Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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THE TELEPHONE GIRL IT DOES WHAT IT CLAIMS. AN IDEA OF THE WORK THE MET ROPOLITAN “CENTRAL” DOES. Th« Conscience of the Mein Ofllre — A still. HIn ell Tolce et Twelve Oollere e Week to Ouertl the Operetore’ Meitners nnd the Subscribers' Hocrecy. The peg with which the new telephone girl had been playing cribbage on the big perforated switchboard on the top floor of the Oortlandt street exchange dropped from her hand and a wave of crimson spread from lieneath the nich ing about her slender neck npwar 1 over her cheeks nntil it lost itself in the roots of her fluffy yellow hair. Then the transmitter swinging in front of the new telephone girl's puckering lips received and forwarded a sob. The conscience—the still small voice of the telephone—had spoken to the new girl. It had said: “Your manner is a trifle pert.” Then the new telephone girl succeed ed in connecting the snbserilier whose irascibility hail provoked the reprimand ed pertness, and went ou with her crib- bage game. That night at the "L" station she asked the old telephone girl who sat next to her whose voice it was that had cnt in so abruptly upon her conversation with the irascible subscriber. "1 thought at first he'd changed his voice to torment me," she eaid. "but no. it was another person, and u woman.” "Uracious, goosey!” said the old tele phone girl, "that's the monitor. Yon know who she is, don't yon?—the girl who sits at a desk in the middle of the floor behind ns. She watches you every minute, nnd if she sees by your manner that anything unusual is going on. if some crank gets you stirred np. as you were, or if she thinks you're listening to messages or having private talks or do- i: ; anything against the rules, she just connects with you and listens to all you've got to say. Then she lectures you or advises yon. or if you are very bad report yon." "Mercy," gasjssl the new telephone girl, "it's us l>ad us having a mind reader about." “Oh. no." said her exiierienced sister; "she won't bother you umcli after you get into the harness. She keeps a close eye on you now because you're new.” flie telephone pays its conscience twelve dollars a week, which, as women’s pay goes, shows the high value the tele phone puts upon its conscience, and its duties aro pf the delicate and important kind. It koejis watch over the manners of the girls, seeing that they return the soft answer which turneth away the wrath of the impatient subscriber who thinks that fourteen seconds—the aver age time for making a connection—is a minute and a half. It keeps a watch over their affections lest they be led astray unto the making of matinee dates by the susceptible young men who fall in love with the "telephone voice," which is gentle and low, an excellent thing in woman. It keeps watch over tho Metroixiliton company':; invaluable time, seeing that the fourteen seconds be not unduly spread out. ami it guards tho secrecy of the subscribers. For tho secrecy is undoubtedly guard ed. Not like a telegraph office, where the idle operator can read by the ear every word that comes clicking in over his busy neighbors’ instruments, is a telephone exchange. There is something fascinating about the secrecy, in fact. There sit 130 presumably naturally curious women before tho perforated tJiard which lines the [mthook siiaped room. Tho tmard itself is throbbing with the secrets of 4,300 people. Cory- dou is setting tryst with some one else’s Phyllis. Taurus is ordering his broker to buy in tho block of stock which he dumped and thereby broke the market last week. It may lie the voice of Rachel for her children crying which tho telephone girl pours into a sympa thetic ear when she puts the (s'g in the cribbage hoard, or it may he an order for coal. She cannot know and in a very short time she ceases to care. The switchboard separates her, in fact, from