Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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found to possess many possibilities of happiness, which the markings spoiled for passing on. Inspired with this idea of sending out remembrances that might be mul tiplied four-fold a new set of cards was given to Mrs. Alden by the Re corder's staff and these cards were at once sent out. The thanks received for them were so pretty that an item was made of them in the New York Recorder. This caused further corre spondence and resulted in a club for the exchange of triendly greetings. The name of "Chat" was at first chosen for the column, but in time the .lnembership grew so large that the Ino to "Good Cheer" was adopted and in 1896 the name of the society was changed to the "Sunshine" Society, and its active members were to include all who were desiro.s of brightening life by word, thought or deed. The growth of the Society has bean almost phenomenal. From the parent society branches have sprung up until every State in the Union is represent ed with regularly enrolled presidents and organizers. When P. State has ten branches, each one consisting of at least ten members, it becomes entitled to a State presi dent. Besides the thousands of mem bers in the United States. there are flourishing branches in England, Ja pan, India, France and Germany. The Society Motto. The competition to furnish the So ciety's motto ran for three months and , 1W PRESIDENT-GENERAL ALDEN. nong the many thousands of verses 'ceived the following poem sent in by Mrs. W. H. Chase of Brooklyn was selected: Good Cheer. 11ave you had a kindness shown? Pass it on. Twas not given for you alone Pass it on. .et it travel down the years, rGet it wipe another's tears, ill in heaven the deed appears Pass it on. At the time the verse was selected no one knew the author and it was not for several years after the Society had adopted the motto that the writer was discovered to be Rev. Henry Bur ton, D. D., of Lytham, England. Mr. 'Burton wrote the poem twenty-five years ago and had almost forgotten it until the Sunshine Society brought it into prominence. Mr. Burton is rec tor of'.the Lytham Episcopal Church and has become so interested in the Society that now everybody in his church and Sunday school has become a Sunshiner. Mr. Burton's parishioners are build ing a beautiful new church and Sun shiners the world over are planning to raise funds for a handsome memo rial window bearing the poem which has inspired so many to acts of kind ness and thoughtfulness. The Dues. One of the unique features of the Society is the payment of membership fees which consists merely of some kind act which will bring "sunshine" to some one. It may be only an ex change of books, pictures or flowers, or It may bring more material benefit. In one State a well known woman has paid her dues by educating some boy as long as she livs instead of placing a costly monument over her son's grave. In nearly every State in the Unin the Society owns a wheel chair given in memory of some dear one. These are passed around to crippled andi helpless ones and are constantly in use. Though the Society has never solic ited funds it is estimated that $100,000 has been given to carry on its work. Fmm the International headquarters, 96 Fifth Avenue. New York City, nearly $60.000 has been expended in the past five years to make others happy. Newspaper Aid. The newspapers must be given credit in a large degree for the growth of the Society. Originating in a news paper office it has everywhere received the endorsement of the press until to day over 200 papers are regularly car rying Sunshine departments. The Society has a publication of its own called the Sunshine Bulletin, of which Mrs. Alden, the founder and president-general, is editor. Features of Sunshine Work. Each State division of the Sunshine Society endeavors to have some estah lishaed feature besides the individual sunshine each member strives to ~scat ter. This work takes the form of da:-' nurseries, homes for crirnnled children and aged ones. miaintainin.t beds in hospital wvards, fresh air and o'utin. cottages, Sunshine libraries, lunch rooms for working girls, etc..- etc. The greatest evil the Society has to contend with is the fake sunshine so cieties grafters organize to defraud the public. The popularity of the So ciety and the r'ar response tha> every appeal of Sunshine receives has made it possible for these crafters to reap a rich harve-st. Readers should remember that the only- asthm-i'' Sunshirne Sr-icty has Mrs. Cynthia Westover Alden as its president-gen eral and is called the International Sunhine Society. THE BEGGAR TRUST, BEGELARLYORGANIZED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MULCTING THE PCBLIC. Ingenious Make-Ups and Cruel Devi ces Practiced-Arrest Made and the Principals Sent to Prison.