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TYPHOID FEVER. A FILTH DISEASE CAUSED BY SPECIPC ORGANISM FROM DRINKING WATER (Bulletin of the Yireinis Board of Health.) Typhoid is a filth disease It is caused by a specific organism which is almost always introduced into the body through drinking water The organism gets into the water from the discharges of those sick with the disease, or possibly by the develop? ment of an usually harmless germ t?? which occurs in the intestines in- o a harmful one. Typhoid is called a rural disease, becauso about two cases occur in the country to one in the city. This is probably not true in Indiana In Massachusetts. New v York, and especially ic Europe, such is the condition. If Indiana cities were furnished with pure public water sup pries and proper sewage disposal, as are most cities ic the regions named, the condition would also undoubitedly exist with us To banish typhoid fever we must drink pure water. So long as we have two holes in each yard-one to receive filth and th 2 other to supply us with water -we may expect to have this ter? ribly destructive filth disease In any cisy or town where the vault and well er stem bas been in use for a period of years, there is no way but to abandon the wells and seek a pure public water supply. The usual conditions existent on farms are about as follows : The farmer at some time purchased a farm, selected a site for his houee, built it, and at the same time, in close proxi? mity, dug a well and a vaalt. He also constructed not far away a barn fer his cattle Living at this place now commenced, ?and very probably within six, ten, fifteen, perhaps twenty years, the family begin having various ailments One of the members may have complained of indigestion and sometimes diarrhoea, or all might have been so affected Again, nausea and vomiting after meals might be ex perienced, or frequent coated tongues, ascribed to biliousness, might ap pear, and lastly, the awful typhoid fever might make its unwholesome visits. Why all this ? Tbe doctor was prob? ably called and bis medicine faithfully taken, yet little or no abatement was experienced. The problem has been solved. The sanitarian-sometimes called the microbe crank-bas studied and investigated until the secret % was discovered Here it is : At first the ground furnished pure water Neither on the surface of tbe earth nor any distance below the surface was filth to be found. Finally the vault became full, and the barnyard deep ic manure. The vault was filled op and another one dug. It, in time, was also filled, abandoned,, and the third one provided The purify? ing powers of Mother Earth were finally overtaxed. The rains filled the vault, covered the barnyard, and sunk into the earth at every point AB the water percolated down it car ried to the underground streams filth in eolation, and at last, although clear and tasteless, polluted water got into the well Now the troubles detailed above began to appear. This is not speculation or theory ; it ie actual, practical investigation. Hundreds of times bas this been proved. Thousands of experiments, - with years of study by a great many scientists, have absolutely establish ed the foci that typhoid is a filth dis? ease, proceeding in almost every in? stance from water polluted witb our own excrement -Crawfordsville Journal The conditions as described so well in the newspaper article which: ap? peared in the Indiana Bulletin like wise exist in Virginia Typhoid fever is more prevalent in the country than in our cities, hence, I commend this article to the public and the profession. Wherever ty pboid fever exists, whether one or more cases, the privies and the prem ises around the dwelling, stables and barnyard should be put is as perfect bygenic condition as possible, and thoroughly limed The spring, well or pump should be thoroughly clean? ed oct, and all drinking water should be boiled before drinking by those that ate sick and those that are well See that the water supply is not con? taminated by the drainage of filth from any source whatever. If these recommendation* are observed the spread of this disease will be check? ed. Mouse Rans a Bicycle. A wheelman of Corunna, Mich., has to thank a mouse for the addi? tion of ninety eight miles to his cy? clometer record. He "hung his bicycle from bis cellar ceiling thc other evening, not far from a swing? ing shelf where food was kept. A mouse, bent on supper, reached the I shelf, and when he had sampled the ? viands leaped to the tire of the front j wheel. That immediately began to revolve, and the mouse naturally ran to the highest part of it Mr. Mouse couldn't stay on the ' ;>p of the tire ! and couldn't gel enough foothold to I jump to the wall. So he ran round and round the revolving whee? and the next morning was found, almost exhausted but still running, with ninety-eight miles to his credit.-Chi? cago Daily Newe Silver Graining Ground. THE BANE OF ENGLAND WILL HOLD 1-5 OF RE? SERVE IN WHITE MET? AL, PROVIDED FRANCE OPENS MINTS. London, Sept 16.