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PRISONER. OF FREEDOM By IZOLA L. FORRESTER Ctrpi/rioM, Mas, try V. O. AfcCture It was the Ideal brook for troui Down between two hills it rambled li zigzag fashion, gray llohened rock breaking its course Into mlnlatan maelstroms and llttla fussy, feamlnj cataracts until It reached the broad willow shaded pond In the Ynlley. <l< Burroughs tramped leisurely uphill It was nearly noon, and hs was dn< at The Pines nt 1 for luncheon, bui each deep, grean pool tempted him t< a fresh cast, and the nlr was warm and lazy. He chose a lint rock, shetrlng corner of the brook and seated himseli for a final chance at the spoeklod charmers that flashed like quieksUrei wrougn xne water now and than. Fnr below blm there was the faint popping of fireworks In the Tillage, and beyond, out at the Narrows, the cannon of the forts boomed erery once In nwhile in honor of the birthday of freedom. But Burroughs was apathetic to the sound. There was a glameur about the wooded, rock ribbed hills and delicious silence that appealed to his city wearied mind. ? j Charley had promised him a Fourth of absolute peace and quietude if he would come down to The Pines. There was/food fishing, fine trout especially. He W>uld try the automobile if he ?hose, and finally Captain Hilbcrt and "X KIND or THOUGHT I'D KXTCII YE, SONNY, THIS TiaCE." bis daughter were to spend half of the , day at The Pines and had long ex* pressed a desire to meet the literary chrysa&fl of the hour. "You don't have to show off, old man," his brother-in-law had said reassuringly. "They're old stock, you k , know, and live plain, but exclusive, even If the old tar has twin millions tied up somewhere. It will be Just a pleasant little Liberty day party, and I think you'll like Bess Hllbert." Burroughs rather thought he would too. He had seen her photograph, a large platlno type, whose delicate tones brought out the beanty of the gay, girlish face, and It had appealed to his artistic sense. The bamboo rod quivered gently, and before he could think twice he had a trout flashing upward In the snnllght t the same Instant a hand gripped his ennt collar flrmlv. "I kind of thought I'd ketch ye, sonny, this tlmo. Jest drop thet pole." "Clear out, will you?" gasped Burroughs wrathfully, but a friendly i*p on the knuckles from a knotty stick ppnt the rod flying, and be faced his assailant. He was a tall, stoep shouldered old man, with shrewd, twinkling eyes, a broad brimmed straw hat and chin whiskers. "I've been lookln' for yon, sonny, for several weeks," he said pleasantly. "Kind of like our trout, dont ye?" . DOUBTFUL RUMORS. And Still Scores of Union People Accept Them As Facts. The statement of some stranger, re ghk siding in a far-away place, may oe true VBL ? enough; but it is generally, accepted as f a doubtful rumor. IIow can it be verily1/ fled? The testimony which follows ie */ convincing proof because it comes from a resident of Union. W ? ? W. Clyde Drummond, Insorance Agent, on Main Street, residing or Mountain St., says: "Before usinj Do&n'a Kidney Pills I had grej^t t'0Vv^< I with my back and kidneys The pair | right across the small of, .by back, firsl < in one side and then iir'ne other, com It W*imes?nd mad? l! mo^Ot?k./---?ur\vr -ifuifines of any kind and could hardlvsget around. The kid | ney secretions were strong^ dark and Ur sediment ana UH11DUU HID Kiua venience on account of their Um ent action especially at night. any number of remedies but all U rpose until I read of Doan's Kid 'ills and went to Holmes' Pbar and got a box. The result of thel as a surpriso to me. My back ha urt me since I used the Pills. [> to bed and sleep all night with tiving to get up once, and the s? ns regained their natural color an< kliment in them disappeared." sale by all dealers. Price ftOo pe Foster-Mil burn Co., Buffalo, N. Y, gents for the United States* K< >er the name?UOAN'tt?and dak ? 1 "I war not awn re that I was trespassing," began Burroughs stiffly. "If you will take your hand off my oollar I shall be glad to pay any fine due." "Course you would; tickled te death and get off scot free of worldly Skit tuples, but the captain's orders, sotrny, didn't contain any mention ef fivefc It you ketch the scamp, Hiram,' sea he, 'Jest hang on to htm, and we'n make a , shining example of him on' this glorious day of freedom.' Right about face! 5. j March!" 