The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, July 17, 1903, Image 6

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0?0*0*0*0*0*0(J*0*0?0*0*0*3 j t DEFORMATION AT 111 % 11 BLIZZARD CAMP f ? By FRANK H. SWFET O | O Copyright, lflttl, by T. C. McCluro O , 0*0*0*0*0*0*c0*030'>0*0o0?0 I 1 Half a dozen unshared, rod sliirtod miners wore gathered about the dingy counter of the one store at lllizzard Camp." It was Christmas eve. and they wanted something extra for their dinner on the morrow?just to l?k? p them in mind of the day. they said. Hut there was little novelty in the forlorn , remnant of cans upon the shelves or in the half empty barrels and boxes under the counter and massed in the corners of the room. One man found a stray 1h>x of sardines and took possession of it, with the remark that, while it was J not "Christmasy." he cutfld have the satisfaction of knowing lie was eating ' the only sardines in camp. Another 1 drew out a can of Hoston baked beans from behind a squadron of tomatoes. i while a third, of a more investigating mind, hunted among the boxes and barrels until he actually discovered a can ' v?i \ :il>v ? <>U IMUIIil'lTICS. I Tliis brought the entire group of ' Christmas hunters into a compact, en- J vying circle, ami while they were anxiously debating the pro ami con of a (11- ? vision of spoils the door opened apolo- 1 petically and a stoop shouldered, wa tcry eyed man entered. < "Have you got any?toys?" lie asked I hesitatingly. r The storekeeper stared, and unani- a mously, as though by preconcerted ar- ' rungcinent, the group around the can- a ned representatives from Cape Cod li turned and stared also. tl "Any?what?" the storekeeper asked h blankly. e, "Toys," the man repeated, looking at the encircling faces with abashed em- a: liarrassment; "things to play with, 1 mean, like children have at Christmas. ti Yon see," with a curious mingling of tl apology and pride in his voice, "my lit- it tie ten-year-old hoy come in with a g 01 "HAVE YJU" OUT ANY?HI: ASKKI? V HESITAT1NCILY. . party from Circle City just now?clean s from liia grandma's back to Missouri, o I've been sendin' for him ever since 1 < come, but couldn't seem to pt to it v till 1 struck gold la si moiitb." Ib' c lurched heavily against the counter, *1 mid lii.s watery eyes began to (ill, part- c ly through his condition and partly i through some long dormant tenderness which was beginning to reawaken. | "The boy's eousider'ble childish," he 1 went on, rousing himself a lutie at the ji consciousness 01 ueing listened 10 ny ? men who usually passed hint without recognition, "an' sots store on things to pln.v with. ?<>. boin' it's Christinas nn' lie just eoinin', why, 1 thought inch be I'd better hunt some toys." "Of course!" cried Itobson. tin* sheriff, heartily, and "Of course! Of course!" cainc promptly from the rest of the group. And then they looked about the stove inquiringly, eagerly, in search of something that would please a t<*ii-yoar-oM boy who was childish. I'.ut there was little they saw; only huge miners' hoots ] ami pyramids of picks and shovels and \ blankets and barrels of hour arafbeans and pork, and on the shelves tobacco j niul canned goods and a small assort- ] nient of earthen and tin ware, and ] thou, at tlie far end of the store, n bar i for the accommodation of those who 1 were thirsty. < There were no dry and fancy goods ? and notions upon the shelves, nn showcases upon the count* r, no display in the one dingy window. Such tilings i would only begin to make their np- i pen in nee with the coming of t lie first woman, and that was not yet. i "Kuther a slim show for playthings, Dobson," said tlie owner of the eranhArrlfiu nftnr ?i fi'iiitloKQ ?Ofirch Willi 11 i eyes from one end of the store to the other. "Dou't s'pose n pnek o' playln' i cards would do?" as his gaze paused hopefully on an extensive assortment of that popular artlele. "They has picters on 'em." "Wouldn't do at all," answered Dob 01) decidedly. "They ain't moral, an' the first kid who patronizes us has got to be brought up moral. Say, you!" to