The times and democrat. (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, March 10, 1908, Page 3, Image 3
Honi Soif Q\ii Mal y Pense,
Garter Given ta a Girl Fifteen Years Ago Causes Fight In State
Capitol at Des Meines, la.
A garter with a pretty silk ribbon
and a "trat" engraved buckle was at
the bottom of the vicious assault of
Carl M. Clemens of Washington, la.,
upon R. H. Dosh in the 6tate capltol
at Des Moines, la.
Some fifteen years ago Dosh and
Mrs. Clemens were college mates aud
warm friends at Simpson college. In
dlanola. Ia., aud Dosh bought the gar
ter and gave it to Mrs. Clemens.
This was years before Clemens met
the lady upon the Pacific coast, where
she was visiting friends, but he has
never liked the donor of the garter
and has born insanely jealous of Dosh.
Mrs. Clemens aud Dosh have uot met i
for years, uejther have they corre
sponded, but this made no difference to
Clemens, and he has brooded over the
garter and its "frat" buckle with the
engraved initials, aud nothing that
Mrs. Clemens could say would cool his
anger.
So when Clemens met Dosh at the
capitol in Des Moines a few days ago
and asked him, "How about that gar
ter?" nothing that Dosn conld say
would clear up the matter, and so
Clemens streck him. In the ensuing
mixup Dosh was seriously hurt. This
explanation of the fight was given by
one of Clemens' friends, who asserts
that that is all there is to the deadly
feud of years and that Clemens Is in
sanely jealous of Dosh.
Dosh refuses to talk and will not
make a statement He murmured
something about a garter In the de
lirium which followed the beating
Clemens gave blm, but since he re
gained consciousness he has refused to
Fay a word. He realizes that any
statemeut from liim may rctlect upon
his old school day friend. Because of
11; is it is possible he may refuse to
appear agaiust Clemens, and the case
may be droppad i:i police court, aud
Clemens can return to Washington and
continue to guide the course of the
Democratic state central committee, of
which he is chairman, aud also con
duct his extensive lumber busiuess and
be the pride of the football fans as
though nothing had happened.
New Shoplifting Trick.
Pretty French Girl Uses an Imitation Baby With a Box In
Stomach to Assist Her Clever Operations In Paris
Department Stores.
its
A queer story Is related about a
trick which has been practiced in one
of the big shops in Paris by a young
woman simply attired who excited the
sympathy of kind hearted people as
she threaded her way from one stall
to another with a baby in her arms.
Everybody made room for the young
mother and her infant whose quiet
behavior was also noticed. But some
?f the vend rs had cause after awhile
?o take quite a different sort of inter
est in this pale and ladylike female.
She was inspecting some articles
when she deftly slipped one among the
long clothes of the child she was car
rying. The explanation that she was
7.
The woman walked slowly along un
til she reached it cafe, which she en
tered, and soon she was seated at a
table by the side of a couple who had
left this particular emporium a little
time before her. The inspector took up
his position at a neighboring table and
listened attentively to the conversa
tion. There was nothing In the talk of
the trio to lead him to suppose that
anything had been stolen, but great
was his bewilderment when the young
mother, thinking she was not observ
ed, rearranged her Infant's clothes, re
vealing to view a long, narrow box.
which she opened for a moment, show
ing that it was empty.
DEFTLY SLIPPED ARTICLES AMONG THE CHILD'S LONG CLOTHES.
only steadying the baby and was on
the point of replacing the object In
question was charitably accepted, and
soon afterward she left the house.
One of the men whose business it Is to
keep careful watch on visitors to the
large shop had entertained a suspicion
that the exemplary conduct of the In
fant was uot altogether natural, and
as he had remarked the trifling acci
dent which had attracted the attention
of the sellers he decided on following
the mother and her child after they
had emerged Into the street
Very keen scrutiny of the baby's face,
which had been enveloped in a dainty
lace veil, also convinced the inspector
that It was the face of a doll and not
of a child. The inference was clear
enough. The doll, such us it proved to
be. was carried about to excite sympa
thy and to avoid suspicion, while it
also came in handy for the surrepti
tious slipping of goods among its
clothes pending their insertion into the
box which did duty for its body. As
nothing had been stolen on this occa
sion, the woman was not arrested.
