The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, August 19, 1903, Page 2, Image 2
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,
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