Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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AN EDITOR AND A NEWSBOY (From the Spartanburg Journal) To the Editor of tho Journal: One day last week this wiehert para, graph appeared in the Greenville Daily News: "A M. Carpenter, editor of the Anderson Dally Mail, was In Lau rens last week attending the Haptist Convention One Afternoon while there lie boughl from a newsboy on the street, a copy of the Spartan hnrg Journal. Vfter looking over the paper he handed it back to the boy, with n view to giving him it chance to double Iiis money on the ? taper. I Jut the newsie refused the kind offer of Editor Carpenter. s;iy Ing that he had "caught one Bucker," and that this was enough. Carpenter tolls this himself. It *s now up to Charlie Henry, editor and published of The Journal, either "?lre" the mon ey 'vvck " I knew as soon as I saw it. that this would get me in trouble, but ! was hardly prepared for this spirited attack in your paner of Friday: "To the Editor of the lournal "I was told today that the editor of the Anderson Daily Mail quoted me, as spying when 1 sold a paper to n gentleman at Gray's Hotel, when ha vine; tii ,hed reading it he offered it to mo again, to say. I only wish to 'catch one sucker on a paper." "I said. No sir, I have more pa pers and on'y sell a paper once." "I wis!) you and the other editors to know that if I am a newsboy, 1 am too much of a gentleman to say to another what the Anderson Mail man above quoted me ;>s saying." "A man standing nearby said something of the kind. "The editor of the Anderson Mail was ovei bore, but surely bo must be too much of a man to misquote a boy just to hit a good paper like The Journal. I tiy to speal< the truth, this i? more than the man who misquoted me can say. "Yours very truly S. J. Taylor. Jr.. "Journal newsboy at Laurens, S. C." ' This seems to make it necessary for me to say something. 1 will be gin by telling just how the incident happened. One night during the session of the Baptist State Convention at Lau rens. 1 was in the lobby of Gray's hotel, when a boy came in, selling The Journal. Ho said the price was two cents per copy. I bought a pa per and gave the boy a nickel, the smallest coin 1 had, and perhaps with a view of putting on airs, told him to keep the change. "Thank you, sir." be replied, po litely; "1 can't do that. I will get the change for you in a second." Mr. Qruy, the proprietor of the hotel beard what the boy said and remarked: "No. he won't take the change. Ho Is the stralghlest boy I ever knew. He won't take a penny except that which belongs to hlui, and he won't even sell the paper a second time if you should give it hack to him." By the time the hoy had secured the right change tor me I had finished reading the paper (no reflection in tended, but this is a facti so 1 took the three coppers and handed him the paper with the remark: "Here, son, 1 have finished with the paper, you can sell it again." He thanked me but said he could not take the paper. Then it was that BOine one in the crowd perhaps it was Pet Durham or some other Greenville man present ? hutted in with the remark. "Maybe, he thinks he has caught one sucker, and that Is enough for a paper like The Journal." "I don't know who made the re mark, hut we all had a good laugh over It. partly at my expense and partly at The Journal s. I am sure there was no intention on the parti of anybody present to have fun at | the expense of the boy, or to say anything that would hurt his feel tinas. I have wrjtten this because it sec>is 'hat I have, somehow, been connected with the incident that lias caused the hoy's distress. I nev sr saw the hoy bill once, and did not know his name until I saw his card in The Journal, but he impressed mo as heing a very bright, manly, honest little fellow. His rigid honesty, while perhaps a little unusual, is not at all to his discredit, I feel, since he is hurt over the matter, that I owe him an apology, and I want to lender it , to him. 1 cannot do anything more than this, and I will not he satisfied i with anything else. And now just one more word. George Brunson, of the Greenville News got me Into this trouble, 1 can- 1 not say that he did it on purpose, for 1 he knows I have been one of his host | friends. And I understand that he still thinks he Is my friend. I have | thought a great deal of him, and am still thinking of him. In fact. I have thought ahout him so much, in the past day or so, since be put this fool ish thing in his paper that 1 have made up my mind that 1 want to be close by when he dies, i am anxious ; to he present, for I want to get a | niece of the rope to keep ;is a memen to. Yours very truly. \ M. Onrpontet. I'.Mtor Vm'ersoi) Daily Mai!. Vnderson. S. (' . Bee. 12. 