He Put His Foot In It.
Londoner Held Prisoner For Ninety Minutes by an Automatic Boot
Blacking Machine.
For one hour and thirty minutes by
the clock a passenger was held pris
oner by an automatic boot cleaning ma
chine at the new Victoria station in
London. The machine is worked by a
"penny in the slot" device. Once the
penny is dropped and a lever pulled
the foot Is carried forward on a ped
estal right into the upright body of
the machine, and the brushes operate.
The unfortunate passenger dropped
in his penny, his boot and foot were
carried forward, the brushes commtfiie
ed to work, aud then the harmony of
the working was spoiled; the boot with
the foot would not come out again. It
was held fast in the machine, and no
amouat of tugging would release It.
An attendant was called and advised
another penny. This was tried, then
another and another uutil the wealth
gathered In by the Instrument amount
ed to fivepenoe. but the machine only
gripped the tinner.
Presently the gentleman got tired,
and some one held him up while he
filled his pipe and lit It. He didn't get
angry, but took It all very quietly.
"This is a nice way of spending your
time," he said. When the station ir i
specter came on the scene he decided
to smash the mahlne. He fetched a
heavy coke hammer and a chisel. Bang
went the hammer! "Hurry op," said
the gentleman. Then bang again, and
soon the lock was broken and the front
of the machine opened. It did not tnkf
long to uuscrew the top brush, and the
gentleman stood up. stretched himself
yawned and was a free man again.
Engraved Visiting Cards.
FOR ALL THE LATEST STYLES AT THE VERY BEST PRICES SEE
SIMS' BOOK STORE,
49 E. Russell Street. Orangeburg, S. 0.
just LIKE HIM.
WHOLE TOWN BETTERMEfrh
The Bookkeeper Was Lost For
Words to Express His Feelings.
In a banking office in New Orleans
is an aged bookkeeper who began a is
connection with the bubiueo* tue day
it was established.
As the years went by, the pro
prietor, who had started with little,
but was extremely "close." amassed
an enormous fortune. Tne bookkeep
er piled up but a small amount of
savings.
At last the twenty-fifth anniver
sary of the firm and of the bookkeep
er's service came along. He remem
bered it, but thought no one else
would. To his surprise, the pro
prietor sjx)ke of it at once.
"Williams," he .said, ,,?o you knaw
what day this is?"
"Our twenty-fifth anniversary,
dr."
"It is, indoed, Williams. And
now 1 have thought fit to commemo
rate the event, .;:..'. ! have pat in
this envelope for you a small gift
to express my appreciation of your
faithful service."
The bookkeeper, hi.< hopes raised
high, took the envelope from his em
ployer and opened it. The "token'
was a photograph of the employer.
"Well?" demanded the donor ai
the other hesitated. "What did you
want to say about it?"
"It's just like you!" murmured
ifce bookkeeper. "It's just like you! '
?New Orleans Picayune.
Incorrigible.'
Mrs. Nag?My husband is com
plaining again of your neglect of
i tie children, Mary.
Mary?Oh! mum, I don't take any
notice of him, lor 'tis nature of
him to. fine fault. Ain't he for ever
complainin' of you, mum??Ex.
. Wonderfully Productive Country.
"Eastern visitors to the west are
generally prepared for any pheno
menal showing iu the line of agricul
ture, stock-raising and the like."
says a Colorado man, "but once in a
while they are taken by surprise."
says Harper's Weekly.
"A New Hampshire man, who was
spending his vacation on the ranch
of a relative in Colorado went out
one morning to inspect a large incu
bator in which the young chicks were
hatching. In one conner of the incu
bator a neglected peachseed, encour
aged by the warmth of the atmos
phere, had burst, and a tiny sprout
several inches long was growing out
of it.