a prodigious babble. Prodigious is almost a mild word for it, in fact. Sixty thousand voices jiour their wants and woes and hopes and fears as to the daily concerns of life through that switchboard every twenty- four hours. That is to say. the 4.30D sul>- scriliers make something like fifteen de mands each fora "talk" with some other subscriber who may he on the Cortlandt street circuit or on that of any one of the eight other exchanges in the city. The average duration of a talk is two minutes. Suppose the talk goes on at the moderate rate of fifty words a min- nte and yon have a total of 6,000,(HKl words per day gathered into the switch board. What a sea of babble! All the ver naculars of all the states of the Union are in it—all the languages of the civil ired globe in polyglot New York. Such a flood would sweep in and drown the telephone girls in their seats as effectu ally as that other flood at Johnstown swept in and drowned those lira vs wom en telegraph operators were it not for the protection of the switchboard. But this sea of words is less than half the total ocean that eblm and flows through the switchlsiards of all the ex changes. Tho number of "talks" per day in the whole city is 13.1,000. That is 350,000 minutes per day 8|H‘iit by 11.000 people, the number of snliscriliers to the Metropolitan Telephone company in con versation by wire. That is a total of 12,500,000 words a day that the trans mitters have to take lieneath their var nished exteriors and send flying {boat town on their various errands of busi ness and pleasure. Business errands of a humdrum kind are most of those on which the 13..')00,- 000 words travel. Though the snlworib- ers average hut fifteen calls per day as a whole, some of them run up to 500. These are oftenest the big retail grocers, who have special butteries to keep their ’plumes working. Their “ ’phones" is said advisedly. Some have these in a single room, so that the invisible lines of customers at tho other end of the wires may not be kept waiting.—New York Herald. Agua uf Wrrrki'd Vessels. The nnmlior of wrecks is proportion ately larger for new vessels than for those tt^it have reached the average age of service. Of the 663 casualties on onr Atlantic and gulf coasts dnring the year ending Jan. 80, 1880, 115 happened to vessels between the ages of 3 and 7 years, 123 to those between 7 and 14 years of age and 121 to those between 14 and 30 years. The greatest loss for Eng land is between the 21st and 80th years of the ship's age—3,418 being lost then as compared to 1,803 between tho 31st and 40th years; 2,747 were lost between the 15th ami 30th yea<s as compared to 11.141 between the 3d and 7th years.— Providence Journal. Some Sick Odors. In cholera the odor of the skin is am moniacal; it is acid in what U called milk fever: sweet in the onset |ierio<l of the plague, or honeylike, according to Doppner, who observed the plague at Vetlanka; acetoformic in rheumatism. la the region of the en- of new ploc.ked of new-baked bread to typhoid fever One who has Recently Attended the Keeley Institute Tells of the Good Work There Accomplished. [Spartanburg Herald, May 5.] \ rejiortcr of the Herald yes terday had an interview with a well-known gentleman of this city who has recently attended the Keeley Institute in Colum- i bia for treatment of alcoholism. In answer to questions this gen tlemen assured the reporter that the Keeley treatment will ac complish what is claimed for it. The necessity and appetite for alcoholic stimulant is complete ly eradicated, and this without any shock to the system. A course of treatment extending over three or four weeks in al most every instance results in complete restoration of physical and mental health, no matter how desperate may be the con dition of the pitient at the be ginning. The institute in Columbia is under the management of the Messrs. Cortland, formerly of Asheville. N. C. They are ac complished