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v_ . Tramp Talks bu An,Educated Hobo K^v *" x- ^ ' f The Story That Was Told of a Saturday Night?Trouble With the Hired Mao. 5-' v ICopyrlght, 1906. by Eugene Parcells.] " VP Cofiir/lor oftAronnn n<3 T 7 M % A.* JJJ UUIU1UUJ MAbVAMVVM ? | a I was plodding along the ! I J highway," said the tramp, after he had been coaxed tell a story, "1 came along to a farmhouse, with the farmer standing at the gate, I was passing by with a sod to him, when he called out for me to stop and added: 44 4Say, do you happen to know anything about a mowing machine?* 44 Tye seen a few in my time,* I replied. 'What is the matter with yours?* - 44 That's what I want to find out. The thing has got tangled up some ,way and won't work, and I'm in a Itew about it Come over into the field and take a look at it' ? 4Tm something of a mechanic, and I hadn't looked twice at the mower * ? *? * 1.(Ham Deiore 1 8U\Y ?lUit ?as uuc ui amu. BLOCKS? SVW<J MT BIGHT." In five minutes I had Bxed it and it was singing away. The farmer told me to go to the house and get a bite to eat and wait till he came up from the hayfield. While waiting I split up a^ lot of wood, put a hinge on the wood shed door and repaired tne wen euro, dnd when the farmer ami his two hired men came up .to supper I heard the good housewife saying: " 'Obediah, if this feller is a tramp he's the smartest one that's ever been Ps along this road- He's done enough t work to pay for staying over Sunday. If you can get him to talking tonight rii bet he'll tell something interesting.' *1 had on a fairly good suit of clothes and had had a shave the day before, JrJ k and I was invited tQ sit down with the * family to the evening meal. An hour later, when the milking had been done, gi> everybody took seats on the si^e veranda, and I knew what was coming. Several" hints were thrown out," and then the farmer said: ?, "'Stranger, I'm wondering a little bit why you took to tramping. Perhaps you won'-t object to telling us.' "On the veranda were the farmer and his wife, two hired men and an old maid named Fanny. One of the hired men was in love with Fanny, and the fact that she had spoken to me three or four times had aroused his Jealousy. When Miss Fanny, who was the farmer's sister, had smiled at ? ? "J ? * ^ ntiA nrnn nn-A fhof T VlQf? IZltZ AUU OHO nao outv luuh a uuv? something of interest to tell, and when the hired man had frowned at her and looked daggers at me, I began: ** *1 do not care to give you my name. Suffice it to say that my people were wealthy and of high social standing, and that I was an only child. When my college education was completed I went abroad, and it was while returning on the steamer that I fell in love i with all the ardor of a young man of twenty-three. The young lady in the case was the daughter of a Boston merchant. She was twenty, and in looks and character she was all that one could ask for in her sex. It was a case of love at first sigH^with us both, and before the steamer reached New York we were betrothed.' "What the devil is that?' asked the hired man, who wanted to butt in with something mean. " Tt means that they were engaged to Ha married. tou doltH hluntlr erntainaA . RHEUMA' JSCUR jmjjk The Circut HN^ and the M Hp . Hibricati 1 Sl< iLirv tWgMfc^X Price , jr5!oan'sTr< ip-JH Address D the farmer, while Miss Fanny looked at the fellow reprovingly. " 'After a week/ I resumed, 'I went to Boston to tell Lulu's father that I loved her and wished his consent to a speedy marriage. He raised no objections. On the contrary, he hinted that - - * i? He would reel nonoreu vy iiaviug uic for a son-in-law. My people were willing, and for a month I was in the seventh heaven of happiness. Then a little circumstance changed the current of two lives. My father was the inventor of that breakfast food known as Barley Snaps. Her father was the inventor of that breakfast food known as Barley Drops. Each claimed that he had struck the biggest thing on earth. Each brought forward testimonials, slurred at the other, and the result was a bitter quarrel, and I was warned that Lulu could never, never marry the son of a liar. My father announced that no son of his should ever marry the daughter of a fraud, and I fell from happiness to black despair. It was the same with T.nin. I was forbidden an inter view with her, but she answered a letter I bribed a servant to deliver. She said she would be true to me to the hour of her death.' " 'Humph!' grunted the jealous minded man as he swung around on me. " 'Jim Williams, what are you grunting like a hog for?' demanded the farmer, as he rose up. 44 *Because he has no sentiment,' observed Miss Fanny. " 'If he grunts again he can take "himself off,' added the wife. 