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?trjmatt snb ?iwntjmm ???i>nii8i'aY, HPV. 4. 1896 THE TOMBS DOCTOR HIS OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDYING CRIMINAL NATURE. Most of His Patients Suffer From the Ef fecte of Dissipation?Victims of Morphine and Opium?Placebo For Those Who Feign Illness. t While his duties are limited officially io the care and medical treatment of the inmates of the Tornos, or city prison, Dr. O. J. Ward undoubtedly has one of the most interesting fields of professional practice and study. It extends among a class of patients which, maken all in all, are hardly to be duplicated any where else. It was not to dilate on the valuable opportunities to science presented to the city prison physician for the making of a study or specialty of criminology in " his calling, however," that I visited Dr. 'Ward recently, but to ascertain from - him some of the more interesting details of his work and experience. I found him evidently about 55 years old, with pleasant and kindly features. When he spoke, he expressed himself meditatively and to the point His words were well weighed, and there could be no miscon struing his meaning. 'Oh, there is no doubt of the Tombs being a fine place to make a study in : the line of criminology,'' said Dr, Ward when I first broached the subject of my visit and alluded to the field open in this line, "The material is here, and the . opportunistes for observation are unlim ited." In answer to my question as to the physical condition of the prisoners at the Tombs and their ailments the phy sician replied: "About 75 per cent of all that come inhere suffer from some gastric and nervous troubles, the results of dissipa tion. Thirty-five per cent of these are or have been addicted to the opium or morphine hab*t. After these opiate vic tims have' been here a short while and their access to their favorite drug cut I off their sufferings become pitiable to a degree, "I have had patients here of this class," he continued, "to whom I had to administer as high as 80 grains of morphine in one day to sav<* their lives This dose would be sufficient to kill about five ordinary persons not accus tomed- to the drug. " . That victims to the opium and mor \ phine habits should furnish as many as 85 out of every 100 criminals landing in the city prison, when the police and other authorities of the city are pro claiming that tbe open sale or use of these drugs has been entirely suppressed or stamped out, somewhat surprised me, and I asked Dr. Ward whence this particular class of prisoners came from. "The alcoholic patients are prin cipally from the upper section of the city, but th? morphine or opium Vic tims, as a rule, al i come from the lower part of the city, " he replied. 1 One of the most pitiable subjects of the opium habitr that came here was George Appo, the green goods operator, who is tbe son of Quimbo Appo, the Chinese murderer. Appo testified before the Lexow com mittee against McNally, the king of the green goods men. Appo had not been in tho Tombs without? his opium for over a few days when the want of the drug began to assert itself on his entire system. ? His moans and groans at night fairly kept awake and annoyed all the prisoners in the other cells on the same corridor. " : One curious feature, from a medical standpoint, about the Tombs prisoners is that they almost immediately become seized with the impression that they are suffering from all sorts of ailments and want treatment. They ruminate over their old complaints and shout for the doctor, whereas if they were at home they would never think of need ing medical attendance. With the habitual ariminal or "re peaters" and "revolvers," as they are called, this is not the case. These know the regulations of the prison and under stand that the least troublesome way to get along is to cause as little annoyance as possible. It is remarkable also to no tice how newcomers to the city prison quite readily become reconciled to the surroundings. The first day they appar ently feel their degradation, bue in a few days it is wonderful to behold them, laughing and joking about their predicaments. EquaUy remarkable is the way the newcomers, or at least those committed for petty offenses, will take to lionizing and looking up to.those committed for the higher grades of crime, such joa murder and bank robbery. 