1910. I A CHRISTMAS LETTER HROM THE UNIVERSITY Letter of Unusual Interest Concerning Many Tilings at tllO I'lilvcrsit) of SontIi Carolina. Unlversi y of South Carolina, Dec, i!>. Mrs. Twitchell's locture on last Tuesday evening on Italian opera, Rossini and his opera "The Barlelle of Seville", was a most pleasing one to the large nmllcncc present. The in terpretations with the violin added much to the pleasure of the evening. Professor A. C, .Moore. Dean of the university delivered an address <>n last Thursday evening. His stlhjeci was "Insects and Their Relation to Disease". This was a lecture of prac tical I) UK I'll. I The Dramatic club, which was form, j ed some time ago. has been named the Oarrlch Club. This club has decided on a good, funny comedy which will bo presented in Columbia soon after tho February exams. The parts will he assigned before Xlrins and practice begun Immodlnloly after tho holidays. 'This club is to play nil Important pari among the organizations of the university. Dr. Mitchell has been in Washing ton for several days nltohding a meet ing of the Carneglo Institute. Ho wns among the distinguished quests at. dinner given at the Wlllard Hotel by Andrew Carnegie. Professor Colcock attended the Riv er and Harbor Convention in Wash ington. Ho was honored by election to the nfllCO Of vice president of the Southern division. Messrs .1. D. Mill ; Jr., A Q. Hart. It. V. Simpson and John Wat's will return on or about the 23I'd to their respective hollies in Laurens to spend the holidays, Mr. J. B. Coats and Mr. B. A. Har mon, will spend lite holidays at tliefr bonies in Cross Mill. Mr. 05. D. Kills, a graduate student of the university, gol Ihn appointment to West. Point in the i'Qceiil examina tion held here. Mr, P.owmin. a fri ll man at the I'liiverslty, got the appoint mont to Annapolis He has already withdrawn from the University and I will t;?> to Annapolis soon. Mr. h. S. Kuller will leave on the] 22nd for his home In f^nurens where he will spend the holidays. On last Tuesday Professor A. ('. Moore delivered an address in lOdge | field tit the celebration of Arbor Day. His subject was "Trees." Mr. 0. O. Hounsbell, of New York, formally a missionary in Korea, now traveling secretary of the students volunteer movement, spoke at PUnn Hill yesterday morning and again last evening in Chapel, before the student body. I Mr. .1. 15. DeShields returns to his home at Lnnford tins week to spend tii" holidays. The Itoddy Medal contest will ho held on Wednesday evening. The sub ject will bo "Resolved, That South I Carolina should have a Compulsory Education haw". The medal Is glvon l.y John Itoddy, of Itock Hill, ami is worth $"??. Messrs. W. I'. McGowan, Nat Ken- ? netly, A 0. Pouche and it IV flood win re.urn to their homes in htiurens j lor Cue holidays. David t". Dorroh will leave for Iiis home in Cray Court 6ll tile 22lld. to spend the holidays. The University ( loses on tin- 2!lrd, A merry Christmas is expected by alt. .lust Hie sight of home and folk! will he bliss to col I ego men. The fresh men have been, for some (line talking of the long looked.for day when they ; .begin the pleasant Dip homo-ward. It is hoped and fully expected that next year will he a prosperous and pleasant one for the l.aurens county; men and every man in Carolina. It Is good to have so large a number of' Laurens men at Carolina and it Is hoped that the present number will he increased In the near future. D. T. D. If you ire suffering from blllOll III08B constipation, Indigestion, chronic head ache. Invest one cent ni a postal card, send to Chamberlain Medicine Co., Des Moines. town, with your name mid ad dress plainly on the hack, and they will forward you a free sample Of Chamberlain's Btomnch ami hlv< r Tab lets. Sold b> 1.aureus Drug Co. IM'. I. u. CILBKRTSON DK AD. Prominent Physklsv ' md rx.Confed omtc Soldier of tho County. Another Laurens county veteran has answered the last roll call. The places that have known Dr. J. R. Oulhertson for forty years will know Iii in no more. He departed this life Thursday night at 11 o'clock, at his home' at Gray Court. He succumbed after an illness of several months' duration. The funeral service was held Fri day morning from Dr. Culbertson's late residence, conducted by Rev. \V. R, Thnyer of Laurens. assisted by Rev. .1. K. .M.Cain and Rev. R. M. Du Rose of Gray Court. The service was cou cludfd at Harmony Baptist church cemetery, with th? Masonic faiernlty odlciating. led by It. A. Cooper, Junior grand warden of the Grand Lodge ol the State. Dr. Oulhertson was ?'