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8 - , ^ COUNTY JVEWS| HEATH SPRING ??Evelyn Caroline, the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Bowers, at the home of its par-i ents near Westville, Wednes-j day, January 12th, aged three! months and ten days. The little body was laid to rest by tender hands, the day following in the cemetery of the Westville Baptist Church. The Rev. R. D. Garland, of Richmond, Va., was a visitor at Baptist pastorium Friday and Saturday of last week. His sermon at the Baptist church Friday night was most inspiring and helpful to those who heard if. The game of basket-ball between the Columbia High Schoo* team and the Heath Spring High School team was a very interesting one and resulted as follows: Columbia 18, HeathI Springs 11. Mrs. O. C. Croxton returned j from the Fennell Infirmary ; health. At a regular communication ; of Barron Lodge, No. 261, F. & A. M., the first degree was con- 1 ferred on Prof. Armfield, of Stoneboro. , TABERNACLE , The many friends of Mr. James W. Plyler are glad to . have him home again. He isij very much inproved after hav- ! ing undergone treatment at,the' J Fennell Infirmary for' three1 ' weeks. ( J Our minister, Rev. Mr. Mer- L ritt, who arrived at the, nnr.! sonage some weeks ago, l>as hisi! work well in hand. Thi? people ' are very much...uUTiseri. and are , looking f?r^ircf t? a very suecesslul ^ear under his pastor, The school of Tabernacle is , in a flourishing condition. The \ work being done is very efficient, and by the co-operation t of the pntivns, this -essioii bids' fair to be the best in the his- , tory of the school. t This community can boast ( of having more school teachers 1 than any other of is size any-j * where. Mr. C. H. Rowell is11 teaching at this place, Mr. Geo. j. F Carners at Union: Mr A. C. 1 Itowell at Buford; Miss Carrie 11 Funderburke at New Bethel; Miss Zulee Funderburk al Oak ' Hill, and Mr. C. A. Plyler atj Iradesville, a former resident) of this place. I Mrs. S. M. Funderburk. of|( Birmingham, Ala., is visiting her mother, Mrs. Jane Plyler, of this section. c Mr. Editor, 1 hope that your; linotype machine won't "balk" ' any more, as we feel lost with-i * ou The News. SCHOLA FUELLA. ANOTHER WONDERFUL RECOVERY FROM KID- P NEY TROUBLE. i g.. ^ k For nearly nine years I was a great sufferer from what my doe- , tor said was Kidney trouble and my blood was out of order; endur- ? ing all that time excruciating pain J in my hack across my bowels. 11 t: was drawn down so that I could I*" only walk with my hanta on mvj knees. My doctor said he could do j nothing for me. I tried many kinds! c of medicine but all all to no avail j A friend told me about Dr. Kilmer's, . Swamp-Root, and a* I had dried | J everything else that I heard of. T 1 bought a bottle of Swamp-Roo! i j; and it did wonders for me. 1 prize it higher than ativ other medicine!, and I shall recommend it to my , friends. 1 wish to add right here 1 that after using Swamp-Root for two i months I began to straighten up j and am now sound and well, and / feel like I might live a long time yet to tell what your medicine has done for me. ( Yours verv trulv. T. C. CLAY, 750 Sugar St.. Marion. Ohio. State of Ohio Marion County Personally appeared before me this 19th day of December. A. D.. 1914. T. C. Clay, who subscribed to the above statement and made oath that the same is true In substance anld in fact. CHARLES W. HARERMAN. Notary Public. Y Marlon Co., Ohio.i Letter tf> Dr. Kilmer Co., Rlnj<hamton, S. V., Prove What Swamp-Root Will Do For You. Send ten cents to Dr. KMmer & Co., RinKhamton> N. Y., for a sample size bottle. ' It will convince anyone. You will al?o receive a booklet of valuabe inlormatlon, ? ~ 1-1 .1 - * ? iciiiuk riiiuui me mtineyn Hllll lliauder. When writing, be sure and mention The Lancaster "SemiWeekly Mews." Regular fifty cent and one dollar size bottle for sale at all drug store*. j dumm,... . ? v I PROGRAM OF NATION AL I MISSIONARY CAMPAIGN Laymen's Missionary Conven- ( tion to be Held at Co'umbia February (> to 9. 1 ___ y Sunday afternoon, Feb. 6?