the watery eyed man, who was edging toward the bar at the far end of the store. "None o' that!" "None o' what?" asked the man querulously. "I ain't steppin' on your ' toea." "No, but you are on the kid's. See I ' fc"' Mv';. " INC ! fiy&? Costs Only 25 cccl Or mail 25 cent* to C. V-o liav.i handled Dr. Mcffttt'a TEF.THtXA (Teethti snJ trad* as a pnpfMliy medicine, and our traaa In it i' >>'. auiunnt I n tvroi.r three l.undreu irross per year, whioh I- civi l to tho mother* of the country, for they any noth! but sun or overcomes to quickly tho troubles incident to ti THE LAM hero!" an incisive ring in his voice which had made many stronger men tremble. "You ain't walkln' the same line yon was twenty-four hours ago. Then you was a poor, no 'count drunkard who'd a right t<? dig his grave without opposition from nobody; now you're markiit' out ;i trail for that kid to feller. See? Me an' my friends here ain't no call to interfere between father an' son." dropping his voice to :tu easy, familiar tone an/ placing his hand encouragingly upon the tremulous shoulders, "so long's the father makes a good deal, but when he slumps"-his voice still soft, hut the steely glint returning to ids eyes? ' {lion mo an' my friends step in. Sabc? Itein' the lirst kid itt camp, we've con-titootcd ourselves ids guardians -just like every man in the place will do i men's they hear o' his belli' here. | 5'Iong." II.. i.........l i...-.1- i.. i.e. ~ i I * ** iiiiiivh i/?iv iv i t iii^ v ?Ji i 11 >. i 111 v * 11 >, uul the watery eyed man. after one on;;, wistf u?? farewell glance toward he har. resumed his fruitless search if the goods. There was nothing now o divide his attention, lie knew the nen with whom he had to deal and relized that henceforth the har was to ic as far removed from him as though wall of granite intervened. Hut to lis eivdit he it said tliat even with i lie realization came a new lirmness to I is lips and a new steadiness to his i yes. ' What's that on (lie top shelf?" he ! sked .suddenly. "That? ()li, that is?I dnnno," hosi- 1 Wed the storekeeper as he took down ' lie ohjoi t in question and examined critically. "it got in with some nods a year ago an' has been up there rer since." "Why, you chump," cried the cran- I rrry owner derisively, "not to know 1 jump.in' jack when you see one! I've \ ought lots to home.for the children. I no?" And he pulled a string which i nt the acrobat tumbling up over the ! >p cf his red pole. ".lust the thing for [ le kid!" 'Must the thing." repeated the watery j red man. drawing a small bag of ! old dust from his pocket. "It'll make ic hoy laugh." X.-um u? ? . *?? ?/ tittr vtmrr ttr 1irrr ranherries stepped to his side. "Here, take this along with you," he aid. relinquishing the can to which he ml been clinsrimr so fondlv. "It will elp to make out a Christinas for the oy." "Ami this tool And tliis too!" added lie owner of the sardines and the ownr of the ha kit! beans and then SherifT kibson jnislied before thein and sliped something, bright and heavy iido le hand will eh held the jumping jack. "It s a nest egg for the kid," he said ravel.v. "Now, you better go ltonie n' till up liis stoekin*, an* totnorrer you lay tell hint merry Christinas front all ' us." The Seeret In Hie Uriel**. A man who owned a~ whole street of noises at ((ishorne, near .Melbourne, ras much puzzled and annoyed to llnd bat the hrieks were being constantly tolen front the garden walls of some f these liouses. The depredators were Miiiininen, hut what on earth they did villi the spoil neither he nor any one onid litt< 1 out. They did not seem to lo anything with them. Several were 'apttired ami punished, but the tliievng still went on. At la-t, in disgust, lie determined to mil down the walls and outbuildings evel to the ground, make a new street ind build fresh houses at a cost of lot).000 to ?73,00<>. When the work he- : ?"