Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Passenger Agent is no Longer Wo: ried by Callers Who Want Free Transportation. Dallas (Texas) News. The general passenger agent of great railroad system is a lonely ma just now. In his office he sits, rul bering at the door and elongating h neck like an excited mud turtle unt a boy nonchalantly appi-eaches wit a wet yellow telegram that inforn him the Interstate Commerce Con mission refuses to countenance rati in circular No. 24,765,S76, and that 1 must give two year's notice notice bi fore operating the excursion ne: month. He is lonesome because ti pass seeker is no more. Formerly he was noted for his a: fable manners and the glad grip I gcrave hands. He was prized as means to an end, and personal a quaintance with him was valued aboi rubbles for not with a wave of h hand or a scratch of his pen send ierson withersoever he would gc When he reached a point where I could slap people on the back, gil them a cigar and send them dazed ii to the street without the pass thE asked for, yet with a feeling of gla< ness that they had called, he wi slated for promotion. Railroads don like to offend people, not even tho; who demand passes when they hai as much right to demand freight cai for play houses for their offsprin And at a time, too, when freight cai are being fought for by snipper Many are troubled or oppressed. TI trouble because they were broke, tl .opprr '- because railroad charg( for pa-,. ge. To them he would ler a sympthetic ear, until the ear wou] look and feel like a pnonograph hor in a popular five-cent moving-pictui show. If he couldn't give a pass, owing i some severe strain of rules in ca he did, his duty was to break the sa news so gently the seeker would fe that the road loved him like a br5t] er and that the directors, aye, evE the stockholders, were weeping b cause he couldn't get rt. Many and various were the peop who asked for passes and for redu ed rates. Many and varmutw were ti reasons they gave for it, ranging fro: allegation that the seeker had one saved a train from wreck to the fai that some years ago he shipped pig from Minneapolis and that went over the company's lines f< three miles. More often there was i reason at all. But it has been changed now. TI ink has grown dark on the stubs< the once rapidly-thinning passboo The bench where the seekers sat ax awaited their turn to soak the rai road man for transportation is fi114 with dust. The suspicious glare fading from the chier clerk's ey and he is becoming actually compa> ionable, when he sees a man come:a he does not associate him with pa ses. He sometimes thinks he may 1 intending adding to vne consereni fund. But the general passenger agent lonely. But for the myriad rules ar orders of 'the Interstate Comnmer, Commission and the Railroad Cbr mission of his state he would be dri en to tle golf links every afterno< about 12.10. His face is losing th look of affability that once chara terized it. The smile that would' come off is fading under the lone] ness.. For nobody comes for passes. E skill in the gentle art of throwit people off the track is disappearin His keen wit is rusting disgraceful] It's awfully tame nue. The people who have to travel ha ielded to the inevitable and bi tickets from the city office. He nev sees them. The office clerks cot ana go, and he is weary of seeii their hair parted in the middle. I knots what muscle the railroad bu. ness has left him and yearns for co flict with the promoter of sor would-be magazine with visiona irculation who seeks to have him a ertise to the extent of 17 milea; oks and three annual passes. T ass clerk attends to the passi nowing they are authorized. He do with the same interest a farm ows in bailng hay. The general passenger agent yaw the ennui that has~ come with t w laws. He turns to the rate tar s that once the rate men merr: restled with the drops of angui ther on his brow. Affability 7 Hu lad hand? Pshaw! He's diggingi orates now and trying to ascerta hether the rate-making bodies a orking toward the penitentiary erely toward the asylum. Oh, fudg f only the old times were back-t ladsome times when everybody mah thought he should ride free, a busiine's. Noln~ is left but rates. News from St. Paul's. St. Pau.. Sept. 9. 