gentlemen, and give most careful attention to the comfoitand well-being of the patients. The physician in charge had careful training un der L»r. Keeley himself at the parent institute at Dwight, Ills. He is, himself, one of the saved by the Keeley cure, and is most zealous and skilful. Many other incidents were mentioned, all going to show the wonderful cures effected and re suits accomplished from the treatment. Men of all ages and professions are in attendance, and it is rather strange that a very large per cent, are lawyers and physicians. A number of ministers are there also, but they are treated mostly for the opium habit. The gentleman gave several incidents of remarkable cures. Almost hopeless cases—men who had been addicted to strong drink for years were in three or four weeks entirely cured and the desire totally removed From the account given the institute is working a wonderful good and is, indeed, an inestimable boon. • Consumption Cured. An old physician, retired from practice, having had placed in his hands by an East India mis sionary the formula of a simple vegetable remedy for the speedy and permanent cure of Con sumption, Bronchitis, Catarrh, Asthma and all Throat and Lung Affections, also a positive and radical cure of Nervous Debility and all Nervous Complaints, af ter having tested its wonderful curative powers in thousands of cases, has felt it his duty to make it known to his suffering fellows. Actuated by this mo tive and a desire to relieve hu man suffering, I will send free of charge, to all who desire it. this recipe, in German, French or English, with full directions for preparing and using. Sent by mail by addressing with stamp, naming this paper. W. A. Noyes, 820 Power s' Block, Rochester, N. Y. He—Don’t you think women ought to have the right to pro pose ? She—And give the men the right of refusing? No. In deed ! The idea! Shiloh’s Consumption Cure. This is beyond question the most successful Cough Medi cine we have ever sold, a few loses invariably cure the worst cases of Cough, Croupand Bron chitis, while its wonderful sue cess in the cure of Consumption is without a parallel in the his tory of medicine. Since its first discovery it has been sold on a guarantee, a test whichnoother medicine can stand. If you have a cough we earnestly ask you to try it. Price 10c., 50c. and $1. If your lungj are sore, chest, or back lame, use Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Sold by Dr. J. A. Boyd. This would be a pleasant world in some respects if women had as much confidence in their husbands’ word as they have in the word of a peddler. What Ails You! If you have sudden darting pains in the joints or muscles, and it recurs every time you get cold, and appears in new places without leaving any of the old ones, the best thing to do is to send five dollars to the Drummund Medicine Co.. iS-Jh) Maiden Lane, New York, for a bottle of Dr. Drummond’s Light ning Remedy for Rheumatism. It will cure you. Be wise in time, and do not he fooled with anything else. If you have got the above symptoms you have got the Rheumatism and if the druggist tells you the truth he will say Dr Drummond's Rem edy is tho only known cure. Agents wanted. —* Mamma—Did you thank Mr. [ Nicefellow when he gave you i that silver dollar ? Little Boy— ! that is sorter, Mamma—What j did you say ? Little Boy—I tole h : m nex’ time he kissed sis I wouldn't tell. Bucklen's Arnica Salve. The Best Salve in the world , for Cuts, Bruises, Sores. Ulcers. ; Salt Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetter, j Chapped Hands, Chilblains,) | Corns, and all Skin Eruptions, I and positively cures Piles, or no! pay required. It is guaranteed ; | to give perfect satisfaction, or Deserving Praise. We desire t<5 say to our citi zens, that for years we have been selling Dr. King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Dr King’s New LifePills. Bucklen's Arnica Salve and Electric