'Stranger, go ahead with your story. I haven't been sO excited since our wood shed took fire.' "'Two weeks passed, kind friendstwo of the longest weeks since time began. Then f received a brief note from Lulu, who had bribed a tin peddler to deliver it She stated that she had told her father that Barley Snaps were far superior to Barley Drops as a breakfast food and that she would marry me or die an old maid. Her father's reply was a box on the ear. As she wrote me the note she was on the point of leaving the house. She was going she knew not where, but somewhere. She bade Hje to find her and make her my own.' * " 'And she didn't tell you where she could be found?' asked Miss Fanny. "'Alas, no! I waited a week for another note, but none came, ihien I att out in search for her.' v 11 'And you couldn't find her?' " 'I have not found her to this day.' "'But where could she have gone? Where have you looked for her?' '"Where have I not looked, for the Lulu of my heart?' I answered, as I . wiped a tear from my eye. 'Where she went no man has ever been able to te!/ me. I have looked the world over during these last ten years, but not a trace of her have I found: '"She probably drowned herself in the vinegar bar'l,' chuckled the jealous hired man. "The farmer jumped for him, but the fellow leaped over the veranda rail and disappeared in the darkness. The farmer returned to his chair and said: "'By gum, girls, but that's quite a story. I knew this feller was no common tramp when I saw him coming up the road.' '"It's a story to sadden the heart,' added the wife. " 'It is. indeed.' announced the old maid. 'It appeals to romance, pity and all the more beautiful sentiments in the human breast. Lulu wanders o'er the face of the enrth and hourly hopes to meet you, and yet you never meet.' That is the case, miss, but I know that wherever she is she has not lost rann m me. sue snows x urn seari-mug for her. She knows "that if heaven spares me long enough I shall find her and clasp her in my arms.' 'James,- is there no way you can help him?' asked the wife of her husband. " 'I'd be durned glad to, stranger, but I don't see how I can/ he replied to me. 'I'll keep watch of the road as much as I can, and if Lulu comes along I'll tell her you were here and asking for her, and I am sure ma will give her something to eat.' "'And she will find a sympathetic friend in me,' added the old maid. "I sighed, rose up and wandered down to the gate. There I met the jealous hired man. Without saying a word he hauled off and made a swipe at me. I blocked and swung my right and knocked him into a bed of catnip. Next morning when he got up with a black eye he explained that he had run against the cherry tree. I was an honored guest over Sunday,, and when Monday came I resumed my search for the lost Lulu." M. QUAD. nsngT ED \^U ation Stimulated ijj| luscles and Joints fl sd bv usind 9 >savs inveivt 25c 50c 6$ 1.00 d by eJI Dealers jatise On The Horse" Sent Free r? t a a i r\ 14 n -t Uf?? ! uyspepsicHu women I Caused by Female Disorders and Cured by | Lydia E. Pinkbam's Vegetable Compound A great many women suffer with a form of indigestion or dyspepsia which does not seem to yieldfco ordinary treatment. While the symptoms seem to be similar to those of ordinary indigestion, yet the medicines universally prescribed do not seem to restore the patient's normal condition. | /Mrs. M. Wrt 1 Mrs. Pinkham claims that there is a kind of dyspepsia that is caused by a derangement of the female organism, and which, while it causes a disturbance similar to ordinary indigestion, cannot be relieved without a medicine which not only acts as a stomach tonic, but has a peculiar tonic effect on the female organism. As proof of this theory we call atv tention to the case of Mrs. Maggie Wright, Brooklyn, N. Y., who was completely eured by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after everything else had failed. She writes: " For two years I suffered with dyspepsia which so degenerated the entire system that I was unable to attend to my daily duties. I felt weak and nervous, and nothing that I ate tasted good and it caused a disturbance in my stomach. I tried different dyspepsia cures, but nothing seemed to help me. I was advised to give Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound a trial, and was happily surprised to find that it acted like a fine tonic, and in a few days I began to enjoy and properly digest my food. My recovery was rapid, and in five weeks I was a well woman. I have recommended it to many suffering women." No other medicine in the world has received such widespread and unqualirti. Vioc CH/>VI n. rAtwrd ULCU. CUUUlOCUl^uv v* "wo % - ? ? Of cures of female troubles, as has Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. EON. A. F. LEVER CONFIDENT Does Not Think Dantzler Will Put Up Stiff Fight For His Seat This Year. Congressman Lever, who was in the city yesterday, does not anticipate any trouble this year with "his Republican opponent, Alexander Dantzler. Mr. Lever said that the Republican interest in the affair was less than it had been for years; which' was fortunate for the Democrats in this district, as they were decidely apthetic despite the repeated warnings and appeals of the newspapers However, to be on the safe side, Mr. Lever had a number of friends at 'the polls in various sections of his district, especially in Orangeburg, to give testimony should it be said afterwards that there was any intimiJ ? T> m: 4- ~ * uauxuxx ox xvepuuixua.il vuwjuj. Famous Strike Breakers. The mcst famous strike breakers in the land are Dr. King's New Life Pills. When liver and bowels go on strike, they quickly settle the trouble, and the purifying work goes right on. Best cure for constipation, headache and dizziness. 