Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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1he Lost Jewel [Original.] a a voyage from South Africa to york we ha4 aboard a heathen doo-who was bringing some fancy ckens over to exhibit at the coming ekwn show. He had them In coops deck, where they attracted a great l f attention. In one coop were o cocks and four hens, and very utiful birds they were. There was cocney EngilshmLi aboard who da splendid diamond stud in his Ilrt bosom which was the envy of ev Vy One. especlally the women. One n miornig after breakfast, when we rere all )egiunlng to get into our itealier chairs on deck for the day, we ir a loud talking between the Iln Io and the cocknoy. 0'l1 cut him up!" howled the cock. oey. .You'll eut up nothing," retorted the 11ndoo. "Do you keep the cock for that pur pos?" cried the cockney. oyou call me thief?" shrieked the jiadoo. Iy this time a dozen or more of us had gathered around the coop where (be two men were disputing, many of s hopeful that the monotony of the vyage was to be broken by a fight. ,"It's a bloody swindle!'" shouted the cockney. "This leather faced 'eattien as these cocks and 'ens trained to plck for valyhles. One on 'em 'as nipped by diaunond and swallowed It. I wai leanin' over the coop, when 'e flung ps )IlI at it and pulled till 'e got it out o' the settin'." ' The statement was greeted by a laugh "you may larf if you like. It's a stone I jP)t myself at the Kimiberley mines and worth ?1,500. The nasty Uttle cock or en as got It ain't worth 4shillIn'." "I no take ?50 for any of 'em," the .Hindoo retorted. The gambling propensities of people on shipboard are well known. Here was an opportunity for some fun. It was proposed to formi a pool with 1.500 chances at a guinea a chance, ?750 to go to the cockney for his diamond, ?250 to the Ilindoo for his chickens and ?500 to the winner. The cockney, having lost his diamond, agreed, but the IIlu doo declared that his six chickens were the delight of his heart and declined. He finally 'agreed provided one little hen that was his second self be ex cepted. The cockney declared that he saw that hen when the diamond was taken from him in a corner' of the coop with her head .under her wing. So eager were we for the sport that we excepted her from the lottery. The cockney was not sure whether a cock or a hen had stolen his jewel, but he was sure that particular hen had noth ing to do with the theft. A committee was appointed to make a plan for the drawing. The cocknoy Was appeased, for he seemed to have all to gain. The Hindoo had his dia mond, and possession was nine points of the law. The possessor was surly, declaring that he had counted on these particular chickens to give him a start In the land presided over by the king of birds. Hle made it a condition that the chickens were not to he slaughter ed tIll the eve of our arrival in New :York. Well, that wvas the next evening but one, so we curbed our impatience and agreed to the terms. Besides, It re quire:l some time to place :ill the cbances. When the hour arrivedl for killig the first bird I thought the Ul n doo wvould ha've a fit. lie rmule as much fuss as If he wvas,to lose a child. A cock was slaughtered, his insides ex amined, hut no diamond. Theun the otber cock was sacrificed, with no bet ter success, The four hens followed, the H~indoo's lamentations Increasing ini arIthmetical progression as cachi of his pets fell under the ax. When the last hen's head was chopped off and no diamond found, we all looked at each Other In wonder. The cockney changed front and said he must have been mistaken in the hen that had been left out. Thus started the Ilhlndoo a,gain and It looked as if there would be a fight after all. Sonic of our number demanded that the hen be sacrifleed, while others declared that a bargain was a bargain. The lndoo bail not consented to the