<<i Hi" "lit wnlls were torn down 1 he bricks gave up their secret. Tliey i:i<1 been made of clay taken from tround fell of alluvial gold, and they ivero full of the precious metal. lie sad them all broken fine and washed, tome panned out as much as two pennyweights to the dish, and the result ivas that he got sufllcient gold to pay Tor the whole cost oi' his improvements. Bloodshed Averted. Oplo Ttoad, the novelist, once told of liis experiences as a journalist in Kentucky many years ago. ' There was a good deal of news," he said, "such as rfhootings and knifings, luit this news was not regarded as important, and little attention * wsis paid to it. I remember once when a local feud broke out afresh when members r>f the opposing sides met at the county seat. There were hot words, a blow Wsis struck, and weapons were drawn, when the sheriff Interfered. Tie loudly announced that lie would not tolerate any violence, ordered the parties to separate, and when Ills orders were not obeyed lie began shooting. I forget wlietlier lie killed eight or nine, lint I know Hint In describing the Incident in my paper I commended the sheriff for bis prompt action and bravery and added the paragraph, 'There is no donht but for the prompt action of the sheriff there would have been bloodshed.* " The .Animal* In Ilcnvcii. According to the Mohammedan's belief, there are ten animals in heaven. These form the following strange menagerie: The calf offered by Abraham, the ox of Moses, the whale of .lounh, the ass of Italnam, the ram of Ishmael, the ant of Solomon, the camel of the prophet Salech, the cuckoo of Balkis, the dog of the seven sleepers and Al I torn k, the animal which carried Mohammed to heaven., ?j??- BN, . trm iami??? JjRTTg^M Cures priGlera - Infantum, ^Bowel^frou*-!ci rf :s at Druggists, '"tcetiIing d^' U. MOFFETT. M. D.. ST. LOUIS, MO, Atlanta. On., kov. ft. I jg TowiJcrs) ever tlncp its lir.t Int? nluclS,,n !,> flias afiutilr Incirnwil Crt>m jvar to y ir unfl p :< ot.1-.-a it is rcrr itratt ?Ttd?tteo o( its merit au-t tho?.-.ti.. f t [ni* to ?tf?ctua ly cjurtorn.-li t'.io ?afec!J of t'.io ?-_n:iv..r'j AH A It ANHIN OIUTQ CO.. WSpW- n?? The South Carolina College for Teachers. Although nearly approaching its centennial anniversary, the South Caroiins t'ollege shows none of the decrepitude of old age, but rather increasing signs of vigorous life. A new departure ol great importance to the College and tc the State lias just been inaugurated For some years the College has had r department of pedagogy, for the training of teachers; but last winter, for tin llrst time', the Legislature created a number of endowed normal scholarships, one for each county. It is tin intontiomof the Trustees and Faculty to set tfleso scholarships upon a high : plane, and to seek thereby to qualify superior young men for positions ol leadership and influence in our public ! schools. However largely women may be employed f*s teachers, the work ol I superintendence, direction and control must continue to be most largely in the hands of the men; and it is to supply j these teachers of leadership and influence, in the community as well as in the schools, that the College will chiefly aim, through those scholarships. Hence, no young man under nineteen years of tv hi in- eugmie. ana prererence will hi- grlven to those applicants who have already taught with success for at least one year. A special and technical course of study has been established, on a high yet practical plane: and it is intended that this department shall be worthily entitled to be called a "College for Teachers." All the work will be distinctively normal, and apart from the regular College classes. The Trustees and Faculty feel sure that in preparing a body of strong and well equipped men teachers the College will aid in supplying one of the most important needs of the State. They hope, also, that this work, in its success and its results, may^jrteet with such public approval as td lead hereafter to its still further enlargement. Circulars have been issued giving the details of regulations and course of study. . The present session, now nearly ended, has been very encouraging. Not a ripple has disturbed the internal peace of the College. The new President has won golden opinions, and has more than maintained