4 class of people who are great at feigning illness are those who come down here from the workhouse on Blackwell's island, " said Dr. Ward fur 'ther. "As soon as I - hear of these complaining and find them in a normal condition I tell them they require no medicine, anil if they take any it will do them more harm than good. If they are persistent after my examination or advice, why, I give them a prescription calling for placebo, which is really something in the name of a medicine only, but in reality composed of pills of 'common bread or a colored water. This placebo acts like a charm in these cases, for when I go my rounds and ask the placebo patients how they feel after tak ing this medicine they declare the rem edy excellent and want to know why I did not prescribe it for them before. "One, thing^that surprises me here is me way criminals charged with mon strous crimes secure the sympathy of those women who are of a benevolent or eharitable turn of mind. These crimi nals pour alleged stories of their fall from grace and innocence into the ears of thes^ confiding people, but in nine cases out of ten where the prisoner is helped and gets out he or she makes sport of the ?redulity of the benefactor,: ' Concluded Dr. Ward as he stepped out of his office to make his rounds.?New York News. Should TJs? BRADFISIiD'S FEMALE EEGULATOR. IT IS fl SUPERB T0NI6 and exerts a wonderful influence in strengthening her system by driving through the proper chan nel ail impurities. Health and strength are guaranteed to result ?rom its use. My wife was bedridden for eighteen months, alter using BRADFIELDS FEMALE REGU L?TOR for two months, is getting well.? J. M. JOHNSON, Malvern, Ark. BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA, GA. Sold by all Druggists et SI. 00 par bottle. Atlantic Coast Line. North-Eastera R. R. of S. C. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. Dated Jane 2, 1896. Le. Florence " Kingatree Ar. Lanes Le. Lanes Ar. Cbarl't'o so.35 no 23 * 1 * m. 24 33 33 25 a. m. . 7 45 8 52 9 12 9 12 11 13 p. m. no 53 p. 11. 7 15 8 50 p. m. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Le. Chsrl't'o Ar. Lanes Le. Lanes " Kings tree Ar. Florence no.78 * no.32 n0.52 * I * a. m a. ir. 7 00 8 31 a. ii. Daily. fDaily except Sunday. No. 52 runs through to Colombia via Ceo trai R. R. of S. C. * Trains Nee. 78 and 32 roo via Wilson and Fayetteriile?Short Line?and* make clos connection forali points North. J R. KENLY, JNO. F. DIVINE, Gen'l Manager, Gei.'l Sap't. f\ii. SMERSON. Traffic Manatrer. Atlantic Coast Line. WILMINGTON, COLUMBIA AND AUGU8? TA RAILROAD. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. TRAINS IGOING SOUTH. Dated Sep22, 1896. Leave Wilmington Leave Marion Arrive Florence Leave Florence Arrive Samter Leave Samter Arrive Colombia No. 52 rana through fromj Charleston via Ceo trai R. R., leaving Lane?;8 34 a. m., Mao: niog 9 10 a. m. TRAINS GOING NORTH. Leave Colombia Arrive Samter Leave Samter Arrive Florence Leave Florence Leave Marion Arrive Wilmington Vo.54 A.M. *5 45 7 12 A. H. 7 12 8 20 A. M 8 50 9 31 12 15 No.53. P.M. *4 40 5 58 No.50. P.M. *6 05 7 20 Daily. fDaily except Sunday. No. 53 rone through to Charlea too, S. C, via Central R. R., arriving Manning 6 35 p. m., Lanes 7 12 m., Charleston 8 50 p. m Trains on Wilmington