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The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07
THE DEATH
OF THE
POET
BY BARRY PAIN
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The young man had glass eye,
which was by no means a perfect
flt, position In life as assistant to a
grocer in Fulham. which was ex-
tremely distasteful to him, and a
passion for a girl called Annie, which
seemed absolutely hopeless. The
young man himself was fully con-
scious of the tragedy OF the situa-
ton. He knew that II was from
such furnace as this that the pure
gold OF poetry was extracted. He
took to doing little poetry In his
leisure hours.
1t was very much like other poet
ry; that Is to say, 1t was neither very
bad nor very good. The leisure
hours were limited. and this limited
the supply of the poetry. There was
| not enough for volume. Perhaps
| there never would be. That which
was already written did not entirely
satisfy the young mans nice and
| critical taste. He would have reoast
1t again and again If he had the
| money. Much meditation on the
poignancy OF this situation led him
to the decision that when he was
dead, with the green grass growing
over him. after his name. carved In
a simple headstone, should come the
defective words, Who died unex-
pressed" 1t was some regret to him
| that he could never live to see It,
Most of his poems were addressed
| to Annie, who was Il practical Young
| lady. A girl who Is called Annie is
almost certain to be practical He
| would. without much encouragement
| read these poems to her. Then she
| would say Thank you" and look
very doubtful. He did not like the
| look. He went SO far as to ask her
| If she did not think he was right In
| using the one talent that heaven had
given him.
We'll, l don't know about that"
said Annie. It's nothing TO me, and
you've got to suit yourself OF
course, it's better that you should
than IL you stopped boozing In the
public house all night-samc as
some do. My two brothers make pic
turo frames In the evening and sell
them, too. It's not for me to advise,
but why don't you try the picture
| frames? Besides, ought you to 20
on writing poems about me when
you know perfectly well there's
| nothing in It? l like YOU well
| enough SO far as you go, but If ever
| | take husband it'll be somebody
in far different position than you
| Just think about that"
At that moment he was extremely
annoyed and had to no nulled mn hv
| Annie with sharp jerk After
wards he did go away and think
! about II and all the while he was
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07

position. Annie received the new
from him in n brief and extremely
business like note. Her mother
agreed that 1t was clearly her duty
TO go round and see about 1t. She
would be able to catch him at the
shop in Fulham on her way to work.
He was not at the shop, and she was
Informed that he had resigned his
post. She had Just time to go on to
his lodgings. But he was not there
either He was at the moment en-
gagged in the purchase of one OF the
very best glass eyes that money
could buy. It was triumph lie
himself could only tell the difference
between the real eye and the artin-
cial by shutting first one lid and then
the other. His self-respcct grew tire
mcndously.
Annie. who, as | have said. was
quite practical, did not forget that
August 8 was his birthday and scu'
him Iair OF slippers which she had
worked With her own hands She
thought the acknowledgement which
she received of her gift was a lirtlo
too formal She was driven SO far
toward desperation that in !.cr-
fectly needless letter OF reply she
asked him to send her any poetry
that he had been doing lately a
post card reached her from Margatc
bearing the simple statement that
he had not been doing any lately.
Annie's charm had been the charm
of the unattainable. That was gone
now, and his eye showed him that
there were other prcttier girls The
other eye, the glass article, was so
complete that he no longer suffered
from any feeling OF physical deform-
ity. He was free from the loug
hours of work at business whi.h
had never pleased him. He had
heaps Of time to write poetry and to
recast what he had already written.
and he never wrote Il single line
Just once, as he enjoyed his after
luncheon cigarette. he did rocall the
simple headstone and the proposed
inscription. who died with moth
ing to express" occurred to him
But he did not worry about IT. He
had promised TO take IA girl out on
the water that afternoon, remark
ably pretty girl, too. He went in
search Of her, whistling as he went
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s.Cl. TAKE ry Urscriutjon for full 20 day. and
II 1t El's % nip You. the entire expense is
minC-uot ours.
Ih,u 5rhyShould the sick tuhe any
chd}tce on any Other MsdicjHc, 7DItOSe
m0h,r dure MT LUrk ii .jUSt as / do Gy
this y'mCrkdJie GRAZ
also have Rheumatic Ecmcdy-und that
remedy Is covered hy the same identical No
help, no pay protective plan.
Besides. yUw aEv f.vc :, ,naa',,t n.a ias. a-
you would your home physician Nh HIN ice and
the book h' .ow are yOuTs-and WitruUt cost.
Perhaps q word or two from 10 VII clear
up some serious aIlmcnt. have hrlI,d thousands
upon thousands 10y my private rruSoriI tiuu or
personal advice Iiau. My lest effort j. surely
worth your simple request
SoIrt m" nd yuH an order ut once. Take
the message To- som" sick friend.
\ post. VIII bring opportunity.
wl.i have am honest and IUl~t ~tWu.thy drug
EiSt To whom YOU can conveniently 20 ior the 20
day test.
lUt first, ask mo for th, order FOR all drug
glst> ar" NOT authorized 10 give thr 500 clay test.
80 write m" NOW and save all DELAYS Re
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llr. ~Lauu. E.N L., Iu,.', Ni,.
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No. Oh JEO Kidneys No. L on LAyulaat IN.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07

