The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, October 14, 1897, Image 4
A Tale of To Jokers
BY CiIARLES ii. LEWIS.
It used to be the irm of Baker .
White, but Baker purchased White'
interest in the firm, and then the sigi
read, "John 1. Baker." It was jus
after this hange had taken place tha
I was made head clerk, and that u
stranger named Charles Villian
Thompson appeared in the town o
Greendale. Our business was that of
a general store, and Mr. Baker was
the owner of a big woolen mill in the
town. 'Tho rear end of the store, with
an entrance on a side street, was
divided off and rented to the govern
mont as a post ollice, and there was a
door communicating from the store.
Mr. Baker had a large safe in the
store, and in this the postmaster kept
his spare funds and stamps. We had
three clerks and a bookkeeper, and it
was rare that any of us had an idle
hour.
Mr. Baker was a jolly, good-natured
man of middle age, who dearly loved
a joke. People used to say that his
hearty laugh was as good as a tonic.
Mr. Thompson arrived in Greendale
one afternoon to search out soei long
lost relatives. lie was also jolly and
good-natured and middle-aged. By
the laws of magnetism it was perfectly
natural for the two to come together
and joke and laugh. This was just
what happened. They liked each
other so well at first sight that Mr.
Thompson forgot all about his lost re
latives, and Mr. Baker lost an hour out
of the busiest part of the day. Uow
ever, as he got ready to leave the store
that evening, he called me into the
private ollice and said
"Charles, you saw a Mr. Thompson
in the store this afternoun
"Yes, sir."
"Iie's a stranger in town, looking
up some relatives. Very nice itan
ha : ha ha : Tells a very funny story.
and it does me good to hear him laugh1.
You heard us laughing. didn't you.
Charles'.'
Yes, sir."
" \es-um '\ ell, you may like
Mr. Thomnipson, and you may laug.
and also make him laugh. but keep
your eyeoon him just the samte. Ie's a
very jolly man, but I've got an idea
that he can be very serious on oc
casions. There are times when our
safe holds large suts of money, and M r.
Thor.pson may covet those greenbacks.
Laugh with him, my boy, but watch
him at the same time."
3'r. Thompson soon began dropping
into the store in an oIl-hand way and
making small purchases as an excuse
to get a general look about and engage
the ditlerect clerks in conversation.
le appeared to " take to" ie as much
as he did to Mr. Baker, and to make a
dead set to win my favorable o 'inion.
As a matter of fact, he could heat any
drummer on the road telling a story,
and ell lii eonundrums were new and
full of surprises. But for 11r. Baker's
words of caution I should have taken the
man as he evidently wanted ime to, and
after a week sh.ould not have hesitated
to seat him alone in the; ollice. As it
was, I laughed with him, but kept tmy
eyes open. and after a few days I
thought his objvet in dropping into
the store was to get a close look at our
big safe. The safe had a combination
lock set on four letters and charged
every few weeks, and only two of us
had the word. At that time the word
was "' Jose." After a few days, and
one day soo,n after m' ri. 'Thomnpson had
sp)ent half an hour in the ollice with
M1r. Baker, the latter called mue in to
"\Well, Charles. do you lind our Mr.
Thompson a ver agreeable man ?"
" es, ir'," I r'eplied.
"Tells a very funny story in a very
finy ayha ha: ha| Never re
eashimself, and never gets oti any
thing old. .\lakes you latugh, doesn't
he'
"Yes. sir.
"Yes, of course-ha Iha !ha ! How
ever, keep youir eyes on him just the
same. I think lhe comes in hereo to
look at the safe, rather than to joke,
and im giving im ever'y chance to
inspe''t it. I think he will invite you
to pass an evening with him p)retty
soon, and if .,o you had bettei' accept.
Laugh with him, Charles-laugh as
hard as you can-but at the same time
be n yurguad.The funny Mr.
Thuompson-ha: ha :ha :
Mlr. Thomp5on had the best room at
the bent hotel. It came to pass that
he invited mue to spend an evening
with him, and he had cake and wine
and song and story, arnd I never en
joyed myself better. By and b)y, as we
laughed and joked, Mlr. Thompson
turned the conversation to orthogra
phy and its blundere, and it caime to
pass that he asked nie to write down
twenty words of four letters each.I
wrote '"John,"' -lile,' "l)ash,'' "BIll''
and enough others to make up the
twenty, but I did not wr'ite "J.ose."
Mr. Thompsion knew that the safe was
set on four letter.,. In asking me to
wr-ite down twenty wo)rds of four' letters
each he might r'easoniably count11 on my
writing the safe word. I might have
done so, excep)t foi' Mi'. Baker's cau
"Yes Charles, lie was after the
word--ha ha !ha!" laughed my em
Ploer next day when I relatedl the
Incdet. ' r lhomnpson is a& very
fun hean, but I think we are funnier
thnh s. l"eling quite sure that
one ofthe twenty words is the word he
Is aler hi next move will be to got
t the store sotte night and make
tryfora th et tents of the sate. We
right olauh la le.-we must keep)
rihtmpon-luing with the funny Mr.
right on watching hhm-u1 a h
Our general customiwst k aj th
store Open until nin O,waoc t eept,e
and the l)ost oillece alock hadto tiht,
hour. Mr. Baker was tI hirld to leae
Then the bookkeeper would gto ladve,
would be followed by th glek, and
it w asrmy duty to 1 hanef unle aou
belforet neain an sthings to rights
befe lavintg. y and by, towardis
Theompson the month, the funny Mr,
nine, so as to ba th P la n aou
On two evenings ha oani mnan to go
ten O'clock telling atoe taned me til
began to0 get suspicious Ilfhad as
tlosns, I sought advice of M i no
" Ah ! that funny Mr. B' aker.
ha! ha! ha!I" laughed i'n opo.
as he leaned back and yumploye,
hands, " His time Is drawin ve
near. As near as I can fIgure it
game will be this : On the night
the 30th he will manage to be the ha
one in the store with you. As you a
ready to go be will seize and bind a:
gg you and then go for the sate.