the confidence si nil affection gained in his long service as professor. The friends of the College look hopefully forward to the continued success and increased usefulness of this venerated institution, which will soon enter upon its second century of honorable history. ^ ..vv/II "tJO^btLAR. IIow lie Opened n Safe Witliont Tool* or KiplnxSvex. An extraordinary account is given of how a safe was opened by a robber who bad at bis disposal no instrument of any kind, but operated merely with his linger nail. The person who accomplished tlie feat revealed bis intention of robbing the iron safe ia a h del to another young man. who happened to be tlie cousin of the hotel proprh tor. As a matter of course the proposed scheme to rob was revealed to the owner of the hotel, and a little before midnight, when it was to be put into execution, a couple of detectives were concealed behind the oiiico counter. A short time afterward the robber entered the oflice gently, without either tools or explosives wherewith to open the massive iron receptacle, the combination of which it was evident be did not know. lie bad, however, resorted to an ingenious plan of his own. lie had pared the nail of his index finger on the right hand until the blood vessels were exposed. Then by placing the sensitive wound o:. the combination lock lie could distinguish the movements of the tumblers as they fell. For more than an hour did lie work, and at last there came a sharp click, and be swung back tiie doors of the safe. tie was i;i the lift of lining his pockets with tin* valuable papers it contained when a (lainper was thrown upon his activity by the sudden grasp of the detectives, under whose escort lie was taken to prison.?London Tit-Bits. O-titser In "Iloini1 Homed leu." "The trouble with poor persons who try to doctor themselves before coming here." said a physician in a public dispensary, "is that tlsey do not know the lirst tiling about the 'simple remedies,' as they call them, that they use. Oftentimes they do themselves serious injury through sheer Ignorance. 1 had a man in here the other day who had taken half an ounce of cholera mixture. Somebody had told him to take half a teaspoon fill, li is the same way with paregoric, sweet niter, uiuinonia mid other well known household remedies. Persons who trust to their memory are likely to get mixed and either | take nil overdose or use the wrong medicine. A woman en mo Inshore sufj fering from the effects of a drug that i she should never have obtained except | on a physician's ; "ascription. It was the l.ig overdns" and her prompt ntmli ; cation for relief saved her. When J I scolded i it she shoved mi? n clipping from o:;.' of l!.e i;:.* . !".i:ics advising its ! nr.i'. Tlir dose | :eserilicil v. iis enough i to I.ill a lot " ? Ncv.- York Times. i ? " - ? ? I A Orcrntloji i i is always danger .us - do rot submit In i the surgeon's knife tit.til you have t ried ! DeWitt's Witch Hazel ha'.ve. It will | euro when everything else fails?it has j dor.e litis in thousands of ens? s. JTerf I is one of thejn:! suffered ftoni bleediup J and protruding piles for twenty years, i Wi s treated by different specialists and j used many remedies, but obtained nr j relief until I used DeWitt's Witeli Tfazel Sulve. Two boxes of this stive cured me eiuhti en months ap t ai.tl I have i,ot bad a touch of ll.e piles since.?II A. 'I ins-'.i!e. J-ummevton, S (\ Foi P.lind, bleeding, Itching and Protruding Piles no remedy equals DeWitt's Witeli Hazel Salve. Sola by F. C. Duke, \ \ t LITTLE BARBADOS. ' Tlie 1*1 n ml Con In Inn Aboat the j l'roailriit People on Unrtli. None of the grout nations of tho < earth is liaif so proud of itself as tho J little colony of Barbados, a mere speck In tho Caribbean, which calls itself "tho little England of the tropics." Alone of all England's West Indian isles. Barbados has belonged to England ever since it was llrst colonized by white men. It has never been con qttered by the enemy, as the others have been. This fact naturally gives ' the Barbadians a good conceit of themselves and indeed makes