killing of the ChIcken before he had been paid the Price, and the cockney had been treat ed In the same businessf1ke fashion. Well, the evening before our arrival Was pieOant enough as to the skies, but stormy aboard ship. Some-blamed the cockney for giving two opinions about the little hien, but most of us cons5ideed the flindoo a sharper who h 1;i::1~ the hen to pluck vailuab)lOs andl purposely,.kept her out of the lot to-. A t 9ne time I thought he would hav lhe:i mnobbed. One masn proposed to have him n up before the courts onl Brrival for swindling, but the more respectab)le element preferred to keep (lark abouit the affair. So we ianded and niothing was done. One day soon after I was walking in Ventral 'park and who should I meet but the Asiatic and the Briton daw in1g 'adong together. Thuere was no fight in either' of them. Indeed, they Peroe as friendly as two brothers. *"Hlow did you get on at the chickeni Show?" I, asked the Hlndoo. Hle looked at me~ with affected sur Prise and turned away.. His companion~ did the same, "Ddyou find the dlamondt" I asked. "What diamond?" asked the Briton. "'The one that *as swallowed." 'le 'ear, young fdler,.' I've 'oardi o ths h unkQo teerin' thate practiced ic go about your bsines alAC inan and 'ave you harreste., a To avold Poss ble trouble I ANNOUNCEMENTS. about MY busins. ______ 8. HUNTERU HALSEY. *A For the Legislature. "I want t cla aorrt. I am a candidate for the House of "o pante to coIftin about the way Representatives from Newberry coun YOU Printed the notice of iy daug. ty and1( will* [bideC the rules of the ter's wedding," said the fussy old man. "Now, the bride's name was Gratia. Democratie party. a" G. Burder 1oozer. "how (did we !'live It?" Interrupted I am a candidate for the House of the editor. Representalives slibject to the rules "You had It 'Gratal' si.r!" of h1e DioenOr!ie party. "Well. that's not "v bad. You gave her away, didn't You?"--Catholic Stand- libert H. Auill. ard and Times. I I(ev 111 anoun11ce myself as a A Hatintactory substitutt. her Id, Ih Io(Itl O Reprseatie 'NI"acullinle Vok-e (thickly, over the subje(. t.1 til Dellitlerai Primary. telephnlil -111o, Illo! Is Colonel I' W. 1-itu'. Illighball there? ' NI . T 1 1 is her e6 aunoune I)bdlging Stenograpber (,weetly)i-NoH sir, b i h e's a ro u n d th e o flice s o m e R -i l ati v fro il N e \\) )( i v where. Ills hat's here. MItHillin Voic--All right, then. ( il aille Ir-les of Lernne talk to the hat.-Portland Or, dlP Iliocratic partN. gon fan. tii date for -tle c io n a ouse of re. Itepresent livs stijP to the ives Mrs. Chatterly-oh, Mr. Crumpet, ofi tluiet DetocIa t ic mrty. you'll take me down to supper, won't Thios. J. Hignion. you?7 ICrum pet---Del Ighted I But may I ask For County Superintendent Education I rby Uils honor fails to me? Mrs. Chatterly-O, you're the only Ile-eb. i.Tiylorince myself a candi - ian my husband Isn't likely to be Jeal. (a'I, A ce-lectiOn for thle office of ouls of.-Aly Sloper's Half Holiday. county sunerint endent hf education thbjet ol emocratic py.y Had UNAu There. J. S. Wheeler'. For Magistrate. 1am1a1 andiae for the Houevs o te ia1 \lll e'Istide the rulles osI deiii o(ulli tkmeontp. p oh.nJ . Haederson. I lere'by "~ atill o ie IllYisell,ll .1a ('aiuiml pt-Dtg Itgeiside for No. 10 towtisb rip IIhIot Spielliden te riles of the( dviim-'ratik. parity" IIirs. C y y hh. C. Wilsoni. I mit In caidate for reelection for toi o 'ouh Bore-Yaas, I always sa just oildlgistar.1te for ndent of township what I think. anti will abidle the rules 4o1 the demo The Bored-Indeed, that accounts for crtatic party. P. B. Ellisor. your slence, then. I hereby announce dmyself a candi date for Magistrate for Nos. land 8, aYou don't mean to tell me thtatt youd let your wife go ahead and charge rti . things to you without giving any ac- Canno Or. Blease. count of thlem?" jese L. 131i1-is is hCeeby noinaiiited "Yes. 1n that way, you Bee, I ttm jIs l ('aidate for mag istrt. for always able to be happy hoping for towIshin)s N wi S, and i pledge 'J. os. W ilson. the best ill to the time the bills come to abide tilie result of the Democratic In."