The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, September 05, 1908, Image 5
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FEW DEATHS IN THISSTATEi
SIX TIMKS AS MANY PKOPLK JHK
YKAKLY IX M1XXKSOTA.
The (Government Reports Show that
Health Conditions Here are
Particularly (Good.
Washington. August 23.?Some
interesting comparisons are made
between health conditions in the
Southern States and elsewhere in to- i
day's issue of the Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service Report, j
These figures are more than ordinal*-.
ily interesting, especially when the i
fact is taken into consideration that!
South Carolina, with a very large |
proportion of its population colored, i
shows a smaller per capita death;
* rate for the time under considera-!
tion than New York State, which has
some negroes, and Minnesota, which ,
has practically none.
Based on the census of 1900, (
South Carolina had a population or
1,340.316, Minnesota 1.575,394 and
New York 7.26S.012. The number j
of deaths in Minnesota for the!
month of April, 1908, during which j
time there was no epidemic there, i
^ was 1.73S: for New York, for the!
month of .June, 9,923, and for South'
Carolina, for the same month, only j
238 and for April 2 <8. It will be j
seen from this statement that Minnesota,
with only 400,000 more people
t than South Carolina, has to its credit
almost 1,500 more deaths for the
time under consideration.
The 10.000 deaths that occurred
in New York during the month of j
June corresponded to an annual j
? death rate of 13.9 per cent, per 1,-;
000 of the population.
These figures are taken at random t
simply for the purpose of showing
South Carolina's small death rate, i
even with her large negro popula-i
tlon, when compared with one of the j
* Western States.
The report of the South Carolina !
authorities, showing the condition j
of the public health at this time j
there, is as follows:
Month of January, 190S: Total;
number of deaths. 251, including!
diphtheria 1. enteric fever 11,!
whooping cough 3, and 45 from tu-1
berculosis. Cases: Diptheria 27.1
% enteric fever 44, measles 777, scar-i
let fever S2. smallpox 49, and tuberculosis
235.
Month of February. 1 908: Total j
number of deaths. 245, including!
enteric fever 2, measles 4. whooping I
cough 1. and 25 from tuberculosis.!
Cases: Diphtheria 13, enteric fever!
38. measles 1.316. scarlet fever 33,
smallpox 19. and tuberculosis. 143.
Month of March, 1908: Total
number of deaths, 264, including
enteric fever 7, measles 4. whooping
cough 1. and 4 9 from tuberculosis.
Cases: Diphtheria 14. enteric fever
* 51, measles 1.50S, scarlet fever 40.
smallpox 58. and tuberculosis 217.
Month of April. 1 908: Total nuni- j
ber of deaths 27S, including diph-;
theria 1, enteric fever 5, smallpox 1.1
whooping cough 3. and 49 from tu-i
berculosis. Cases: Diphtheria 9. i
enteric fever 55, measles 1,251. scar-'
l't fever 23, smallpox 15, and tuber- j
culosis 163.
Month of May. 190S: Total number
of deaths 27S, including diph-j
v theria 1, enteric fever 10 measles 3,
whooping cough 6. and 46 from tu-j
berculosis. Cases: Diphtheria 9, j
enteric fever 198, measles 599, scar-i
let fever 11, smallpox 17, and tuber-!
culosis 168.
Month of June. 190S. Total
number of deaths 23S, including!
diphtheria 1, enteric fever 23, j
measles 3, whooping cough 6. and j
31 from tuberculosis. Cases: Diph-!
theria 25. enteric fever 429, measles
350, scarlet fever 16. smallpox 12 i
and tuberculosis 186.
South Carolina's total deaths fori
the six months just mentioned were
1.354. while Minnesota had 1.738 in
one month alone.
Edwin's Philosophy.
* Little Edwin, aged four, playing j
with some older boys, heard a new
byword for the first time. Running
to his father, he asked him if "my 1
golly" was a bad word. His father '
said, "It is- a rough word and I
% would not use it." Looking very
thoughtful for a moment Edwin said, I
"I wish it wasn't a rough word, for I
I would just love to say it!"?The1
August Delineator.
The Wrong One.
A young man had been calling now j
and then on a young lady when one j
night, as he sat in the parlor waiting j
her to come down, her mother enter-!
ed the room instead and asked him |
in a very grave, stern way what his j
intentions were.
