The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, July 03, 1903, Image 6

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*fiT".-r 11 in rHiso^RE?r| | BELINDA j v ny jr. r. smnsf 0 O CopyHpM, t'JvT, by T. C. MeClure A "Good morning, Nathan. Bound for town?" "Yep. I'm goin' to court. Tliia mornIu\ you know, the will of my poor dear brother Abel comes up for probate." Blythc Dunton sniffed. "I'oor dear brother, eh? You know you hope he wasn't poor, and as long ns he livngd he certainly wasn't dear. You hated him worse'11 poison, and he hated you worne'ii that. I aiu 011 my way to court too. Pcssay I ain't far wrong in sayln' there's a little surprise In store for you, Nathan Darley. Eh, Belinda?" Belinda did not answer, but trudged along, quietly swishing her remnant of a tall and waving her long ears. Belinda, you see, was a donkey?gray, old and diguili^l?and in her Nathan at once recognized a former possession of his deceased relative. "You'll be tellln' me presently," said Nathan, with line sarcasm, "that my brother left his property to that lame *lc mule." "No, I won't," said ltlythe sententlously. "You'll And it out soon enough wltlunit my tellln' you. Your brother had to leave his proi>erty to some donkey, you'll admit. Maybe he preferred one he loved to one he didn't." Old Judge Smith had taken his place when they arrived at the courthouse. "Will of Al>cl Barley, formerly of Baslow Heath," called one of the clerks, and two lawyers stepped forward to the counsel table. Nathan's representative, James Burroughs, who labored under the local pseudonym of "Screw Jim," was lirst. lie was closely followed by Ged Smith, brother to the Judge and proponent of the document. The crowd leaned forward in rapt at tout ion as me ciorK commenced to rend the will. The disposition of Abel's property had been the subject of endless speculation throughout the district, and half the voting population were there to listen. The clerk began in a droning monotone, "I, Abel Darley, being of sound and disposing mind, do hereby make, publish and declare the following as and for my last will and testament." The next few lines of technical commonplace were lost in a jumble of Inarticulate speech. Then the clerk raised his voice: "All my estate, both real and personal, I give, devise and bequeath to my lieloved friend. Illythe Dunton. as trustee for the following purposes: To Invest the same and to apply tlie income and as much of the principal as 11013- be neeessn^v to the care, education, maintenance and well being of m.v beloved the death of the said Itclinda the remainder is bequeathed to 1113- brother, Nathan l)arle3* of 11aslow Common." M'hen the clerk had finished, Screw Jim arose to address the court. "If 3-our honor please. I object to the probate of this will 011 the ground that the chief bcnetielary is an improper person In the eyes of the law and incompetent to inherit. The will is invalid." "Hear him!" shouted (led Smith. "Improper person! She ain't a person at all. And as for her belli' incompetent to inherit, it isn't so. If you can show me a statute on the books of this great and free commonwealth that forbids a donkey to be an heiress, I want to see it. She ain't a lunatic, is she? She ain't a corporation or a bod3' pol inc. sue ain't a married woman. She ain't a alien. In fact, there isn't a single law framed by the legislator of this liberty levin' state that impawns In any way the testamentary provision of our late friend and citizen." The court interrupted. "Mr. Burroughs, you represent the residuary legatee, Mr. Nathan Parley. If you can show me a single precedent upholding your contention, I will deny probate. Otherwise I must admit the will. Mr. iMinton, you may consider yourself guardian of Miss Belinda. A moment, please. Is?is your ward In court ?" A titter ran around the room as Puntor. appeared leading his four footed charge down the center aisle of tire courtroom. There she stood, hliuking solemnly and apparently oblivious of her good fortune. When the court inquired in a sepulchral tone whether ''Miss Belinda, surname unknown, knew