-Famous Orient Beggar. As old as is civilization, so old is the history of the beggar kingdom, for wherever have been found any collec tion of men, the beggars there played their business despite indifference and the scorn of the majority, yet always reaping their harvest from the philan thropic. The nearer one draws to the warmer countries more and more nu merous one ilids the professior.al beg gar. Egypt, India and Italy are the worst examples. In countries which boast of their higher civilization be. gary flourishes not through want or privan'on, hut through a cass o pe.,o ple who make beggary their profes sion and who have made a line art of the methods of reaching the soft hearted. And beggars of this class do not seem to stop at crimInality. A recent case was noted in press dispatches of unusual brutality prac ticed by a beggar upon three children in Austria who had been kidnapped from their parents. The children tok. a terrible tale of suffering at the hands of the beggar who had broken their legs In two places and then twisted the limbs out of shape, so that in knitting together t' e bones would not set straight. The man sent tie chil dren out to beg for him and their piti ful condhion made compassionate peo p', give larg" sums because of their apparent misery. Fake Deformities. While a nunmbcr of the beggars found in large , .es are really de formed-blind. lan, maimed, <rippled, or deaf and dumb. yet it is a known fact to the police authorities that there are establishments where idle, worth less and lazy persons are readily man ufactured Into objects of charilty. The theme of one of the best of the Sher lock Holmes' stories is a wonderfully "made-up" beggar who fools tle police TH E KING OF BEGGARS. and the regular detectives and in fact everybody but the astute Sherlock. Yet old hands in the detective force state that this principal situation is in no way overdrawn as applied to actual conditions. A Close Corporation Suit. Following the example of large cor porations which form combines for mutual protection and profit, twere was recently established in New Xork a "beggar trust" through the efforts of a one-legged youth who haid left a comfortable home to engage delbher ately in begging. his remarkable In sight into business methods would probably have reaped him a greater reward than was derived through beg gary. Organizing a community of ia terest among the mendicants of Park Row, he picked out favorable points throughout the city to which were as signed certain men. A lame youth would be placed at one point, a blind one there and a badly-scalded mendi cant at another. That these beggars might not be molested in their work, BULL RU'B One of the Historic Lont About this bridge cline~s sme of the hroic history of the United States-tho ld Bull Run bridlze. and Pull Rvn, the ittle streaim flowinz under its arenhs. In the Somth a creek is e,!!edI a run. and ii strearn in the North w-ould be called Bull Creek. The britle mart-s where the Warrenton irrnniho. the war-worn road across Northern Vir inia hetween the Potomrac arnd the Ra.paha-n1.- coes the stream. It ookouta were appointed for each, and at the same time made houry collee s ot u-e Uonly p'assed out by Z place in lag ol ato hc jaj I. Sgenerous public. These emrings were placed in a large poo0l, part of which was used in payamt for legal repre hsentation when one of the "trust" was broken up. By Tccephone. "This Is the residence of J. Perpont Morgan. The house is on fire. Send an engine at once. This is Ierbert L. ~Stterlee, Mr. Morgan's son-In-law, talking." There was unusual excitement at fire headquarters recently when the tele phone rang and the foregoin words came over the wire. The engine was sent, and no team ever made a quicker run. When the firemen arrived at 219 Madison avenue, the home of the multi-millionaIre, they found Mr. Satterlee in the doorway. The only sign of fire was a slender sheet of flame shooting out of the chimney. "For heaven's sake, do not use any water," Mr. Satterlee begged. "You will ruin irreplaceable paintings if you do. The fire is in the chimney. But please be quick." The firemen yielded to Mr. Satter lee's request, and used hand grenades instead of the hose. They found Po liceman Daniel Kelleher on the roof. He had almost extinguished the fire by throwing salt down the chimney. The fire caused no damage. . Quickly Disposed Of. A certain colonel is an authority on all military matters, and he is often besieged by cranks with pneumatic rapid firing guns, rifles, dirigible war balloons, and other martial inventions. On one occasion he was sitting in his private room at the barracks with a friend when a servant brought in a card. "Oh, send him in," said M. "His business won't take more than a min ute or two." There was shown in a wild-eyed, long-haired man, twisting his soft hat nervously in both hands. "Colonel," he said, "'I have here" and he took out a small parcel-"a bultpoo army coat. If the govern men woldadopt this-" "Pu it on. Put it on," said the sol dier, and he rang the bell. The ser vant appeared as the inventor was get ting into the coat. "Jones," said his master, "tell Ser geant Brown to order one of his men to load his rifle with ball and cartridge and--" "Excuse me, sir, I forgot something," interrupted the inventor, and with a hunted look he disappeared. Arrangements are being made for the construction of a great military rifle factory in China. The proper distance between the eyes is the width of one eye. BRSIDGE. marks of the Civil War. ws here that the sanguinary battle of; 1961 begon-Tyler's division of the: Union army on the east side or the riht