1907.-The dr a weather has hurt the cotton crop verN n mue:b, but the people are busily en - egaged picking the fleecy staple. S Miss Mary Willis, of Prosperity il spent a few days in this section visit h ing Miss Leola Bedenbangh. Ls The Misses Annie Mae and Beatric - Bedenbaugh have gone on a trip tc s Baltimore, they expect to stop at th( e Jamestown exposition and Washing ton. ft Mr. Frank McDonald -and brothei e have just returned from a thre weeks' visit among relatives in th( - Blue Ridge. e Mr. L. I. Epting is getting alon a fine with his broken leg, and is ex pecting to "be out in a few days. e The Children's Missionary Societ L of St. Paul's church. gave an enter. a tainment Friday night. Sept. 6th. Th( proceeds to go to missions. L The programme was: e (1) Prayer by Rev. J. A. Sligh. (2) Opening address by Mr. Loriel 7 Kibler. (3) "Tom's practical joke," (2 s dialogue) by Miss Eula Ray Sligh t Leola Bedenbaugh and Lorick Kibler e (4) "Package,'' (a dialogue) b3 re Miss Nannie May Sligh. Daisy Fel Y.. S lers, and Arthur McDonald. - (5) Recitation by Miss Jessie Sing S.. (6) "Like an Indian,'' (a dialogua] e by Mr. Clyde and Hugh Epting. (7) A song, " A mother's Advice.' (S) "Bridgets Investment,'' (a dia d logue) by Miss Leola Bedenbaugh Eula Ray Sl1ih Clyde Epting, Curti n Epting and Berley Bedenbaugh. e (9) Recitation by Miss Rosali< Wheeler. :0 (10) Songs by Mr. A. J. Beden e baugh, Lorick Kibler and Aumer< d Singley. 1 (11) Tableau. "Before and aftei the Explosion,'' by Miss Eolin< I Wheeler and AumerIle Singlev. (12) A missionary dialogue" b.) Miss Daisy Fellers, Eula Ray Sligh e Louise Singley, Eoline Wheeler an< Annie Singley. e (13) "The World of Law,'' (ar n oration) by Mr. A. J. Bedenbaugh. e (14) "Don't Grieve your Mother' t (a song) by two girls and two boys. a (15) Recitation by Miss Lulaint it Aull. r~ (16) "Goin'g to the Dentist,'' (~ O dialogue) by Mr. A. J. Bedenbaugh Lorick Kibler and Arthur McDonald e (17) "A Missionary Chant,'' (i f dialogue) by Miss Rosalie Wheeler . Nannie May Sligh, Lucile Counts, An a nie Singley, Jessie Singley, Lucil< - Singley, Eoline Wheeler and Leolh dBedenbaugh. is (18) Recitation by Mr. Bertie FEpt is ing. e- (19) Closing address by Arthu: n McDonald. s- There was a large crowd present Ice-cream and lemonade was servei e after the exercises were over. Bill. d Irishman Was Dead On. e A Yankee and an Irishman wer - digging for gold in the Klo>ndike .. Their success had been 3o p- or tha n patience and courage were both com~ at pletely 'exhausi:ed. c"I say, Pat,'' said the Yankee at "there's no maoney~ in this. We ma: ias wmil quit. I believe ;xe'-l make: gool deal more if I d get a strmng an stie one end of it to you, and g saround exhibiting you for a monkey.' "Sure.'' said Pat. "that's a foin idee. But."' he continued , giving hi head a scratch. "be jabbers, we' need to hire anither man.'' yWhv.'' said the Yankee, ''what' rwe want of another man?'' tr "Sr,now, we'd need someone t tel the people which end of the strin the monkey was on.'' The golden crested wren is th esmallest of British birds. It is thre e and a half inches long and seventy two of them weigh one pound. I E. SH EE H Al *Augusta, Ga. e Bottler of Imperial Ginge SAle, Root Beer, Cham pagne Cider, Wiseola an< SDomestic Lager* Beer il npints, 10 dozen to'the cask in $8.50 per cask. or Write for complete pric l ist. Wholesale and retai on i dealer in Wines and Li Canadiai This beautiful Cane Seat Ro< dried Oak, is so well guarantee< did not give entire satisfaction any time within a year from dai special price $2.50. Solid Guaranteed Oak Centre Tabi IEither round or square.