Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BROTHER GARDNER He M&ke/ & Few Rem&rks on the Watermelon [Copyright, 1303, by C. B. Lewis.] friends," said Brother |lJ|j Gardner as the dogs were JL v JL turned outdoors and Paradise -hall grew (iuiet, "I want to say a few words to yo' tonight on do subjiek of de watermillyou. In talkin' wid varus members of dis club of late I hev found a lamentable state of ignorance prevailin' an' desire to correct a number of errors. "Bo impression has somehow fixed itself in de cull'd man's mind dat de watermillyon made its fust appearance tr> rla f.ivripn of 'Rden. Don't to' bo lieve it no longer. Dar wasn't but one man on airth at dat time, an' bis name was Adam, an' bo vras a white man. De cull'd man wasn't to be beard of till a hundred y'ars later, an' watermillyons would simply hev bin thrown away. Adam might hev played football wid 'em. or Eve might hev throwed 'em at de cats, but neither of 'em would hev knowed satisfaction in 'em. 'When de fust pickaninny cum along he was fed on yams an' hoecake. an' growed up fat an' healthy. He \ hadn't got to be ^ mo' dan twelve look around fur sumthin' to tell him dat he had ' a soul. He didn't app'inted. lie stuck to it jest de same, an' one up ag'in a watcrmillyoh. lie jest holler right y,Q ^allliiy out an' went fur ^K^iaKSsee---^ it widout wast- brother Gardner. in' any time, an' when he got frew wid one he looked fur mo'. Dat was the beginnin'. Natur' had made de black man, an' nature had made de watermillyon, an' since dat time dey liev biu one an' inseparable. Dc white man has tried to sneak in now an' den an' set up a claim, but he has alius failed. "De fust thing dat ebery cull'd child should l'arn am to treat de watermillyon wid respect. It represents Ham an' his tribe. It represents millyons an' millyons who am dead, an' millyons an" millyons who am still libin. If de watermillyon hadn't cum to soothe an' solace, to Incite an' upbuild, de cull'd man of today might hev had horns on his head an' chewed a cud. "bar am cull'd men in dis land to^lnv who orter be sent to prison fur de way dey treat de emblem of our race. Dey Walk up to it as if it was a bag of sand an* had no feelin's, an' dey bust it open an* eat away like cows in somebody's garden. ' My friends, cum wid me in imaginashun. It am a summer's night. Dar ain't no moon, an' de stars ain't skinin' too brightly. Dar s a gentle breeze, an' de wliippoorwills am trillin' deir songs from de bushes along de river. De chiiren am in bed. an' de old woman am noddin' in her cheer. A cull'd man in de prime qf life shuts up de family Bible he has bin readin' an' puts on his hat an' tiptoes to de doah an' vanishes into de night. Half a mile away is a truck patch, wid watermillyons waitin* fur him to cum an' b'ar 'em away. "Twenty minits artcr dat cull'd man has passed outdoahs a dark figger may l>e seen Iookin' between d? rails of de fence surroundin' dat track patch. All is still. Dat dark figger raises up an' softly climbs de fence an' draps inside. Dar may be seben b'ar traps sittin' around dar, but instinct helps hint to avoid 'cm. Dar may be a bulldog waitin' 'mong de vines, but he will ketch no sound. "Ten minits artcr dat cull'd man was ober de fence ho was back agin, an' ' / ' ' ' i 7 . HJi HAS JN HIS AKMS A PRI7.K FOiJ WHICH lfTVflt ?r/!HT /:<k Tfl tt'Ui now lio IVars i;? his arms a prize fur which kings might go 10 wall. It's a twenty pound, rod cored watormillyon. an* it am dead ripe. I>o old woman still nods in her eh km* an' do chiU'on stiil sleep in doir hods when d?> husband an* faddor returns an' places his prize on do table an" sits down to gloat ober it. liar's bizness dar. Dar's luxury, satisfaction. exnltashun. All of Rockefeller's millions couldn't buy nutliin' liotter. "Ton minits passes away, an' don do old woman is woke up. She gazes an' smiles an' smiles an' gazes, an' she i iauls de chill'en out of bed an* tells em to walk around dat millyon on 3eir hands an' to feel as much reverence as if it was an angel right down from heaven. A fcelin' of awe creep? ober 'cm an' deir mouths water as if ley had bin tastin' saleratus. "De husband an' fadder am in no hurry. lie takes five minits mo' to smile; he takes ten to sharpen up de butcher knife, lie keeps wife an' chiU'cn on de ragged aige while he makes moshuns wid do knife an' gurgles in his