" 'Suffering Caesar!" exclaimed
the New Hampshire man. as tnis
caught his eye. 'do you hatch out
your peaches in this country?"
Plea For Beautifying Both Residence
and Businow Sections.
W. C. Wlnsborougb of Kansas City,
Mo., who is greatly Interested In civic
improvement, does uot believe that
Kansas City should stop at cleaning
up tne downtewn streets and beautify
ing the business section, but should ex
tend it to the residential sections.
Iu stating his views to a Kansas
City Star reporter he made the follow
ing good suggestions for improvement
of towns:
"The 300 block idea and the 1.100
block crusade are fine attempts at
civic betterment, and they should be
followed by similar efforts for beauti
fying the residence districts of the
city. A clean downtown business dis
trict should go hand iu hand with an
attractive collection of homes in which
these business men and their families
live This beautifying idea should be
come prevalent in Kansas City, as it
has hi Cleveland, Philadelphia, Brook
lyn and other eastern cities. Several
yeai'a ago the women's auxiliary of the
.Manufacturers and Merchants' associa
tiou took up the matter of interesting
Kansas City people in improving the
appearance of their homes by the
planting of flowers and the improving
of "their lawns. Prizes were offered,
and the success of the movement Indi
cated the widespread interest taken in
it. With the abolition of the auxiliary,
however, the movement died and no
one has started It again."
Mr. Wlnsborougb was one of the
leaders Iu the home improvement cru
sade and Is still a believer in its ben
efits, not only because of the added at
tractiveness presented by the homes,
but as a gooil citizen maker and moral
agent.
"The planting of flowers and shrubs
is not alone an advantage to the house
holder because of the added beauty
they give to his property," he said,
"but it gives instruction to his growing
children. Every child is benefited by
a knowledge of plant life. The city
children learn too little of ordinary
botanical facts. By the Institution of
such a movement these disadvantages
of city life are removed. It could be
inaugurated with little trouble, and
once started it would spread of itself.
No man will watch his neighbor beau
tifying and cleaning up his property
without trying to emulate him. The
city health and police departments
could greatly assist in the crusade by
compelling property owners to obey
the ordinance concerning cleanliness."
Pitt had answered a speech of Sher
idan's and complained when the latter
proposed to rejoin that Sheridan al
ways wanted the last word.
"Not at all," said Sheridan. Instant
ly withdrawing his request to be heard.
"I am content with having had the last |
argument."
How He Cot Even.
The proprietors of two rival livery
stables, situated alongside each other
in a busy street, have beeu having
a lively advertising duel lately.
The other week one ol them stuck
up on his office window a long strip
of paper bearing the words:
"Our horses need no whip to make
them go."
This bit of sarcasm naturally caus
ed some amusement at the expense
ot the rival proprietor, but in less
than an hour he neatly turned tne
tables by pasting the following w
tort on his own window: ?
"True. The wind blows them
along!"
Even if you can not toot a horn
you can follow a reform band.
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Relieves Colds by working them out of
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Relieves Coughs by cleansing the
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' Stomach trouble is but a symptom of. and not
In Itself a true disease. We think of Dyspepsia.
Heartburn, and Indigestion as real diseases, yet
i they are symptoms only of a certain speciHo
: Nerve sickness?nothing else.
I It was this fact that first correctly led Dr. Shoop
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Hardware, Guns, Sporting Goods.
Tinware, Belting, Machine Fittings
Piping Cut and Threded.
AGENT FOR THE FOLLOWING FIRST CLAS? M.UABLE FARM MACHINERY:
Johnston Mowers, P?kes and Disc Harrows.
A full line of repairs ior th ??<? machines always carried in stock.
The Celebrated Farmers Favorite Grain Drills.
Red Ripper Hay Presses.
Oliver chilled Walking Plows.
Oliver Sulky Plows.
American Field Fencing.
Bradley Gin Saw Filers.
I also sell the Great Majestic Range.
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