,i 1e very funny, Charles-ha ! h
" But,I don't see it, sir !" I proteste
"Don't you ? Well, you go rig
along and let him earry out his >)la
If yoAh don'tl fiht back he won't hu
you, We will play a little joke on i
jokeful Mr. Thompson."
On the afternoon of the 30th M
Thamneon droppe _~adpssdJ
with Mr. Baker for half an hour, and
I we heard a groat deal of laughing in
the private efli ho. At eight o'clock in
Ithe evening tuo postmastor had about
$2,000 in our safe, and the amount al
together was about $22,000. It was a
dark and rainy evening, and there
were so few customore in the store that
I lot the clerks go home. At nine
o'clock, as I expected and counted on,
Mr. Thompson arrived. It was a walk
of live blocks fr"m his hotel, and he
would not have come out in the rain,
except that he was exy'ecting impor
tant letters. He got none, and the
post ofico closed after his inquiry. As
he came through the store I was all
alone, and there was no doubt in my
mind that he was pleased to find things
thus. le took a seat on the counter
and began smoking and asking me to
guess various conundrums, and at half
past nine o'clock tho streets were
quiet and the hour had arrived for him
to show his hand. I sat in a chair
facing him and only a few feet away.
Of a sudden, and while he was smiling
and laughing, he put his hands on the
counter and leaped forwards and land
ed full upon me. I was carried back
wards to the floor, and he had his
hand on my throat and his knee on my
breast before I could put out a inger.
" Be quiet and sensibie, now ' he
cautioneL. I am Mr. Thompson.
Sometimes I am funny-sometimes
not. There is no funny businLs8 hout
this. :f you keep quiet. I sha'n't hurt
you. If you don't, I'll use you mighty
rough :"
I had no idea of struggling with
him. He took from his pocket pieces
of rope and bound my arms and my
ankles. and when he had finished,
said :
" I'm after the money in the safe, of
course. and of course 1 shail get it. It
will save time and tiouble, however,
if you will give me the word. If you
are obstinate about it I may bave to
hold a lighted match under your nose."
I refused him any answer, and after
a minute he passed into the private
ollice and began woh king at the safe.
I could hear but not see him. ie saw
t:at all the doors were locked before
1h- left me, and on such a night as that
he had little fear of being disturbed.
lie took the list of twenty words I had
iven him and started in on the
combination. He had tried eight of
them, when Mr. Baker and two police
men suddenly rose up from behind a
screen, each with a pistol in hand, and
Mr. Baker called out In great good
nature:
" Ah, there, you funny Mr. Thomp
son, but this is an unexpected pleas
ure ! I was just dying to hear one of
your funny stories, but I hardly
thought you'd call at such a late hour:'
Mr. Thompson was struck dumb for
a moment, but he was a man of cheek
as well as of humor, and, after catch
ing his breath, he answered:
" That you, Baker ?-ha ! ha : ha
Did you ever hear the story of the man
who dreamed he was a horse ,"
" No, never (lid. If you are feeling
well to-morrow, come around and toll
it. I know it must be funny-ha ! ha !
ha' Were you trying to work that
combination ?"
Why, yes, I was trying, but have
had no luck. You seem to have ex
pected me here to-night."
" Yes, hai ha ! ha ! Say Thompson,
doesn't the situation strike you as rath
er funny ?"
Yes, devilish funny--ha ha ha !"
Same here. I shall miss you more
than I can tell. If you have time be
fore you go to State Prison, I wish you
would write me out1 a few of your b)est
jokes. The one you were telling me
yesterday was a regular- corker-ha
ha ! ha I''
And for a qjuarter of an 1hour1 more
the two continued to joke each other,
while one of the p)olicemen came out
into the store and released me.I
didn't feel very mirthful over the
affair, but Mr. Baker slapped me on
tile back and exclaimed :
"Charles, my boy, you mustn't hold
any sp)ite against Mr-. Thompson. He's
a very funny man, and if he could only
stay in Greendale a few weeks longer
I'd get fat laughing over his jokes
ha iha ! iha. Say. Thompson, tell him
the story of the old maid and the gob
lin-ha ! ha ! ha !"
" I-I don't feel as funny as usual,
for some reason," rep)l iedl'rl Thomson.
" The fact is, 1 think I've got myself
boxed up1."
" Yes, just Bo," replied M r. Ilaker.
" I don't suppose any funny man can
feel funny when he's boxed up. If you
haven't any more jokes to relate, the
police may walk you1 over to the-eala
boose."
T1he funny Mr. T1hompson took his5
dose like a man, lie had pliayedl his
hand and lost, and he was nlot theO mlan
to kick about it. lie attempted no de
fence, but saId hIe was probabily walk
ing in his sleep. Ie received a sen
tence of seven years, and before he was
taken away Mr. Baker ,vont to the jail
to see him and say :
"' Well, Thompson, any new jokes or
conundrums before you ai-e olf ?-ha !
ha ! ha !"
"Noting to-day," was the reply.
"Say, we used to swap) some1 mighty
"ood things, didn't we v-ha ! ha!I ha!
Hang it, I wish you were going along
withI me."