| o'clock?"The Task of the Mod- , ern Church," Dr. Worth M. Tip- j py, New York City, pastor Mad- . ison Avenue Methodist church. "Spiritual Objectives for Men ' of Business," Dr. Edwin "M. Po- ( f.... 4- :i!.. o r* ^ ll'iUi VUCUI1VIHC, k). Vy., [JICSlUl'Ill J of Furman University. 7:30 p. m.?About three central union meetings. 1 Monday, Feb. 7, 10:30 a. m.? ( Meeting of pastors for confer- t ence and prayer, led by Dr. i Worth M. Tippy. "'A Tourist's View of Mis- ( sions," Dr. John N. Mills, Wash- c ington, D. C. "An Adequate Missionary t Motive," Rev. R. W. Patton, At- v lanta, Ga., Missionary secretary t for Southern Province Protest- s ant Episcopal church. : "The Big Brother Among the Nations," Dr. W. W. Pinson, Nashville, Tenn., general secretary mission board, M. E. C. $ south. s Tuesday, Feb. 8, 9:30 a. m.? j The hour of prayer. * lhe 1 wo Americas, Kev. J. G. Dale, Chester, S. C? secre- 1 tary Laymen's Missionary t movement, A. R. P. church. n "Winning China for Christ," '! Rev. .J. A. G. Shipley, .Shaug- n lai, Chinat.yp, 1?f *.or.ary" to China }, "church, south. Member ^ Baltimore conference, missioniry since 1898. s "Building the Kingdom in Dhina," Rev. J. C. Lowe, Can- p .on, China, missionary for the Southern Baptist convention. "Financing the Kingdom," 1 Dr. J. T. Henderson, Chatta- tl looga, Tenn., secretary Lay- s u n's Movement for Southern p Baptist convention. For five j fears president Woman's colrwr ii ?it \"*i 3:00 p. m. ? Denominational I1 conferences. e Baptist at First Baptist hurch; Methodist at Washing- j. ;on street Methodist church; ' Christian a tY. M. C. A. hall; { Episcopal at Jefferson hotel; ^resbyterian a First Presbyte- h ian church. b Tuesday, Feb. 8, 7:30 p. m.? 'The World Crisis and Its Chal- ^ enge to America," Rev. C. J. Thompson, Raleigh, N. C., field lecreary for missions, Southern Japtist convention, Wake For- n st university. n "A Near View of the Far i ist." Rev. Wm. McDowell, D. )., Chicago, bishop of Metholist church. P Wednesday, Feb. 9, 9:30 a. m. sl ?"Missionary Progress of Re- p ent Years," Rev. J. O. Reavis, Columbia, S. C., field secretary ^ oreitfn missionary committee, . resbyterian church in United itates. b' "Missions as a Personal In ct erest," Biship McDowell. a] "The Recent Missionary Op- (i lortunity," the Rt. Rev. William V. Guerr.v, D. D., Charleston. ? i. C., bishop of the diocese of h iouth Carolina. p; "Getting Ready for World tl Conquest," Dr. D. Clay Lilly, ^ Jashville, Tenn., field secretary jaymen's Movement, United . itates and Canada. Open Parliament. ci 1 '(1/1 r? m nonAminrtiminl onferences. 7:30 p. rn.?"Wha I Have and Vhat I Owe Thereby," Dr. J. b lenry Harms, Newberry, S. C., ir resident Newberry College. i, "Leaving Your Mark on the l> Vorld," Lieut. Col. E. W. Hal- 1 ord. New York city, vice chair* nan Laymen's Missionary n Movement in United States and a Canada. "The Dedication of Our Monly to Jesus Christ," Dr. J. T. Henderson, Chattanooga, Tenn. f The end of the convention is 4 the beginning of the campaign. { Workable plans for the coming 1 years. The unchanging life , purpose. Friendly Bird. An English lady residing In tbs uuuuu / uon a jici uitu.Auiiu. i ?v summer the bird's cage was placed In the open window and a wild blackbird flew down to it, looking through for a minute or two at the prisoner and then flying away. A minute afterward the visitor returned, bearing a worm In Its beak. This act of friendship was repeated again and again, until the caged blackbird and his mistress had to leave. The two birds had been separated for eight months, but recently the lady returned to the country, and had not hung the cage up half an hour before the same wild blackbird *u seen flying down to >%is old friend. THE LANCASTER NEWS GOVERNOR SPEAKS ON STATE INSANE ASYLUM L'ould not change his salary? :here was no fund for it, no provision to pay up, at the same ;ime, to me, was I to let those patients continu to suffer for the ack of that necessary skill in his! insii itnf urn /-??