- This Tfabi equally as good 'material as the Rocker above. RegulIar price 22 i: $3.50, special price $2.50. Lace Curtains--White. B 2eautiful Nottingham Lace Curtainm '54 inches wide, button hole stitched around edges. Extreme length 3/ eyards, in beautiful patterns. Regula1 eprice per pair $3.0o, special price er pair $1.75. UFREIGJ If you order amounts to Post Office or Express: -Columbia cost 15c. Exc] J'he LionI .1624 Main St WRITE FOR R i Ikf1t D M Oak Rocker. ker made up of select C:,r-di-r, to us that should you buy one and we would replace it with a new or e of shipment. Regular pr'ce $3.5< ' Faq Parlor Lmp, eis% ch etz3 )ak 55 in., rich gold finish, fant embossed metal woirk, 14 lI(c tch cone shade, clearglassoil foun~ ' ' No.,2 Sun burner and chimne Each. . . . . . . . .83.5o eI Granite Art Square.. Improved quality. H eav weight, hard woven; Medalio: Floral and all-over designs Combinations of Green, Tat Red, &c. 9 ft. x 2 ft. Each .. .. .. .. . $4 -IT P A ID $10.00 or more. Remit wit] Ioney Order. Checks out c ange, besides delay. :urhIure Co. , Columbia, S. C. HTIFUL CATALOGUlE. We have too many summe er than carry them o"er we a the price on them RED HOT. mences Friday 12th, and inc summer Dress Goods, Golor dies' Slippers, Men's Straw H Pnd Flowers, Summer Cloti Quarter Shoes. We sell Dory chines $25.00, New Defer Sewing Machine $17.93. Ma 20 years. Just received our 32nd ca bbls. choice Tennessee Flour goes for best patent $5.25, Every barrel guaranteed to g Moseley PROSPERITY, The First Cough of I Even though not severe, has a tendency tive membranes of the throat and del Coughs then come easy all winter, evei * slightest cold. Cure the first cofigh be $ set up an inflamation in the delicate cap lungs. The best remedy is QUICE SYRUP. It at once gets right at the s< moves the cause. It is free from Morp] ie *a child as for an adult. 25 cents at MAYES' DRUG *co ** . - * Newberry, S. C. , Sep * Dear Friend: I' Don' t you love to * ham a frying when yot * h"ngry? * All ham is not th< * kind of ham. Nice han * eg.gs make a good brea * Don' t they. The bes i * and 'Reliable' brands 0 centt a pound. Eggs Y ~ 25 cents a dozen. KI 1,br eak fas t bacon 20Oc. * Your f r ienc P. S. We get the and eggs and break fas * in town at JONES' GROC: Fant' s 01 0 DUE WEST. FEMALI DUE WEST, S. The ideal place for quiet study, thorough work, s kind personal oversight. The attendance overfiowi facilities. New Carnegie Hall with elegant acco Electric light, steam heat, complete water works mate and splendid health record. The very best ad Beatfu caalogue. The President's address till S< goods, and rath re going to make This sale corn ludes all colored -ed Parasols, La ats, Ladies' Hats iing, Men's Low iestic Sewing Ma ider Drop Head chine warranted r, making 3,555 ,and while it lasts half pat. $4.80. ive satisfaction. Bros., S. C. he Season to irritate the sensi icate bronchial tubes. -y time you take the fore it has a chance to illary air tubes of the RELIEF COUGH at of trouble and re ine and is as safe for STORE. 0 0 0 +I+ 0 *g . t. 9,I907 smel goo .0rerih rih smel goodsh efast. 'Star' cost 180 just laid0 ngans perilb. Jacob. bes t ham 0 t bacon ERY. : Stand. * ? COLLEGE, weet Christian influences, and ng last year. Greatly improved mmodations for roo boarders. and sewerage. Delightful cli vantages for the least money. ~pteber 1st will be REV. JAMES BOYCE, Mor,. C .