FRUIT PEDDLER WINS FORTUNE.
Greek Cleans Up $100,000 in Atlanta
in Twelve Years.
Aristides Soumplis, a Greek, who
had been residing in Atlanta for the
past twelve years, left the city one
day during the week for Columbus,
Greece, his native home.?News
Item.
Behind that item there's a story; ,
a story that reads almost like fiction,
for although the newspapers overlooked
it, Aristides carried a comfortable
fortune of $100,000 in his \
pocket as he boarded a train for the '
first leg of of his long journey, a
fortune which he had made and saved
in twelve years time in Atlanta. '
One hundred thousand dollars! Or
exchanged into Greek money, Aristides
has eight hundred thousand
drachm?immensely wealthy, and
he made it all in Atlanta, not in
speculation, but in -the unromantic
business of peddling "de banan" and
supplying "hot dogs" to customers
up and down Decatur street.
When Aristides arrived in Atlanta
in the spring of 1908, he was practically
penniless. In a strange land,
without even a working knowledge 1
of its language, no money and two ,!
young sons, one seventeen and one <;
thirteen dependent upon hom for
support. It might be said that Aristides
was slightly "up against it."
However, he had a dogged determiantipn,
an ability to work, and unlimited
hope and confidence in Ameri- (
ica, the land about which he had *
heard so much, the land of milk and 1
honey, where one must only work ;
and save to eventually become inde- i
pendently rich.
And so he started. A rickety fruit
wagon, propelled by a much more ]
rickety horse and a varied assortment
of fruit, took all of his money.
He embarked on>a career which was ?
the oank account aouDieu ana ue-i
bled again.
Just after the new year had been i
ushered in, Aristides passed his sixtieth
birthday, and he resolved to
return to his native horn? in Columbus,
Greece. So he wound up his affairs,
turned over the soft drink business
to Victor, drew an even $100,000
out of the bank and left. Aristidts
said just before he left that he
might return?his wife is still living
in Columbus, and also another boy,
Pole, fourteen years old and a daughter,
Vessis, sixteen.
"If I come back." he told the boys
before he left, "I'm going to bring
mamma and the children with me,
so they can see this great country."
Aristides has gone. He never
learned to speak, read or write the
(English languag#. but he learned
that sterling quality of thrift, which
has won success for many, many
men and applied it all his life?
namely, that it isn't what you make
that makes you ultimately wealthy,
but what you save.
not only to bring him money and 3
ease, but fulfill his greatest wish to return
to the mother country rich
beyond expectation. J
Peddled Fruit Four Years. 1
For four years he toiled with the ^
fruit wagon. For four years he was a
familiar sight on the streets, crying
forth his. wares, beseeching the
housewives to buy "de nica banan"
or perchance apples, grapes or oranges.
His stock grew larger and he
made it a point to keep his stocks
fresh at all times.
Meanwhile, Victor Soumplis, the
'^youngest boy, had entered school and
was wrestling with the intricacies
of the English language. Char- I
lie, the older boy, worked with his I
father and studied at night. Today I
both Charlie and Victor speak Eng- <
lish, Charlie still has trouble pronouncing
all the tongue-twisters, and
occasionally he lapses into his native ^
tongue, but Victor talks the lan- <
min rrn UV/\ o notivo A
Sua^c iiiip a, iian i t. >
During the. four years that the
rickety fruit wagon was the sole
means of the three's support, Aristides
was slowly accumulating money.
Xot a day passed but what he put
aside a certain portion of his daily
income in the bank?the savings teller
of one of the principal banks of
the city vouches for that?and his
little pile began to grow and grow.
At the end of the four years, Aristides
decided to branch out. Casting
about he saw the opportunity for
business of peddling weiners?popubusiness
of peddling weines?popularly
termed "hot-dogs." So, he purchased
a portable hot-dog stand, and
started his eldest son in preparing
them for the crowd -which constantly "
surges up and down Decatur street.
Business proved good and pretty
soon another was added. Then the
third and finally the fourth.
Four years elapsed and Aristides
continued to make money out of his
weiner stands and his rickety fruit
wagon which he clung to all the
while.. Then he bought out the soft
drink establshment at the corner of
Piedmont avenue*and Decatur street,
and gave up his fruit wagon to manage
this business. Victor and Charlie .
were called upon as assistants. And j .
Did Mis Best.
