of these buried cities, which were great seaports 2,000 years ago, are now far inland. On the other hand, offshore at Baiae you may look down from a boat when in smooth water and discover ancieut houses and streets far below you at the bottom of the sea. Some of these buried cities were much larger and more Important places than either Pompeii or Herculaneum, yet to many travelers their names seem unfamiliar.?Ai^onaut EDUCATING OYSTERS. Training School* in Which the Bivalve* Ave TaogM Some Sense. "A school for oysters," gaid a deader hi fi&h, "is an insthtKioii that you would swear could not exist, for oysters are notorious ?or their stupidity. It is, however, a fact that there are many oyster schools. I will explain them to you in such a way that you will believe in them. An oyster's intelligence is limited, but still it hits intelligence. Years ago certain wise fish dealers discovered that if you take an oyster suddenly from its subaqueous bed it opens its shell, whereupon the Hfe giving water inekte it all escapes and the oyster dies. But if you expose an oyster to the air gradually, lifting k out of the water for a few minutes and then returning it again, it gradually leams that to keep its shell closed when out of the water is the best thing for its health. These investigators found that they eould take two oysters, one trained and one untrained, and the trained oyster, keeping its shell closed while out of the water, would live a long time, while the untrained one, opening its shell, would die in a few hours. Therefore training schools for oysters were established. The schools are in appearance nothing more than reservoirs full of water. Oysters are put in them, and the water is drained off and then returned again. It is kept off for a few minutes at flret, then frvw V> n If on VlAIt r XU1 IliiiiU ICO, 1\A uan UAi uvU* and so on. Oysters in these scboois learn that they will Hve longest and keep healthiest out of water if they hold their shells tight shut. As soon as they learn this they are graduated and go out into the workl."?Philadelphia Record. A Quick Wttted PftrtrMjyp. Nesting upon the ground, the partridge is likely to be disturbed. A bird of this species was once startled by a P'.otv passing within a yard or so of its nest. Destruction was almost a certainty, as the plow must pass entirely over It in the next round, and the laborer wondered how the partridge would act. The time necessary for going around the field was about twenty minutes, yet in that almost incredible period the parent birds had effected the removal of some twenty-one eggs to a safe spot Careful search led to the discovery of the bird oalmly seated upon her treasures in the bottom of the hedge out of reach of the plow. Nineteen partridge chicks were eventually hatched and duly escaped unmolested. ?London Tit-Bits. Th? Ingenioiia Mag-pie. The magpie is nothing if not ingenious. He always barricades his bulky nest with thorn branches, so that to plunder it is by no means an easy matter, but when circumstances oblige the "pie" to build in a low bush or hedge? an absence of lofty trees being a marked feature of some northern localitieshe not only interiaees his home, but also the entire bush, in a most formidable manner. Nor does be stop here. To "make assurance double sure" he fashIons a means of exit as well as entrance to the castle, so that if disturbed he can slip out by bis dock, aoor, as it were. A Tryia* Position. Clubberly?What's the matter? Is that widow I've seen you with troubling you? Castleton?Yes, on my nerves. I can't make up my mind whether she is going to marry me or not.?Detroit Free Press. Hard to Head Off. Wantanno?I wonder if Gabsky will recite for me at my little party this evening? Dunno?He will unless you know ome as yet undiscovered way to prevent him.?Baltimore American. Good Xatnred. "What would you do if I were to offer you work?" "It 'u'd be all right mister," answered Meandering Mike. "I kin take a joke as well as anybody." ? Washington Star. Boy Cured of Colic After Physician's Treatment Had Failed. My boy when four years old was taken with colic and cramps in his stomach. I sent for the doctor aod he injected morphine, but the child kept getting worse. I then gave him half a teaepooDful of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, and in half an hour he was sleeping and soon recovered.?F. L "Wilkins, Shell Lake, Wi9. Mr. Wilkins is book keeper for the Shell Lake Lumber Co. For sale by The Kaufmann Drug Co. More Practical. "I would give the world to make you happy." said the romantic young man. "Never mind about the world," said the level headed lass; "just you make sure of $25 a week, with reasonable prospects of promotion."