of the picture. .and the Evan's brigade of the Confederate army on the went or left hand side of the pie ture. There was fizhting in the neigh 'orhood of the bridge in 1869. and a man starading on this old bridge could have heard the guns of a score of fights in ihe Civil War.j A oomplete Printind Offie pe, a formaskinmoney.. Pri.nta cfrenlavs from a rou or cards from fat sur fa',cuts anc divers likeA large news paper press given fo olling 3: handker. chiefs. N'ol -a troy' bu neh ine. LOOKS LIKB A $25 anni WATCH The wearer of thIslhand Bo 6=0e pieoo Of Jowelr.y Will R and receive credit for FRE bth eenv of orfrien"dFR owning a fine Cold Watob. This watch,. locket and pin, 14k. goldslate Is all theashon n abeauty Donot cofusae it with they cheap jewelry now flood the pnrket. Ga== one year. given for so)lIing 82Aandkorcbhiefg. BALTIC SEAL PUR BOA wom**"U end G1il' *ism have 6 bushy for tails. 36 to 5o inches long. made ver w*doan around the "heyareaFREI styIe.? T his L anteed each . id fitted this lovel With fas- ornamenti Snera. G -en Pelling on M Xl selling 20cenxa ca lk,, Don't wa, OLD VETERANS' ROME. TWELVE HUNDRED OLD SOL DIERSARE CARED FOR 2VCOM= FORT AND PLENTY. Mainteiance of a Great Institution Through Compulsory Contributions of Men of the Regular Army.-Has Beautiful Grqunds. The National Soldiers' Home in the District of Columbia is the only insti ttion of its kind in the United States. The home was founded March 3, 1831. The idea of the establishment is said to have originated with General Win ield Scott, after whom the main build ig of the Home is named, and of hom there is a fine bronze statue in the grounds. During the occupation of Mexico General Scott exacted a sum of money from that country. The money was paid to him, and he asked Con gress that it be set aside for the estab lishment at Washington of a home for disabled enlisted men of the regular navy and army. This was done. The Eome is maintained by exacting from every enlisted man and officer 12 1-2 cents from each months' pay. Fines from court martial and money due deserters is turned into this fund. Im provements at the Home are contem plated, which call for the expenditure of over one million dollars. The Home as on deposit in the Treasury of the nited States a fund of more than two illion dollars. It should be borne in ind that the Government of the nited States does not contribute one ollar to the support of this great in .tion. No women are employed at the ome excepting those in the corps of tained nurses in the Home hospital. [uch of the work at -the home, farm ork, dairying, gardeningjroad main tnance, housework. cooking, waiting nz table, etc., is done by the inmates, ho are paid for their services out of the Home fund. There are about 1.200 veterans in the istitution. Many of them are civil ar soldiers, some were disabled in he West Indies, others in the Philip ines, some in the Indian campaigns, nd some were discharged from the erice for disability incurred in camp nd garrison. Many of the Home imates are mere youths. Every lion rably discharged soldier or sailor, ho needs shelter, finds it at the Na onal Soldiers' Home Scott Hall stands in the center of ashington's finest park. It is glori us in summer and majestic in winter. ashingtonians know this, and in fair eather a throng of persons afoot, SCOTT HiALL whel and with horse or auto show tieir appreciation of the beauty of the ace. The grounds embrace five hun dred acres of hilly or gently rolling rnd and fine vistas of the city and its nvirons may be had. During the year a new administra ion building has been constructed, and large addition to the hospital has been made. A new mess hall is pro eeted. The plans for the new hall all for an imposing building of white marbe. rock-faced, to conform in style architecture with the Scott buiidinlg. According to last report of Gen. IT. awkins, governor of the Home. there were 1.301 permanent inmates on .TUnM 0. Some of them were actually in the grounds. some of them receiving iut.jf-door reliof. some being in thet >vernment hospital for the insane. ome absent on furlough and some in the general hospital at Fort Bayard, New Mexico. The human hair forms a profitable rop. Five tons are annually import y a the merchants of London. The Parisian harvest Is upwards of 200,000 ls.. equal in value to $400,000. per DOLL Best Ofer, Best Premiums, Best Valu e. F SEND NO MONEY-We trust you--Just write us for 32 of our extra high grade, .Soft finish.. Hem- ~_ stitched Handkerchiefs whch we deliver free, sell1 them for us at only 10. earh and we will ship YOU f -O of all expense costly and dc';rablo -remium ; e~ 1 s ific's.*Sts ais'dI i what un an.laardo lst thesame. Prm ;j I1~ inseaclas ersnd eXvered promptly. ~'7lJ /,4~ WOOD-WOOD c0. o*.* EROADWAY, ' SlGreatept premium you ever saw~j Beautiful full Jointed imported o im twith Bisque head. hat, shoes stock Illi ec01 __ DRIlI e aan.ost s ias; a com pletwardrobeof retty clothsthat can IVtknofad _pt FAMILY r to SNc A fine bandjnwnd China FAISIZE FREE Ter- emtae The entire tt given far selling U~ Hderhestony 200. each. Ma or Boy's Watch and Chain Fine American dust and damp proof movement. Ao curate timekeeper. An ele. 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