-Cblcago Rlecord-Herald. Ullimlary. I am a alindidate for lagistrate "And you Bay you are looking for for No. 11 Township and will abide work?" asked the kind lady. by the rules of the Democratic par'ty. "Yes, mum," replied Frazzled Frank- W. j. suiset. ly, "but I can't find it." "Poor man. dy did, You leave your For County Auditor. last place?" then "I wuz pardoned, mum."-Milwaukee Iahereby annof a Cli "Y tsubject to t rules of the Democratic lW y did he marry herr 0. M. Buzhardt. "Because she used to trump his ac " eat w hist" w y y o Cee, i a m "What had that to do with it?" n or the ohie of Auditor for Newber the~. bes up toe thele tim thtbllcm "Well, he yought he could manag* IT (o11iit\, forl)je( awok?"aske wh inthv lay mr ewrt piay asya, "but1 It 'can'teelfind(tlit."u "Poor man Why diyukeave dyoufr ebrv on adwl himt pe?"m.le ikdls ngt- - "I'uz hiardinned, wasum."Morlwaukeeor ''hy mde itha rr h?"-Tw 111 o'8pti'''I i 'ler anBecountry sh sdt rm i c iit.~l~ett i eiccai "Whagt ad th to dot? woithasa it?"~lCio e-lcto "Sell e tu herehellw youeth mage ieofc o ottysprisr n aman whqao adquntrt yaestrany. wilaieoreueso hdmcai "ansbosan dohat."-Den oure Ldiscierpyining)une mselfakendi "Jtobughon hadvelope ina ccou- Si)etto(i eiicai Anrmd rheeruthis wieo anhad hughverip t.m hol ikeaptast ni h rmty 1 hse mii "Wad was his outfe's pluy?" Pnl s eeyaiione "hohe mdetit5 hotd tfou hi."Town sa addte frte fie o and s Count. iomysre Cut uevsranlwl liet 'rho thi go rfe Ddoe tne "Conyr ired Lar' FornSu-Suquartor "ter g cta btel to etruh?" n' Iimaeiiltlt o h fieo u y"S here, fellow,o yfomu'rewtrhy coun "at doe ey dayLI't 7"--Cwileveetlandsut f li Superfluous.son Alhuhh aedypitte o-01(5a(ltdiaeft u-iprio An retatsm antoo; liiterue fth eo An m , hi oulo blue,tC t i uieb'aflhne 'li ,rsSli capicoma sirve.db h Thoy' fthing tierfe deslnd't eedi.Wi says ~~astr-.aillte for number 10 Ctio ni I ,~ii t wol sittie mylat nd' will abide the ules of the deo-t ''A'riei, sr,"wasthe ad' r 1 Osbrnebyel fnorncemyelcio t cani ply asliewon ovr t ~ eigborngdffie fo MsSrvis or Nsand 8,ed fonitin nd mde hs abutiosubject to abdele ruesu of the m erati prnnervey nte.nfdrt ry the Conneo.Gomreas. "XVII,my ad. sad (ie rofseo, se . Bun is hereby nnated "yo hae arfd( yor sxplie. ereas fo re-elcti on agibsurate so it is.,'wandiis pledged todabidenthesreselted ''I{liinaWIltI i, ulo chp, toe (lidemocraesulc ofprimarmyrati Ias a candidate for lecistorate tha teypu-bnyt.the de of h eoratic primty. Wi . . Sbr Eb-M MW -MVd V 46ft For Treasurer. Jno. L. Epps is hereby announced for county Treasurer to succeed him self. Subject to the Democratic pri mary. American Wouldn't Be Robbed. London Telegraph. An Anerican tourist. has been Irent ing a pickpoeket of murderous pro elivites to) a lessonl which he will not soon for_-et. le was walkin.- along One of the ouiter boulievards a l evenl in,- or two) aof, aind had joinled a1 gr1oup Which was wathinelli.g :1 vieinatograph show at I lit f de (d of a loise wtell het felt a liald pha.yinu withl his wa islt vilt poci,e and soonl perceived thiat a va I Iaible wat ch1 had I e ft himl), ,in ( com1 palny wit 1h a scar-'lli l and his pint-se. Ile lo,kvkd arounid, and perceiving it man huing aw1ay as fa-t as he Cold g'o sharted inl pimrsulit, and was about to catch the fellow by the collar when a iple of bullets whizzed past his ears. Undaunted by this danger oits attack tlie American rushed on, and overtkingl" the mnisereanlt reniderl ed himi incapable of furlther iisclief by a well directed blow from his f'st al then ave i a snd thurashnin.o This done, Iet( recovered possession of the stolen arlicles and triumphantly Comm1111itted lie pickpoeket to the eus tody of sinme policeman who had now arrived. (lit Ihe spot. As the miscreait, who turns mut to bv an b 4111 offeider, was being led away his captor quickly strolled black t(, hnav- aniother lo,ok at the( vinvimato 4'a*pit. ,jlt is if nothing. 