He turned very red and was about i
to stammer some incoherent reply
when suddenly the young lady called j
down from the head of the stairs: |
".Mamma, mamma, that is not the!
one."?Ladies Home Journal.
(letting at Facts.
Eddie stood out in front of his
home, a large handsome building,
when another little boy came along,
and after looking admiringly at the
house a few minutes, asked: "How
much rent do you pay for that
house?" "'Why." was the reply, "we
don't pay any rent."
"Huh. I know better?they
wouldn't let you live in that big fine
house for nuthin'!" was the confident
rejoinder of the small boy. never
dreaming that a family could own
a house.?The August Delineator.
Paid for Once.
1 An Irishman entered a country
inn and called for a glass of the best
Irish whiskey. After being supplied
he drank it and was about to
walk out when the following conversation
took place:
Landlord -Here, sir. you haven't
paid for that whiskey you ordered. I
Irishman? What's that you say? j
Landlord?I said you hadn't paid :
for that whiskey you ordered.
Irishman?Did you pay for it? i
^ Landlord?Of course I did.
Irishman?Well, then, what's the
good of both of us paying for it??
Tit-Bits.
LAWSUT FOLLOWS JOKK.
Lawyer Turns Tables ami Sues the
Joker tor Bill.
I
.Mrs. .Margaret (Jatty. one of the;
wittiest society women of Brattle-J
boro. Vt.. planned and executed a;
joke: now she is the defendant in
an action at law, while society is I
awaiting with glee the outcome of j
the affair.
It is all emanated from a "bright I
idea" conceived by Mrs. (latty and'
a few of her society friends who had i
become firmly convinced that James
H. Hooker, attorney and wealthy
club member, was working altogether
too hard and needed a little
diversion to distract him from the
arduousness of so busy a summer.
One day recently, while the young
attorney sat at his desk, with papers;
piled high on either side and an i
amount of work before him that |
promised to keep him in his office j
11 i ~ r I
into tne wee sniaii nours ui mr
night, the telephone at his elbow
rang.
Taking up the receiver Mr. Hooker
listened to the apparently distracted
voice of Mrs. Gatty. one of
his acquaintances. Mrs. Gatty ap-i
peared to be greatly overwrought, i
and explained that a dreadful attempt
had been made to swindle her
out of a sum of money: that the alleged
swindler had left a handbag
behind, and would Mr. Hooker come
up immediately, open the bag. and
discover, if possible, the identity of
the guilty person.
The young lawyer clapped on his
hat and hastened up to Mrs. Gatty's
fashionable residence. He was ushered
into the drawing-room and the
bag was shown him. Without further
parley the lawyer opened the
bag and extracted a nice yellow lemon.
Then the light broke upon the
attorney and amid the titterings
which emanated from different re-j
cesses of the drawing room he bowed
and withdrew, after declaring
gravely that he felt that the case
was settled and trusted that his
client would be no longer disturbed.
A little later Mrs. Gatty received
a bill for services made out in the
usual form. Under the conviction
that this bill was merely the humorous
revenge by Mr. Hooker fori
the joke played upon him. the bill
was pigeonholed. Much to her consternation
a sheriff appeared recently
and served the papers in a suit
for fees due for professional advice.
The whole city is interested in
Lawyer Hooker's plan for revenge,
and factions have already been form
ed.
Home Missions.
Much interest centers about the
appointments of the workers which
are made annually at the meeting
of the board. This year thirty-one
deaconesses and eighteen city missionaries
were given appointments.
This makes a force of forty-nine
trained women who will give all
their time and energy to the specific
work of serving humanity and sav- i
ing souls.
o
At the recent session of the board
of home missions it was determined
to call the immigrant quarters to be
located at Galveston in honor of the
late Rev. Sam P. Jones, whose name
and memory is revered throughout
the country. It is purposed to make
this institution worthy of the name
it will bear, and the initial step will
be to secure a consecrated, trained
head for the work, who will have a
building where the immigrants can j
be temporarily provided for until J
their final plans are perfected. This
will be a great and big-hearted work, j
The specific object for which the brigade
is to work this year is this new j
effort in behalf of the immigrants. I
Last year the children raised in
round numbers ^.1,800. With the
better organization which now obtains.
and this special object for
which to work there is every reason
to expect them to raise the full $10,000
which was appropriated for the
Gulf coast work. Let us impress;
this upon the minds of the brigadiers.;
Every bov and girl who helps with J
this collection will be helping to welcome
the foreign boys and girls who J
come to our shores, and thus soon
make them American citizens. We
must make them realize that this
countrv belongs to Christ or they
may undermine our Christianity.