k Conway R. R eave Cbadbonrn 10 40 a. m., arrive at Con way 12 55 p. m., returning leave Conway el 2 3? p. m., ! -ive Cbadbonrn 5 00 . ?a teare Chadbonrn < 35 p. m., arrive at Hub at 6 20 p. m., retami.?a leave Hub 8 30 a. m , arrive at Cbadbonrn 9.15 a.m. Daily ex cept Sunday. Trains on C. & D R R. leave Florence 8 55 am, 9 40 am and 7 45 pm, arrive Darliogton 9 28 am, 10 20 t m, and 3 15 m; leave Darlington 9 31 a m, and 10 40 a m, arrive Cberaw 10 40 a m and 12 30 m, leave Cberaw 12 45 od, arrive Wadesboro 2 25 p m. Returning leave Wadesboro 3 00 m. arrive Cberaw 4 50 pm, leave Cheraw 7 50 p m, and 20 ra, arrive Darlington 4 00 "m and 6 27 m. leave Darlington 7 30 m, 6 30 m and 7 45 a m; arrive Flor aoce 8 25 m, 7 00 m, and 8 15 am. Daily except Sonday. Sunday trains leave Floyds 7 30 a m, Darlington 7 45 am, arrive Florence 8 10 am. Returning leave Flor ence 9 00 am, Darliogton 9 30 am, ar rive Floyds 9 40 am. Trains leave Gibson 6 15 a m, Bennettsville 6 41 am, arrive Dar lington 7 40 a m, Samter 9 25 a m. Return ing leave Sumter 6 30 m, Darlington 8 15 m, arrive Bennettsville 9 09 m, Gibson 9 35 m. JOHN F. DIVINE, Gen'l Supt. J. KENLY, Geo? 1 Manager. T. M. EMERSON. Traffic Manager Order Your PROVISIONS AND GROCERIES FROM GEO. f. STEFFENS & SON, Wholesale Agents, Charleston, S C -Agents for MQTT'SICIDER BED SEAL CI5ABS, AND DOVE HAMS j D. M. YOUNG,! ATTORNEY AT LAW. Prompt attention to all business entrusted to him. Office on Court House Square, in ; Blanding office. I ENTS ? Caveats, and Trade-Marks obtained and all Pat Jen t business conducted for moderate Fees, jour office is Opposite U.s. patentOffice? >andwecansecur? patent in less tine tliaa thosej (remote from Washington. < > Send model, drawing of photo., with descrip-j >tion. \Ve advise, if patentable or not, free of J (charge. Our fee not due till patent is secured. < ? A Pamphlet, ** How to Obtain. Patents," witbi >cost of same in the U. S. and foreign countries* isent free. Address, C.A. Opp. Patent Office, Washington. D. C. The added pleasure of riding a BICYCLE is worth every dollar of the .. Columbia costs Standard of the World. The Columbia. Catalogue? artistic, beau tiful?free if yon call. _ Hartfords, $60, 850, $40. SECOND HAND. Colombia?, $85 to $40. Hartford?, $45 to $25 Ramblere, $60 to $40. D. Jas. Wmn, Agent, Sumter, S. C. Sep 21 Wito ? tart?n R. R In effect January 15th, 1856. TRAINS GOING NORTH. No. 72* Leave Wilsons Hill, 9 10 a m " Jordon, 9 35 a m ?* Davis, 9 45 a m " Sommerten, 10 l?a m " Miliard, 10 45 a m u Silver, 11 10 a m ?? Packsville, 11 30 m " Tindal, ' 1155pm " W. ft S. Jonc, 12 27 m Ar. Somter,_;_12 30 m TRAINS GOING SOUTH. No 73.?: Leiv? Sumter, 2 30 m " W. ft S. June, 2 33pm " Tindal, 2 50 m 41 Packsville, 3 10 m ?? Silver, 3 35 m " Miliard, 3 45 m " Semmerton, 4 40 m " Davis, 5 20 m " Jordon, 5 ?0 m Ar. Wilson Mill._? 30 m_ Iraius oeiweeo .viniera ana st. faul leavt M i Hurd 10 15 a a and 3 45 m., arriving St. PhuI 10 25 a m and 3 55 m. Reta mg leave St. Pani 10 35 a m and 4 . *~ -d arrive Miliard 10 45 a m and 4 20 Dai ly except Sunday. Daily except Sunday. THOMAS WILSON"; ^ Priaient. South Carolina and Georgia Railroad, PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Corrected to April 19tb, 1896. (Dailj.) Lv Charie?? ?on 7 10am 5 30 a Ar Sanimerville 7 46 a m 6 10 " Pregnalls 8 18 a m 6 50 a " Georges 8 30 a m 7 04 u " Branchville 9 00 a m 7 50 u: " Roweeville 9 15 a m 8 07 uo " Orangebnrg 9 28 a m S 24 m " St. Matthews 9 48 a m 8 48 m V Fort Motte 10 00 a m 9 03 m 11 Eingville 10 10 a m 9 20 m "Columbia 10 55 a m 10 10 m Lv Colombia 7 00 a m 4 00 m Ar EtQgviile 7 40 a m 4 44 m " Fort Motte 7 51 a m 4 55 m " St Matthews 8 02 a m 09 m 14 Orangebarg 8 24 a m 27 m " Rowesville 8 38 a m 5 42 m " Branchville 8 55 a m 55 m " Georges 9 35 a m 37 r " Pregnalls 9 48 a m 6 50 m " Sammerville 