>:'? years old and is survived by his widow who was be fore her marriage to him. Mrs. Hatllc White of Greenville county. Dr. Lawrence Culbertson of Washington, Ga . is the only surviving brother, while Mrs. Henry Fuller of Honen Ftith and Mrs. Jodie Culbertson of Cross Hill are his sisters. Dr. Culbertson had been a resident of Gray Court for about 2.", years and bis practice was extensive and attend ed with great success. He was spe cially noted for the immense amount of charity work done during bis pro fessional career. Prior to locating at Cray Court be bad lived at Waterloo and other points in the county., For a number of years he was an active and valued member of the County Medical society, ami in other ways be was always ready to assist in promot ing the interests of the profession of bis choice and the welfare of the peo ple of bis section generally, ?e loved Masonry nnti at the 'imo of bis death w:,s master of Schroder Lodge, located at Cray Court. Dr. Culbertson was also a veteran of the Confederate war, having served in Company F. Third South Carolina regiment. NEWS AT LISBON. People Preparing to Spend a llnppy Christmas and then Begin (lie Neu Year. Lisbon. S. C. Dec. 15 ?The farmers are about through with scattering cot ton, sowing oats and wheat, and are now ready to get wood and prepare for a week of jollification, that every body ought to enjoy, Hut there lire some poor people that never enjoy the holidays from the fact that they never, have the money to gel the things that i make the heart and mind satisfied; however. none never have to the heart's content That is a foregone conclusion Some are never satislied with what they have, let it be much or little. There will be a great deal of chang ing places among the negroes this winter, some of them have made money, while others never make any. School Commissioner Pitts has done a great work this year in the boy's contest on the corn question, it has brought about better corn and more corn. The people in and around Lisbon were very much shocked when the news reached them that Mrs. .1. D. M. Shaw bad breathed her last She will be missed in many ways She was a grc:u church worker, and was always ready to help the poor and needy. Mrs. Mary Mllam is looking for ward (o tin- visit of her boys. Rivers, of Durham N. C, Charles, of Cam den and Kobeit of Greenville, during the holidays. B. M. Pobv of Cold Point, o t P.allew. c. w Flnchcr, j. F Ballow. or Union w ill vh it Mr. j. t a. Bal low. Mis R B. Walls and Miss Maud Psseiy of Columbia will visit Mrs. .1 T. A. Ballow during trie holidays. Some of I be Lisbon boys are pro paring to bunt Xmas while others rather attend the many turkey din ners which wi11 take place, Miss Cook's school will close next week until nfter the holiday! Our it. F d. carrier wem to Ajlan ia last week to sie Ben 1 lut* played Important Viiaoiiim ement. The Laurens Drug Co. has just received n fresh supply of XS.mo and Zeino Soap. Zcmo Is a remarkable remedy, a clear liquid lor external use. The brut application will instantly relieve the most intense itching, quickly remove, blotches, pimples, blackheads, eczema, dandruff, tetter and other forms of skin or scalp humors whether on in fant or grown person. Zomo Soap is the new anti-optic skin soap. Is lite purest and sweetOSl of medicinal Und toilet soaps relit v-"s ami qiilckly c n prickly heat, rashes, hives, chafing and other for his of skin affection ro I prevalent among infants. Especially adapted for |>oi ens w Itli a delicate or tender skin. ThcLnurens Drug Co., the dm. has a limited Btlpply Of sample., of Zemo and Homo Soap, a sample of each will accomplish wonders nnd will demonstrate their great merit to those who iany form of skin or scalp eruption. f?v* w& Quo w-f Clarissa Ujaekfc f The crowded east-bound train dls gorged two passengers at 11??