In order to meet this great work
along the Gulf coast there must necessarily
be a great increase in membership
and collections. Don't forget
this and let every member of our
Bamberg auxiliary induce some
other woman to join in this work.
o
The enlightened nations of Europe
make one law governing child labor
for the whole nation, leaving local
authorities only the duty of enforcement.
The congress of the United
states makes protective laws for the
industries but leaves the legislatures
to make laws for the protection
of the children of these enterprises.
As a result some thousands
of little boys, in many States, labor
all night in glass works while both
boys and girls may legally work all
night in cotton mills in several
Southern States.
New Hampshire and Vermont are
the only Northern States which keep
the iwelve-year age limit in factories
in vacation. Georgia alone, among
all the States, retains ten years as
the age limit for orphans or children
of widowed mothers or disabled |
fathers. South Carolina alone sets j
no age limit for orphans, children |
ol widows, or disabled fathers.
o
Let the membership of the Home
.Mission Society write a capital D 011
books and papers as a constant reminder.
standing for Definite purpose?Dependence
upon C.od?Domination.
They Needed Other Things.
Like most minister's families, they
were not extensively blessed with
this world's goods. She. however,
was the youngest of ten children until
her father explained to her of the
baby sister who had come in the
night.
"Well." she said, after due thought.
"I 'pose it's all right, papa, but
there's many a thing we needed
worse."?The August Delineator.
| MR. H.YKLKY S APPOINTMENT. j
Boa id of Stewards and Presiding: Elder
Correct False Reports.
; Editor The Bamberg Herald: As
| so much has been published in some
j of the papers o South Carolina that
j is utterly false and malicious in regard
to the appointment by Bishop
j H. C. .Morrison of Rev. .J. L. Harley
j as superintendent of the anti-saloon
league 01 South Carolina, it has been
deemed advisable by the presiding
elder of the Greenville district and
by the official board of St. Paul .M.
E. church that the publ-c have the
facts. If you will kind.y give space
in your paper for the publication i
of the enclosed statements it will be j
greatly appreciated by .Mr. Harley j
and all t .ght-thinking people,
j Statement of stewards of St. Paul
.M. E. church Greenville, S. C.: Having
had our attention called to
charges in some of the papers of i
South Carolina touching Rev. J. L.!
Harley. and knowing these charges!
? /-. im iittorlv n-ithrmt- fmi n ft c\ t inn \VP i
feel it to be our duty as officers of
St. Paul church. Greenville, to say |
that while we felt very much hurt i
and disappointed at having Brother i
Harley removed from the pastorate, I
yet we fully appreciate the circum-1
stances under which he was removed.
and we want further to state to
those who are writing and trying to
malign the character of one of ourj
ministers, and who are not members!
of our church and are ignorant of
its law and polity, that we believe
that Brother Harley has acted as
any other reasonable man would
have acted, being advised by his presiding
elder and other ministers and
the chairman of his board of stewards.
We commend Brother Harley
to all Christian people as a man and
as a true Christian gentleman, and
worthy of their confidence and assure
them that he has our confidence
and best wishes in his important
work.
Signed: W. X. Hackney, Chairman,
John G. Perry, J. Xewton Holland,
J. B. Bruce. E. A. Huff. Stewards.
Statement by presiding elder:
Since there have been circulated and
published certain reports in regard
J to the appointment and election of
Rev. I. L. Harley as superintendent
of the anti-saloon league of South
Carolina, which are erroneous. I, as
presiding elder of the Greenville district.
deem it my duty and privilege
to give the facts to the public. The
facts are these: When Dr. Hare, of
Washington, who organized the
league in this State, was casting
about for a suitable man for superintendent,
he called on Mr. Harley and
Mr. Harley came at once to see me
and talk the matter over with me. I
I wrote to Bishop Morrison, telling!
him that Brother Harley had been!
suggested for the position of super-1
intendent of the anti-saloon league j
of this State, and the Bishop replied
that, "while he would regret to
lose Brother Harley from St. Paul, |
yet he recognized the work of the:
anti-saloon league to be of first im-j
j portanoe." The Bishop wrote to;
i Brother Harley and appointed him j
to the position, provided the head-j
quarters committee elected him.
