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STILL A HEEl? MYSTERY. Public Health i>e|Mirtment Say? Pel lagra is N'?t Communicable. ( News and ('ourler. ) Thc suggestion of the United State's Public Health Service officers I who have been making a special study <>f pellagra that the disease IH not communicable is one that all of Us will wish to he.love. Of course this ls merely an opinion on the part of these doctors and as vet it H un supported with proof. The further theory which the Pub lic Health Service advances that pel lagra is probably dependent upon er rors of diet ls one which has all along been held by many Southern physi cians ?nd which has found ready ac ceptance among the laity. The Pub lic Health Bureau contends that "by using an abundance of fresh milk, eggs, fresh lean meat, beans and peas (fresh and dried-not canned) liol oi ly may pellagra be cured when the disease is not too far advanced, but prevented." The finding of th? Thompson-Mc Fadden Commission made it evident that this view would find wide sup port, since ST. |>er cent of the cases which came under their observation occurred among poverty-stricken people whose food was poor and badly prepared and who lived under bad economic conditions. As yet, however, the correctness of this con- : ception has not been established sci entifically and opposed to il stands t ii?- fact that many of the victims of pellagra have been people of educa tion and means. An article in the current issue of the New York Medi cal Record, written by two California physicians, states that as regards tin cases of this disease which have made their appearance on the Pacific coast "the patients were largely those from the better w ilks of life, j or at least were persons accustomed to good food and the hygienic sur roundings of the middle classes." The fact is that so far the study of pellagra has been confined to rather narrow limits. This is not surpris ing in view of the fact that it was not generally recognized In this country up to ten years ago or less, leading textbooks on medicine stat ing that it did not iccur iu the Uni- I ted States. Most oi he research j work which has been done so far in j the effort to discover its cause has ' been done in the Piedmont section of j the South, whereas I* appears that the disease is now widespread j throughout the land, and that lt manifests itself under conditions which vary rather sharply, lt is very ' probable, of course, thal a person ' who is impoverished through lack oft proper nourishment will succumb to pellagra more readily than one who is healthy and vigorous; thal is lrue as to many other diseases What the world wants, however, is to learn definitely how pellagra is caused. Not until the baining mystery is cleared : should Ike inquiries be relaxed. In- ! stead their scope needs to he ex tended. If the money is not availa ble from pirvate sources, it ought to be provided al the public expense. j " CASCA RETS RELIEVE SICK, SOUR STOMACH, j Move Acids, Cases ami Clogged-Up Waste from Stomach, Liver, Rowels-( 'ure Indigestion. (?et a 10-cent box now. That awful sourness, belching of acid and foul gases; that pain In the pit of the stomach, the heartburn, nervousness, nausea, bloating alter eating, dizziness and sick headache, means a disordered stomach, which cannot bo regulated until you remove the cause. If isn't your stomach's fault. Your stomach ls as good as ? any. Try Cascareis; they immediately I .. .mse the stomach, remove the sour, und! ested and fermenting food and foul fiases; take the excel bile from the liver and carry off tin -onstlpat ed wast? 'natter and poison from the bowels. Then your stomach trouble is ended. A Cascare! lo-nlght will straighten you out by morning--a 10-cent box from any drug store will keep your stomach sweet; liver and bowels regular for months. Don't forge) the children--their little In sldes need a good, ge.itlc cleansing, too. Adv. POLITICS OR HE LIO ION ? The Warehouse |;,|| Suggests the Passage of Another Act, (Columbia State, i As the State, by the enactment of the warehouse measure, is about to enter upon a career of business (tuite different from the strict business of government, the Legislature that meets in January should enact a civil service measure, whereby a commis sion would be provided thal would select, by competitive examination under Intelligent regulations, subor dinates of the warehouse system and of other departments of the State government so far ns is practicable. In a word, the Stat- should promptly adopt the most effective measures to save the conduct of the State's business from political influ ences. Even if we suppose that the com missioner who has been elected will conduct the warehouse business In a manner wholly uninfluenced by po litical considerations, there is no guaranty that his successors would be similarly Independent and un biased. The merit principle should be In troduced in the State government anyway. Tho people are entitled to the maximum of service in return for the wages they pay. That tiley can not obtain except by the enforcement of tho merit system by a