Bit ters, and have never handled remedies that sell as v ell, or that have given such universal satisfaction. We do not hesi tate to guarantee them every time, and we stand ready to re fund the purchase price, if satis factory results do not follow their use. These remedies have won their great popularity pure ly on their merits Willcox & Co’s Druggists. • SPRING GOODS! TSisacrr We have just opened an Elegant Line of LADIES’ DRESS GOODS, TRIMMINGS, ETC., Wash Goods of every variety, Embroidery, Laces, Parasols, Fans, &c. Gants’ Furnishing Goods, _ iHIj& rrS, SEEQiES, ETC. sman Boy-Mamma. w ^Would call special attention to our Evitt & Bro’s Ladies’ Fine Shoes; every pair guaranteed to give satisfaction. Call examine our goods and get our prices be fore buying; we will save you money. Respectfully, LAW ClARIIN. W- F. DARGAN. Attorney at Law, Darlington, - • * »S. ('■ Office over Welling & Bonoit’s will there he another war Mamma—Never, I hope. Small Boy—Hugh ! You and papa saw a great big war when you 1 was young, an’ now don t care whether us childrens has any or not. The Loss of a Leg. Or arm by amputation would not cause so much suffering as many people endure with Rheu matism. One of the greatest discoveries of the century is a certain cure for this terrible dis ease, a speedy relief from horri ble suffering, and a rapid cure. What a blessing! It is Dr. Drummond's Lighting Remedy, price $5, large bottle, and if the druggist has not got it, the rem edy will be sent to any address on receipt of price, by Drum mond Medicine Co., 48-50 Maid en Lane, New York. Agents wanted. R. W. BOTH. OKO. W BROWS BOYD 4. BROWN- Attorneys ind Connselors at Law Office in brick building south of the Bank of Darlington. DARUNUrOH r h , S <\ PliOMPT PER80NAI. ATTENTION T< ALL RU81NF88. a. W. DAROAN. H. T. THOMPSON. DARGAN & THOMPSON. Attorneyi at Law, Office, Hewitt building (up stairs) north side of the Public Square. Darlington, S. C • I TPSTEY Pianos amt Estey Organs arc lumle up >n honor, sold upon merit, Mid - * ar e Known the world ovir. The Estey Organs have been "'anufaetnred for forty five years and fuhy deserve tie* praise ac-onlml by all who pundiasee them. They are e.instructed in meet ail requirements for lurtor, ehurebj ! lodge or school. They can lie purchased on easy term* ot the KlULOUlxU MU8IC COMPANY. _ icspoct. PolM walnut ease ™.JiiiiliinatiouB to nuit all classes of music: yThe E. P. f’mjieiiter oiupany, Manufacturers, factory at Batt eborn, \ erimmP, Jjiavo had many years ot experience and are iierfec* ; T V o"',,,cin /Axto. v- warrant all organs for eight years. THE K1LLOLGH MUSIC < OMPAN_ ! buy in hirge quantities an<l sell them whol sale or retail at lowest pricei 1 , quality considered. Write for catalogue and priee list. C ARPENTER Organs are first elans In every neat in design. Variedconihi Here is a remark that is cred ited to Inspector Byrnes, of New York : “There is no trouble, as a rule, in finding out who com mitted a crime. The trouble is to prove it to twelve men and a judge.” A Million Friends. A friend in need is a friend indeed, and not less than one million people have found just such a friend in Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption, Coughs, and Colds.—Ifyouhave never used this Great Cough Medicine, one trial will convince you that it has wonderful cur ative powers in all diseases of Throat, Chest and Lungs. Each bottle is guaranteed to do all that is claimed or money will be refunded. Trial bottles free at Willcox & Co’s Drug Store. Large bottles 50c. and $1.00. Tommy— My grandpa has vo ted for twelve (lifferent presi dents. Jimmy—Ah, de ole man’s not in it. My daddy vot ed twelve times for one presi dent. Answer This Question. Why do so many people we see around us seem to prefer to suffer and he made miserable by Indigestion, Constipation. Dizziness, Loss of Appetite, Coming up of the Food, Yellow Skin, when for 75c. we will sell them Shiloh’s Vitalizer. guar anteed to cure them. Sold by Dr. J. A. Bovd. THE STOCK MARKET. The Value of the Stock Invested in Dar lington's Business Enterprises. The following quotations of local Stocks will be changed from time to time so as to meet the fluctuations in the market The blank spaces in the eolnmu marked “offered at" indicate that there is none of that class of stock now offered for sale : Par Value. Offered at Dar. Land Imp. Co... 100 175 Bank of Darlington.. 