1 Ono Is at a disadvantage with a hand or steel on the collar, jnst where the 9 knuokles can grind persuasively Hrto ' ( the ueek, and a Mekory rod H being , juggled over one's heed. BrrtTongfrt made a dosporate effort to wrench htm1 self free and stumbled helpleeely in the i attempt. 1 "Say, look here," he cried, "ni ghre )! you $10 If you'll let me go." 1 "March! Left, left!" 1 "Twenty 1" ' "Sonny, If you tnsuH my old friend. I Hiram Hicks, again I'll break your h* ' j fornal noddle Into email, dry ofcjps. I Left, loft!" i I Burroughs set hie teeth and mersbed with as good graee a# possible, ft# bed caught the word "eaptaln." tt must bb i Captain Htlbert whose trout he had unwittingly poached. Be wendered wra sudden horror whether the lank, fneorruptlhlo Nemesis at his heels wenffl haul hhn before the captain and brand him a criminal In the presence ef Mkb Hllbert. They had passed through a grows Sf oaks and walnuts. An old faahlmdn colonial mansion showed beyond an apple orchard, but he was turned away from It and taken to an old cornerfb which stood between the orchard and tho huge white barn. It was empty and nearly stifling. The double deem were ponderous and were barred from the outside. 'T reckon you'll be tolerable easy bare ' till the captain gets borne," sold Rlram 1 cheerfully. "I'll bring you some water and be handy In case of emergeney.* ' "Now, see here," began Burroughs 1 sternly. "Once for all, I bad no Idea < Of stealing your devilish trout. 1 am a guest of Mr. Merrill of The Pines"? "That's nil right, sonny," interrupted J niram soothingly. "You He down there j in the corner and take a nap on tt while s you're waiting,. T -*?w?V. doubt your in- ^ -f If on i0 yi,u. . I The hours | *" 1 walked back and forth in 1 He wondered if they would send search party after him. Hiram brought i. fresh water to him several times and n chatted pleasantly. thron?r*?_*v-~*.?*uT ^ UTEbrcd through In broad rays sf golden E motes. But the hickory club was in v readiness for possible mutiny, and Burroughs knew his cause was hopeless. When twilight came and he lny down from sheer weariness of walking HI- ? ram called out that the fireworks down I? at his friend's place were right pretty, 1 and he thought grimly that no one was c worrying on his account after all. About 0 o'clock carriage wheels s sounded on the drive, and after awhile Hiram opened the doors cautiously. 1 "He's right In here, captain," be said, with a chuckle. "I ketched him yanking out a daady." "Oome out, sir," called Captain Hll- < bert heartily. "Oome out, you scampi" 3 Burroughs walked out angry and In- * dignant, yet half amused as be saw consternation In the captain's eyes. He 1 explained his identity briefly, and Hi- 1 ram sat down on the chopping block and whistled as the two linked arms and strolled to the house. The blue eyes of Bess HUbert twin- 1 kled with merriment when she heard the story of the capture over a late 1 supper, but they also seconded her father's Invitation to spend a week or ' more with them ns atonement for his celebration of the Fourth. "The trout fishing Is very good here, Mr. Burroughs," she added demurely. **I enjoy It myself." , "And he's a mighty slick flslrertmn, ( thet boy," Hiram said three wdw ktt- j er as he snt on the shelving roCk orer < the trout brook and watched two fig- j ures farther down the hillside under j the willows. "He certainly does laud ' some beauties." Under the willows Bess laughed bap- ' plly. J "You'll be my prisoner for life now, Stanley," Bhe said teaslngly. "In the glorious cause of freedom," answered Burroughs, kissing ber m Hiram kindly turned his back. *TO surrender to the captain tonight, SWSb heart." v Lock*'* View of Dancing. John Locke In his "Thoughts Concerning Education" says gtwfaflfys "Nothing appears to give children A 1 much becoming confidence and bst*rv? lor and ao to raise them to the cht? nation of those above their ago, hi, i though dancing consists only In no* ward gracefulness of mofloa, f*K% V > know not bow, It glvts children inaiHf 1 thoughts and carriage more than 1 thing." Ho add*, however, that fflfc teacher moot be a good one, for ? [ think It more passable to pnt off tN hat and make a leg like an honed toim | try gentleman than like an 111 faahi loned dancing master." To pnt off the > hat and make a leg explains much, by t the way, In the "business" of the ordl? uary costume play.?London Chronicle. ~ Bent or Broke 1 / When you are bent on plenary Then atweye use your Wtt 1 And keep within your measure l" Or youTl go broke on It i- ?