civil ser vice commission. lt would take away the power of appointment from politicians and make safe the faith ful and competent employee in the place that be had won. not hy favor Ism, but hy proving his qualifications. Opposition .to the civil service laws of the United states is confined to spoilsmen. No man covets th?' be stowal of patronage except for his own aggrandizement; no man objecte to surrendering lt unless he is more solicitous for his private interest than for the public benefit. What the people of South Carolina would be rid of is the mingling of politics with the administration ol public affairs, resulting in unceasing waste and inefficiency. The Warehouse Commissioner, wc suppose, would welcome a law that would relieve him ot' the appoint ment of subordinates and we suppose that heads ol' other departments, in most instances, would doubtless look upon it in like manner. The on!> conceivable objection ol' weight that could be urged against it would bi its cost, and that vanishes when th? tremendous volume of business nn<] ultimate cost incidental to a cotter warehouse system is considered. Foi the State to enter upon such an en terprise Without erecting every pos sible safeguard against its corruption by politics is to invite disaster at thc start. How this suggestion is received will be awaited with interest, as it will point with practical certainty tc whether the warehouse system is tc be launched as a business or a polit leal scheme. A civil service law could ant should be enacted next January. It Really Does Relieve Rheumatism Everybody who is afflicted witt rheumatism In any form should by al means keep a bottle of Sloan's Lint ment on hand. The minute you fee pain or soreness In a joint or muscle bathe it with sloan's Liniment. D< not rub it. Sloan's penetrates almos Immediately fight to the seat of pain relieving tlie bot, tender, swoolei feeling and making the part easy am comfortable. Cet a bottle of .Sloan': Liniment for li."> cents of any drug gist and have it in the house against colds, sore and swollen joints rheumatism, neuralgia, sciatica am like ailments. Your money back i not satisfied, but it does give almos instant relief.- Adv. Colored Woinan Dies at lift. (Liberty Cor. Wasley Progress.) Leah Price, colored, the oldest pei son in Pickens county, died here ear ly Sunday morning alter s-vera days' illness. She had been in tail ing health for some tim?', but wa: able to go about the house. She di? house work and cooked for one o her daughters up to two years ago but has done no active work since She retained fairly good sight am hearing and was rational until he last illness. She was said to han been 115 years old the loth of May 1 !i I I. Was born in slavery in 1799 the projierty of th?- late Hardei Price, ol the Crow Creek section, am was in the Price family until oman cipation. She lived m Pickens conn t> all her life. She was buried ii Liberty colored cemetery. (Leah Price was the mother o Mien Price, of Walhalla, and spen some time here a couple of years ag( with lier son. ) An Active Liver Means Health. If you want good health, a clea omplexion and freedom from dizzi ness, const i pa t ion . biliousness, head lilies and indigestion, take Dr King's Now Life Pills. They drivi rmi fermenting and undigested foods [dear the blood and cure constipa lion. Only 25c. at your druggist, ad Mclaurin I iles nu Dom]. Columbia. Nov, i. John L. Mc Lnurin, Stat.- Warehouse Cominis Stoner, has flied a bond of tSO.OOi with the Secretary of state. Ile wil be commissioned as Warehouse Com missioner as soon as the bond is ai proved by the Attorney General. 'I'll bond will later be filed with the Stat Treasu rer, Under the terms of the warchous act the expense of tho bond is to b borne by the state government. Senator McLnurln said that he ha no announcement to make as to th plans for putting the warehouse sy< teni into effect. He will nain?' hi . taff at an early date. Invigorating to the Pale and Slckl The Old Standard Rentrai slrenfjthenbia toni GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC. drivc3 o Mnlnrin.enrichen the hlood.nud builds upthesj tciu. A true '.onie. Eor adults aud children. 5 The European \ Russians Itcport) Successes. London, Nov. 4.-Kor the trend of events on the Bast Prussian fron'.1er reliance has to bc placed entirely in the Russian report, as the German headquarters say nothing about it. Thc Russians, according to a Petro grad report, have defeated a German offensive movement from Hast Prus sia and the (lennans are retreat in t: across their own frontier, leaving large quantities of arms and ammu nition behind them. in Poland, according to the Rus sians, the Germans are continuing to fall back, while farther south the Russians at last have the Austro German forces, forming their right wing, on the move and have occupied the important towns of Kielce and Sandotnir and taken 200 officers and 15,000 men and several dozen guns and machine guns. GtNinan Retreat Very Hasty. retrograd, Nov. 4.-The following official communication from the Rus sian general staff headquarter)! was given out here to-night: "A sudden change has been, noted .