- ..U/n.l.l f .MUV4VUW1UII ^ \J L OXiUlllU 1 nake a personal contribution in >rder to relieve their suffering ind improve their treatment? I determined, gentlemen, that could not endure the thought >f the continuance of the condiion and the environment of hose patients. Therefore, the >nly thing that I saw that I :ould do was to go to the b?nl md see what I could do about hat money that was needed. I vas well aware of the fact that he salary of an official of the tate could not be increased durng his term of office. Therefore, when I went to the ?ank and found it would take 12,375 in order to secure the ervices of a man who, in my udgment, would fill the posiion, the money was offered to le at he rate of 3 per cent^s'V * hat I determined that V"would lake thttt contribuion to this Institution, giving my personal otes for $2,375 at 3 per cent iterest, so as to pay the addiional amount which was necesary in order to secure him. Then 1 determined to fix the! erm of the superintendent to, un from May 1, 11)15, to Febuary 15. 11)1(>. at which time his honorable body would be in ession, and I would then put i he question fairly and square ) ? up to you, whether you would \ lake this provision for a cometent and efficient superintend* nt, or whether you would be rilling to let the institution ipse back into the condition and ipse back into the condition nd treatment which prevailed ere previous to his incumency. Now, gentlemen, 1 feel that I ave been justified in making hat contribution. I want to i.v to you that here is no act of ly official life that has given le more gratification. When have seen the improved condions in that instituiton, the im roved treatment, and the re jus oi tnat treatment on tnose atients, I feel that I have been jstified in this contribution. I ave done it cheerfully! I have one it gladly. I do not ask to e reimbursed for this personal attribution that I made to the deviation of the suffering of tese unforunate fellow citizens f ours. The consciousness of aving done my duty fully reays me. Of course you realize tat that condition can not connue. I could not go on through lis next year, making provism for the salary of a state offiial, and that responsibility will ow rest on you. T want to say to you that the enefits of that work are shown i results which you find by ar. westigation of that instituion. 1 want to say further, gentlemen, that the cost of maintennce of that institution for the ear 1914 was $316,443.59; the ost of maintenance of the inititution in 1915 was $301,868.12, saving in operating expenses' ?14,575.17. The amount r>roncht. over from the annro priation of last year was $17,885. Now, I want to call your attention o the fact that saving in' operating expenses has not been at the expense of the comforts of those patients. The average daily number in that institution through he year 1915 has been 117 patients more than in the year previous?than in 1914. With the increased average attendance of 117 patients, the cost in maintenance has been reduced $14,575.17. The per capita expense in 1914 was , JANUARY 17, 1916. $176.18, and in 1915, $170.92. ja I want to call your attention 1; further to the fact that besides t this increase in average of pa- v tionts they had added for the a care of those patients 10 physi- t cians, whose time is given en-1 t tirely to the care of those pa-, c tients, whereas before three ^ regular physicians, giving all a their time, were employed, and j] three for a part of their time. r One of the first items that 1< I WOO fnl/nt. ?'? - ? A1 -1 1 ' "mo tuncu u^ in me cnaracier g of savings by Dr. Williams, af-| ter his inauguration into that t office, was in the matter of the n laundry. In 1914 the monthly1 p pay roll in the laundry was $702 i\ in 1915 it was reduced to $227 i f( a month, making a saving for the year of $5,700. That work. instead of being done by paid s negro women, was done by the ^ negro women who were in the -y institution, not by compulsion, ^ nor by force, but simply by per- t( suasion, and being glad to get the opportunity of having occu-i j pation rather than in sittimr ei around in idleness all the time. %v When Dr., Williams investiga- f. further he found that then- vv were 15 colored women scrub- ^ hers, who took care of the white j v, women's ward at $10 each per pj month, and six men scrubbers, who took care of the men's; ward at $10 each per month, w Those were discharged and pa- tl tients in the institution were n glad to do that work. The sav-j CM ing in this item was $2,052 for t.. tne year. Iv On the farm the cost of oper- r< ating for 1915 was $9,127.49; tl the cost of operating the farm'oi in 1915 was $1.882.06, making fi] a saving in the operating ex- ol penses of the farm of $4,444.83.1 The saving in these items, w gentlemen, amount to $13,-!'1 205.83. tl There was another item, the; exact figures of which I did not; ^ remember to take from the report of the previous year; butj^j. 1 want to say that whisky, prior! to Dr. Williams being placed in j ^ charge was bought at that institution by the barrel. 