"No-Drip" is the most clever lit
tie silvered Coffee Strainer ever in
vented. Get one free from DR.,
Shoop, Racine, Wis. by the Coupon
Plan. The Coupon and DR.. Shoop' S
new book on Health Coffee sent to
any lady requesting them. You can
trick any one by secretly serving DR.
Shops Health Coffee at meal time
Your visitor or your husband will
declare he is drinking real coffee
and yet there is not a grain of reaI
coffee in DR.. Shops Health Coffee
Pure grains, malt, and nuts give
Health Coffee its exquisite taste
and flavor No 20 to 80 minutes te-
dious boiling. Made in a minute
Try it from your grocer and get a
pleasant surprise. One half pound
package 25c. Dreher Bros.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07
1t Costs Money to Paint
Town Lots

1t costs more if you don't. Your
house wears out if not painted.
Then it costs money to repair it and
money to paint it. 1t don't cost
much money to paint with the l.. &
M Paint, because 4 gallons of the l..
& NJ and 3 gallons of Linseed Oil
makes 7 gallons of ready for-use
paint at only $l.2O per gallon.
Thirty-five years use in every part
of the United States has proven it.
Scld by Holman-Cullum Hardware
Company, Batesburg,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07

Batesburg is on its regular spring
building boom. There is now in
course of erection not less than eight
dwellings. all of which are beyond
the ordinary and two or three prom
ise to be quite an addition to the
towns residential abodes. The saw
and hammer are to be heard on ev-
cry side and building material is
coming into town by the solid car
d. Is.
Besides the dwellings are two or
three large store buildings now in
the course of erection which also
promises to be quite an addition to
t'le business portion of the little
city.
The strides that Batesburg has
ta.;en in the past few years is almost
unprecedented; for what was but a
snail hamlet few years ago is to-
day growing, thriving city with
wide awake and energetic business
men making the most of every op-
portunity that presents itself. The
tcwn of Batesburg few years back
was but dot on the map. In the
eyes of the business world today it
Is the largest point between Colum-
bia and Augusta from a freie hit and
passenger standpoint. On the other
hand the town is almost free from
all lawleSSness and the whiskey
traffic is thing of the past. We
have no loafers and every man who
is able to work has an occupation.
Our streets and roads leading to the
main arteries of commerce, (the
Planter are rapidly being
clayed and otherwise improved.
But year or so ago it was a
burden for four mules 70 haul three
bales of cotton, the same quantity
now comes to town drawn by half
the number. Batesburg's future is
all that can be wished for, and with
the new enterprises coming in rap
idly she cannot but forge ahead
with the great strides of the twen-
tafr csntury methods.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07
HEAVY STORM In LEX.
INGTON
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE BY
HAIL IN BLACK CREEK
SECTION.

Lexington, May 4.-County Com
missioner S. Rufus Smith, who re-
sides in the Black Creek section of
the county, was here yesterday and
told of a vely severe hailstorm
which visited that entire section on
last Friday evening about dark. Mr..
Smith stated that the whole earth
was covered and in many places the
stones were as large as turkey eggs.
Shingles on the housetops were
cracked, window panes knocked
out and small farm truck and gar
dens were badly damaged. The
area over which the storm passed
was about a mile wide. A heavy
downpour of rain accompanied the
hail.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07

A pain prescription is printed up
on each 25c. box Of DR.. Shoop's S
Pink Pain Tablets. Ask your Doc
tor or Druggists if this formula is
not complete. Pain means congest-
ion, blood pressure. Head pains,
womanly pains, pain anywhere get
instant relief from a Pink Pain Tab
let. Gunter's Drug Store.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07

life and midsummer meeting is be-
ing planned for.
Mrs. Fannie Wright, of Caddo
Mills. Texas, who has enjoyed sew
eral weeks here amid relatives re
turned home accompanied by her
sister, Miss Perth Noble. Miss
Noble will make an indefinite stay
there.
Rev. j. H. Edwards. pastor of
Ridge Spring Baptist church, receiv-
ed at the hands of his appreciative
people delightful pounding last
week.
F. d. P.
There will be an entertainment at
the school auditorium on Friday
evening. May Z, at $50 for the
benefit of the Episcopal Orphanage.
DIR. Edwin L. Green, of the S. c.
University, will give his interesting
lecture, "A Trip Through Greece. "
The lecture will be illustrated by
some beautiful pictures. A small
admission fee will be charged and
the patronage of the people is so
licited.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07

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age is estimated at from $4,000 to
$4,000, understood to be fully COW
cred by insurance.
Col. Henry c. Thompson of Co.
lumbia is in Aiken attending a meet
ing of the Pythians in the interest of
the uniform rank. He occupied one
of the rooms damaged by the fire
and lost practically all of his bag
gage,
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07
Tell Some Sick One
1t Is Free IF 1t Fails.
Will YOU do an act Of humanity

VIII YOU do an act Oi humanity
VIII you tell some sick friend of this. my
rcmarka blr offer?
Toll him or her. that you have len rncd Of n
medicine 50 certain that its maker Gdr, say to
tn" sick, II Is absolutely and Internationally
free ii it fails"
And you. no doubt. already know of Dr.
Shoop Restorative and its popularity.
For 20 years it has been the standard rem
edy Tor Stomach. Kidney and Heart ailments
everywhere in America.
When the inside" or controlling nerves Of
'hnsa vital organs l-n0'n TO fai IL i nr Shnnn :
th"nrd, aud brought these nerves and organs
back To health again.
DO not dose the stomach. nor stimulate
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07
I'VE Will
Give $500
lin Cash For
the Three Best
Advertisements

5000 for the best Stieff'
Piano advertisement.
$500 for the best Shaw
Piano advertisement.
$500 for the best StieH
and Shaw Piano ADVERTISE
ment combined.
Mr.. John Ross, of the
Charlotte Observer and
Chronicle, Mr.. Birch Of the
Charlotte News; Mr.. Weth-
erS, OF Columbia State; and
Mr.. }. +. Jacobs, OF the Re
llgiouS Syndicate, Clinton
,. G., will act as Judges.
contest open until June
lSt, 1909. Open to every
one. Send your add to
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07
Profits I'm AdrertIsina.

The fruit growers who make the
most money are usually tho men
who sell their product by means OF
business like advertising. Several
growers Of our acquaintance sell
hll their best fruit direct TO private
customers.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07

Batesburg's business men 're pull
ing together. That means greater
Batesburg.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07

The freight receipts at Batesburg
90 up into the thousands every
month.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07

1t is brick and concrete that is
used for building mercantile houses
in Batesburg.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07

Cotton continues 10 come in and
fsrmers appear to be satisfied with
the price paid.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07
RIDGE SPRING NEWS

Inc ". -. I. entertained Friday
last for the benefit of the Old Sol
diers Home and though the wind
and rain fore-stalled the moonlight
picnic they realized handsome sum
from their sales of refreshments.
Ridge Spring Chapter of the
U. d. c. will observe Decoration
Day on May IL, with the following
program:
The members of the chapter will
assemble at Col. R. B. Watson's at
$50 a. m, where they will be Joined
by the students of the Ridge Spring
II gh School and will march to the
Cemetery where the graves of the
%. .scderate dead viii be decorated,
ate, Which all will repair to the
schaol house where an appropriate
address will be delivered at IL
O'Clock by Miss Grace Lumpkin of
Columbia. S. c., followed by music
and presentation Of crosses of honor
by Col. R. B. Watson. At 1890 a
basket picnic will be served at the
spring. Everybody is cordially in
vited to attend and bring a basket,
Veterans earnestly urged to attend.
Mrs. j. r. Zimmerman,
Miss c. B. Watson,
Chloe Nicholson,
Minrie Willard.
Committee.
The Anti tuberculosis League of
Saluda county, DR.. d. b. Fronts of
Ridge Spring organizer, with the
full complement of officers present
assisted by Supt. Sample, selected
the following executive committee:
Saiuda- Mrs. Ida Crouch.
Mt. Willing Z. E. Buster
Corinth- Miss Mary Lester.
Germanvllle- Ola Derrick.
Delmar- Mr.. Henry Hare.
HolSton's x R'ds-" W.K. Shealv.
Ridge Spring-Miss Elise Carwile.
bethany Mrs. Kemp.
Fruit Hill-Mr, w. Floyd Whittle.
Celestla-- Mr.. T. P. Johnson.
Good Hope-Mrs. Addie Mason.
Coleman Mamie Ellis.
Denny -Mesdames j. c. Mickler
and Charlie Carson.
| A point we'll taken was to urge
the county authorities to set apart
at the county poor farm house
where poor tuberculosis patients may
be provided for and have the privi-
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07

Spring is taking it very cool con-
sidering that she is so close to sum.
mer.
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FRIDAY, May 7. 1863

All hail this point and do not tarry,
Improve the times now passing by,
II bank account you wish To carry
Batesburgs the place to make your try
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07

Eight dwellings now going up in
Batesburg.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07

Everybody talks baseball now
days.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-07
DANGEROUS FIRE IN
AIKEN
MENACING BLAZE EXTlNGUlSHED
AFTER THREATEkINGS kIOU
DAMAGE TO III! CiTY'S
BUSINESS SECTION.

Aiken, May 81. tt::..c w:h,;;cch
threatened serious damage to the
business section of Aiken started in
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Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-13

City Auditor shows Some City Funds
Depleted.

City Auditor shows Some City Funds
Depleted.
City Auditor McAneney's report for Oc-
tober OF the condition of the general fund,
issued yesterday, shows that several Of
the municipal departments will have to
hoe pretty close to the line for the re-
naming five months OF the fiscal year to
keep within bounds Of the amount appro-
priated for their maintenance for the year
ending March 81, 1910.
The overdraft in the ''emergencies' fund,
formerly known as the contingent" is
steadily increasing n on November l It
amounted to 81, 259.9O. This Is the only fund
which so far is overdrawn, although the
appropriation for the streets and alleys
has been depleted for some time.
The electrical department is not bur
dened with an extra good balance and the
city electrician will have a hard time get
ting his salary for the next five months
out of the $293.S5, which is all there Is left
of the $1,000 appropriation for the year. OF
the 1890 appropriated for the city health
fund $1,664.14 has been expended during
the seven months of the fiscal year, leav-
ing but $2S5.S6 to keep this department
going for the next five months.
The following shows the appropriations
for the several departments for the fiscal
year and the amounts unusued:
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-13

Davis, drugs.
Tho CLARK Barber Shop for Baths.
Diamond playing the best vaudeville.
CORRIGANs. undertakers. 'Phon las.
For rent. modern house, 726 9Th avenue.
NIGHT SCHOOL at Puryear's college.
Majestic ranges, l.. c. DeVol Hdw. Co.
Woodring Undertaking company. Tel. S9.
Lewis Cutler, funeral director. Phone 81.
FAUST BEER AT ROGERS BUFFET.
Baird e. Boland, undertakers. Phone ".
Expert piarb tuning, Hospe. Phone 54t
When you want reliable want ad adNer-
Using. use The Bee.
Tally cards at low prices. Alexander
Art store, 1888 Broadway.
up-to-date Art Department and Picture
Framing Berwick, 2l South Main street.
Joe Fruett was given a ten-day jail
sentence yesterday for begging on the
streets.
For good painting see Walter Nicholaisen
& Co. IA South Main street. Phone Inde-
pendent 4G Red.
Winter term Western Iowa college opens
Monday. November %. Send for cataloS
Attend the best school.
FOR RENT - TWO ROOMS. SAPP
BLOCK. INQUIRE r. A. WICKHAM, l.
SCOTT STREET. PHONES 43.
Freddy Elmer, the infant son Of Mr. ana
Mrs Fred J; CSaTt6y' w5SSdg 2s s%u'e evening Tin
aged 2 years.
A special meeting Of the woman's Relief
corps will be held Saturday afternoon IN
the Grand Army rooms n me houne
Miss Estella Wood has resigned her po-
fltlon as teacher in the high school and
has gone 20 DCs Molnes to accept a SIM
liar position In the high school of that city.
Information charging Albert II. OFT with
insanity was filed yesterday by Mrs,
Adolph Kastner, a sister. The hearing Is
set for this morning before the commits
s.oners.
Irving s. Cooper, the theosophical lee
turer, gave his final lecture last evening
IN the auditorium Of the public library
building before a large audience. HIS SUBJ
tgct was Occult Explanation OF Mentai
E!,vfn handsome silver cups to be
a. ardcd as prizes at the National Horti-
III ur5l congress fruit exposition next week
6rs on exhibition in a window OF the John
Beno %company's store on Broadway and
are attracting much attention. They form
as handsome a collection of silver trophies
as could be seen anywhere.
Stella Homer brought suit for divorce
yesterday from Fred Homer, TO whom she
was married in this city May "a 1902,
and from whom she separated on NoVem
Der s because Of his cruel and inhuman
treatment, so she alleges. The court issued
am order restraining Homer from interior
Ing with or molesting the plaintiff.
Thomas Meyers, the stranger arrested
With three new fur muffs In his possession
for which he could not satisfactorily &C
count, was given his freedom yesterday
on his promise to leave the city. Meyers
turned the muffs over to an attorney,
whose services he had retained. The police
had been unable to learn where Meyers
secured the m1ffs.
The funeral of the late Hans Jensen.
father OF Councilman j. Chris Jensen, Will
be held this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the
family residence, 37 Sherman avenue, and
bui iai will be in Fafrview cemetery. Rev,
q. w. Snyder, pastor of st. Johns English
Lutheran church, will conduct the services
The following will serve as pallbearers'
Nels Rasmussen, Peter Anderson, George
Hamilton. Chris Jensen, Fred Rasmussen
and NJ. +. Rohrer.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-13
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE FAILS
w. l.. Hall Hacks Throat with Knife,
hut VIII Live.

nut VIII 1--we
w. L. Hall, better known as Lem"
Hall went to the home Of his divorced
wife, Mrs. Barbara A. Hall, 11s Stutsman
street, yesterday afternoon and attempted
to commit suicide by cutting his throat
with a butcher knife. He failed to sever
the windpipe and jugular vein and only sue
ceeded in inflicting a deep cash on the
right side Of his throat which bled pro-
fusely, but is moi expected to result seri-
ously. He was removed to the Jennie Ed
mundson Memorial hospital in the patrol
wagon.
Since she secured a divorce last Janu-
airy on the grounds Of drunkenness, Mrs.
Hall has been repeatedly annoyed by her
former husband and only a few days ago
friends advised her to have him arrested.
Shortly after dinner yesterday Hall went
to the home of his former wife, who ocou-
pies. with her two sons, the upper part
of the house at 119 Stutsman street, while
Patrolman John Short and his wife live
on the second floor. Hall, who had, It is
said, been drinking, at once commenced
to quarrel with his former wife and re-
fused to leave the place when ordered to
by Mrs. Hall. Selling a big butcher knife
from the kitchen table, Hall went into a
bedroom, declaring he intended to end It
all right there. Lying down on the bed he
made a hack at his throat with the knife,
the edge of which, fortunately for Hall,
was not keen, before Mrs. Hall could in
~terfere.
Rushing to the top OF the stairs Mrs.
Hall called Patrolman Short, who was eat
ing dinner. When Short entered the bed
room Hail threatened to kill the officer
and It was only after a long struggle that
Short succeeded in wrestling the knife from
the drink-crazed man. Mrs. Short sum-
moned assistance from police headquarters
and Emergency Officer O'Nein was sent
with the patrol wagon to the house. Hall,
who is a big a put up a hard fight
before the two officers and the patrol
driver succeeded in getting him into the
wagon.
At the hospital Hall was attended by
DR. V. L. Treynor who said the wound
which Hall had inflicted in his throat was
not likely to result at all seriously.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-13
Council Bluffs

tity Of stock in the basement, part Of which
had been unpacked late Wednesday even
ing, and the fire started In the excelsior
and other material used for packing. The
damage TO this stock. which, Il was estt-
mated yesterday, would reach probably 500
or $500, is fully covered by a $1,000 fire In
surance policy. taken out, It was said, only
two days before the fire.
An explosion Of a lamp in the residence
of Mrs. F. ]. Bicknell, 14 Bluff street,
gave the fire department a second run
shortly before 6 o'clock yesterday morning.
Mrs. Bicknell succeeded, however. in put
ting out the blaze before the firemen
res ched the house. She was painfully
burned about the hands in doing so. The
damage was confined to some clothes and
a dresser, which was more or less scorched.