-ince November :i on the Bast Prus sian front, where the enemy, which recently has been on the offensive in most everywhere, has begun to fall back at certain points. This retreat is precipitate on the left wing of the enemy, which was vigorously thrown back toward Biala and lack. Our troops took Hakalarjevo. capturing a large quantity of arms and ammuni iotl and making prisoners of a Ger man company. "On the left bank of thc Vistula the Hermans continue their precipi tate retreat towards the frontier. Their rear guards have he lodged from Kolo and Przedl the morning of November :i \ back the Austrians toward which place our troops t making f>00 prisoners and ta' chine guns. On the same won a decisive victory over trians ulong the whole fro t l Kielce to Sandotnir. The el : back with all speed. Oi I took Sandotnir, which is ai ant strategical point. "In the region south of K in g the past week we ha\ r prisoners of 200 officers an j, soldiers and have taken a la lt ber of . wei' .>? / guns. 1 ber ?. th? > "attacks, her I and thej a firm footing in the reg KM and Rudnik. "There is nothing to re the rest of the front." (.crinan Trawler Host Copenhagen. Nov. I. A man trawler has been deb a mine south of the Danisl Langeland, in the Croat 1 fate of the crew is not kn British Ton?' Consorv London, Nov. L- -Thou! tie of the sand dunes ma it is not correct to say till man forces have been di the Belgian coast. They Ostend and they are coi huge forces In the vicinity lt is there, in the opinion observers, that a renewed German struggle to break through the alliet. line will center. Prom the coast to Lille, a compar atively short battle line, the Ger mans have eleven army corps, rough ly half a million men. The English papers point out to-day that this sit uation still is undecided and that it should not be assumed thal the Ger mans yet have been decisively beaten in Belgium That the allies have been throwing fresh forces into Belgium is indicat ed in to-day's official account from the British front, which speaks of both forces from home and Indian troops in that area of hostilities, and adds: "Reinforcements of every de scription i ave been sent to meei the t hreateneu attacks." This, of course, refers to attucks along the Yser, which have now come io an end with the result against the invaders. But looking ahead, the same condition will apply generally to the operations south of Ypres, The agitation for more recruits In langland has been renewed. The press is taking advantage of tho suc cess ?a West Flanders to emphasize that this progress was gained only after great sacrifices in men, and that the young manhood of Great Britain must respond lo ill' 'ip the depleted ranks. If not voluntarily, then by means of conscription. To Protect American Interests. Paris, Nov. 5.-The Tonips has re ce ved a report stating that American marines have been landed at Beirut, Syria, for tho protection of Amort* i can Interest?, Britain Hollares Waroo Turkey. London, Nov. 5.-It was officially announced in London to-day that a state of war exists between Groat Bi italn and Turkey. Var Day by Day. A privy council was held In Buck ingham Pu luce this morning to dis cuss tills question. At its conclusion King George signed the documents proclaiming the state of war and the announcement was made. Britain Annexes island. London, Nov. r>.-Great Britain to day formally annexed the Island of Cyprus in the Mediterranean, which nominally formed a part of the Turk ish Empire. The defensive alliance between Great Britain and Turkey having become annulled LV the outbreak of war, the British government decided that it was necessary io appropriate the Island in order that proper pro vision might be made for its govern ment and for its protection. Thc island, since the Anglo-Turk ish convention of 1878, had been oc cupied and administered by Great Britain, though it had remained un der the suzerainty of the Sultan. Turkish Anny on Frontier. Petrograd, Nov. -A Turkish army itO.OOO strong, consif 'ig of the Ninth, Tenth and Eleve?. .. army corps, is massed along tbe Caucasian frontier, according to the Novoe Vre mya. Many villages have been oc cupied by the outposts of this army. This Turkish army. The Novoe Vremya continues, would consist un der normal conditions of SO battal ions of infantry, fit) batteries of ar tillery containing 230 guns and 40 squadrons of regular cavalry, but to it has been added r>0 regiments ol' Kurd cavalry, amounting to 20,000 men. Russia's sudden and energetic ad vance into Turkey territory is bel ie V ? in Petrograd to have been meant disband and overawe the Kurd ibes, who are little interested in e success of Turkish arms and are ore concerned in the safety of their vu villages. Persia Stirred by Turks. Petrograd, Nov .">.-The Bourse v ews has published a special dis : itch from Teheran as follows: "All classes of Persian society are roused by the action of Turkey. The German and Turkish ministers here re exerting all their power to bring 'ersla into active participation in . ne war against Russia. Sala red Dowleh, the pretender to the Persian h rone, has announced himself open - i ruler: lilp ot F .....ia. I : . .ill .Hiv. c..