10 22 a m 7 22 m " Charleston 11 00 am 8 00 pm Lv Charleston 7 10am 5 30 m " Branchville 9 15 a m 7 50 m " Bamberg 9 41 a m 8 19 4 " Denmark 9 52 a m 8 31 m '? Blackville 10 10 a m 9 50 m " Williston 10 27 a m 9 10 ta 1 Aiken 11 03 a si 9 57. te Ar Angusta li 51 am 10 45 pm Lv Angusta 6 20 s. m 3 20 m "Aiken 7 08 a m 4 07 m " W?lliston 7 49 a m 4 44 m " Blackville 8 08 a m 5 03 m " Denmark 8 20 a m 5 17 " Bamberg 8 33 a m 5 29 a M Branchville 9l0a 5 55 pu Ar Charleston 11 00 am 8 00 Fast Express, Angusta and Washington, wiu Through Sleepers to *?ew York. Lv Augusta 2 35 m Ar Aiken 3 15pm Denmark 4 19pm Lv Denmark 6 25 a m " Aiken 7 28 a m Ar Augusta 8 10am Daily except Snaday. Lv Camden 8 45 a m 2 25 m ?'Camden Jonction '9 35 am 3 55 pm Ar Kingville -0 05 am 4 35 pm Lv Kineville 10 25 am 6 00am ?" Camden Junction 11 00 am 6 40 am Ar Camden 11 55 am 815am E S. Bowen. L. A. Emersox Gen. Managet Traffic Manager. General officeii-~Ghalref on S. C. ATLANTA, MACON AND ALL POINTS WEST. VIA AUGUSTA, GA., and GEORGIA R R. Leave Sum ter, 4 33 a m Leave Augusta, V If) a m Arrive Atlanta, 12 :> p.; Arrive Macon, 11 00 a rii Con nee; ir; r. s for all points in Union Depota ! A. G. JACKSON, JOE Vv. WHITE, Cr. P. A. . P. A. ? I!. R. JACKSON, go'. Freigb and Pass. Agt., Augusta, Gs i , filli & Si, Fire Insurance Agency,7 ESTABLISHED 1866. Represent, among other Companies : LIVERPOOL. & LONDON & GLOBE, NORTH BRITISH ? MERCANTILE HOME, of New York. UNDERWRITERS' AGENCY, N. Y. LANCASTER INSURANCE CO. Capital represented $75,000,000. Feb. 2* Oblo River & CliarlBstofl Railway Co """?SAMUEL HUNT, Agent for Purchaser. In efiect December 1 1894. CAROLINAS DIVISION. UKTri BOUND.?(Daily excrpt Sunday.) Lv Camden. Ar Kershaw. Lt Kershaw. Lv Lancaster . Lv Catawba Junction Ar Rock Hill. Lv Ro':kHili. Lv Yorkville. Lv Blacksbure. Lv Patterson Springs. Lv Shelby .'.. Lr Rutberfordton. Ar Marion. 1.00 m 1 45 m 2 00 m 2.42 m 3.15 m 3 34 m 3 44 m 4.20 m 5.25 m sc? Z6A5 u l 9.15 am 9.40 a m 11 40 am 115 tu SOUTHBOUND.?(Daily except Sunday.) Lv Marion ... . Lt Rutherfordton. ...?. Lv Shelby. Lv Patterson Springs Ar Blacksburg. Lv Blacksborg. Lv Yorkville. Ar Rock Hill. Lv Rock Hill. Lv Catawba Junction Lv Lancaster. Ar Kershaw. Lv Kershaw. Ar Camden . 7.45 a m 8.58 a m 9 35 a m 9.45 a m 10.10 a m 10 50 a m 11.29 a m 11.28 a m 12.15 m 4 25 5.50 8.03 8.19 8.45 m m ? m m m Dinner at Kershaw.^ CONNECTIONS. J C&mdeo?With S. C. Ry., for Charleston, Columbia, Augusta and all points Sooth. Lancaster?With Cberaw k Chester N. G. R.-B., for Chester. Catawba Junction?With C. C. k N. R. R. Rock Hill?With Southern Railway. Yorkville?With Chester k Lenoir R. R. Blacksburg- With R. ? D. R. R. for Spar enburg, Greenville, Atlanta and points tooth, and Charlotte and points North. Marion?With Southern Railwav. SAMUEL HUNT, Gen. Manager. \. TRIPP, Superintendent . B.L?MPKIN. Gen. Pars Ait Atlantic Coast Line. PASSENGER DEPARTMENT. Wilmington, N. C, Jan. 6, 1S96 Fast Line BETWEEN') M?ii Coluto an? Up South! Carolina, NORTH CAROLINA and ATHENS AND ATLANTA CONDENSED SCHEDULE. W KST. Daily Train No 52. 7 00 8 35 9 48 11 05 12 17 12 30 25 34 00 10 45 a m a m a m a m m m m m m m m In ?tiect Jaouary 6tb, ?1896. Stations. Lv Lv Lv Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar Charleston Laces ISumter Columbia Prosperity Newberry Clinton Greenwood Abbeville : Athene Atlanta Ar Ar Ar Lv Lv Lv Lv Lv Lv Lv Lt EAST. Daily. Train No 53 52 15 58 40 16 02 25 24 50 41 15 m a m a m 6 05 m 8 20 m Ar Ar Wioosboro Charlotte LvilO 56 a m Lv 8 50 a m 45 21 40 36 45 m m m m Ar Ar Ar Ar Ar Anderson Greenville Spartanburg Hendersonville Asbeville Lv Lv Lv Lv Lv 11 00 am 10 36 a m 11 45 a m 9 16am 8 20 am Nos, 52 and 53 Solid trains betwee? Charleston and Columbia, S. C, and carr? through coach between Charleston and At lanta. H M. EMERSCN Aes't Gen . 