" And we'd keep eacih othler laugh
ing from mornIng tili nighlt. Sorry I
can't, but I'll see you seven years later
and we'll have lots of fun."
And it Is the solemn truth that two
days after Mr'. Trhompson ieft prison
hIe called at the store and visitedl with
Mr. Baker for two or three hoursm, and
thley slapp)ed each othler on the back
and laughed until their sides ached
with the exer-tion.
LIA R) ON T IC COUNSICL. --Tho fol
lowing exp)erience of a Mississippi
lawyer was related by himbelf to the
writer many years aigo. He said:
"1I was defending a prisoner for
horsestealing, and seeing no other
means of defending him, under tihe
circumstances, I set up1 thle plea of
Insanity. I argued it at length, and
read many extracts from works on
medical jurispru lence, and had tile
paitiont attention of the court. The
pirosecuting attorney did not attempt
to rely to my argument or contiovert
my authlorities ; I seemed to have
things my own way, and whispered to
the prisoner that he needn't be uneasy.
Then camell thle judge's charge, in
Which he reminded the jury that
- there was no dlispute between counsel
,as to the facts of the case. Indeed,
a there could not have been, for several
y Wtnessos had sworn positively that
sthysaw my client steal tihe horse.
eA o hut' concluded the court, the plea
echarge y11as been set up, and1 I
yda taou, gentlemen of tihe jury,
idtad itrhould dreceive your very grave
it an beiouedeber.ation ; but I must
my elowe tposay, gentlemen, that for
d. case, I can discrove nof edn w.io
at insanity onerhe rr onfeidno
n. excep)t, pnerasnh thIle onV
r't counsel," th' e selection of his
te
-Can a minister wownesi
r. his sermons be Pprlyh aes for
is Ivagrancy ? eryarsdfo
WHAT JS VANITY?
By LADv CoOK (nee '1NNvEss1E CLAFLiN).
Contributed to tireenville Mountaineer.
Most people are alive to the imper
fections of others ; few, however, per
coive their own. To know one's self
is the most dillicult of all knowledge.
There are none so ill-favored, for in
stance, who will not admire themselves
in a mirror, because they see not them
selves, but some ideal individuals. Ann
with like partiality do we regard the
good and evil qualities which form our
character, always esteeming ourselves,
no matter how despicable we may
really be. Hence vanity is the pro
dominant and universal vice. Thus a
pious philosopher said : "What blind
eth the eye, or what hidoth the heart
of a man from himself like vanity.
Lo! When thou scest not thyself, then
others discover thee most plainly."
Cogan delines vanity as "that species
of pride which, while it presumes upon
a degree of superiority In some par
ticular articles, fondly courts the ap
plause of every one within its sphere
of action; seeking every occasion to
display some talent or some supposed
excellency."
Thus vanity is vain-glory, and arises
from a desire to appear wiser, or richer,
or cleverer, than we actually are, and
consequently is a sort of iiuposture,
often offensive to others and injurioub
to ourselves.
The extraordinary circumstance
about this failing is that it attacks
those who have many estimable qual
itee, as well as those who have few or
none. Peer and peasant, lady and
waiting-maid, are, in their distinctive
ways, alike subject to it, and the more
acutely they are affected by it, the
greater is their self-degradation and
loss of genuine esteem. They may
succeed in acquiring the lip-service of
p,arasites and fools, but in doing this
they must lose the good opinion of
those whose regard alone is worth
having.
Huno, the historian, in one of his
Essays, writes on this subject with hih
usual power and lucidity : "A desire of
fame, reputation, or a character with
othero, is so far from being blameable,
that it seems inseparable from virtue,
genius, capacity, and a generous' or
noble disposition . . . wherein, then,
consists vanity, which is so justly re
t arded as a fault or imperfection ? It,
seems to consist chiefly in such an in
temperate display of our advantages,
honors, and accomplishments; in such
an importunate and open demand of
praise and admiration, as is offensive to
others, and encroaches too far on their
secret vanity and ambition. It is be
sides a sure symptom of the want of
true dignity and elevation of mind,
which is so great an ornament in any
character. b'or, why that impatient
desire of applause, as if you were not
justly entitled to it, and might not
reasonably expect that it would for
ever attend you? Why so anxious to
inform us of the great company which
you have kept ; the obliging things
which were said to you ; the honors,
the distinctions which you met with ;
as if these were not things of course,
and what we could readily, of our
selves, have imagined, without being
told of them."
Montaigno says: ''The corruption of
the age is made up upon the particular
contributions of every individual man.
One contributes treachery, others in
j stice, irreligion, tyraniy, avarice.
and cr-uelty, according as they are of
power ; the weaker sort contaribute
foaliy, vanit,y and idilenecss." Thue word
vanity includes within its meaning all
sorts of emipty delight or frivolous dis
p)lay, all unsubstantial p)ageants and
p)leasuries whose end is merely to grat
ify wecak p)ride, and all the little osten
taitions which are intended to make
others think of us more highly than
we deserve. It is derived eitherm frm
the Anglo-Saxon verb f?/n-4pean, to
wither, to fade, to pass away, to faint,
or from WVanian, to wvane, to fall aw~ay,
and thus It denotes that which has no
substantial baisis, but is in its nature
essentially epheamer-al, del usiv~e and
evanescent. And yet observe the e*x
tent to which this Idle quality is culti
vated by almost all classes of mnaankind:
civilized and uncivilized, hiigha and low.
rich and poor-, l earned and iliitearate.