1 wanti to say to you no?v that the con-1 aj sumption of whisky in that in- J ai stituion its less han a quart per Of month. ol Permit me to call vonr ntten-l m tion to cerain phases of this J work which are simply obtain* tc ed by personal inerviews, per- w sonal contact and from my per- la sonal visits to this stitution. w When the plan was adopted of J*1 giving occupation and diversion j ? to these patients it was found I that patients there who were|n< simply indifferent, who lay there j n< supinely, who had no occupa- 9* tion or diversion, when they m were approached and asked if they did not feel like doing some in work, showed an eagerness to m accept it. "I want to say that in the institution, following out the plan of giving occupation and tl diversion to the paients, they w have now a printing plant where " some of the inmates daily work ; they now have a laundry where i ni inmates do most of the work; a] they have kitchens where the ^ the work is largely done by the;3 inmates. The inmates police the i *5 grounds, they have a broom ^ factory and a nmttress factory; ^ they do knititng; they have al<j sewing room, making clothes for 4 many inmates; they have print-'4 ers, and they are. using many 4 of the inmates on the farm, andi^ in addition to that, gentlemen,, <| there is established a depart-!? ment there of basket making 4 and fancy work. 4 Six weeks before the state 4 fair was held, they employed 4 Miss Ausin in that department. < 1 Miss Austin came to look over < the field. After seeing the pa-;< tients, she wondered if she could 4 do mything for them. They 4 were lying in their beds; she 4 1 coulc not induce them to get up 4 ' for leveral weeks. She finally 4 1 interested them in fancy work 4 tnd basket making. They greater improved, and finally she inerested 50 of those women, yho had been more dead than ! live and not interested in any rung, ana iney were eager in , he morning when the hour ame, at which time they could ? legin their work. Gentlemen, s a result of this, three of those ( n mates have been absolutely estored ot sound mind and have ; eft the institution and have 1 one back to their homes. Now, I want to say this, that i he number of patients who are ow employed and given occu ation amounts to 809; that was * he fitTUre ffivPll in thf? rpnnrf n ew days ago. It may well now be asked, afjr you have seen what the phyical improvements have been, ow that has been carried on. ou have seen there in the 'ords that have not yet been )uched their conditions, those f you who have visited them, nd I do earnestly urge that evry member of this legislature ho has not been there will ike personal interest in the ork and feel that it is part of is interest and see the benefits ou are conferring on these peole. Now I wish to say that since le report of the board of regent as made up?it was done about le 20th of December, at thej* "quest of the comptroller gen- 1 ral?they have found that they' , trried over this balance that I i ave alluded to?$17,885. The y ?quest for appropriations by ( le board of regents was based 1 n their information and the crures before them on the 20th v r December. f Having been in conversation ith some of the regents, I learn om them that inasmuch as ley have found that they will it out the item of $20,000 hich they have asked for' lis year for the matter of luipment. I, therefore, make lis recommendation that you ill provide for the maintenance the institution the $325,000 *ked for, which includes the dary of the superintendent and ! 