100 135 Dar. Mfg. Co UK) KKi Dar Phosphate Co.... 100 100 D. <L, &1 , F.&W. I o. 1 0 100 People's Bank 25 25 Knights'Bldg. Asso.. 25 25 Dar. Planing M ill.... l,(SKi 1,000 Enterprise Hotel Co. 25 28 Dar. Driving Asso.... 100 Dar. B. & L Asso 4(1 65 Dar. Light,WA P Co. 50 45 Pee Dee Comp Co.... 50 50 Dar Brick & 1 Wks... 100 CC I .and Imp Co.. . 100 D Ag & Mech F Co... 10 5 Car Fibre Co,(Hville)l,000 Howard Fleming, 270 East Bay, CHARLESTON, S. C., IMPORTEROF English Portland Cement AND DEALER IN LIME, CEMENT, PLASTER, HAIR, AC., and all BUILl> ISO MATERIAL. Lowlst Prices. Best Satisfaction. CAR LOAD LOTS A SPECIALTY. Oct. 20—Ivr. (i. & il ICKNH l m, Manilla cturers —• fK - Hours, Sash, Blums, JOYE & SANDERS ■Jariington, S, C. Beg to announce that their stock of new SPRING GOODS IS NOW HEADY. DRY GOODS, DRESS GOODS & TRIMMINGS, NOTIONS. For Gentlemen, Ladies, Boys T. H. N. Attorney £ 11 aw. 1). I RLIXtlTON, C. II., s. c. Will practice in Circuit Courts and Supreme Court of South Carolina Prompt attention given to all busi ness, and special attention given col lections. J. l. WARD. K. O. WOODS. WARD & WOODS. Attorneys & Counselors ut Law, DA tiLIXG TON, S. V. Will practice in the State and Federal Courts Special a tention paid to all matters pertaining to the buying, selling, renting or leasing of real estate. Any partv having business in this line would do well to call ou the Arm, who have control of some of the most de sirable property in ihe town and county. and Children. Readv-made Clothing for Men, Bovs and Children. %> A.TIE -A.TSTID TITST W A.IRE. GROCERIES at wholesale ami retail. EVERY DEPARTMENT COMPLETE. Woods i Milling J-TJST PtECEIVEID A very large and carefully selected stock of Sk I;f lit Sfril» lli SlBESf M. •tm&mq —nwL r n" i '**■> - The largest and finest lot of Edwin C. Burt’s goods that they have ever carried. A beautiful line of J. K. NKTTLKS. C. S. NKTTLKS. Nettles & Nettles, Attonreya ft Counselors at Law, DwrliiiKluP • • il., A. Will practice in all the State and Fed eral Courts. Prompt personal at tention given to the collection of Claims. P. Bishop Parrott, Stenographer and Typewriter, tSTOfllce with Ward A Woods LEGAL AND OTHER COPYING SOLICITED. Testimony r-ported in short-hand and type written transcript of saiue furnished at reasonable rates. Good Spelling, Correct Punctuation and Neat Work Guaranteed. Jan. 8-1 vr. For Ladies, Misses and Children in all the new shades. In Men’s Shoes they have a stock that cannot be excelled anywhere in qvality, variety or style. Special attention is called to their $3 Shoj;, genuine calf and goodyear- welt; also their complete line of Umbrellas, Valises, Trunks, &c, and Shoe Fin ings of every description. Their Hats are just something nobby. Woods & Milling, PROPRIETORS The Darling ton Shoe Store. Mar 24— in Talbott & Sons, MANUFACTURERS OF Engines, Boilers, Cotton Seed OIL MACHINERY And all kinds of Tobacco Ma chinery, Corn and Wheat Mills, Turbine Water-Wheels, Saw Mills with rope feed or belt and variable friction feed, improved dogs and set works and timber guages, graduated to sixteenth of an inch, $200 to $300; Brick Machinery and Wood-Working Machinery a specialty. Planing Machines $200 and upwards. Drying Kilns for brick and lum ber; every yard should have one. Plans and drawings for con struction furnished. We sell the highest grade of machinery and at low prices. ill. C. SiatUtam, GENERAL AGENT. COLUMBIA. S. C TILLMAN-SHPPARE). IS^OTJLDIaNrOS —anu - Building Hulerial, Welling & Bonnoitt, Hardware, Cutlery, Cans and Agricultural Implements. Ag-onts Tot McCormick Flowers,Bind ers and Hay Rakes, tialliday Wind Bills. Brunson Bur Slides. Law’s Block Hames, Sdie liar rows. Iron Age Harrows. Larry a tull supply of Pumps and Pipe for driv en wells, Rubber and Leather Belting and Ma chine Oils, His hgk Mj sii Ml; CHRONICLE WILL GIVE Full and Impartial Reports Of all the Campaign Meetings this Summer in South t arolina. Remem ber: Full, Aeeurate and luqiartial Rejmrts so that yon can see for your self just what is going on. We give you simply the news. If you want good reports subscribe now to the Chronicle Address 3'HE AUGUSTA CHRONICLE, Patrick Waslh, Presi dent, Augusta, (in. Remit by postoffloe money order, postal note, registered letter or ex press. H> mail the Daily and Sunday Chronicle one year. $6.00. Six mouths, $3 00. Three months, $1.50. Weekly Chronicle, SI a Year. Latest telegraphic news from all over the world. Correspondence, farm topics, history, stories, pot ms, fashion, politics The most complete newspa per in the Southeast. Ap 20—tf m.m PIANOS Largest Producing Plano Factorise IN THE WORLD. age these ceteBRATgO PIANO* before purchasing elsewhere. Manufactured by JEW ENGLAND PIANO CO., BOSTON, MAM. THE K1U-OUCH MUSIO CO., PLORINOC, 3. c. Ceneral Representatives. HAVER Organs are sold the world over and are noted for their pur* tone, handsome design and finish. Prompt and easy action. Maufac- tured by Weaver Organ and Piano Company, York, Penn. w HE KiLLOUGH MUSIC COMPANY, AGENTS, F UO-REIXTCiE, S. C. The Killough Music Company' Send greeting, and are happy to announce business increasing, territory ex tending. new branches and agencies being established. We want to send We can help to make home happy if you will try us. you complete catalogues and full information free. BtisiNVSS Rules: Buy direct; Sell direct; One price; Lowest, price; Assumoi freights; Warrant all goods sold; Have satisfied customers oi none. NOTE OUR SPECIALTIES. 1 PIANOS—Behr Bros., Decker Bros. ] ORGANS—F.stey, Can enter, Weaver, Estey, New England. ! Farrand A Votey, Kimball. For any kinds of musical goods apply to us. Address THE KILLOUGH MUSIC COMPANY, FLORENCE, 8. C. N. B. When in Florence call at our store in new hotel bnilemg. X. B. A large number of McCormick Mowers are now in use in Darlington and Florence Counties. We keep in stock extra pieces for these machines. Mob 17, ’V2—3m. DON’T MIND THE HIOWDI Go Straight to the Store of €. ]JU OATS. You will be waited on thoroughly there. WE KEEP A FULL LINE OF GROCERIES, CANNED GOODS, CROCKERY WARE, ETC., ETC. R. If. BLACKMON, Manager. Insure Your Property WITH IP. E. IITO-RIMIEirTT, Who represents the iku ni! imi wms !i m ran i Satisfaction Guaranteed. Represents Twelve First- < class Companies. September 11, 1890 Have You Time To Pay? Attention to the fact t\iat your character is read in the style of Stationery that you use in business correspondence? Well, most cer tainly it is. If you use badly printed and infe rior Stationery you are put down as an inferior business man. We furnish you high-class letter jmper, note heads, bill heads, state ments, padded in our neat and at tractive covers, at lowest living prices. Plain and ornamental—in fact, ev ery kind of printing executed with neatness and despatch. We guarantee satisfaction, first- class work and low prices. Practice what you preach and pat ronize home industry. When you want anything printed come around to see us about it. I The Darlington News Job Office. 1 ’.iotourIi, iTactical i dh. IaBmSmB Catalogue tier. ,Vme t 0 STRATTON BflSiREwS COLLEGE, LOUISVILLE. rX When the Breeze Dies Out Take to the Oars! When Business Lan guishes, push it. The best advertising does not consist of wind alone. It has Strength ^ and Power. It will pro- (| pel your, craft into the ^ harbor of prosperity, against adverse tides and over dangerous shoals.