_? 1 Had a Purpose. ir "Queer, but Jones Is tickled to death ,, because his children are so bad." y "He must have It In for the neigh* hot*" ' j - ^vVr1*""*?k* ^ W -uv.vxjt e=aKgaBHM8K' SBHHE55! Sad Coughs 441 had a bad cough for tlx weeks and could And no relief until I tried Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. One-fourth of a bottle cured me." ! L. Hawn, Newington, Ont. Neglected colds always | lead to something serious. ' They run into chronic i bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, or consumption. Don't wait, but take Ayer's Cherty Pectoral just as soon as your cough begins. A few doses will cure you then. %??$!! * Consult your doeter. If be nji toke It, then do m he says. If be telle you not to tote It, then don't tote It. He know. Ayer's Pills cure any tendency to biliousness or constipation, and thus hasten recovery. Purely vegetable. Gently laxative. J. C. A THlt CO? Lowell, Mess. A Poeer. A verbatim fragment from the lair courts: King's CXiumwl (Sramhrhsg witness)? Did you?1 kmw ywti dfll not, but I am bound to put ft Be grm?en the J8tb?It was not the 2t>Th realty; It was the Mth; It Is a mhrtuhe tn my brief?see fh. ?? ? - - - ?v ?uc ja iiui iue aeiennant really; he !s the plaintiff?there Is a counter claim, hut yon would not understand fhat?y?s or no? Witness?What 1?St Jninqs Gazette. An Improvement. "I see the agent has sold yez a carpet Sweeper, Mrs. Msrglnnls. Xs 1t as Brood as flie oufd YWTrloncd broom"?* "It Is an' better, Mrs. MuMncltle. X ran knodk *?glntrts twice as far wld ZJures Blood Poloon, Cancer, Ulcers If yon have offensive pimples or sruptions, ulcers on any part of the >ody, aching bones or joints, falling mir, mucous patches, swollen glands, kin itches ana bums, soro lips or gums, J ^IW^wtering sores, sharp, gnawing 1 ,lace being blo^tr*^0-1?1 serious blood | ,ealed almost like summer timbT ^nAny one who wishes can now haul o the dam and the money to be (pent can bo distributed among the many. This is right, let there be free trade, legitimate competition. Work to he done on ones merit for ihat work. I have had it in me to & mod to all trusts or combines, escribe trouble ~"iist to fight a worse ice sent in sealed letter. jj. cir" now Sr?p W?nl n?r Trmp. "My fatlier has always told nte,** ba- ' ;nn Edgar, "that pretty glrla make * ?oor wives. Nbw, when I marry It 1 nust be a girl who Is not pretiy at ,11 Vvnf ana hwKa <a Llif UUl VUU ?? UV <0 ^A/DOtPOtU V& VUV tome loving Instincts, one who is tro- i elfish and"? "Oh, Mr. Montgomery?Edgar?Gits 1 s so sodden, but yon may nsk pupa?' i Ready to Growl. Manager?We must pnt a greart deal >f realism Into this forest scene. Oan < ?on get some one to growl so as to releuihle a bear? Asslstant-rl think so. . rherc are six or seven stage hands who have not received their wages for three weeks. I'll call them. , An IfnforBlvnblc Fellow. -"I didn't close my eyes once last night." "That so? Insomnia is a misernble thing. I must say.** "Oh. I tflept ail tight enough. They ?losed theisselvesf^?C^nelntifltl TlmesP!>nr. liacapea an a wtiti rate. Mr. H. Haggins of Melbourne, Fla., arites, "My doctor told me I had coninmption and nothing could be done for me. I was given up to die. The }ffer of a free trial bottle of Dr. King's New Discovery for consumption, Inluced me to try it. Results were startling. I am now on the road to recovBry and owe all to Dr. King's New Discovery, It surely saved my life." This great cure is guaranteed for all throat and lung diseases by Dr. F. C. Duke, Druggist. Price 60c and $1. Trial Bottles free. BaglaaAhr V?n?w. The fraitwtwe fas Mint begins young. The ltttto gm were her new etoak fbr the ftrtft f* ?m east wtnd was Mt fhlnfltng ef the Sent Win A. ftet in other, how e rev, vn, and she suggested That iweyte Who allowed thefr Si oaks to bttSr Sver <h?lr heads sometime* reuStrt cfA. no, mother,A observed net fcgMg complacently. "Ten dorft Crttfh #ln when fr? vttn It prSlgr ItrflngT* It V** flh Ishsa *1 wn ye*. hml MfNw Iam seen mm I pretty ?hwrp yirttwr *Detee6T?. eAwhnfl tay^sr or wtaftT' ffch. IK* rtMH* twM fc ? *bcw> Better Thau Gold. P'*I rM