The Dad?"I don't know about
lending you any more money. What
I lent you two months ago you told
me you only wanted it for a little
while."
The Boy?"Well, dad, I didn't keep
it long."
Tobacco twine at Rentz & Felder's.
Just received, shipment of tobacco
sheets. H. C.FOLK CO.
A Beautiful Complexion
Is often marred by inflammatory
diseases of the skin, such as eczema,
tetter, and the like. Blotches and
oimpies niase ugiy scars. i ry z.emerine?sold
for 50 cents and $1 by
leading druggists.
MEETING OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE
DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
Notice is hereby given that the
county Executive Democratic committee,
for Bamberg county, will
convene at the Court House, Bamberg,
S. C., on the 13th instant, at
11 o'clock a. m., for the purpose of
examining the club rolls and correcting
the same, as required by the
rules of the party. All persons interested
may complain of errors in
the club rolls at the said time and
place. Under the rules of the party
no corrections can be made after the
action of the Executive committee
at said meeting. Managers of election
will be appointed at said meeting,
and other matters of importance
will be passed upon.
J. F. CARTER,
County Chairman.
NOTICE OF FINAL DISCHARGE.
Notice is hereby given that the unlersigned,
as administrator of the
estate of C. E. Kinsey, deceased, will
tie his final return* with the prolate
judge of Bamberg county on the
LSth day of August, 1920, and will,
it said time and place, ask for iet;ers
dismissory as such administra;or.
J. C. KINARD,
Administrator of the estate of C.
E. Kinsey.
July 15, 1920. 8-12
Large supply of cotton picking
sheets just received. G. O. Simnons,
Bamberg, S. C.
Rub-My-Tism is a great pain killer.
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ft relieves pain and soreness caused
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J. P. Carter B. IX Caster
J. Carl Kearse
Carter, Carter & Kearse
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Special attention given to iattl?ment
of Estates and investigation
of Land Titles.
Loans Negotiated on Real Estate
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COUNTY' CAMPAIGN MEETINGS. .
Pnrcnant- to nrdpr nf ttlP COUntV ?
executive committee, the following
schedule has been arranged for the i
couhtv campaign meetings: i
Bamberg?August 24th.
The presidents of the several clubs, i
at these places, are expected to pre- <
side at these meetings and are requested
to arrange for the meetings. *
Ten o'clock a. m. is the customary <
hour for commencing the meetings.
The last day of enrollment of vot- *
ers is July 27th, which is the last ^
Tuesday of July. All Democrats who <
expect to vote must, under the rules, *
enroll. Enrollment is required every ^
election year. Don't fail to enroll, a
Under the rules the voter-is required >
to enroll in the club nearest his place ^
of residence, calculated by the near- .
est practicable route, and can vote' on- *
ly at the voting place of such club.
All Democrats are earnestly re- .
quested to enroll without delay and, *
are earnestly requested to attend the ^
campaign meetings. a
J. F. CARTER, 1
July 12, 1920. County Chairman. ^
Large supply of cotton picking '
sheets just received. G. 0. Sim- ^
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mons, Bamuerg, o. o.
Habitual Constipation Cured
in 14 to 31 Days
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Syrup Tonio-Laxative for Habitual
Constipation. It relieves promptly but
should be taken regularly for 14 to 21 days
to induce regular action. It Stimulates and
Regulates. Very Pleasant to Take. 60c
per bottle.
Large supply of cotton picking
sheets just received. G. O. Simmons,
Bamberg, S. C.
666 cures Malaria, Chills
and Fever, Bilious Fever,
Colds and LaOrippe. It kills
the parasite that causes the
fever. It is a splendid laxative
and general Tonic.
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Successors to W. P. Riley. _
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BAMBERG, 8. C.
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$1.00 elsewhere. *
Money to Loan
ON REAIi ESTATE
.HOME BUILDING & LOAN ASSN.
J. WESLEY CRT7M, JR.,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Bamberg, S. C.
Office Opposite Southern Depot.
Practice in State and Federal Courts.
Loans negotiated.
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quantity to care for
oil fo<wI it receives.
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Read about the man who,
after suffering for twenty
years, found a permanent
cure in Sul-Ferro-Sol. His
story, with that of 53 others,
is given in the booklet
which will be mailed at
your request.
Libera! bottle 51.00 (6 for i
55.0to at any druer store, or >
mailed postpaid upon receipt
of the price.
THE SUL-FERRO-SOL CO.
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