* little red station and then thundered on its busy way. A long stage, rusty ami ramshackle, backed up to the platform and the driver's lusty "All aboard!" brought the girl and the young man hurrying Into its dismal depths. "1 b'pose you're for .Ferguson's place," remarked the driver as ho turned the horses skillfully In the nar row spaco "Yes," said the man rather gruffly. "I thought there would be a carriage to meet ?b." I "So there has--so there haa! Been prancln' around her for two or three hours, but I guess they got disgusted; anyways, they left word for me to stay ] here till the train came In and If any one was hound for their place to bring *em along. The train's four hours late as It Is, and I don't suppose them ser vants want to he kept away from their Christmas dinner." "How long will It take us?" asked the girl. "A matter of an hour or so," was the unconcerned reply. The girl stilled an exclamation of annoyance and she drew sttll farther away from the vicinity of the morone young man. The latter turned up the astrakhan collar of his overcoat and dropped I.is chin Into its deaths. They had started forth that morning so Joyfully?Polly Standlsh and Dor- . rick Cordon- newly engaged and bliss fully happy. Things had gone wrong from the very beginning. Polly's aunt, who was to accompany then* *>r the short stay at Ferguson's hospitable country house, had failed to put In an appearance, and consequently had been left behind. That was vexatious. Then the train had been delayed by nnow drifts and during the four hours' \ wait In the cold train Tolly and Der rick had quarrel- I. "Nice t'hrlstnu i day," voluntecrod i the stage driver In his queer, cracked rolc.e, as they squeaked over the hard packed snow. "Very!" returned Derrick, sarcastlc 1 ally. There was a long silence as the ' Rtrong white horses plodded up the ; steep Incline of the mountain. Here the snowfall had been light and only served to dust the dark green pines and hemlocks with a white powder. I They had reached the top of a steep 1 incline and were rolling evenly over a level stretch when suddenly, without ! an Instant's warning, the stage crashed down and precipitated the passengers and luggage In un Ignominl ous heap under the driver's seat. "Are you hurt?" asked Derrick cold ly, as he assisted Polly to her feet. "No, thank you," she said stillly. at she peered out from the curtained win dow. The driver was soothing the fright ened horses und his nut cracker face was knotted anxiously. "I.ost a wheel, by gorry!" he said, ruefully Smashed it to flinders!" Derrick bad crawled out and stood beside him I "This Is the dickens of a mess how ' are we to get to Ferguson's place? Are ! we near a telephone or where are wo anywa\ ?'' I.uke Sanders scratched his ear I thoughtfully "1 took n short road across 'taln't Hio usual route to Per guson's and w e ain't near nobody ! Ten miles from anywhere. The only thing ! to do is for me to ride one of iho ( horses Into lite village md send hack another wagon Votl and the young ' lady better got out ami move about a hit ami kocp warm Sou might build : a fire there's plontj of fuel." He was unharnessing the horses ar bo spoke. "Why can t wo nil ride or bolter still. Miss Standlsh can ride one of them and I will wallt beside her, Wd will get there much quicker nnd can keep wann and have something to eat. We re almost Ptarvod." Derrick glanced quick!) at the stage whore Polly's pale ; ee was framed in Iho darkened npi i i-ig "Can't nobody ride Bob-white. A Jumpln' kangaroo uln'i notbin' to that ! horse if anybody gits on his back: I Just you siav here and make your I selves comfortable and warm and i ll be hack in the course of an hour or so." lb* tethered the ferocious Bob white to a tier- by the roadside. Then from the space under his seal In the stage he drew forth a baski ' covered with a white cloth "This here basket has got a Christ mas dinner Inside my wife fixed It up for old Miss Bentou down In the ford hut I can stop and get another basket ful for the Old lads. Yotl two me wel come to it " He clambered on the waiting h?rst ami smiled as ids horny I hand closed art und the generous bank 'note that Derrick slipped from his ' pocket. "Merry Chrl thins to yotl and your ! wife, sir." be called hack over his shoulder before i e : i? tir d around ? a turn In the r< fid Derrick did net dare lo look at Polly Standlsh; he knew she was Hilling proud and defiant with a contemptu oua curl on her rod lip. Iusteud. he stared away through the ulslea of | trees, made luto golden paths by the later afternoon sun. It was too bad that Christmas should have turned out so disastrous ly for them both. There was to b a Jolly party at the Fergusons and in the evening a Christmas dance. Per haps Ralph Ferguson would send fort* another conveyance for them - but It would go by that other road. They were marooned on the short cut. A glimpse of Poll>'s woeful face brought a revulsion of feeling. Poor i little Polly was cold and tired and he was acting like a brute. without u word Derrick approached a small clearing In the middle of which grew a young pine tree. It was the work of minutes to gath er an armful of wood and