troubled for seyeral years with chronic indigestion and nervous debility," writes F. J. Oreen, of Lancaster, K. H. "No remedy helped me nntil I began using Electric Bitters, whieh did me more good than all the medieines I ever used. They haye also kept my wife in excellent health for years. She says Electric Bitters are Just splendid for female troubles; that they are a grand tonic and inyigorator for weak, run down women. No other medicine can take its plaoe in oar family." Try them. Only BOo. Satisfaction guaranteed toy Dr. r?0, Dnfce. PERT PARAGRAPHS. It half of the world does not km what the other half la doing, ft Is i fin fault of the ladles' sewing circle. Ah artist is not necessarily a genl because he is poor. Policemen should make successl railroad men. Copper makes a go conductor. i Some men are bom great, oth? achieve greatness, and others ate cur by some-patent medicine. It is hard to think that the man wl owes yon money and will not pay baa any good points. Indians are not half as bad as th< are painted 1 soma of tha ai *ru< jtj .\y^\ that hurts wht you hand it 1 - IHL> oBj the assessor. M W/J Beware of tl I M friend froi t \ LjL whom you can Or borrow monej ? Ma -l ? --www. v, cxpc- He probabl fw? IA? man learnt , , rapidly teko pels hit ^ nnt8 to boi knowledge from the book- row m o n e makert. from you. big 'head Is not always the sign o smart man, particularly a big beat the next morning. Every man Bocretly thinks that h woukl not be a misfit in the preslden tUl chair. If women had a vote, statesmei would have to pay more attention t? the way they trimmed their whiskers. A cannibal is so careless about hii diet that he Is Just as likely as not t( eat a man that disagrees with him. Nearly Forfeits His Life. A runaway almost ending fatally started a horrible ulcer on the leg of J B. Orner, Franklin Grove, 111. Foi four years it defied all doctors and all remedies, llut Hucklen's Arnica Salve tiad no trouble to cure him. Equally for Burns, Bruises, Rkin Eruption! jjl jfJ6c at F. C. Duke's Drug Hi Henry's Fau^ played here Monday night to U. Lgeet audience that ever assemble in the opera house to witness the pe. fiirtnartoo ~ Theses' proro0tot 80Jlow Is that sore leg of yours?" Vanished, but I still have a pain in my limb. I would have you to underitund that I don't have legs since my incle left me his money." Favors Make Friends. Phe nimbi? youth who shines my shoes "When I can spare a dime With doference accepts my views, Agreeing: every time; knd. though I know I make a hit That he may get a fee, Fet I will candidly admit It greatly pleases me. The man with a subscription book "Who Jauntily drifts tn Has politics that SSr always look As like mine as ? * Though the susptc 1 o n crosses He votes the oth- [ [ ] UifiMt If he Insists that B we agree, How can I say him nay? The girl I call around to flea And who has snared my heart Holds views that match mine to a T? How could we be apart? And though I sometimes ask myself "Will we so well agree When she is helping spend my pelf, Just now It pleases ma But that Is always how things gQ With man and mold likewise; When we hav-T I4vors to bestow. They tell us we are wise; And while we know it Is hot air, For more we always beg. Though at the time we aro aware They want to pull our leg. Hard Luck, "Too bnd about Blifklns." "What's happened to him 7" "He was taken down wltli a bnd cna of pneumonia Just when his mother-ii law came for a month's visit." Things to Unlearn. Much of the things we loam at schoi We later must unlearn. And of the number this Is one: ?fow many pounds are in a ton Weighed by a coal concern? Not Worth While, Though. "There Is some compensation In belli dross eyed." *1 don't know what It Is." "Tou can wutch out on both sides f< pickpockets." At the Bar. Ton see the prisoner at the bar With humble, contrite air; Be went tco often to the bar, And that's why he Is there. No New Thing. "Mother, this paper says that lore caused by a microbe." ^Nonsense! , There was tore In t! world before microbes Were erer t Terrtod.^ Mysterious Circumstance. One was pale and sallow and the oth fresh and rosy. Whence the differenc She who la blushing with health uc Dr. King's New Life Pills to mainta it. By gently arousing the lazy orgs they compel good digestion and he off constipation. Try them. Only 2i *!>*- F. 0. Duke's. * ?