any reason wny niyiue imihioii <of Baslow II111 should not l?c appointed her truonnd lawful guardian," she gave no sign of disapproval. The crowd left the courtroom. IUythe Duuton filed his bond and removed Miss Belinda. the donkey heiress, to her home. From that day Belinda lived in style. Bbe was straightway installed in the parlor of the Dunton household, which .was converted Into a stable for her benefit. Six months passed, and nothing had been heard of * lie threatened appeal. Then, late one Sunday night. IUythe was roused from his slumber by the sound of footsteps in Belinda's room. Ilnstily donning his clothes, he went below. There lay Belinda In her stall ?dead. "Poisoned!" he exclaimed. He called John, the hired man. "John," said he, "don't allow nny one to enter this room. I am goin* over to Bakewell market pined to fetch Belinda." "B'lindn!" Rtammered John. "Why, there she is In her stall! I guess she's alone for." | "That ain't Belinda," said Blythe, with n wink. "That's another donkey I was keepin' here for awhile. Bella- [ * I 4 . trn jwKfc Costs Oily 25 cats Mil II ? ? U C. J W. bar* hudltd Dr. MottHt'a TKKTHINA (Ttothlas and trad* aa a proprietory aadlclna, and anr traaa In it ai aow amount to two nrthraa hundred Ml par rear, which la la (lilni to tha mothrra at tha couutry, tar thap aay aothlni hot ann or orrrcoaaaa a* quickly tha trouhlaa lacldant to f??t THK Ulli da Is In Matlock. If they want to , prove the contrary, let 'em try It." i In three days Illy the returned. He eaute through the town In the dead of night driving n large covered wagon. A week later he was summoned to court i "I have been informed that your ward Is dead," said Judge Smith. "If that he the case, your guardianship Is terminated. Can you produce her?" "Of course I can," said Illythe. Then he added meaningly: "If anybody thinks Ilelinda Is dead, I would like to meet the gentleman and hear Ills proofs. Fact Is, somebody entered my home two Sundays ago and poisoned one of my animals, hut Hellndu Is home at this present moment chewln* the cud of contentment. If you would like to see her. Judge, I'll bring her round." And there the matter dropped. Six months Inter Illythe I>unton's house burned to the ground. The In- ' sura nee eoinpnnles said the Arc was of Incendiary origin, hut they were unable to prove It. and after some interesting litigation they paid the policies. Once more an evil minded gonitis asseverated \ that during the progress of the flro he had seen J he carcass of a donkey lying across the threshold of the Dun- ! ton house. Itlythe was summoned, lie ( appeared at once, leading his donkey to court. The opposition when called upon to prove that the animal produced was not the donkey heiress failed signally. j Belinda was confusingly versatile ( and changeable in character. For an ( entire year nfter n circus had passed through the town she exhibited tricks and talents that no one would ever have suspected. The following spring she lost her cleverness ami suddenly develojHHl a temper that brooked no approach within six feet of her heels. Her girth, too, varied inarvelously. I One summer she waxed fat and large. ' By winter time she had become meager and scrawny. The decline was tern- 1 porary; when the sun cnme out and painted the apple trees she resumed her former sleekness. Fickle was Be- j linda, even to her tail. That interest- ' ing memlier 11 actuated between hirsute ( length and bony brevity in a manner that created 110 little astonishment. So matters went for live years, ' during which Belinda earned a tre- 1 mondous reputation. So pronounced was local pride that no less than ten 1 men were ready to make oath thut Belinda was l>orn upon their farms. | Blyllio Dunton basked In the light of prosperity and liberally denied the pre- 1 tensions of 110 one. The following winter be died. His last words were, "Take care of Miss his administrator nqmrlinY^uiV'nfll *oF the Darley fortune had been spent. As he crossed the Dunton garden patch a queer sight met his eyes. lie saw before him nineteen mounds of brown earth, and over each of them a wooden