?San Francisco Examiner. All He Received Waw Advice. "Sir, I have made up my mind to askyou for the hand of your daughter. Will you give it to me?" "VniT linnnr mp vnnncr man. but the I only thing I can at present give yo'' is a little advice. Never make up . t mind. Its existence is so extremely doubtful that a little makeup completely disguises it."?Cleveland Plain Dealer. When you want a physic that is mild and gentle, easy to take and certain to act, always use Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. For sale by The Kaufmann Drug Co. Women as Well as Men Are Made Miserable by Kidney Trouble. Kidney trouble preys upon the mind, discourages and lessens ambition; beauty, vigor - and cheerfulness soon y'Q -* jw| disappear when the kidneys are out of order _fm AwTjjgr?? or diseased. "M Kidney trouble has i : become so prevalent II ^at it is not uncommon J for a child to be born /V afflicted with weak kidKJ I? ll?=- nevs. If the child urin 1r^'r' ates too often, if the urine scalds the flesh or if, when the child r xhes 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 a diseased condition of the kidneys and bladder and not to a habit as most people suppose. Women as well as men are made miserable with kidney and bladder trouble, and both need the same great remedy. The mild and the immediate effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized. It is sold by druggists, in fifty- j cent and one dollar ^ sizes. You may have a \ sample bottle by mail free, also pamphlet tell- Home of swauip-Root 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. Albert M. Boozer, Attorney at Law, COLUMBIA, S. C. Especial attention given to business entrusted to him by his fellow citizens o Lexington county. Office: 1316 Main Street, upstairs, opposi e Van Metre's Furniture Store. February 28?tf, III I A BBBIfBrn TWO HUNDRED 1ma m SRI I L 11 younsr men and Vf fl 111 I ilf ladies to qualify VV 8I I In W for paying positions. If you are interested, write us for our handsome illustrated catalog, THE LANIER SOUTHERN BUSINESS COLLEGE MACON, ga. November 19, 1902?ly, Parlor Restaurant 1336 MAIN STREET. COLUMBIA, - S. C., The only up-to-date eating House of its kind in the City of Colt: mbia. It is well kept?clean linen, prompt and polite service and get it quickly. Quiet ana order r.Iv;ays prevail. You get what you order and pay only for what you get. Within easy reach of desirable sleeping apartments. OPEIV ALL NIGHT. B. DAVID, Propriotor. Satia69 3G9fiQ6Q I lb li, F. i 83 I 638-1640 MAIN ST 83 OFFEKS THE F ?3 Best China Matting, the 35 cents WW Nice Brown Sheeting, the 7 cent* C3 3,0C0 jards Cottonades, the 15 ar ^ Largest Malaga Hats, the 20 cenl Men's two-piece Fine All Wool Si 100 esses Shoes jast in at 10c., lo< oave about 300 Ladies and Gentlem and $4.00 kind, in extra small and i Trrill o/?ll fnv QQ tVio nftir tv ill qoil ava v*>w vmv llf gl! 10 gross Men"s Coat Collar Sprii j m 50 gross Fine Satety Pins, at 1 c< 300 Ladies, $1.50. $1,25 and $1.C they last g HUNDREDS OE ( FOR T 63 COME TO SEE US A ADVERTISEMES A A Very Sincerely, M miiri iit T\ F H nit iv. 1.1 69 6969696969696^ BEESWAX WANTED 15 LARGE OR SHALL QUANTITIES WE WILL PAY THE HIGHEST MAE- ' ket price lor clean and pure Beeswax. Price governed by color and condition. THE BAZAAR, LEXINGTON, S. C% FRUIT TRIES That Grow and Bear Fruit. Write to r our 60 page illustrated Catalogue and 40 . page pam phlet, "How to fe riant and Cultivate an Or- ] chard," G ives you that informatio n vou have so lonar * wanted; tells you all about those big red apples, lueious peaches, and Ji-.pan plums J with their oriental sweetness, J all of whi ch you have often ^ wondered where the trees j came fro m that produced * fhem. EVERYTHING GOOD IN FRUITS. Unusal fine stock of SILVER MAPLES,young, thrifty trees smooth and straight, the kind that live and grow off well. No old, rough trees. This is the most rapid growing maple and one of the most beau- K / tiful shade trees. Write for prices and give list of wants. J. Van Lindley Nursery Co., Pomona, N 0. hwrRbalsaj* CImomi And beaatifie# th# has. Promote# A luxuriant growth. Never Tail# to Beatore Gray Hair to it# Youthful Color. * Cure# nil i iiiH. 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