Brother Harley could not announce
to his people at St. Paul that he was I
appointed to this new field when it
required an election by a committee.
The charge therefore that he
deceived his people in regard to his
acceptance of the position is not
j true. Brother Harley was elected
by the committee on Monday after|
noon and his appointment by Bishop
| Morrison took effect. He preached
; no farewell sermon which the peo!
pie refused to hear, as his last ser!
mon was preached to a full house
I the day before his election by the
I committee. Brother Harley has my
hearty endorsement of him and his
great work.* W. M. DUXCAX,
Presiding Elder. Greenville I)isr
rinf
It Worked AH Right.
"There is a woman up in the front
of the car who hasn't paid her fare."
i said the conductor to the man in the
rear seat, "but I can't place her."
"Perhaps I can give you a pointer,"
said the helpful man. "Pick out
the woman who fingers herhatpinsall
the time. That is the lacest wrinkle
of the female street car pirate. Reading
her neighbor's paper and gazing
into futurity are out of date. Everybody
has got on to those tricks. But
the woman that beats her way has to
do something to hide her guilt so she
fiddles with her hatpins."
"Maybe you're right," said the conductor.
After a little he reported to the
helpful man.
"That worked all right," he said.
"She owned up. She said you would
pay for her."
"Me?" exclaimed the helpful man.
"What have I got to do with it?"
"Everything, apparently," said the
conductor. "She happened to look
back here when I spoke to her. She
said she knew you and that it would
be all right. There she is now, standing
up and nodding at you. Know
'er?"
"Yes." said the man weakly,
"she's my wife"?Xew York Times.
If One Were a Boy Again.
In some papers of the late Dr.
Harper of the University or unicago.
was found a memorandum which
reads like this:
"If I were a boy again. 1 would
read every book I could reach. I
would strive to find out from good
books how good men live.
"If I were a boy again. I would
cultivate new patience with the faults
of others, and study my own with
greater care. I would strive for humility.
"If I were a boy again. I would
more and more cultivate the company
of those older whose graces of
person and mind would help me on
in my own work I would always
seek good company.
"If I were a boy again. I would;
study the Bible even more than I
did. I would make it a mental com- j
panion. The Bible is necessary for1
every boy.
"If I were a boy again. I would 1
study the life and character of our I
Savior persistently that I might become
more and more like unto Him."
?Exchange.
i Millinery
jH During the absence c
?|? Speaks, who are in B
^ fall line of Millinery a
Price will be in charge
^ give some Wonderful
Goods. There is a tab
jr|| costing from twenty t
yard, that she will alb
uniform price of ten ce
her and get the pick 01
widths. The stock of it
soon, and the latest st]
cordial invitation is ex
and see what is newest
I i lUI^D
I Mrs. A. JTltD.
Bamberg, S<
A REMARKABLE FAMILY. WALKING A KOI
Not a Death of Any Member for For- I piucky Austrian ,
ty-Two Years. ]
i $ "
Mr. and Mrs. P. F. Baxter and |
children have returned from Lincoln Xo Baltiinoreai
county, North Carolina, where they ecj t0 wai^ 130
went to visit Mr. Baxter's parents. f , , d T,
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Baxter, m a tamiiv
reunion. Speaking of his trip. I hulee, an Austria
Mr. Baxter says he was much im-! done, however, ai
pressed with the great number of fact that he is no
children and young people he saw I ^it Weary, but ha:
and with their healthy, vigorous ap- spot on either fo
pearance. Lincoln county is at the I Wearing medal
foot of the mountains and is noted J rj0us countries
for the salubrity of its climate. Mr. j passed. Joe stroll
Baxter's parents and their descend-! can building aboi
ants are striking evidence of this 1 njght having just
" A 1? ? ?*-? A fitrnvoc will I _ x- XT 1 > AAA
iaci, as me iauis anu ..... 01 U1C. |.,,,,UV 141I
show. The father is 85 years old, I an(j showing not
the mother 81 and both are strong | froni his long t
and active. He was born on the 10th i looked as fresh as
of October, she on the 10th of! anc^ declared that
March, and they were married on j walking at once b
the 10th of February 60 years ago. he wanted to do
They have 11 children; they have jn Baltimore,
had 12, but one died young. They The foreigner
have 65 grandchildren and 2o and is under c<
great grand children. A most re- around the wor
markable fact is that there has given five years i
never been a death in the family ex- pnsh his task,
cept that spoken of above, and that money, as he lie
occurred forty-two years ago.?New- little over two ye
berry Observer. and is one mor
? M - ! ahead of the gair
Blessings. j joe started from
"I was feeling pretty punk yester- Place- on Februa
day morning," remarked Littleton, | se*s f?0t *n h*
who lives just around the corner'sanie date, 1 11.