slab. The slabs were all allko except their dates and each of them bore the inscription: HERE I.IKS BELINDA. I Justice Two Crntarlr* Too I.?te. I In October, ltk'lo, linger Williams because of his inspiring pleas for individual liberty was ordered by the generul court of Massachusetts to leave the colony forever, lie went to Itliode Island, where he lived for nearly fifty years. But the official conscience grew a little restless, and some years ago? in April, 1KD0?Massachusetts actually made atonement for its rash act. The original papers, yellow, faded and crumbling, were taken from their pigeonhole tomb ami "by an ordinary motion, made, seconded and adopted," the order of banishment was solemnly "annulled and repealed mid made of no effect whatever." The ban under which Roger Williams hail lain for over 2ti0 years was lifted. And there is no reason now, according to law, why Roger Williams cannot en- I ter the state of Massachusetts and re Hide therein. The notion was to the | credit ami honor of the state; it was right in its spirit, and Hoger, being in the spirit for more than two centuries, ! may have smiled gently and understood. But the reparation was really? overdelayed.?From "The Power of Truth," by William George Jordan, Published by Brentano's. Native ttsta mm Charrli Bell*. A missionary in Travancore, India, saw one iuornlnff a native coming to j his house with a heavy burden. On reaching it lie laid on the ground a | sack. Unfastening it, lie emptied it of its contents?a number of idols. "What have you brought these here for?" asked the missionary. "1 don't 1 want theui." "You have taught us that we do not want them, sir," said the native, "but f we think they might be put to some ' good use. Could they not be melted down and formed into a bell to cull us o church?" | j The hint was taken. They were sent to a bell founder and made into a bell, I, which now summons the native con- I, verts to praise and prayer.?London Globe. i Where Variation V* IVeeeanarr"Have you made any improvements ' J in your invention7" j' tir i ? ... . . . i unve, nmwerea tii? enterprising J i scientist. "One of my assistants has | < Just discovered a new way to put stock 1 on the market."?Washington Star. ) ^ tTTUPICirit Cloltri-lofmlHBu J MNVil Disrr hoes. Dysentery, and ll^Vil the Bow* Troehlci cf A Children of Any Ane. Digestion, Kc^uMes niVIWBH the Bowels, Strcngimn* 4 UrMsshfi the Child and Makes II VTlgglSlS, TEETHING EASY. MOPPETT. M. D? ST. LOUIS. MO. ATt.STT*. Us., Not. I!?. P.i*X rowdsrt) mt sine* Its flr?l Introduction to publld M steadily Ueroourd from jr?sr u> jm nntll ?cr orderi rrrr lMl|TrMraca?l its merit sn-l the *ntl<f:>ctkin t so ifKtstll; eouatsrscts ths rffscts of th? summer's hlnf. n a mxtin pnnn co.. wsi?i??-'- r>, The South Caroltaa College. The South Carolina College la rounding put the first century of ita existence and will celebrate Its centennial In January. IMS. The College waa chartered in 1801 and opened for active work In January. 1806. It owea its existence to a patriotic purpose, the education of all the youth of the State at a common center. "In order to promote the Instruction, the good order and the harmony of the whole community," and It ' was built from a portion of the pro- ( eeeds of & reimbursement made by the , imilTO OIHIW 1U nuuill Vttl UllllU ?:?p?nwi incurred in the Revolution. Dur- ' Ing the century that Is closing the Col- | lege ban contributed largely to the statesmanship, the patriotism, the learning and the high moral standards that hare prevailed In South Carolina and her slater States. The roll of Col- I lege Alumni contains the names of men ( who have become noted In all the pur- , suits of life, both In peace and war. The exigencies of the struggle between the States closed the college in ISO, ) and the buildings were used as Hospitals for sick and wounded Confederates. Hut as soon as peace was restored the Institution was reopened by the "Orr I government" and enjoyed several years | of success until it was overturned during the Radical regime. Since 1890, however, the college has been continuously