-At the sem-. annual meeting of the Bank of Eng land to-day, the governor, Hugh C* Smith, said : . .'Yon are probably aware of the proposals laid before the government in the summer by the United States and France, whereby this country might f Dcrease its use of silver, as a contribution to an international agree? ment which, while not affecting onr gold standard, might enable the the mints of France and America to re? sume free coinage Among the pro? posals was one asking the bank to hold the amount of silver permissible nnder the act of 1844 as against its nates ? The governor then read a letter, dated Joly 29, addressed to the chan? cellor of the exchequer, Sir M ichael Hicks-Beach, lt was as follows : "Referring to our conversation, we beg to say the bank is prepared to carry out what is laid down as per? missible in the bank charter, viz : To hold one fifth of the bullion, held against its note issue, in silver, pro? vided always that the French mint is again open to the free coinaee of sil? ver, and that the price at which sil? ver is procurable and salable is satis? factory " Replying to the questions, the gov? ernor said the bank had no negotia? tions with the United States mouetary commissioners, adding : "We have bought no silver. All we have done is to agree, under cer? tain conditions, to carry out what is permissible under the act of 1844 " Bradstreet's Report. New York, Sept. 17.-Bradstreets tomorrow will say : Notwithstanding unseasonably warm weather and the apearaoce of yellow fe? ver is several golf states, checking locally the distribution of merchandise, business throughout the country bas in? creased more than anticipated. . The centre of improvement is Chicago, which famishes the most favorable trade report within 6ve years Advices from Kansas City, Omaha, St. Pani and St. Louis also reflect activity io demand among jobbers and wholesalers. There is a temporary stimulus to business in Sa van nab, owing to the withdrawal of competition from merchants at towns bow out off by the fever quarantine. Chattanooga, Memphis, Atlanta, An gusta. Galveston and even Sc. Louis an? ticipate a temorary falling off io busi? ness, owing to the interruption to traffic in the gulf states and adjoining terri tory. The practical settlement of the bitumions coal strike, a further rising tide of demand for iron and steel pro? ducts, che withdrawal from the market of some manufacturera of woolen goods, activity generally among manufacturers of woolens, extraordinary large bank clearings, aod reports that mercantile collections have improved, constitute the features of the week. Wheat exports are very large, and with one exception (that of the second week of September, 1891) are the heaviest on record The total ship? ments this week (flour inoladed as wheat) agr?gate 6,979,948 bushels ; 5.461,556 bushels last week ; 3,566, 326 bushels last year ; 2,538.085 bush? els in tho corresponding week io 1895; 3,357,283 bushels in 1894; 4.727,920 bushels in 1893, and 6.974,000 bush? els the heaviest on recoid io the week of 1891 Com exports are 1,000.000 bushels smaller tbao last week. They aggregate 3,901,000 bushels and com? pare with 2,394,000 bushels last year, 1.305,000 bushels in 1895, 115.000 bushels ir. 1894 and 1,195,553 bush? els io 1893 There are 269 business failures throughout the Dotted States this week, compared with 175 ?ase week, 315 io the week a year ago, 218 two years ago, a like number three years ago and as' compared with 346 in the seoood week of September. 1893. There were 36 business failures reported from the Cand?an dominion this week against 39 last week and 41 in each of the oorres poodiog weeks in 1896 and 1895. ---^-????-^^ City of Mexico, Sept 16.-Ignacio Anulfo, a violent character, assaulted President Diaz to day during the military procession The man was felled by a companion of the presi? dent and was immediately taken into custody by the authorities. Dr. T B. Carter, of Kaufman, and Charles P. Russell, of Abbott, two of the most prominent men of that sec tion, who had hitherto been friends and business associates, shot and killed each other at Abbott, Texas. They met yesterday afternoon to dis pose of some business relative to a land transaction. The settlement re? sulted in a quarrel and an agreement to meet at Abbott for the final settle ment. At the appointed hour both arrived at the depot and drew pistols, exchanging a number of shots. Both men fell and died within a few min? utes Take JOHNSON'S CHILL ? FEVER TONIC, entern* Furmans New President. A SKETCH OF THE REV. H. S. HARTZOG. The election of the Rev. Henry S. Hartzog to tbe presidency of Clemson oollege was received io Columbia with some degree of doubt as to bis suitable? ness. "He is ao unttried quality," was the prevailiog opinioo of those who have never known bim, while bis friends" OD the cootrary anticipate ao able management of the colloge by bim. From every side has been mani? fested a desire that be shall be given an impartial trial before fault shall be found. No man bas ever entered upon tbe discharge of an important position with more hearty good will and hope for his success tbao Mr. Hartzog Bis experiuce as a teaober bas been gained principally at tbe Johnston in? stitute, of which be bas beeo the sup? erintendent for some time. Col. J. P Tb oma?, who was superin? tendent of the Sooth Carolioa Military academy while Mr Hartzog was a cadet there, gives tbe following short sketch of bim : - "He has done much as ao educator, with promise of much more. He is a member of the brilliant Citadel class of 1886, first to graduate after the reopen iog of the academy. Of tbe 189 cadets who entered the Citedel ?D 1882. 