1 other expenses of mainten-j ice; also provide for the $150,-, i- - J ! - ? /v requested ior rne purpose j f continuing the improve- 1 lents. * Just a word here in reference ; ) their asking for $325,000, 1 here they used only $310,000 ; st year. Last year this work i as all new to them, and they, f lowing that their expendiires could not exceed the ap- i ropriation, necessarily held i )wn every item. They couhl } it do certain things they felt 1 scessary, because of this fear ? exceeding the appropriation 1 ou can realize that the eight J onths which this board and < I d an nori V* / iv IIIV^IIU\;II t UttVC UCCII I i' charge have been active i ionths indeed. They have had c > go slowly having to make i ep and there are many things j nit they have kept down, but i lose of you who have been to i le institution and have seen ( hat is to be done there realize i lis work. 1 As I stated to you, T feel i lat the results of the manage- ! lent have justified me in the ( i)pointment of^Dr. Williams, i ^ >^4 A V V jf ^ ^ ^ ^ f ^ f r Lancaster Sa t, Tn.o> f UL 11U0I \ I INSUR ? U Office in First I ? ? Life, Fire, Glass, Acc i lary and ? -.-_U_jliiiilf WW" . ? m I I desire to say in respect to Dr. W'illiams being paid $500 a month, that he does not have a single perquisite that went with that office; he does have the use of the house; he does not have water, lights, fuel, vegetables, servant,horses, carriages and even automobiles He lives in his own house, and he does not get one cent in perquisites or anything else from (hat institution, except the $250 ii month provided in the appropriation bill, and the money which 1 paid out of my own pocket so I want you to bear this in mind that the superintendent heretofore received $3,000 or $1,400 in these perquisites, conservatively estimated, whereao Dr. Williams gets ?500 a month and no a single perquisite goes with it. I want to say just a word on another matter. I feel it is but lue to the board of regents, who have given their time and energies and thousrht to the ,vork of this institution, to say if them that I do not believe hat I could have selected a xmrd who had more average alent along the several lines of heir training, and that knowledge was only to be equaled bv he efficiency and ability whioMr hose men have brought to that nstitution. 1 have endeavored to give roil a plain statement of facts connected with this institution, n doing this I have discharged ny responsibility. The responsibility now rests on you to car*y on efficiently and ably this rreat work. Economy in this nstitution will not consist in utting off expenditures, but ather in seeing that the noney spent is wisely spent, .retting a dollar's worth for ev *ry dollar spent, in giving bet:er treatment to these patients. Remember that they come *rom every county and every section of the state, and there ire few of us who are now representing the people of the state ,vho have not friends and rela.ives in this institution. Is here any work that can can appeal to our human hearts to a rreater degree than the care of hese unfortunates? These innates are in the institution by to will or act of theirs, but are here by reason of an affliction iroupht by causes beyond hunan control. It is our solemn duty and ofH igation to give these neonle flip ;erv best treatment and skill ;hat can be found. It is our lounden duty to make this institution not only better than it las been in the past, but the lest in the land. I do not ijjge his work to the credit of the Manning administration, but *ather that it can be put down is the result of your painstakng, kindly and humane thought 'or the welfare of these people, k'ou can do nothing that will nake a more enduring monunent to your wisdom and to four foresight, to your human cindness and charity. I will leave his matter in your I lands, with the confident assurance that, with the full un- I ierstanding of the conditions if this institution and its im- I lerative needs, you will discharge that obligation in such a 3 vay that it will be a credit to I fou, representing the people of South Carolina; that it will be I i credit to the state of South Carolina, and will show to tJhe W ,vorld that we are Christians iving in a Christian land, and ecognizing the highest purpose <.? Uj our mines, Doth to iod and to our suffering fellou;nen. ivings Bank '{ Company | ANCE | rational Bank. ? it I , Health. 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