open, and has educated hundreds of < young men and a number of young \ women, who for some years have been permitted to partake of Its advantages. Originally the College was known as 1 a literary institution, although from early times Its faculty contained sclen- | tlsts of great ablllty( but of late years Its courses have broadened out so as to embrace also technical scientific Instruction, Instruction In law and a J course In practical methods for teachers. President Benjamin Sloan, the head of the Departmcnt of Physics and En- 1 glneerlng, is a graduate of West Point, < and was a distinguished officer of ord- ( nance during the war between the , States. His graduates In engineering . are now occupying most responsible positions In different parts of She United ! States. Professor Joseph I>nnlel Pope, 1 dean of the I>aw Department, has had 1 wide experience In government In the < legislative halls of the State and |n the Secession Convention, and la recognlxed a* high authority In law and In equity jiirlaprudence. Pome of the other member* of the faculty have had distinguished careers In this College, while others have brought to It the best methods of colleges and universities elsewhere. The most recent and most Important addition that has been made to the usefulness of the College hi the establishment of scholarship* to be given to one man-teacher In each county who hss taught at least one year. ThlQ Is intended to offer the advantages of professional training to one who has already gathered practical experience In direct contact with pupils In the school room and realises the difficulties that must be surmounted. Professor WardJaw, who Is at the heqd of the department ip pedagogy. Is eminent In his profession both as a student and aa a practical teacher and school superintendent. opportunity for studying the workings of the government In a direct way. It Is accessible from all parts of the State and is In a healthful locality. The rellgtou* advantages are exceptional because each of fhe principal denominations has a prosperous congregation In Columbia. Rxpenses are moderate. There is a suite of three rooms for each pair of students, warm In winter and welt ventilated In summer. A large campus, a fine gymnasium and an excellent athletic field afford ample opportunity for exercise. The College Is increasing In usefulness and In prosperity with the increased prosperity of the State, and the prospects are that with the new cent?vy this Institution will surpass the admirable record it has already made. Bla Value. "I'll wager ahe'a thinking of me." . t "Shouldn't wonder, old chap. I of- * fered her n penny for her thoughts, and j ahe an id they weren't worth It."?New York Journal. A I.iternllnt. | Wealthy Citizen?Hut I said distinct- j ly in iny advertisement that I wanted , "a reliable colored coachman," and you g are a red faced Irishman. ^ !?..? " ii|.|?iiiiiii-ihii, Mm-, Mor, isn i reo na ? reliable n color ns black??Baltimore t American. a ... r A Surgical Operation 1 is always dangerous?do rot submit to t the surgeon's knifo until you have tried . HeWitt's Witch Hazel Ha!vc. It will cure when everything else faila?it has done thia in thousands of casts. Here 0 ia one of them:I suffered from bleeding n nnd protruding piles for twenty years. Was treatod by different specialiats nnd used many remedies, hut obtained no ? relief until I used DeWitt's Witch Hazel *alve. Two boxes of this salve cured p ine eighteen months ago and I have 11 not had s touch of the piles sinoe.?If. ' A. Tinsdnle. Sunimerton, S ('. For K min/i to.I.I....--.I i?? , ^.vxuu.f , HVII.1I, (tun I I untitling | II Piles no remedy enuals De Witt's Witch ^ Ha?el halve, hold by F. C, Duke, I I LmMn In Kaffllili Ttint Was Taaskl by a Cblnasnaa. Thnt we have partially adopted the Chinese method In our written Innfuage was a new thought to ine and >ne that I got front the proprietor of n I'nrk avenue laundry when, In the natural Caucasian fashion, I referred to tils written language as being very Inferior. "John," I sold, "why do your people use those chicken tracks Instead of having an alphabet, as we have?" " 'A B C* too much trouble," he aniwcrcd <|ulekly. "Why, j*ou use chick?n tracks, too, sometimes." "Wc don't use them," I replied. "Yes; you use them very good. I dtow you." Then he dipped his conrcnlent brush In the Ink and made the lumber "89" on a sheet of brown palter. "Thnt name of street over there," tie continued, pointing. "You say eighty-nine;' you don't write It with A B C.