^. J -. ^ uils have taken refuge in the consul lte of the Fulled States. Turkish troops have crossed the Persian frontier and are approaching t)u rm ea." Greece to Be N'euttral. London. Nov. .">.-A dispatch from Sofia to The 'limos says: "The Bulgarian government has received formal assurance that the Greelc government is determined to maintain neutrality and has refrain ed from ordering a mobilization. The Servian minister here announces that Servia will offer Bulgaria her moral support should Turkey attack Bul garia." Seek New Boote to Const!. London, Nov. 5.-The first Ger 1 man rush for the French coast hav ing been checked, the news of the next few days will determine the truth or falsity of predictions as to the seriousness of the renewed Ger man attempt to get to the coast by a more southerly route. There was nothing in the rejiorts from West Flan leis during the forenoon to in dicate the trend of the new German attack, although Ypres continued to Uguie in the dispatches as the mili tary key against which the Germans proposed to deliver their hardest blows. Opinion i s divided here as to whe ther this fresh attempt to open a way to the channel will rival In in tensitv the struggle along the Yser. Some British optimists hold that the apparent exhaustion of the Germans ls an indication that ?hey are really planning to fall back as they did be fore Paris on the entrenchments they have been so carefully preparing everywhere back of their lines. If this does occur it will mean another period of siege warfare along the entire front in Belgium and France, a condition which probably will per sist until one side or the other starts off on a new tangent as did the Ger mans In their costal attempt, Oms creating some new and acute area of hostilities. Progress Made by Allies. Paris. Nov. 5. The French official announcement l iven ont in Paris this afternoon says that the allies have made slight progress to the east of Nieuport on tho righi bank of the Yser. Belgian Report! on Operations. Havre, Franc*, Nov. 5.-The Bel gian government issues the follow lng statement. "The Belgian advanced detach inentH which progressed as far as Lombaertzyde towards the Yser be tween Saint George Capelle and Ter vaete, could advance only with great difficulty owing to poor roads and tbe inundated country. They were also harassed constantly bj the infantry and machine gun fire of the enemy. "The enemy still occupies Saint Ceorge Capelle and the tarins located on the left bank of the Yser In the neighborhood; Schoorbakke and Tervaete. St ny vekenskerke was re occupied by marines. "To the south of Dixmude the Connans made an attack last night in the direction of the Rixschoote bridge. They tailed in the attempt and were forced to evacuate." Heads Revolt Against llrituins. Another rebellion has started In South Africa. Cen. Christian De Wet and den. Christian Frederick Devers have taken the lead of rebels in the Orange Free State and the Western Transvaal. Having suppressed the rebellion in the northwest province of Cape Colony, led by Lieut. Col. Maritz, the government of the Union of South Africa is now faced by this more serious rising. Cen. Heyers re cently resigned the command ol' the Union defense force when Premier Hot ha decided to take up arms against Germany (Jen. De Wet was comn.ander-in-chlef of the Free State forces in the South African war, and since 1 ??07 has been minister for ag riculture of the Orange River Colony. In him the disaffected Hoers have a lea-W bf the highest military repu tation. During the South African war he was a thorn in the side of the British through his magnificent com mand of guerilla tactics, and at Sau na's Host. Honig Spruit and Roode val he indicted severe defeats on some of the best of the British troops, whom he caught napping. Not until his forces were absolutely worn away by constant man bing and fighting could the Hoers be persuad ed that their fight was hopeless and that they had better make peace. Heyers also took a noted part in the South African war and was chosen as the chairman of the Vereeniging peace conference. CHICHESTER S PILLS DIAMOND ?ffiW??i BRAND A?\ jnvr >lru**t*t f. i C.rn-OH3?S-T?{lt s A Sil A MOND B?A??D Vitt . 'A RUP a:;?t/A\ Goc.ii tuet? lc . ''ir. Hinted ^ ttl Bluet*}) Tv r.K . .. ? KU. ?|,.r v ,,..,r\y . ... v,.. i> il IL A..? lr ?-11. t.H, tor twenty-Ate years ;ci'nrdo?) as Host,Safest, Always Reliable StiiLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS Rockefeller Pleads Not Guilty. 