'issenger Agent J. R. KENLY, T. i? WESSON, Gan'l Manager Traffi Manage Atlantic Coast Line. Manchester & Augusta Bailroa?. CONDENSED SCHEDULE. 'In effect June 2, 1896. TRAINS GOING SOUTH. No. *51. No f57. A Lv Darliogton, Lv Elliott, Ar Somter, Lv Sumter, Ar Crest?n, Ar Pregnalls, Ar Orangeburg, Ar Denmark, A. M 7 58 8 45 9 20 33 22 f. m. 5 47 6 20 a. m. a? M. TRAINS GOING NORTH. No 56 ? M. Lv Denmark, Lv Orangeburg, Lv PregOMis, Lv Crest?n, Ar Sumter, Lv Sumter, Ar Elliott, Ar Darlington 6 30 7 13 8 00 No *50 P. M. 4 17 4 51 5 lb \t P. M ?Dai?v. f Daily except Sunday. Trains SO ar.y i carry thro:::;!; Pelusa-;. Paine? Buffet Sleeping Curs ketweso Ne* Ycrk >;!.-; Atlanta v'u\ Auensta. . EME&S?N, . M S.MERSON, Traffic Manager A'ss'i Gen. P:;ss. Apr* .i li KENLY, Gen'i Manager The Merits of a Piano Make a pedestal which holds it high and firm. A poor piano is usually propped up with glittering bubbles of promise, which burst at first touch We make the beet pianos, and sell lots of them. Can't we sell you one ? Terms to ?Suit. kend for Catalogue CHARLES M. STIEFF, Baltimore, Mil , 9 N. Liberty St.. Washington, D. 0., 521 11th St., W Sumter Cotton Oil & Fertilizer COMPANY Beg to announce to the public that they have just completed the erection of their New Ginnery and are now ready for busi ness. The system is the {:Winship" latest improved for eleva ting, conveying, ginning and packing cotton, with Revolving Double Box Press. Positively no long waits or delays to have your cotton ginned and packed.?Can gin and pack a bale in. 15 minutes. We will turn you out more lint and of better grade than on the ordinary gin, and guarantee you perfect satis faction. Bagging and Ties can be had at ginnery as cheap as anywhere. SEED! SEED ! SEED! We will pay the highest cash market price for your seed or give you Cotton Seed Meal in exchange for Seed, which will give you much better results as a Fertilizer than putting dowm youi seed and save you one-half labor in handling. Cotton Seed Meal contains from 8 to 10 per cent, ammonia and is cheaper to the farmer than using the seed. FERTILIZERS! FERTILIZERS! We beg to say that we are handling High prade Guanos, Acid Phosphate with Potash, and Genuine German Kainit, and are prepared to make prices on same. If you want first class goods see us before you make your purchases, as we will save you money. Ginnery and Mill, Main Street, below A. C? L. Depot. Up-Town Office : Main Street, next to Court House Square. Sumter Cotton Oil and Fertilizer o. Perry Moses, Prest & Manager. A. C. Phelps, Sec. & Treas. Machinery. SEE THE LATEST DEERING BALL BEARING MOWING MACHINE Buy none but the Deering ; it is the best up-to-date Mower. MACHINERY OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. H. B. Bloom. Sumter, S, O, A FIRST CLASS LINE IN EVERY RESPECT. GARDEN SEED. We handle all kinds. Our new crop of Turnip. Seed now in. 200 lbs to select from. SMOKER'S ARTICLES. Cigars and Smoking Tobacco, Fine French Briar Pipes, Amber Bits. We sell the best of these goods. FRUIT JARS. We have a few dozen of Lightning Fruit Jars at $1.25 per dozen. 1 dozen in a case. PRESCRIPTION S. Our Prescription Department in charge of graduate Phila delphia College Pharmacy. We make a specialty of Prescrip tions. J. F. W. DeLORiHE, PHARMACIST. Prescription Specialist. SUMTER, S. C. SHEPHERD SUPPLY CO., 232 Meeting Street, Charleston, S. C. S?ATE AGENTS FOR SALE OF Wholesale Stoves, Tinware?, House furnisbing Goods, Oii Beaters. Tin Plate, Sheet Iron, Tinners' Supplies, Galvanized Gutter and Pipe. Over 200 different srvles of Cooking sad Hitting Stcver. Also Oii Cookers ani Beaters We want the leading merchant in every town in the Siate to sell oir ikes Stove*. We guarantee fai! protection in his territory to each sgent we appo; [f not pold in your town send direct i-> us for cuts ani price.--.