* Thnt Chinee. One mark Is >ne thing?you sny 'Idea;' yes, klen. Eon don't put down 'n-l-n-c' "?and here Ills brush on mo Into use ngnlu?"you [>ot down V.' That's vory good Chinee. Wo do that nil tho time." "Tlint Is Ideographic," I suggested. "Yes. English lmve much Idoogrnpho. All flgures Ideogrnphlc. See!" And ignln he used his brush. "You mnke ?' and hnd you ?ny 'minus,' 'plus.' You don't spell with 'A B C.' That Is a mark for Idea?Ideogrnphlc. You make M' and say 'thousand.' That Chinese way. Very good. I say, 'How hot?' ind you write '=+87V All Chinese. No 'A B C,' no many letters, only marks and Ideas. "Fine way. English know some fine Chinese wnys. See! '$,' '%.' You know lliem. Ideas!. You say Ideogrnphlc. You make ninny Chinese marks?marks for stars, for plants, for measures, for weights and signs for hundred and hundred many things; same as Chinese. Good!" I actually left that laundry wiser tban I entered It.?New Yorl> Herald. Just About Bedtime ake a Little Early Riser?it will cure constipation, biliousness and liver roubles. DeWitt's Little Earlv Risers ire different from other pills, They do not gripe or break down the mucous memnranes of the stomach, liver and liowelB, hut cure by gently arousing the secretions and giving strength to these organs. Sold by F. C. Duke. A DRAMATIC LAWYER. gfffellvf. ('limns Tlint Resulted In Settlnw r Murderer Free. I.aeliaud, the great French advocate, was renowned for deliberate but telling dramatic Improvisations, as It were, upon the original theme. At one time, for Instance, he was defending n murderer on Doc. 24. All day long he harassed witnesses, recalling tliom, causing deluy nfter delay before getting his final address to the Jury. It was well on In the evening before he commenced. Then suddenly, at the height of Ills passionate uppcals for the prisoner, the slow, solemn bells of the cathedral next door pealed for the midnight mass?the first umnn of ofcrUimai morning. Lachaud stopped as If overwhelmed by a sudden warning. "Do you hear?" he said solemnly after a moment's silence, and his manner conveyed that all his own glib eloquence had I icon shattered by the divine Interruption of Christ himself. "The Redeemer comes to amend our pitiable endeavors. Which of us would dnre now, on this great day of mercy and forgiveness, to condemn another human being nnd. above all, to condemn one whose culpability Is more than doubtful?" The prisoner was aequttted without tlie least difficulty, though his death sentence ten minutes before bad been regarded as certain. The actual sound nf till* lltvilitur luilla (mil 1 >onit 4aa w. ...v .. n wvnn iiuu iiuru tuu iiiiivu for nerves already strained to snappin:; point by the fatigue of a long day's sitting. lint nobody guessed, except the few who knew Lachund intimately, that he lind been maneuvering from tbe time the court opened in the morning to get that one stirring effect. The prisoner was a dead nutu without 11 and saved as certainly if It could be brought off successfully.?Kuusus City Independent. The Foundation of Health. Nourishment is the foundation o! tieulth?life?strength. Kodol Dyapep <ia Cure is the one great medicine that enables the stomach and digestive orFfl IIH ift ?1 nnt.Jno 1 A m , ? --n? ,, ukiiiiiihim! niiu iranHiorm ill foods into the kind of blood thai lourishcs the nerves and feeds the tis iiich. Kodol lay0 the foundation ol lenlth. Nature doea the rest. Indi. reetion, Pyspejisia, and all disorders ol he stomach and digestive organs are :ured bv the use of Kodol. Sold !by f\ C. Duke. Ptga and nil PI*. An old Kentucky indictment has >oen brought to our attention which ah eged that defendant "did fftilnwfully, willfully nnd maliciously kil^ and deitroy one pig, the i>cr*onnl property of jcorgc Plgg, without the consent of inid Pigg. the said pig being of value o the aforesaid George Pigg. The pig bus killed waa the inata to eome other dgs that were owned by said George 'igg. which left George Plgg a pig leas han he (said Pigg) had of pigs and lius ruthlessly tore said pig from the wclety of George IMgg's other pigs ignlnst the pence nnd dignity of the oiiinionwcnlth of Kentucky."