2oc. at Kaufmann Drag Co. druggist. Walking on the Water. Walking on the water no longer is . a miracle but a science. An inventor is claiming the attention of the wise wings in connection with a . kind of aquatic shoe. Jose Antonio, a Mexican student in a mechanical engineering college, gave a successful test of a device by walking a mile and a half on the surface of Cayaga lake, N. Y. The shoes closely resemble small boats and are made of tin and measure 5 feet 3 inches in length, 14 inches in width and 9% inches in depth. Each contains four separate air chambers besides the compartment of the foot. The shoes are equipped with collapsible fans which close as the wearer steps forward and then open to prevent the shoes from slipping back. Dairy and Pood Commission's Report. The Minnesota Dairy and Food ComI mission's analysis shows that Kennedy's { Laxative Honey and Tar and Bee's Laxative Honey and Tar contained opiates ! and croton oil, Opiates are poisons and croton oil is a violent poisonous purgative. Refuse to accept anv but Foley's - i I Honey and lar m a yeiiow pacaage. i I Foley's Houey and Tar contains no opi- ! ates or dangerous drugs and is the best j cough and cold cure. Ivaufmann Drug j Co. j Found Doad In His Buggy. i Anderson, Nov. 3.?Mr. W. B. Hall, a prominent farmer who lives near j this city, was found dead in his buggy j this morning as he was coming to toe j city. It is the opinion of the phy- j sicians that he had a stroke of apo- | plexy. He was about 05 years of age j aid an old Confederate veteran, an J was well thoughtof by everybody, j He leaves a wife and several children. ! Pinesalvo cleanses wounds, is highly ! antiseptic, unequaled for cracked hands, j good for cuts. Sold b}' Kaufmanu Drug i Co. 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Oui motto is: ''A helping hand and a square deal to all." BOND ACCOUNT. U. S. Bonds $250,000 South Carolina Bonds - 50,000 City Columbia Bonds - - 50,000 November 9tb, 1905, number 01 Depositors, 2,430. Amount of Deposits, $1,192,729.55. Your business solicited. W. A. CLARK, President. T. H. MEIGHAN, Cashier. AT DERRICK'S DRUG STORE, LEXINGTON, S. C., Will be found YAGER'S Cream Chloroform Liniment, the greatest of all liniments for Man or Beast, Rheumatism especially. YAGER'S Sarsaparilla, the best of Tonics and Blood Purifiers. YAGER'S Oleo-Vino, the System Builder and best of Cod Liver Oil Preparations?You can't taste the Oil. Ask For Yager's Remedies at DERRICK'S DRUG STORE. (Hystoria?Woman's Friend) KIMRD'S HOTEL, J. C. KINARD, Proprietor, Leesville, - - - S. C The best attenriongiven guest. Mod era conveniences. laoie supplied wuu best the market affords. OHlNO" Laxative Fruit Syrup Pleasant to take The new laxative. Does not gripe or nauseate. Cures stomach and liver troubles and chronic conefir?<afir?n h\7 rffStorinP' the WU^UkAVAA 9~r J q natural action of the stomach, liver and bowels. Refuse substitutes. Prloe SOo. The Kaufmann Drug Co. II. 0. BROWN & BRO, j 1 1730 MAIN STREET, COLUMBIA, S. C., 1 ;!j Is where you can find one of the best stocks of f ^PAINTS^ jii or ALL KINDS. | DOORS, SASH, ! TJT TIWTVB (IT tee I M akjkj9 8! LIME AND CEMENT. | I CABINET MANTLES, jj Call or write for Prices. |[ WE SELL SAME SHOES . FOR LESS MOMEY. M 1B8&/8Sy are ma^u^ a striking liit now with our M SK^AMm/ new fall line of footwear in prices. Bw|| Come in and let us sliow yon the new nobby styles for the fall season. We have them* in SIaHkx all the new shapes and leathers. We carry a complete line of Mens', Womens' and Cliildrens' heavy work MENS'DRESS SHOES from - $1.00 to $6.00. LADIES' DRESS SHOES from - 75c. to $1.00. "WE SELL SAME SHOES FOR LESS MONEY." HARMAN'S SHOE STORE, POST OFFICE BLOCK, - - - COLUMBIA, S. 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IWilie Jones, President. J. P. Matthews, Cashier. V J. J. Seibels, First Vice-Pres. W. M. Gibbes, Jr., Ass't. Cashier. M Thos. Taylor, Second Vice-Pres. Weston & Aycock, Attorneys. m This is the people's bank?"of the people, for the people and by the B people." B Loans to small merchants and small farmers as much desired as large M ones. We want your business, Bank opens every Saturday from 6 to 8 o'clock p. m. for accommodation of wage earners. v .. i ????? i ??????m s* ? 'v our pies have found favor with everybody , I ^?111 ?babes and men, the little girl in pinafores and her mother and hej grandmother. They are of the sweet, delicious, wholesome, tjfl l/ifltW iflelt-in-your-mouth kind, and E~S f-yl ?/mA^TW we're anxious to have you try l ^em ^ you don't know theproJ -J31JP ducts of our ovens. If you do ' |#j|jj l!|| |i|Mp^ /Pyl know we won't have to ask you. reidlinger's steam bakery, ^T""r COLUMBIA, S. C. *