The naked saivaige w ho can display
some paltry obaject coveted lby othem-s,
struts as though he wer-o lor-d of thme
universe. We laugh at the rid iculor-s
ness of is van ity. Yet in a thousand
ways our- own airs anad affectations arec
equ aal iy aibsua-d. We p)rido eoursolves
upon so many things w h ch arc either
not wvorthi possessing, or, if thecy aret,
weo-e not obtained by any amerit of ourm
own a. Star-s and garters, a-ibbons and
decorations, aire not to be despisedi
when they have been wvon by per-sonal
vailor or- nobility of condIuct. They are
then the outward amnd visible signs of
an i nwaard and siriitual worth iness.
But he who derivud his orders or- tit,les
froma the mncrits oaf another, wIthout
coming up to the staLndar-d of the oa'ig
il, decks himself in borro,ved plumes
to wvhich he has no maoral right. 11e
resembles a clown garbotd in the ana
tie of philosophy, or- a p)igmy attempt
lug to bear- the burden of Atlas. But
even worse aire they w ho have obtainedl
their distinctions by fr-aud, treiachery,
vice, cor cruelty ; the minions of anon
am-ohs, the betrayers of the people, the
oppiressor-s of the poor.
We do wvell to have what is called ''a
proper pride" ; to rnespect ourselves
and to be jealous of our reOputaition.
because this conduces to rectitude of
conduct. But we should bewairo of
being bitten by vanity. When Onice its
poison enters the soul, ther'e Is no saiy
ing to what lengths of folly we may be
eventually urged. The servant gir-l
will ape her mnistr'ess, her mistress the
next in rank, and so on, ad infinit um.
'rho excessIve love of dre-css is a
poestilebt vainity, and goes fair to do
morailize both sexes. It is, however,
p)eculiarly dangerous to women. Tro
dress modestly, aind even wvell, so that
It be within our means, Is dlesirablo.
But to endoavor to adorn ourselves
beyond this i)oint, or to dress extrava
gaintly, is the sure mark of a vain
iInd.
H> W' miany a deluded woman has
pawaod her virtuae-a woaman's noblest
jewel-for somUo gawdl out of a gold
sinith's shop-wv indow ! How maany a
young and inexperienced girl has
been led aistray by a paisslon for showy
dress ! E0ve is said to have been tempt
ed through an apl)e, ller dlaughiters
are tempted by rings, trinkets, and
line clothing, aind via In puiblie the
price of their prIvate dlichonor.
If we could only recognize our true
wants, porceiving what Is realhly aid
vantageous, we shou'd avoid much
bear t.bur ning and many useless strain
in gs.
Hlappiness and peace of mind come
w &t content, andi how little is needed
Shatisfy actual requiremonts ! A
~ll-ordered home; good, plain food;
elligent surroundIngs :simpllle re
~t'eations, and a modoet and womanly
demeanor, would carry all through life
with domestic happiness and putblic
esteem.
But wo aro not content with thone
solid and permanent blessinge. Our
dress must be more expensive, our sor
vants more numorou, our cquipages
more striking, our houses larger, and
our furnituro more costly, than thosu
of our neighbors' With the humbler
in circuinst,ancer it is the same. All
are toiling for that which protitoth
them not. Husbands and wives seu
little of each other. Paror,ts and chil
drun are often barely acquainted, and
frequently, although in the same
house, do not meet from week's end to
week's end. IEither the struggles to
live or the promptings of amuitious
vanity keep the fathers working from
early till late. Thus their lives pass
away unrolieved by the true joys of
existence, and unsweetened by neces.
sary leisure. Well may such say, in
the words of the Wisdom of Solomon :
"What hath prido pretited us? Or
what good hath richcs with our vaunt
ing brought us ? All these th ings are
passed away like a shadow, and as a
post that hasteth by ; and as a ship
that passeth over the waves of the
water, which when it is gone by, the
trace thereof cannot be found, neither
the pathway of the keel in the waves '"
l)ougihty liouse, Rich mood,
Surrey, Engiani
HOW TO PRE1V4NT L YNCHlINGS
An E'ducate(i Negr,'s Views on the
Southiern Problen--lie leeks to
Riestore the Sense of Secnrity
Which White Wonien Felt h'ilty
Years Ago.
Philadelphia Times.
NAS1lvit4i., Tenn., October L.-At
this time, when public attention is
directed to the discussion of the lynch
ing probiem, which is now being con
ducted In nearly every large daily
newspaper in the Southern States, it
is somewhat refreshing to hear what
the educated negro has to say, and to
learn just what attitude he w ill asbume
Prof. W. H1. Count;i;, president of the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
for Negroes, located at Normal, Ala
bama, distinguished himself a fuw
days ago by givigg expression to senti
ments which at first sounded unusual,
and called forth a flood of criticism
from at certain class of colored men
from the North, who were attending
the Tennessee Centennial at Nash
ville, but were afterward received bv
the press as a most dignitied an~d
helpful contribution to the negro pro
biem.
Prof. Councill is one of the most,
eminent negro scholars in the United
States, and is favorably known
throughout Europe. During his re
cent travels abroad he was very
graciously entertained by the Lcev.
Charles Leach, D. I)., the lIon. Wil
1am l . Gladstone and his Majesty,
King l1opold. His po.ition in the
State of Alabama is one of dignity,
resptectahility, inIIuence and great
responsibility, by reason of his judicious
and successful managetnent of one of
the largest educational institutions in
the South. Lie certainly merits the
utmost cot:fidence of all fair-minde-d
men and women, who respect the senti
ments of an honorable and upright
citizen.
A large number of representative
colored incn, from all s-etions of the
country, had gathered at Nashville to
hold a conference for the purpose of
giving all queations affecting the
iegro race careful consideration.