1 us11111ual hd.1 happened. 1tmeh to the admiration of' lie crowl whiih had -watlied his phickY pelT 1rformlice with haled breahi. If at girl hats flery-red hair'. it 's a Sign her mother will admit it is go! A Call Meeting. To the membership of tle F. E andl C. U. of A.: I have beenl requested to Call at meetinl". fr ille purpose of' naifllin. the mninillnuum price for c>ttion for tit( season of 1906-'07. I hereby call said meetig to be vomllpose 1 ll l d Itegas fromt ell slate wilt or wilhout a state tiunion. This ieti:,ng to be held i Atlanta, Ga., AlluuIst 2, 1906, -10 o'clock a. I. at~F Wilim toue No.11. FIraternially,. R. F. Duckwortl. President National Union. Brick! Brick! For Sale by C. H. CANNON. For Sale. The residence now~ occupied by Mr. Chas J. Purcell. Also the residence on the same square occupied by Mr Frank R. Hunter. Foi terms and prices ap ply to Mr. W. F. Ewari at my store. For Rent. The Paysinger store Possession given Juh 1st. Terms $40.00 e month payable month ly at the end of eacd m onth. A. C. JONES. June25, 1906. r'E STORES VITALIT * "Made THE~eIMal Drodmucem fino rest.t In 80 day.. It ao power fully and quickly. Cures when others fal Young men can regain their lost manhood. ar old men may recover their youthful vigor 1 using IEEVIVO. Ift quickly and quIetly r< moves Nervousiess, Lost Vitality , exui Weakness such as Lost Power, FlaIIin gMemior Wastng Dtseases, and effects of self-abuse excess and indiscretIon, which unfits one fe study, business or mnarriage. It not only curs bystarting at the seat of disease, but is agrei nesrve Sonic and blood builder biringir black the pink glow to pale chtec sand r< storing te Lre of youth. It wards off al proachting dioaAe. Insist on having 35 EV EV4 no0 othe4r. It can bo carried iln vcest pocket. I mnail.$t.00 per package, or six for $5i.00. " gtve free advice and counsel to all who wish with guarantee. Circulara free. Address ROYAL. MEDICINE CO.. Marine Bldg., ChIcago, I GTTJDMR & WEEK'R -Prescription . Which we use are without exce We believe in PURITY. We constantly preach PURl We always practice PURITY cnes. PURITY counts, and counts Ask your doctor. MAYES' DRU( Atlaqtic Goast L 'Good Service. Quick Through Coac Pullmc between the Florid For full inform TO W. is, Passenger' SOUTHERN Through Pullman on All Throus Convenient Sche LocalTr Summer Resorts '! in effect to a For full informati Routes, Etc., cor Southern Rail' Agent, Brooks Morgan Asst. Gen. Pass. Agent, Atlanta, Ca SE ABC AIR -LINE - NORTH -SOUTH -' - Two Daily Pullman Vesti Between SOUTH anc FIRST-CLASS DININ The Best Rates and Routi Via Richmond and W Norfolk and Steamer Nashville, Memphis Louis, Chicago, New Points South and Southwe and Jacksonville and a and Cuba. iPossriVELy THE~ SHORT NORTH AN] "e-For detailed information, man reservations, etc., apply board Air Line Railway, or Jo Passenger Agent, Columbia, C. F. STEWART, As~ SAVANNA I W. L BURROUGHS, Tray. I OM v Mix Materials ption the purest grade. when preparing medi or much, in medicines. A STORE. ine Railroad Schedules. hes and in Sleepers East and ta. atoin write CRAIG, Traffic Manager, Wilmington, N. C. HAILWAY. Sleeping Cars Yh Trains. dules on All 'ains. ickets are now 11 Resorts. on as to Rate, isult nearest wvay Ticket or R. W. Ht Division Pass. Agent. Charleston, S. (~ )AR D RAIL W AY. . EAST -- WEST. buied Limited Trains NEW YORK. G CAR SERVICE. 3 Lo all Eastern Cities ashington, or via s-To Atlanta, ,Louisville, St. Orleans, and All st-To Savannah I points in Florida SST '-..NE BETWEEN ~) S OU TH . rates, schedules, Pull to any agent I The Sea 3. W. Stewart, Traveling H, GA.