them just about the proudest people on earth. When Jtist before the Crimean war i England was hesitating whether she should attack Russia the Barbadians ' sent this message to the cabinet: , "Co ahead. Don't be afraid. Barbados is behind you." 1 King George was offered an asylum j by "little England" when Napoleon i Bonaparte proposed to invade England. "If you wore driven from England," the Iterbndians wrote, "come hero. Yon will be safe with ns* to protect you." When England was suffering her won't reverses in South Africa tlie j Rnrbr.diuns were not worried. They i knew that if matters really reached n > crisis "Itarhados would go in and finish the business," as one of their newspa| pcrs seriously put It. Spraying will not prevent the ravages of the curcullo, the little beast which punches holes In your nice plums for the purpose of depositing an epg and which, causes the fruit to fall from the tree before it Is ripe. There is only one way to pet him. Spread a shoot under the tree early in the morning. Jar the tree, and he will fall on the sheet, when he can bo gathered up and burned. lie will commence his work Just as soon as the fruit gets the size of a pea. Just About Bedtime take a Little Earlv Riser?it will cure constipation, biliousness and liver i troubles. ReWitt's Little Knilv Hiscis are different from other pills. They do not gripe or break down the mucous membranes of the stomach, liver and bowels, but cure gently arousing the * emotions and giving strength to these organs. Sold by E. C. Duke. A Temple of Divorce. So long ago as 12."0 the wife of a Japanese regent obtained from the government permission to rescue women from the hands of cr qpi,Jtttf'Vr1'T>i,'t'lTL-1 new sect of Buddhism known as the , Zeq was Just then being formed. In the teiunle of the Zen sanctuary was established for fleeing wives. When they wished separation or divorce from their husbands, they could claim protection under the wing of the temple. Once across the threshold, government oflieials would not be allowed to interfere, still less the furious husbands. This "temple of divorce" was supreme umpire on matters of matrimonial disagreement. The practice of the "privilege of the temple" was maintained for over GOO years. Fact* About Animal Structure. The complexity of animal structure is marvejous. A caterpillar contains more than 2.000 muscles. In a human hotly are some 2.0"0.000 perspiration gland". ?ommunicatlng with the surface by duets, having a to'nl length of some ten miles, while that of the nr lories, veins and capillaries must b" very great. The hload contains million" of corpuscles, each a rtivctnre in itself The rods in the retina, width are sup postal to be the ultimate i \ Iplents til light, are estimated tit hMKiO.UiK). and .Meinert I as calculated that the gray matter of the brain is built of at least titki.i t u.;# it cells. Poetical t'oneesslou. Sir Walt.r Scott was a. hod why he had nude Kllen I Jo -glass the lady of the lithe. " Ite rrpli"d. "if I had made I Iter '.lie Ir.dy of the river there might have been a run ott the bank." liealiy'.ug the poet's pecuniary concii lions, bis friends congraPilated him on I,Is foresight.- New York Tribune. i nc i o:ina:iiioti ot Ilcnlth. Nourishment is Ihe foundation of health?life?strength. Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is tho one great medicine that enables the stomach an 1 digestive organs to digest, assimilate and transfoun all foods into the kind of blood that nourishes the nervps aid fpeds the tissues. Kodol lays the foundation of health. Nature does the rest Indigestion, I 'yspepsia, and all disorders of the stomach and dimstive organs are cured by the use of Kodol. Hold il?y F. C. Duke. Ant l-fiolilcti Mule. "What are you going to do for the men who have put you lit your present position?" t "My dear sir," said Senator Sorghum, "that Is not the question. Prosperity is attained by observing what people can do for yon. not what yon can do for other people."