throat. Binieby he am all ready. lie don't rush forward an* stab as if strikin' at a cow an* he don't sneak lip an' stab dat millyon in de back unawares. He jest holds it down wid his free hand an' breathes a sort of prayer an' cuts it frew de middle an' says yum-ynm* as de two red halves lay befo' him. Den dat family gathers round an* as de whippoorwills continer to trill an* de nightingales to ravish de night wid deir soft voices dat millyon am slowly but surely tucked away to mingle wid human souls an' strengthen an' elevate 'cm. In an hour from de beginnin' dar's only a heap of rinds left, ail' dcy Lev bin gnawed mighty clus. I>e ole man fim satisfied down under bis west, de old women can't skassly breathe fur beiif filled up to de chin an' do chiU'en git back to deir beds to wonder why folks sigh fur riches an' kill each odder fur money, "Dat's de pictur', an' I kin see yo'r eyes shinin' an* hear yo' gurglin* in 3*o'r throats as yo' behold it. It hain't no legacy from a dead uncle; it hain't no lottery ticket dat has (lrawed a prize; it hain't no feast sent in to order by Delmonico an' costin' $100. It's ! Jest a watermillyon dat was serenely reposin' in sandy sile an' was transferred fur de good of mankind. Its mishun was to cheer an' solace an' content, an' it has accomplished it an' can be excused fur de rest of de sezun. Yo' jest keep it right in mind dat Nature made no mistake when she created de cull'd man an' de watermillyon in de same aige. < "My friends, take de watermillyon as it am. Look upon him fur what he is. If you pass him by day lift yo'r old hats in respect: if yo' stumble across him by night give him de glad hand an' lot him know dat ho am welcome. We am of him, an' he am of us. Widout him we should degenerate to savagery; widout us ho would come an' go an' die alongside de punkin. Let dar be affiliation, unity, equality, respect. Let one build up de odder an' not build up deirselves, an' may peace prevail an' prosperity reign." M. (.2L AD. Cause of Lockjaw. Locljiw, or tetanus, is caused by a bacillus or germ which exists plentifully in street dirt. It is inactive so long as exposed to the air, but when carried beneath the skin as in the wounds caused by percussion caps or by rusty nails, and when the air is excluded the germ is roused to activity and produces the most virulent poison known These germs may be destroyed and all danger of lockjaw avoided by applying Chamberlain's Pain Balm freely as soon as the injury is received. Pain Balm is an antiseptic and causes cuts, bruises and like injuries to heal without maturation and in one third the time required by the usual treatment It is for sale by The Kaufmann Drug Co. A Hnrd I'ull. "Better again. I'm glad to see," re- j marked the friend. "So Dr. Price-Price did pull you through, as lie said he would." "Yes." replied the convalescent, who j had just received the doctor's bill, "but he seems to have done most of his pulling on my leg."?Philadelphia Press. Deception. v. j p^crn ft*-*- S\ J/ T^a^mcf C 1 ^ v^j ift Constable?If you onn think of some way to hold him for his bill I'll arrest him. Hotel Keeper?I have iti False pretenses! He said he was an actor, and I saw the show last night.?San Francisco Examiner. A Cure for Dyspepsia. I had Dyspepsia in its worst form and felt miserable most all the time. tvj 4. _ i.: i;l T X-'iU XJUI; Cailiig U LI tlx anci x used Kcdol Dyspepsia Cure which has completely cured me.?Mrs. W. W. Saylor^ Hilliard, Pa. No appetite, loss of strength, nervousness, headache, constipation, bad breath, sour risings, indigestion, dyspepsia and all stomach troubles are quickly cured by the use of Kodol. Kodol represents the natural juices o? digestion combined with the greatest known tonic and reconstructive prop- I erties. It cleanses, purifies and nweetens the stomach. Sold by all druggists. erty. No real ) ( woman ever sold > ' f her heart for the luxuries of life. _ 1. _ 1 1 But man}' a woman wno mis giauiy iaceu poverty tor the man she loved, may well doubt her wisdom when pain becomes the mstc of poverty. If she were rich, she think/;, she could find a way of cure. Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is within the reach of every one. It lifts the burden of pain which weighs down those who suffer from womanly diseases. It establishes regularity, dries weakening drains, heals inflammation and ulceration and cures female weakness. "You have my heartfelt thanks for your kiud advice to me." writes Mrs. Geo. Fletcher, of 106 Victoria Avenue, Gait. Ontario. ''Was troubled with catarrh of uterus for ever a year. The doctors said T would have to go through an operation, but I commenced to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription and ' Golden Medical Discovery*. ' also his ' Lotion Tablets' and 'Antiseptic and Healing Suppositories.' Now I am completely cured._ after using six bottles of Dr. Pierce's medicines. I am glad to say his medicine has made me a new woman." Weak and sick women, especially those suffering from diseases of long standing, are invited to consult Dr. Pierce by letter, free. All correspondence is held as strictly private and sacredly confidential. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are easy and pleasant to take. A most effective laxative. Uncle Josh's Query. Detroit Free Press. "I occasionally get bold of a qater passenger," said a conductor on one of the suburban lines the o her day, "but I had always managed to hold my own until a week ago. Then a regular Uncle Josh took my car for jfche first trolley ride in his life. He sat up in a corner and watched things for a few minutes and then beckoned to me and said: "Conductor, you look like a smart young feller." Yes, sir." "Then tell me what makes this car go. "Electricity, sir." "That didn't satisfy him for more than three minutes. I saw a doubtful, puzzled look spread over his face, and presently he beckoned to me again and said: "Conductor, I should say you was about as smart as they make 'em." "Yes, sir." "And I guess you know it all." "About all, sir." "I asked you what mad the car go, and you said electricity." "That's correct." ''All right. If electricity makes the car go what in tarnation makes electricity go?" ' He had me there," smiled the condoctor, "and I went oot of business in half a minute, and the grin on the old man's face was something to be remembered for many days." A Love Letter Would not interest you if you're looking for a guaranteed Salve for Bores, bums or piles. Otto Dodd, of Ponder, Mo., writes: "I suffered with an ugly sore for a year, but a box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve i cored me. Its the best Salve on | earth. 25c., at the Kaufmann Drug j Company. Telegraph Office Closed. ! Columbia Evening Record. The railroad commission last Wednesday took summary action in the nnoo nt a tolonrr-onh /?r>mr?anv o] nfii n Or 1/ftDU U1 Ok kCibgtB^/u ^ its office at Batesburg. It was claimed by the Western Union company that an excessive license was put upon them at that phce and they ordered that the office be closed. A complaint was made to the railroad commisrion and the general manager has been notified to open the office at Batesburg ut once and to bring any complaint the company might have before the commission to decide ** i ~ 1 1^1 U? WD6tD6r Of DOt IL1? Ui-Liuo euuuiu uc j discontinued. Many Mothers of a Like Opinion. ; Mrs. Pilmer, of Coidova, Iowa, ! says: "One of my chiidren w^s sub- | ject to croup of a severe type, and the j giving of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy promptly, always brought j relief. Many mothers iu this neigh- ' borhood thiDk the same as I do about j this remedy and want no other kind I for their cbidren." For sale by The j Kaufmann Drug Co. 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Wads, Caps, Cutlery, Phonographs and Records, Gun and Locksmith. rfcTOTICS. 1 We give a chance on an S850.C0 Automobile with each cat,h 50 cents purchase. Ask Ji for them. W. F. STiEGLITZ, proprietor, j I 508 MAIN STREET. COLUMBIA, S. C. * UJNL UA KLOAD MITCHELL, ONE CAR LOAD VIRGINIA, 1 ONE CAR LOAD THOMHILL ] WAGONS, , just arrived. We can make you J i a ^Hsi attractive prices. Any size wagon gg wanted in stock. m Come in and see us when in the city. T. B. AUGHTRY & CO., Columbia, S. C. S3 S3 J S3 S3 4 S3 S3 I WATCH THIS SPACE | _ SB FOE YOUR BARGAINS IS SB I Fall and Winter Dry Ergods 1 83 \ S3 g NOTIONS. CLOTHING. gi--As ?5 SHOES -A.ET2D E3T-AJXS, gg gjj Our Buyer is now in the Northern 53 Markets. ??? fil YOURS FOE BARGAINS THAT WILL ZS 9 5g SUKPISE YOU. gS 1G38-1610 MAIN STREET, gg 9^ fl3 P jjjjj COLULIBIA, S. C. |p IF YOU WANT ANY JOB PRINTING DONE JL five us an order. Jjj The Dispatch Joh Printing Office. 1 ' A