broken branches and to clear a space of snow Presently a bright fire crackled cheer lly ami then Derrick brought cushions and blankets from the stage and pro pared a place for Polly. "Come. Miss Standlsh." be said po lit el y. "If you Will draw near the tire we will have some dinner." "I'm not hungry," Bald Polly, hold ing her hands to the blaze. "At least you will sit down and wrap this blanket around you ho," tu aisted Derrick. "Thank you," said Polly without en thusiasm. From Cue blanket Derrick produced a large plate loaded with a generous Christinas dinner. There wer?? turkey ? and cranberry sauce, stuffing and mashed potatoes anil, gravy, turnips and celery, and h whole mince pie. Derrick managed lo convey half of ( the dinner more or less daintily to the pie plate and this he placed before 1 Polly. "Bat," ho said sternly. "You j will need the nourishment before we reach Ferguson's." "I am not a child," said Polly re eentfully. Derrick did not reply. He fell to bis own dinner with a vlKorous appetite and It was not until he turned to give "This Is Our Christmas Tree, Polly Dear." Said Derrick, in a Low Tone. Polly some mince pie. that be discov ered that the weary girl had eaten a little of the dinner and then fallen asleep in her nest of blankets. For a long time he watched the changing lights Oil her uweet face as the branches tossed in tho wind; thon, softly he arose and approached the little pine tree standing in the middle of t ho clearing. The cones were silvered with snow and it looked like a Christmas tree decorated for a festival. Dei rick opened his suit case and brought out sundry white packages. These be tied to the tree with colored cord Cay toys for the Ferguson chil dren wer?; added until the little tree stood forth bravely in its flno attire 'Polly!" he .ailed softly "Polly!" Polly sat up with startled eyes seek ing his face For the Install) she had forgotten their misunderstanding, but suddenly their light clouded. "Come lu re. Polly, nnd see our Christmas tree" urged Derrick. Roluctnntly she came, a rose flush straining her pale cheeks Bui yot her red Hps were obstinately sot In a straight line. "This Is our Christ mat tree. Polly, dear," said Derrick in a low tone "Yours and mine; Shall we bo happy and enjoy not only this one, but many, many other:; after, plcnso God? Say, dear " "?U, Derrick, how wicked of us to quarrel when we should be happy! I am so sorry!" sobbed Polly In Der rick's coat sleeve. "And so am I and now I'm glad." raid Derrick after a time. 'Now, let's enjoy our own particular tree before anyone comos! I shall bo Santa Claus and you may be Mrs S.mta Clans!" "i have things In m.v bag, too.** blushed Poiiy as she hastened away An hour fiflOrWrtrd Ralph Ferguson brought a slelghload of merrymakers In search of them Togollu r they sat demurel) on n log before a dy ing fire. Near h\ stood a lllt|o pine fre,., pow dered with snow, and dripping with hanging cones. 'You're |lisl In time for the blggo t Christ ma ?> tree yon over saw." Hal I Ralph a* ho gathered up Iho lines and clucked to the hor i Too Late, Too Late, to think about taking out a policy on your house if it is already burning. Wo take a risk but not a certainty. If you have taken time by tin- forelock, and insured your property against tire, you have the Absolute Certainty that the company Will pay all your losses. The race is to the swift, and you owe it to your family to protect them from all troubles. Do not be u laggard. E.H.WILKES&SON Stocks - Bonds - Insurance Enterprise Hank Building Laurens, S. C. Grass and Field Seeds Lawn Mixtures and Blue Grass, Rye, Barley, Oats, Wheat, Lucerne, Red, Crim son and Burr Clover Seeds, Vetch, Pearl Onion Sets. Kennedy Bros. Laurens, 5. C. Land Sale! 100 acres m ar ston i Springs in line date of cultivation. . tenant liouS e Price $11.fib per a< ?? one half cash, balance in \2 inontlo acres 1 V, mile- of public square. ? \< < trie licht - and "\. nl the host f.i nil' in the coin," ] per a< re one hull eus h, bit I: :??;.< <? . ? . {? this. Sevci .il lots on South per si reel. I lotif o aud lot. on > '.."? acres and 15 room com ret< Ilm . ( place In uppi (in ? :n y terms. fin per acre. Two i logout ? I let t (?l| e;.., within corporate limits ol city, vurj n iisoiiablc and oat y lei in Two elegant farms itci McDanlel'i tu 111. well Improved, acres nnd 05 acres;, lino neighborhood, schools an< (dm i ches, A number of farms and other prop erty for sale, see us before you pur i ha o or sell you,- prom rty. ANDERSON & BLAKELY. Todd Building Ln iron:. S". C. W. B. K Af roie.IiN AND CO next duor