? Washington Star. Proof. "Old Swnddloford always pretends to be as deaf its a post, but I believe he an hear as well as anybody." ! "What makes von tlilniz ?? >" j "Nobody ewer saw him walking along , a railroad track In advance of a train." > ?Exchange. A TIretl nrollior. ' "What you gwlne to do w'en you I gits tor glory V" I "Nuthln* 'tall, but des* crawl In en' , rest."?Atlanta Constitution Difficulty Is only a word Indicating 5 the degree of strength requisite for nc 1 com pushing a particular object. ?????la III I *1 ^DR. I. M. .DENTIN Crown and Bridge Oi Work a Spaoiaitv. pralsf S^Qztif /7f. r*r*iji a YlrfU/H\ inc vcvitii (W/I SUPERIOR IN QUALITY |fiVS TO XTLT)TH[ Address SOUTHERN t</ph savannah; cA.-, tHST'carou Pleased to flake tht m _ 0 f In u ml ry '"I 7p j_J h jg|||? work. ^ kj | Who would i|>V;J UP not be? Only ffi47f'^^7? g^j 1 lioso \vll-) do *fBl|| not- se-k to up- i|p| '?BP KI-YTIOY I 8 lHi I HI ...SAlHLr? THE U-NEED-A 5TE Surpassingly It lias won the approval of gobd 1; who like well laundered si MILLING done at the 18-11 JACOB R THE LINE F TsJIr THE LINE F fyUtJ THE LINE F ON THE 5UMMEI eUTHERM Mailed Free |\AiiMf w.A.Tu?f. s.? Pass. Traffic Mgr. Ceri'l WASHINGTON. D.C. WASH V - The Frog's Fording. DO Mr. Frog has nil enormous mouth for K his size, and If we wore to put a finger inside it we would lind that ho has a t; row of teeth in the upper Jaw and that Ids soft white tongue, unlike our own, Is attached In front and is free behind. ? When he wishes to catch any Insect lie | |)C throws out the free end of the tongue. then draws it in so rapidly that it in difficult to see whether ho lias been successful or not. As the tongue is coated with n gummy fluid, the insect sticks to it and is carried back Into-the ," mouth, which closes upon it like the door of a tomb. Frogs, however, arc not limited to cue mode of feeding." They often leap open mouthed upon J m larger prey, whll-h includes besides h>*! . r sects small fish, mice, small ducklings,! ? polliwogs and tiny frogs. ? Woman's j Home Companion. Lif A Matter of I'rlile. I fpjj "Why do you hesitate about accept- I p,/,jc ing the position of king?" asked the clt- : , Izen of a turbulent monarchy. ! paf0 "I want to take time to consult phrenologist. I don't want to run the risk of having derogatory remarks 1.....!. i i ra:-? made about my mental capacity after j^QQy the uutopsy."?WaahliiKton Star. i I cm I tv'flj Poor mlMl |^n ' "I lienr .Tack Kaudor was here to see ; |( the baby," said Mr. Iioamley. "Yea," his wife replied. "I suppose the tlr;t thi'u* 1:? said YjjAIE was. 'lie looks just like Ida father.'" "No, the first thing he said wag Wttbj '(Jcod heavens!* Then he said that."? ig$ rhihulelpliia i'rcst. i <4 i 1 AIR,?+h~ * IT.^?"raster lice Bank Building Union, S. O larbtJI b^at jEfifl r AND PURITY Cfejl :RS as* flKDAniincQ pM; COTTON OIL CO. ?|| INA? AND GEORGIA. fll|3s i Acquaintance Not how cheaply or how quickly wo can do the work is our study, but WELL. l^WTAnd by urceasPF1 m/J yr% effort and /M fW improved meth/J J Y ?^s have ' t If nmcle the work done nt* AM LAUNDRY G<5mr. ^ lousekeepers and all thoce iiirts and collars. same old stand. ICE. OR BUSINESS, OR PLEASURE, OR ALL THE BEST I RESORTS immer Resort Folder : to Any Address. . Hardwick, W. H. Taylor, I Pass. Agont, Asst. Gettt Pass. Agt. inoton.d.c. atlanta, oa. _ e I ICK! BRICK!' BRICKI!! ror ?ale in any , luantity. > Rodger Brick Works. )!< SALKCHEAP e l.> II 1*. Hoilcr and Engine (?!< d) 0110 Hrick M celling, 20,000 capacity. i Rodger BrickWorks. 3 and Accident Insurance. feAetra Life Insurance writes irs not. only for Life Indemnity, *1ko p< Helps that protect you in cf i ccldont or Hickncea. The Old Line Oompony in the Ui lied ?r to do this. Hates are very mahlo. This company is well k rn and conimeftt is unnecasary. g i representing tho above Com' end will be pi-nsed to call on one wirbing insurance. Writ# I Carlisle, S C. -If W. F. TUtka,Agent. Kafir PARKER'S? ^ HAIR DALSAM W JiSVfT-x JIG ^lfUKI *!ld 1?C?HtIfl#i Ul6 l..lf. ' ft*" ** vfm IVr>iitot?? ft lamtanl growth. Cv JHH^r Falls to Ileetora Or?y 7k; .-all to i?a y?Mfhr?il Color. 44lii ?A3 Cure. ratn <li sou v? U hair Iftlluuft iri? ^ ' "5: