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Columbia Sentinel. n'BUUIH) XJVU'.y rm k-. ay ;.i i;.Yi.t..:: Georgia. ENTERED AS SECOND-CLASS MATTER AT THE POST OFFICE IN HARLEM. GA. THURSDAY, MAY 6 _ ~nr£fdi~ Is to inform you that your Rubscrip tion is due, and as we need the money, kindly ask all in arrears to come up and give us a helping hand by paying up their subscription. CITY AND COUNTY DIRECTORY CITY COUNCIL. J. W. BELL, Mayor. C. W. ARNOLD. W. E. HATCHER. W. Z. HOLLIDAY. M. FULLER. COUNTY OFFICERS. G.D.DARSEY, Ordinary. G. W. GRAY’, Clerk and Treasurer. B. IVEY. Sheriff. O. HARDY, Tax Collector. J. A. GREEN. Tax Receiver. J. C. GOETCHIUB, Coroner. MASONIC. Harlem Lodge, No. 276 F. A. M., meets 2d and 4 th Saturdays. CHURCHES. Baptist—Services 4th Sunday, Dr. F-. R.Cars well Sunday School every Sunday. Superin tendent-Re v. J. W. Ellington. Methodist— Every 3rd Sunday. Rev W h. Shackleford, pastor. Sabbath School every Sunday, H.A Merry, Supt. , , Magistrate’s Court. 128th District, G. M., 4th Saturdav. Return day 1« days before. W. B. Hoebuck, J. P. The Rights of Work ingmen. Some Concessions Which Employers Ought to Make- We do not suppose that the laborers who are clamorous for concessions from their employers make any nice distinctions between that which is withheld from them out of greed or mere indifference to their comfort and that which cannot be granted , without a surrender of principle. They ask for everything they desire without any special regard to the right or wrongof the demand. But the employe has the same human nature as the men, and is perhaps as likely as they to err in his judgment when replying to their appeals. Without attempting herein to note any of the claims of subordinates, the granting of which would interfere with the rights or even the self-res pect of their employers, we wish to make brief mention of something which can be conceded without any sacrifice of principle, and often with out even an increased cost of the service. As a rule we do not think that em ployers are considerate enough of the convenience and comfort of those who serve them. There are a thousand little things which irritate the servant or laborer far more than any mere loss of income, or the lengthening of liis hours of toil. This is especially true of the managers of great corpo rations who have a large number of operatives on their pay-roll, and are accustomed to regard them simply as parts of the common machinery employed for a definite result. They often pay no more regard to their feelings than if they were attachments to the inanimate pulleys, punches, or platforms wlieie they perform their Work. This is hard for flesh and blood to bear, and there is no earthly occasion for it. The common idea is that any recognition of the manhood of the hireling will make him presuming, I and unfit to occupy obediently th* subordinate place. This is a wide- i spread belief, but totally unfounded. Here and there a senseless employe may be led .to presume upon the kindness that treats him as an equal in all the essentials of manhood, but the great bulk of the employed can be won by such treatment to render a far higher and better service. This consideration for the employe may take practical shape in many ways greatly to his increase of com fort. Perhaps there is nothing about which many employers are more careless than in the time and method of paying the stipend due to those in their service. There are girls in the kitchen who have harder work to collect their montly wages, even from rich employers, than the old fashioned post man had to wring his dues from the delinquent subscribers to the paper he served to them. There are few employers, who have not themselves served long and weary years at the other end of the connec tion, that know how much they might promote the comfort of their clerks, porters su.d Jaboiwrs of every class’, bv frequ. nt ai; 1 svstemalic payment oi tlierr due* the «mp]oy<. ins a bank account of his own. and money in his pocket; or if he is short in these he has a good credit at the butcher's, the baker's, and the grocer's and can obtain vithout the , least inconvenience all that ho wish, sto purchase. If he lives in a hired house he may even let his rent go unpaid for a few weeks without being dis possessed by the constable. But the poor man has often no reserve, or if he has, it is a little nest-egg in the savings bank he can not draw at will without breaking the resolution that began the hoard fora time to greater need. He might, with more forethought, economy and wisdom in living, gain a little floating capital to serve him between his pay days, but the want of the genius and thrift to lay such plans and execute them is often the reason why he remains subordinate to the man who employs him. We have been led to these re marks by a conversation with some of the employes of the Elevated Railroad, who spoke of the method of payment on that line as a real grievance no remonstrance can remedy. If we mistake not this company makes up its pay rolls monthly, and these must afterward be approved, so that it is nearly or quite six weeks from the date the earnings begin before the man receives a cent of his wages. In I the average case, he must borrow or he must run in debt for all his stores, and he may have to visit the pawn-shop to supply his pressing | need before pay-day comes. This may be mere thoughtless ness, but it is a shameful disre gard of the rights of the laborers on that road. It would be little ! more work or extra expense to make semi-monthly payments, and always have the money ready within three or four days of the end of the fortnightly period. Such a change would add an average of 10 per cent, to the value of the wages of four-fifths of those who are em ployed on that line. With cash in hand the purchaser can make his means go further and be saved many of the makeshifts that now appear to diminish his monthly earnings. If we were addressing the em ployed we should urge them to practice every form of self denial even to one meal a day, until they accumulated means enough to enter upon a better economy than getting trusted at the shops, or buying coal by the scuttle and flour by the pound But this article is in tended only for the employers, and we urge upon them, whether they are merchants, manufacturers, ■ managers of railroads, or private ; gentlemen, a more general regard in all matters for the feelings o f those who serve them, but especially in the matter of paying wages to make | such payments promptly, frequently 1 and at certain periods, so that their help may have their pay when they need it, and know certainly when they may expect it. These are the rights of workingmen, that are often withheld, but may be conceded by every employer without any sacrifice of principle or self respect.—N. Y. Journal of Commerce. —Sick headache, is the bane of many lives; his annoying compaint may be cured and prevented by the occasional use of Dr. J. H. McLean’s Homoeopathic Liver and Kidi e: Fillets, they are pleasant to take no larger than a pin head, and are the ladies’ favorite for bil iousness, bad taste in the mouth, jaundice, for leucorrbea and painful menstruation. For sale by all druggist. Jervous Debilitated Sufferers- From early Indiscretions, Excesses, &c’ If you will send me your name and address, I will send you by return mail a treatise on the cause and cure of nervous exhaustion, lost manhood, loss of memory, dimness of vision, and all other symptoms arising from self abuse, overwork or study. Neglect, causes of insanity and early death.— Address, T. W. Rice, 249 Fulton St., Brooklyn, N. Y. au27-l Danger! A neglected cold or cough may lead to Pneumonia,Consumption or other fatal disease. Strong’s Pectoral Pills will cure a cold as by magic. Best thing for dyspepsia.in digestion, sick headache as thousands testify. —Animals, are often afflicted with a disease Qalled the mange, the same disease in human beings is called tne itch and is highly conta gious, to cure it, mix flour of Sulphur with Dr. J. H. McLean’s Volcanic Oil Liniment, bathe it thoroughly, and take Dr. J. H. McLean’s Homoeopathic Liver and Kidney For sale by all druggist. IN FOB, TIE WAI. ■ ■■ .o Slaughter of The Innocents AT No. 1, Railroad Street RARLEM, GA. R. L. LAMKIN Still in Front With the biggest announcement of the sea son. He is going to make things lively for the citizens of Columbia. Realizing the power of that commodity generally known as ‘cash,” he has determined to sell Goods as Cheap As Augusta or Anywhere Else. :e; Will keep constantly on hand the following goods, which he guarantees to give satisfac tion : FLOUR, HAMS, SUGAR, MEAL, D. S. SIDES, COFFE, GRITS, LARD, TEA, RICE, SALT, CRACKERS, STARCH, SOAP, SODA, TOBACCO, SEGARS, SNUFF, SYRUP, MOLASSES, CHEESE, HARDWARE, * TINWARE, WOODEN WARE, CANNED GOODS Dry Goods. Boots, Shoes and Domestics AMfttMKiAMwmMWK wenVxv*FUJN.**Xfrtthk'SMHNMNMNpM it~i :'/.r, VnWlli WiWtnf JOg IMPROVE YOUR STOCK I I he 1 rotting Stallion Strathmore, Jr., will imake the Spring season at my farm in Co lumbia countv, four miles west of Harlem. j PEDIGREE. ' Stiathinore, Jr., is by Strathmore, Sr.; first dam. Melrose by i Adinimstrat<>r ; second. Mattie Price by Woodford Membrino ; third, Miss lavlorby Peck's Idol; fourth, Carrie D. by Don Juan ; fifth, Romance by Sir Leslie. TERMS : single leap, $lO for the season, sls for insurance. Fifty cents to the groom in all cases. Special nites may be made for three or more mares. Apply to S. C. LAMKIN, HARLEM, GA. JESSE THOMPSON & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF DOORS, SASH & BUNDS Mouldings, Brackets, Lumber, Laths and Shingles. DEALERS IN Window Glass and Builders’ Hardware, Planing Mill and Lumber Yard, Hale Street, Near Central Railroad Yard, Augusta. G a. GIBSON COTTON SEED PLANTER \fe (el/ Mr a A .My \ V7T Price List: The Gibson Cotton Seed Planter, complete SIO.OO each. The Gibson Attachmeht for Dow Law Planter 4.50 each. The Gibson Attachment for Farquhar Planter 4.50 «ach. Apply to or address, W. S. LAZENBY, HARLEM, GA. W. D. BOWEN~ Manufacturer and Dealer In Guns, Pistols, Powder, Shot, Caps, Catridges, Fishing Tackle, Etc. 1028 Broad St., Augusta, Ca. All work and repair done with neatness and dispatch. Globe Hotel, AUGUSTA, GA. J. W. Gray, Proprietor. In clone Proximity to Opera House, Telegraph Office*, Expreee Office, Poet Office. Ob ffie Principal Retail of the City. Rates according to location of room. Care pM« the Hotel every ten iuiuut«a.