Prof. Councill was elected chairman,
and in opening the cot ference, which
was termed "A Negro Council," fhe
made a speech that createdl a decided
sensation in the Southern States. O.ly
a few (lays ago Mrs. W [1. F'elton, a
Southern white lady, dleliver ied an
address before the St,ate Agricultural
Society at Carter,sville, Ga., in which
she made an earnest appeal to what it
regardled, even by htetr own friends, as
t,he very worst passions of mna. She
reconmmnded the conti nuedl assassinia
t,ion of negroes .who are suspected of
the cr1ime of having com itt.ed as
saults upon whit.e women. Sihe cim
phlasizetd the ianulortance of imatmediate
aplprehenision and puniishmitent, in alt
cases oif negro maen assaulting whit,e
women-but she had nut the fairne-..
to mtention any ot,he.- eases.
As regards the position taken by
l'rof. Council I, thtis can not be said;
lhe evidenet s a l iberalism that is a
con' piiment, to his trining. rThe
Atlant,a (Ga.) Constitution, the Louis
ville (Ky.) Courter-Joournal, the Datily
Mercur-y, of Iluntsville, Ala., and a
great number of other newspapers
have had nothing hut commendatiois
for Mi-. Councill, it is no disparage
mtent nor- discredit to te culturedI,
weli-edlucated and mtore ptrosperoub
clement of colored cit,izens to say that
the deptraved and ignorant, class among
thema must be lift,ed upl morally and
intellectually before that class can ap
pr-ci ate the w isdomi of men like M r.
Councili. In his eloquent address he
said in part,
"'rhe do 'p relIgious sense, the un
swerving lidelity and industrious hand,
the gentle, bloodless spirit, of our
fathers, coup)led with tbe Anglo-Saxon
grit, intellectuality andl respecct for
nobtilit,y of soul, did much to overcome
prejudice, soften ,aspterit,ies, and have
transmitted to us a rich legacy of char
acter and reputtation of which angelb
might well be proud. Lot us guard tho
record of our fathers by tmaking our
lives a willing sacrifice on the altars
of trut,h and virtue.
" in th is connection I urge th is coun
cil of negroes to speak out in no uin
certain tones against outrages com
tmitted against thte honor of womtan re
gardieo:s of rae or color, and against,
lawlessness of every kind. L et us hurt
all the powers of our beintg agins, the
fiend, who, in violation of God's holijest
law, and contrary to te laws of the
iantd, w hether by phtysleal force or in
trigue r-obs woman of the mhost precious
jewel given by leaven to earth. The
frequency of violence to woment is
ialarmi ng. We can no now at >p :o ar'gue
the nicu points as to t,he cause of the
comtmit,t,ing of these incarnate liiends
int10 a raco hiitberto wit,h absotlute itt
munit,y from thtem. Nor- have ,ve timte
to llad that they are not the tru,ted
servants of our Southern homes, nor can
we stopf to appleal f rom J uge L ynach to
thimayjsty of t to civil law, liut, we mnust
stamp (out the crime1. Suelliejienmt for' us
t,o know that theise crimes are somot
timtes comimit,tted by inegroes, to mtake
us hang our heads it shtame and go) In
sacke.othi and a-hies.
".Let us restor'e thait sense of eurity
which whlit3 women felt llfty yearsago
in the proesence of our fathers u nder
a iy circumstances amid the most for
bidding environments. We muls', make
the h umbtlest wite woman in time re
motest and wildest, part, of our count,ry
feel as' safe in the presence of a m -
gro man as angelic " lMva" d hi alone
with her "' Uncle Toema." Lct us
make the white woman of this land
and of all lands feol that our lack ar'ms
are ever readly, backed b)y hearts ats
puri' as truth, as guileless as bab)os, to
defend their honor--that we amre will
ing to throw our black bodies between
t,hem and their assailants, and shted our
blood to the last dron in priotecting
theom, and hunting down and executing
those brutna in huiman rm.
"Toll it out so that all the world may
hear-print it in the heaven's blue so
that he who rune may read-that the
negroes in this land will frown down,
cry down, hunt down and strike down
this crime and these criminals, until
not one shall be left in all the land, and
a black face shall be a badge of truth,
of peace, of protection to innocence. I
know that these criminals do not form
a part of our audiences, congregations
schools, s::cial gatherings, or industrial
communities, and yet it is our duty to
seek their haunts, and the inlluences
which produco crime and criminals,
and with a whip of the, law, and the
gospel of righteousness, scourge then
until vicious idleness shall give place
to virtuous, industrious intelligence,
and thus purge ourselves, and wash
away these foul stains of dishonor from
a glorious record transmitted to us by
our fathers. 'hat white men form
tobs: that they disregard the law;
that they kill in cold blo d, is no ex
cuse for our commintting crime. Two
crimes cannot, make one virtue. We
cannot atflord to apologize for crime
we cannot a t rd to protect or sympa
thize with the criminal. We can only
a ford to do rig lit and fear not before
God and the laws of our country.
"The day has paz!sed when abuse of
the South linds favor in conventions.
We live in the South. We are South
ern people. The South is our home,
and we love its beautiful skies, its hills
and vales, its singing brookiots and
Ilowing rivers, as fondly as any other
people love themn. We pray and labor
for her peace and prosperity, we are
jealous of her good name and will do
fend her honor and interests with our
lives. With the spirit of brotherly
love, we have a common and a glorious
destiny, but with hatred and crime we
drif:, toward tie whirlpool of interne
cine strife and death.
"Whatever is wrong in the South
must be corrected in and by the South.