1 AVirs j New York, Nov. .">. William Rockefeller, Standard Oil multi-mil lonalre, appeared to-day in the crim inal branch ol' the Putted States Dis trict Court and entered a plea of not guilty to the indictment charging him with conspiracy in connection with his acts ns a former director of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company. He was placed under ?.">,000 bond to insure bis ap pearance for trial. Mr. Rockefidler appeared feeble as he walked from his automobile into the building and to the elevator. In a husky whisper, audible hardly 10 feet away, Mr. Rockefeller said "Not guilty." after the clerk had asked him bow he desired to plead. Judge Foster stated that Mr. Rockefeller would be given until November 2:'?, the date that has been fixed in the case ol' the other defendants, who have al really pleaded. Of the 21 men indicted, Mr. Rockefeller was the 17tb to plead. Tuft's Pills will save the dyspeptic from many days of misery, and enable him to eat whatever be wishes. They prevent SICK HEADACHE, cause thc food to assimilate and nour ish the body, give keen appetite? DEVELOP FLESH and solid muscio. K legan try sugar Take No Substitute. Miss Cotilo I./OHK Dead. ( TugalOO Tribune, 3d. ) Miss Codie Long. li>-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Duff Long, died In Creen ville last Wednesday, October 28. Her body was brought to Westminster Thursday and inter red tn the family plot in Eastview cemetery, services being conducted by Rev. R. A. Sublett. The bereaved family have thc sympathy of many friends. Mr. Ix>ng and family have been residing at Creen ville for the past four or five months. Only One "BROMO QUININE" To net the arenulne, cati for full name, I.AXA TIVK BROMO 0UININI?. Lookforsignaturcof K.W.-GROVI?. Curen a Cold In One Day. Stops couch and headache, and works off cold. 25c. AXRHRSONIAN AT PETROGRAD. Capt. McCully, Naval Attache, Now in Russia. (Anderson Mail, 1th.) Mrs. Carrie MeCully has received a letter from Capt. N. A. McCully, dated October I Uh at Petrograd, Russia. Another letter was received from bim several days ago, and this waa dated at Irkutsk. Siberia. He stated in this letter that he waa pro ceeding to Retrograd. Capt. McCully is Cncle Sam's na val attache with the Russian .orces. He says In his last letter that he ex pects to reach the tiring ?ines in a few days, and that he will remain with the Russians until the war is. ended. Capt. McCully's health is good and he is enjoying the experiences at the front. He had very little to say about the war; in fact at the time he wrote he had not seen any ac'ual lighting. Capt. McCully is captain of the "California," and he left for Russia some time during the latter part of August. STRAIGHTFORWARD TESTIMONY. Many Walhalla Citizens llave Profited Ry lt. If you have backache, .trinan troubles, days of dizziness, bead aches or nervousness, strike at the seat of the trouble. These are often the symptoms of weak kidneys and there is grave danger in delay. Doan's Kidney Rills are especially preparen* for kidney ailments-are endorsed by over 30,000 people. Your neigh bors recommend this remedy-have proved its merit In many tet-ts. Wal halla readers should take fresh cour age in the straightforward testimony of a Walhalla citizen. R. D. Oelkers. merchant, W. Main street. Walhalla, S. C., says: "My kidneys were disordered and caused my hack to ache. Doan's Kidney Rills, which 1 got at Dr. Bell's drug store, gave me relief. Another of my family used Doan's Kidney Pills with good results. We are glad to con firm our former endorsement of this remedy." Price T)0c. at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy-get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that Mr. Oelkers had. Foster-Milhurn Co., Props., Ru ff alo, N. Y.-Adv. Rev. Rigdou Thankful. Salem, Nov. 4.-Last Saturday the good people of Welcome community and Walhalla mill paid ns a visit which will long he remembered. : 1 ere were just 51 in the party, and ;y had well-filled baskets. The de was spread under the shade of i trees in the yard, and after all d gathered around appropriate prayer was led hy Rev. H. P. Press ley, and then each presented his gift, and all were line - all good, first class, serviceable gifts. We were so overjoyed that we could hardly keep quiet. After supper all went. to Mountain View church to service, and after the service we began to exam ine the gifts and found that several who could not come had sent theirs. We thank the good people for their kindness and pray that you may ever be true to .loses. May the Cod of Peace and Love ever be with you Rev. and Mrs. L. Rigdou. ( Raster of Walhalla Charge, Wesley an Methodist Church.) Sprains,Bruises Stiff Muscles Sloan's Liniment will save hours of suffering. For bruise or sprain it gives instant relief. It arrests inflammation and thus prevents more serious troubles developing. No need to rub it in-it acts at once, instantly relieving tho pain, however severe it may be. Her?'? Proof Charlea Johnson, I'. O. Box 106, Ltiu* ion's Slalion, N. Y., Writes: "I Bernini my nnklo and dislocated mv Jolt hip by faning out of a third struy window six months UKO. I wont on crutchos for four months, then I trtartcd to uso sumo of your Liniment, nccording to your dlroc t ii ii : i, nnd I mu.it (>ny that it is heJping mo wonderfully. I throw my crutches away. Only used two bottles of your Liniment nnd now I ara walking quite well with onn cane. I m.ver will bo with out 61oan'a Liniment." All Dealers, 25c Send four centa in stomp* for a TRIAL BOTTLE Dr. Earl S. Sloan, Inc Dept. B. Philadelphia, Pa. SLOANS UNIMENT Kills Pain