53 survived to graduate Of this number was Hartzog. That class, by the way, has a remarkable reoord. especially in the line of educators. Harrison, form? erly of Clemsoo, now of Davidson ; BODO aod Coleman at the Citadel ; Kioard at Winthrop; Spain of the Georgia >cbool of technology ; Floyd aod law both instructors in Florida ; Robertson teacbiog io Georgia, and Me? nants, president of the Stuart Normal college of Virginia, are all members of this class of '86, aod oow coxes to sup? plement tbe roll, Hanzog, president of Clemson. The characteristics of eaeh one of that class I recall per? fectly. ''Hartzog was a high toned ca? det and an exeelleot scholar io the department of history, belles letters and ethics. He de lighted in English literature, io tbe analysis of Shakespeare, in moral aod mental pbilosohy, io essay writ? ing and oratory. He was a good sol? dier, bot bis passion was for letters. "I have confidence in bim now as I had confidence io him theo Hanzog's principles are sound aod ideals lofty. He will do all that bis youth will al? low, and I believe he will earnestly seek the wisdom of age. I expeot bim to bold high tbe standard of Clemsoo as a moulder of character, aod as a good manager, I expect him to excell, while at the same time he will intelli? gently look after the. agricultural, mechanical and scientific departments of the oollege. If be shall be sustained by the board of trustees io the adminis? tration of the affairs of his principality be will put Clemson College on a pros? perous career. Bot let me say in con? clusion, that no president of a oollege or bead, of a military school can accom? plish results or do bis doty to the State unless he enjoys the confidence and has the loyal support of the board of man? agement of tbe institution. No man io the State more sincerely desires Hart zog's suooess than his frieod aod former preceptor. He deserves the confidence of tbe State." The board, io addition to choosing a president for tbe college, elected Chief Eogioeer Wortbiogtoo professor of me? chanical aod electrical engineering, aod T. G. Poats of the Miller institute of Virginia, instructor and foremau ot work shops A board of visitors, consisting of J C. Hempbill First district ; Robert Aldrich. Second district; J P. Mor roth, Tbird district ; J. D M Shaw, Fourth district ; George W. Gage, Fifth district ; Joseph Canrey, Sixth district ; L S Connor, Seventh district, was elected to serve for two years. The State. HESTER'S COTTON STATE? MENT. Supply on Hand is Away Short of same Time Last, Tear. New Orleans, Sept, Sept IT. Secretary Hester's New Orleans cot? ton exchange statement issued to day, shows that the amount brought into sight for the week ending this afternoon is 253,000 bales against 311,000 for the seven days anding September 17, last year The statement shows receipts at all United States ports since September 1, of 292,200 bales, against 418,370 for the corresponding period last year. Foreign exports for the 17 days have been 63,197 against 145,146. Including amounts left over in stocks from the laet crop and the number of bales brought into sight thus far for the new crop, the supply to date is 551,376 against 923.477 for the same period last year. THE VISIBLE SUPPLY. The world's visible supply of cotton today is 1,113,688 bales against 1, 017,823 last week and 1,698.714 last year. Of this the total of American cotton is 912 688 against 802,523 last week and 1.422,514 last year. Don't hurry. "Take time to examinr the labels and trade marks of poods you buy, and you will protect yourself from cheap aod | worthless substitutes. j How They do in Indiana. In the state of Indiana last night, a mob lynched five men charged with j burglary This beats anything the south has ever done. Men are not lynched down here for burglary, and they are not hung five at a time. It shows that mob law is not sectional. The spirit of lawlessness :3 likely to break out anywhere and no state or section can afford to lecture another upon it.-Atlanta Journal. THOANGER to which the Expectant Mother is exposed and the foreboding and dread with which she looks for? ward to the hour of woman's severest trial is appreciated by but few. All effort should be made to smooth these rugged places in life's pathway for her, ere she presses to her bosom her babe. MOTHER'S FRIEND allays Nervousness, and so assists Nature that the change goes for? ward in an easy manner, without such violent protest in the way of Nausea, Headache, Etc. Gloomy forebodings yield to cheerful and hopeful anticipations-she passes through the ordeal quickly and without pain-is left strong and vigorous and enabled to joyously perform the high and holy duties now devolved upon her. Safety to*'life of both is assured y the use of "Mother's Frien , ' -and the time of recovery shortened. "I know one lady, the mother of three children, who suffered greatly in the birth of each, who obtained a bottle of 'Mother's Friend' of me before her fourth confinement, and was relieved quickly and easily. All agree that their labor was shorter and less painful." JOHN G. POLHILL, Macon, Ga. ?1.00 PER BOTTLE at all Drug- Stores, or sent by mail on receipt of price. RAAKS Containing invaluable information of rm? interest to all women, will be sent to rntfc any address npon application, by TH - BRADFIELD REGULATOR CO., ATLANTA, GA. -THE Sumter Institute, Sumter, S. C. The thirtieth collegiate year begins September ninth, 1897. For catalogue-address MRS. L. A. BROWNE, or Miss E. E. COOPER, Principals. July 21-3m. Wilson aii Suer! R B. Io effect January 15tb, 1896 TRAINS GOING NORTH. No 12* Leave Wilsons Mill 9 10am " Jordon, 9 35 a m/ Davis, 9 45 a m " Sammerton, 10 10 a m " Millard, 10 45 a m " Silver, ll 10 a ni '* Packsville, 1130 pm " Tindal, ll 55 p m " W. i S. June, 12 27 p m LT. 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