I believe there is enough intelligence,
enough virtue, and the righteous in
clination beneath the Southern skies
to successfully solve all the intricate
problems which may arise in ou"
domestic and social relations. The
best black men and the best white
men of the South, moved by patriotic
impulses, will surely gravitatto toward
the common centre of pattriotic action
for our comrnton good."
CIEMSON'S EX ill ilT.
The F'arnter's College Will Make a
Very Complete Display at. I he State
Fair.
The Coluinbia Register says that
one of the largest exhibits at the State
h'air this year will be that of Clemson
College.
Prof. Hart, of the agricultural do
partment, and Prof. Barnes, of the me
chanical department, have been in
Columbia to confer with the fair of
licials as to the best means of display
ing the work of the college students.
The Clemson exhibit will occupy the
larger portion of the lowler floor of the
machinery hall, and will include a
working dairy with all necessary but
ter making and cheese machinery ; a
display of plants, vegetables and flow
ers from the horticultural and botani
cal divisions, a collection of minerals
and metals from the division of geolo
gy, and many lield products by the
agricultural department ; and a most
interesting and instructive collection
of engineering work And appliances,
among which will be found a boiler
and engine, several clectric dynamuos
and muotors, electric transformners and
alternators, are and incandescent clee
tric ilamips, a comp)lete X ray app)iara
t,us, constructed at the college by stu
dents, turning lathes in operaition and
many specimuens of manual training
work from the various shops.
in this last collection will be soon
boxes, shelves, book cases, turned
work, in the form of vases, Indian
clubs, and balls ; iron work, illustrat
ing the use oif forge and anvil, castings
fromt gtho foundry, and finished ma
chines from the mnchine shop.
A large number of drawings made
by the college classes will be shown,
and many new and novel instruments.
it is the aim of the college to pre
sent every possible p)hase of its agri
cultural and engineering courses, and
show what it Is doing for the industriai
ed!ucation of the youth of South Care
lina.
The first and only pictures M rs. Mc
ilnley has had taken in ten years ap
pear' in the lOctober number of 'Tho
Ladies' Home Journal. They form
part of a seies of new and unpublished
photographs of the new occup)ants of
the White House. Mrs. McKinley
wore for her picture her inaugurai
ball dress of silver and white brocade,
at the special request of the President
who thought it particularly becoming
The excellent portrait of Mr. McKin
ley In his oflice was taken in June.
'rho other pictures in the series sl.ow
the mnany changes in the arrangements
and furnishings of tho r'ooms and
grounds, made by the President and
Mrs. McKinley.
The man mnay be
able to whip the
lion single-hmatdedl,
bitt11 he is not taking
chanees, and Is not
going to dliadain the
- assistance of help
ers with hot ironis.
L ~ ~...Tle, samne is true of
'a wise mnati whto is
-. T having a tussle wvith
ill - health. It is
barely possib)le that he miay have the naturalI
Iiherent resisting power that will enable
hiin to colucluer d iseases w'ith,otit the assist
ancve of ineteCine, but lhe is ntot willing to
take the chanices and1( wi'll not disdain the
help of the right retnedy.
WVheun a ana feels out-of-sorts, wvhett his
head is achey, du tll antd heavy, his body lazy,
his nerves jerky, his sleep broken,, his ap
petite honieky, his skin sallow, his breath
foual and his mtiouth had-tasting, lie Is havintg
a struggle with ill-health. IfC he is wise he
will takc D)r. .Pierce's Golden Aledical Dis
covery. It gives edge to the appetite and
maker the dligestion perfect. It invigorates
the liver. It, itnakes rich, red, pure blood. 4
It ptuts vita into every orga:n and fiber of
the body. It dIrives otut all ipurities and
disease gernms. It imuparts thle glow of
health to the skin and the vigor of youth to (
the miuseles. It tontes the nerves antd gives
refreshitig sleep. It hbuilds firm flesh, bit
does not raise the weight above Nature's
noritnal. It esures cf per cent, of all eases[
of constnyttot. All mnedicine stores sell
It. Ani honiest dlealer will not suggest a
worthless stibstitute for the sake of a lit
tle extra profit.
The muost valtiable book for both men and
- womien is D)r. Pierce's Coiu
tion Sense Meedical Adviser.
A splen,didl thottsand - page
'voltnte, with over three htun
d (red engravings and colored
p__ lates. A copy, paper-cov
- ~ eced will be sent to anyone
sending twenty - one cents In
one-cenat stanmps, to pay the
cost of iuailinig on/y, to Dr.
R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N, Y .
cleth.bound 31 Sam,m*
TIHIC'SOUTHERN RAILWAY,
Annual Report thows that the Road
is in Good Condition and Making
Money.
The annual report of the Southern
Railway gives some interesting facts
about the financial status of the com
pany, the improvements of its property
snd the establishment of new enter.
prises in the territory of the system.
A full synopsis is as follows:
The report of the Southern Railway
eompany for the fiscal year ended June
30 shows that gross earnings decreased
).87 per cent. Of this, freight earn
ings increased slightly, but passenger
-eceipts fell off. Operating expenses
:lecreased 2.61 per cent., and the
)perating percentage decreased 1.25
per cent. The credit to profit and loss
tocount was $445,920, making the total
,redit balance on June 30 $1,139,830.
1he company has no floating debt and
aus had none since its re-organiz.tion
Liabilities of all operated companies
ire treated as liabilities of the com
pany. The net increase of funded debt
tnd outstanding securities of leasehold
3stutes for the year was $2,581,422, and
is fully represented either by the
Inount of prior lien securities retired
>r by the cost of new property acquir
:d. Equipinent trust notes of the old
-ompanies and of the receivers, amount
ing to $307,334, were paid, leaving
279,770 still outstanding on this ac
-ount. Sinking fund payments on ac
eount,of equipment bonds of the Rich
niond and Danville and Georgia Pacific
were $179,525. The company has paid
,ash for all equipment purchased by it,
%md has created no equipment trusts.
rho total increase in the current con
5truction account was $98(,799, which
expenditure was all for the acquisi
tion or construction of new property.