? Csso ud Comment. Polities Im K?lta?fcs. ... it ix-Hiviery indefinitely located 'on the Huffquolianna river" there 1a n :mve with this epitaph on tho marble ueinorlnl alah: "Chns. I.ewla; IIo Voted or Lincoln." A Itnton ltou?e (La.) mvestone bears this legend: "Here es the body of David Jones. His lust fords were, 'I die a Christian and n HmocxAV -?+?rDR. I. ^ m . .pen Grown and Bridge Work a Specialty. I & * 1 mS [{t K' : {( wiceTried Atan * / a /v\or>bsv?i ^ * v Gim Parficf Sitfe ^|v\ foft infopmat)6? adwtk 1 ^ v The Southern CdTlmi savannah, ?ar?A ?????? Pleased to Hake Who would L not be? Only >hoce who do L r ^ not se? k to apPERFFCTIOX! ^[I||||| THE U-NEED-Ai Surpassir It lias won the approval of g who like well launch MILLING done at 1 18-4t JACOI ft CUMMER 1r=^ ?^ THE L ^JpTES 5UM> _gUTHWH ? JO * Malt ;i ^Juiuwar W A T?? t ^ W Paaa. Traffic M?r , WA3HINOTON, D.C Victoria and Itapoleoa. Queen Victoria once gave a remarkf able description of ber visit to the " tomb of Napoleon I. during the reign of Napoleon III. "The coflin Is not yet " here," she wrote, "but in a small side t chapel of St. Jerome. Into this the emperor led me, and there I stood at the f arm of Napoleon III., his nephew, before the cottin of England's bitterest foe, I, the granddaughter of that king > who hated him most and who most rigorously opposed him and this very nephew, who bears his name, being my nearest and dearest ally! The organ of the church was playing 'God Save the Queen' at the time, nltd this solemn scene took place by torchlight and during a thunderstorm. Strange and wonderful Indeed P' willlnsr, bat Not Aniloaa. Mlniainra OamoHmaa Ah?*?? ? -? ..v.u ovuituuicD uiwerve some curl OTin phases of buninn nature among persona soliciting their services in the performance of a mnrrlngc ceremony. "Will you take this woman for your wedded wife?" naked a clergyman of a would be bridegroom. "Yes; I'll tnke her," rcinnrked tbo man In n half dejected tone, "but," ho added, with surprising frankness, "I'd rather It were her sister." Worm. "I am but n worm!" I protested, being in a groveling, penitential mood. "Oh, I think you're Just nice enough to eat, actuallyI" cried the faltjiful little wife. "That shows you're getting to be an old hen," whimpered I, more cast down than fiYcr?ttetioiiFma Fiona. ?KF<* [. i 1 AIR,?SH~ Office Bank Building: Union; 8. O ' 7 " ? * s ^ , y.. _. - _ . , * the Acquaintance Rjjjfi|B|^^ quic Ely wc can do the work ia And by urceaswjj ing effort and || <JLJ J) made the work jteam laundry igly Good. ood housekeepers and all ihofe ;red shirts and collars. the same old stand* 3 RICE. JNE FOR BUSINESS, I mo OAO tw 1 >ui& run ruuuuiUi, 1NE FOR ALL THE BEST 1ER RESORT5 plctc Summer Resort Foldtf ed Free to A07 Address. S. H. Hardwick, W. H. Taylor, G?n'l paaa. A(?nt, Asst. Gen'l Pass. Ajl. w asm i rotor, d. c. atlanta, ca. | IRICK! BRICK!' BRICKII! For sale in any quantity. The Rodger Brick Works. FOR SALBCHEAP One 15 II. P. Boiler and Engine (de. ta litd) one Brick Macbng, 20,000 'daily capacity. The Rodger Brick Works. 25-t( Life and Accident insurance. The Aetna Life Insurance write a policies not only for Life Indemnity, hut ?Iho policies that protect-you In case of accident or sick nee*. The only Old Line Company in the United States to do this. Rates are very reasonable. This company la wall known and comment is unnecsaary. jr I am representing the above Com* party and will be pleased to call on any one wirhlng Insurance. Writ# me at Carlisle, S. 0. 46-tf W. F. Bates, Agent. MAJR^ALSAM M Hmixi *n?l bMiillfUa ttt? halt. ~ PitiirtN l knurUM Wwlti. er rau to ?ia?fi Or*y to tta Youthful Color.