^^ p?a????w????? Oet( . Out of It. Constable, the English pfflntca, at)W tended an exhibition of landscapes <md ^ sea views which was the work of another eminent artist whom he detested. "Like putty," he growled as ho scanus nod them over. It happened that a friend of the painter's was present and tvas so stupid as to repent Constable's remark. When, later, Constable, meet04 Ing the gentleman whom he hod condemned, congratulated him upon one of his works, the latter said, "Why, I'm ro told yon say my pictures are putty." g4 "What of that?" replied Constable. "I like putty." hQ What "Parilfal" la. Musically "Parsifal" Is unique among J Wagner's achievements. It has not the continual and flaming inspiration of "Tristan," the tragic puissance of "Goetterdaemmerung," the unflagging ^ felicitous invention of "Siegfried," nor are the themes inveterately eloquent In denotement. But In no other work has he compassed the exquisitely dexterous ,n art, the emotional subtlety, the lnslnto uatlng poignancy of this score.?North American Review. ? J. CLAUDE CAUBLE, 't CONTRACTOR. r. y Plumbing Corner riain Gas and and Entery Steam Fitting prise Sts., UNION, S. C. S Services Qunrantecd. Prices Reasonable, j i Final Discharge. 1 Notice is hereby given that A J. e Hill, Executor of the Estate of Robert J. Betsill, deceased, has applied to l* .luartn M " 1 ' in. uioti, juj|{? oi jL'ioime, in and for the county of Union, for a final J discharge as such Executor, t 1 It Is Ordered, That the 8th day of e 5 March, A. D. 1904, be fixed for hear- " ing of Petition, and a final settlement of said Estate. Jason M. Greek, 5 Probate Judge U. C., S. C. f ) Published in Union Times Feb. 5th, , 1904. G-4t 1 Notice! Notice! c , Executors, Administrators, Trustees K . and Guardians must make returns to r me at the office of Judge of Probate I during January and Febiuary of this { 1 year The 1st day of March will lie tho I day to issue notes to show cause why ycu ' j have failed to do so. No commission > will be allowed you for your troubles in managing the estate unless you nuke * your returns promptly. * i Jason M. Greek, s i| % ?, Probate Judge. g Elliot Powell, Minor, has applied to Jason M. Greer, Judge of Probate, in and for the County of Union, for a final discharge as such Guardian. T It Is Ordered, That the 2Jlrd clay of February, A. D. 1904, be fixed for ? a hearing of Petition, and a final settlement of said Estate. Jason M. Grf.kr, Probate Judge U. O. S. C. j ' Published in Union Times Jan. 22, ! 1904. 4-4t Notice! A meeting of the stockholders of The J. J. Littbjohn Co. will be held at this office in Jonesville, S.C., February 20, 1904, at 10 o'clock a tu, for the purple of amending their chaiter to authorize them to manufacture fertilizers. J. J. Littlejoiin, Pres. Notice of Election of Beer Dis- 1 penser. Dispenser for Beer Dispensary No. 2 will be elected the 2Cth of February. All applications must be filed with the undersigued on or before the 1st of Feb. T. K. Foster, 3- Clerk C. B. Control. Notice to Taxpayers. I will be at the following places as designated for the purpose of taking tax returns: At Union in Auditor's office, from January the lat to lOtb, 1904. Buffalo, Mills, January 11th, 1904. West Springs, January 12tb, 1904. Gibbs, Cinder's store, January 13th, forenoon, 1904, Sanford Wilburn's store, January ? 13th, afternoon, 1904. i- Cross Keys, B. G. Wilburn's store, January 14th, 1904, Sedalia, January 15th, 1904. Goeben Hill, Black Itock, January iaik iooa AUVII, A VvZ* Lockhart Mills, January 18th, 1904. Adamsburg, January 19th, 1904. Kelton, January 20ih, 1904. Jouesville, January 21ai, 1904. Union, January 92nd to 25th, 1004. Fish Dam, January, 20th, 1904, g Santuc, January 27tb, forenoon, 1904. Union iu office from January 28th to February 20th, 1904, when the time ex>r piree for making returns for Personal Property. After that date 50 per cent, will be aUeU. PieaaeWke notice and fail not to make your returns. JonN O. Fakr, 52-tf, Auditor Union County. * Dr. R. M. Dorsey, n* Specialist on diseases of the EYE and EAR >er _ ?and? m OPTICIAN. tin ns Successor to II. R. Goodell. 1 Alexander's Music Hall, Spartan ' I burg, 8. a 47-ljr. Dr. Alexander S. Foster, Suageon Dentist, JONESVILLE, SOUTH CAROLINA. Rooms over J. F. Alman'S.-Store. CROWH TORRENCE. Id. B. 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