New equipment to the extent of $217,
23(1 was purchased, $89,433 of which
was charged to the capital account.
The company assumes one-third of the
risk on its general ineurance, placing
the remainder with the insurance com
panies. 'TIhus the company carries
$3,0241, (13 of its own insurance.
A comparison of statistics shows
that during the year freight earnings
increased $238,785, 3r 1,1)6 per cent.;
number of tons of commercial freight
carried decreased 9)1,501 tons, or 1.23
per cent,; number of tons carried one
mile increased 100,227,809 tons, or 8.76
pt r cent,: average length of haul was
6119.87 miles, an increase of 10.12 per
cent.; average earnings per ton per
SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
Conden,ed Schedulei t Uftet
JUI V 4, 1807.
STATIONS. N4
.v. ar estoa..,.......... T 10 a
a. O um i ..... ......... s10
" P os ,orit.y ...................... 1 . p a
". Niw rry ..................... Is $6 ? m
"rNruty(d-................ 46 p r
r.. Fleewo.................. . . 5 m
r.IAIev1li ___
-r ren e ... .
r~Atlunta . . ...... ............
8TATIONS.
Lv. Green ................... a
". Pi.dmo............ . . .............10 55a,s
" Williamaston .......,....11 18 a sq
EL~ Inderson ........ 11esa
tr. Dhitn ...... .. ...... .... ~ 028 a u
*rnwoo. ........ ........... 02 p
Ninode.. .......................-2p,m
* Greenood....................250 p mu
" Ninety-......... .................... I2
Ar. Ch,arleston......... ..... ...... ~
STATIONS. NOIf.1
9Oa2Sp 4....ston. ." 24 p g68a
004a; 125p."......anto ." I 25p p
0O2ia 202p 4..Ui.. " V.I 7
0 0SO 223 " .. Jone.avlle . -19 as
0 54a 27 "'... Pao..lot... 124 ld p
.1 25'a 80 Ar.. bpartanburg. Lv 11 45a 6
1 45a 85p ,V . Spartanbumrg.. Ar lI 2a.
"P," p. m. "A,' a.m.
Trains 9 and 10 carry elegant Pullmanm
lanping carshetweeni ColIunbia and As Pivill,
mru4diybiwe lcson ville and -Caini
asti.
Train. leave Spart-anburg. A. & 0. division,
iQrthbound, 6:87 a. mn., 3:47 p. mn., 6:18 p. mn.,
Vestibule L1!mited); aouthblouud 12:118 a. mn.
:15 p. in., 11:87 a. mn., (Ve,ctibiule Limited.)'
Tratins leave Greesnville. A. and 0. division.
iortib bound, :45 a. mn.. 2:81 p. mn. and 8:110 p. mn.,
Vestibuled Limited)- iouithblound 1:21a,m
b:2o p. mn., 12:80 p. mn. (Ve%tibuled Idmmited)
Pullman Service.
Pullman palace at!uaping car. on Trains8 and
)i6, 57 and 11, on A. and C. divisin.
W. H. G REEIN, .1 M QULnP
Ge.Superintendent. TrmttioWMgwe
W'. A. TURK, S. H. H ARD WICK
G on. Pass. A g't. As't(Aen. Paas. A
Wsaipsten, JA 0,Ata
We_
CutP
On Pianos, Organs anc
Irive our b)usiness these har
P~rices. WVe don't sit down
>t money like the old f'ossik
mn when they won't pay the
A'ant t.o purchaise a Piano or
Is and we will sell you. V#
11nd best selected stock of P
some Of' tile best makes on ti
o sell themi. We guaranlt,
han any other reliable deale
ime purchasers are easy. ()
'e<iuilred alnd we make t
sp)ot (Cash Buyers we will sl
)rgan cheaper from us than
>ulsmfess. We keep conistai
f small inlstr'uments, conlsi
VIandlolins, Auto harps, Violii
>arts, strmngs and supplies I
'lewin g Machines at ridicul
vanIt onle, just intimate it, an<1
~w you can buy one. Our s
ocail and instrumental, is key
f the p)opular and up)-to-dIate
me. Yours tr
XLEXAN DER
I ie were .976 of a cent, a decrease of
).0 per cent,; earnings from passen
gers doorea8ed $514,997, or 9.03 per
cent; number of passengere carried
decreased 183,785, or 4.33 per cent.
nParesident spencer in his gene ral re
;atrs -oes that DO less than 15manu
esta li,h d an t h ne of the Souther
J etd cotto0n fa ctories w o rk'in g 13,000
spiwhles a 3,0 looms, the total -coat
coe whic thea been $2,000,000. At the
clodin of the0ar additional mills 'in
elsucdia (200spindles were under
Needs No Explaniaton
Goos GraLSN, N.CO Au. 4, p97.
bore, N. C. *' res
Dear sirs;--Please ship usat ne
one gross Goose Grease Liniment Wne
are entirely out. Don't fail to ship at
once. Pl"ase give us jobbers' prics
it is the best thing we have ever seen.
Yours truly,
W. C. JONES & Co.
-Car penter Bros. are now prepared t.
to sell all of [R. J. Reoynolds' celebrated
tobaccoes to merchants at the regular
wholesale prhices. Heretofore these
popular brands have been ordered from
other places, but they can now be
obtained at the Mansion Hiouse drug
store.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve.
The best salve in the world for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheum,
Fever Sores, Trotter, Chapped Hands,
Chilblains, Corns, and all Skin Eiran
tions, and positively cures Piles, or nio
pay required. It isguaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction0or money ref unded.
Price 25 cents per box. 1' or sale by
Carpenter Bros., Greenville. S. e
EUTHERN RAILWAY.
entral Timle lietween Colurmbia and taets.
*ouaville. Eastern Timie I1etween CO.
lumbia and Othier F'oint.
EleFFEt l'VE J AN. 19, 1801.
Nothoud.No. 50'No.sWU5
Northbu,,d. Daily. Dlaily. I 3Mg
Lv. J'ville, F.C.&P.Ry.. 6 5p 8 26 a iI !a
Saiavanah.... .... .. 11 20p 12 26p N p
Ar. Columbia . .. ..... ...8 55 a 4 18 * 4
Lv. Chlar'ton,SC&(4RR. 6 liJ 7 10
Ar. Columija..........10 10 p 10 56 a
Lv. Augusta, So. Ry.... 9 80 p 2 10op 6 00 p
i.raniteville..10 12p 2 S9p 65- p
"Trenton............ 10 W0 8 08 p 554.
"Johnstons--.. .. 1 IlO 0 5 20p
Ar CoubaUn. dep't.217a45p
LCo'aBland'gat . 5lO 10 6528 p f b
" Wii,nboro......... 6 18 a 6 15 p 5 47P
"Chester ............7 ls a 7 ip01 Wp9
" Iock Hill..........7 48 a 7 84 1900
Ar. Charlotte...........8 50 a 8 20u 1, Wa
" Danvillo............ I 80p I20a 805O
Ar. 1Richmond .......... 6 40 p 6 00 a ..,
Ar. WVashington .. .9 40 p 8 42 a 45 a
"lPhiladelph,ia....5 00 a 10 15 a 18p
"NewY York........ .. 620a 12 4,hp 38589
Southboun,d. No. 35 No. 37 Nes1
Ilally. Daily. Daly.
Lv. Newv York, Pa. 1t. R. 12 15nt 4 80 pI 0O1na
"Philadelphia .... 5 (0la 8 55p 3 80 p
" Baltimoro..... .. li8a 9 20p O00p
Lv. WVash'ton, So. Ity.. 11 15 a 10 48Bp 20 p
Lv. Richmond .........91 55p 2 00 a. ..
Lv. Danville .......620Op 6650a 112 a
" hrot ......10 20 p 9 856 6 5 15a
" Iock Hill........ .. 1 0 p 10 20 a 5 57.a
"Chester ............1 117nt 106 65 a 0a
"Winnsboro......... 1 a 11 4l a I7 14 a
Ar Col'bla Bland'g at... 1 57 a 12 50nn 8 17 a
Lv. Columibia Un. dep't. 8 00 a 1 15i,
"Johnstons,.......... 51 a 2 5p O0'a
" Tren,ton.............6 15a 5 08p 1 8
"Graniteville ........ 67a 8 88 p 10 48.a
Ar. Augusta............ 746a 4 15 p 11 20 .
Lv. Co'bia, S.C.&G.R 70 Oa 4 001 .
Ar. Charles,ton,.........1 00 a 8 00:
ILv. CoI'h)ta, F.C.&P.R7 12 47 a 11 56 aj 2
Savann,alh..........i 5 00 4 118p1 11 82 a
1r. Jckonville.9... .00. a__12p
SLEL'INO CA It i.~VlEE
idpal1e al <.emger servioe between FBe
*Nos. 1 antd US-Newv York and Florida Linm
ited. Through vestib,uledl train bet,ween St.
Augu,sl in. and( New Yormk, leaving eaoh term
fial point) (St. Augustine and New York) dail~y
excj it Sunday, cOopod of Pullman compar
ment sleep ig cars, P',lnman drawing roomt
sleeping* cars, Pullmanai obsorvat ion oars and
~otel nhing, cars. Also, P'ullmani drawing ro
ocsem cars betwoon Aulgu.ta anA e
No,. 87 and H8-Washington and 8outhwe t.ra
Limited. Solid Veslibn 1ed train with diaing
cars and first elass '.cohe n,or th of Charlotte.
Pullman d rawing root, sleeping oars b.etween
an aw J yo Saannah, Waahington
Rill n sleeping car bet.ween Augnsta and
Nos. 116 and 34-U. S. Fast Mail. Tb
Pullman dIrawin, g room b,ulfet sleeping na,
tween Jack,on v lIt and New York arnd Aw.
gusta and C~hariot te. Pu llnman aleepint oars
net ween Jackson, vileo andi Jolumbhia, en, roe'as
daiy bt wen Ja.cksonville and (Jininnani vi.a
W. A. TRKE, J. H. HUAPDII(
G. P. A.. Washlineton. A. (a. P. A '.'.e
rices
Sewing Machines. We
d times by selling at Cut
mad croak about the scarcity
who let purchasers pass
n great long p)rofits. If you
an Organ come and see
.e have on hand the largest
manos in the State, inicluding
e market, and we are going
-our prices to be lower
r will make Our terms for
nly a small cash payment
lhe saihing smooth For.
ty, you can buy a Piano or
from any concern in the
itly on hand a full stocu
sting of Guitars, Banjos,
is, &c. Also the various
or same. We are selling
ously low prices. If you
I you will beC surprised how
lock of sheet music, both
t full, andl you can get any
songs and music at any
uly,
BROS & CO