from the architect. "I thought theifd to him -o,000
world was pretty hard on me; jin ?ur money,
thought I was up against it for. fair.1 -ar the Ppd
When a friend said "good morning,' through Ital
I replied, all right but it didn't look Portugal. Africa,
good to me. several states in
"Well, sir; while I was waiting the first time he
fnr ? par I saw a man walking on three months ag
crutches, and I thought of my two little stromngs i
good legs. On the corner where I York state. Ohio,
got off I saw a blind man grinding a Indiana. Rot urn
handorgan, and I thought of my two city, he remained
good eyes. A couple of illv-clad-and days and started
hungry looking children were listen- ing Gotham he
ing to the organ, and I thought of Philadelphia, and
my own well-clad and well-fed chil- City he walked to
dren, having a good time because Ice will remain ir
their daddy was making fairly good morrow, when he
wages. Before going to work I pick- of tlie city's thon
ed up the morning paper and read heels and foot it
an account of an eastern cashier who When he sees
committed suicide because he had seen in Washing
speculated with bank funds and lost, will pedestrianize
and I thought of the good job I had nent to San Fr;
and the few paltry little debts that reaching the Paci
were not pressing. Then I read of a steamer for Aus
divorce in high life in Xew York, walk from town
and 1 thought of the little woman next stopping pla
at home who always had a smile for In the Flowery
me when I got home in the evening, tell the Japanese
add a word of cheer whenever trou- in America is a
ble loomed up. Americans are t
"By this time T was feeling pretty will then make h
good and well content with my lot. thur. thence to ]
and when a friend came into the of- ping place in tin
tice and said 'good morning.' I said St. Petersburg,
"good morning' with so much hearti- breath. he will
ness that he looked surprised. through Siberia a
"1 tell you. old man. all a fellow way of Xorway.
like me has to do to get a line on "Why it's just
the blessings he really has to be living." said Joe
thankful for is to compare his lot win and rest too.
with that of a great many people he hurry. [ just stri
sees every day." keep it. Why its
Bargains (
|i
>f Mr. and Mrs. A. McB. ||J
altimore selecting their ||5
md Notions, Mrs. L. C.
nf thfir ?tore. and will 5&J
\/? VIBV1 1 -v m ?? ? .
??*
Bargains in Summer ^
ile of embroidery, goods ?
o thirty=five cents the ||5
aw you to select at the ||5
nts the yard. Call on
f the best patterns and ^
ill o-nnds will be arriving*
a ? sis*
fles will be shown. A ?&?
tended to all to come in ||j
in nillinery, etc. : : : : ||J
4JI/VU1IJ Vk vv?
)uth Carolina
;M) THK WOHLI). I when that $5,000 is turned over to
j me."
*i* * w~ I Xo* sino? home has Joe exIVno
wants to Win perjence(j a <jay*s sickness. Several
;,<)(). j times lie has been a little short of
! funds, but he always managed to
11 could be expect-; replenish his pocketbook by a brisk
100 miles and not j sale of his pictures.?Baltimore
is what Joseph Mi- American.
n globe trotter has ,
, . . . , huitor lold the I ruth.
id he boasts of the
t oil 1 v not the least Mi*s Ve>* Morgan, daughter of J.
sn't a* sign of a sore' k. Morgan, editor of the Waurika
i (Okla.) News, was married recently
k *?ho\vine the va-!t0 x- L- Reed? a >'oung business man
through which he of that l)1f<% edjtor. in giving
Pd into the 4nieri- an account of the wedding, says:
it nine o'clock last! u "Fo1: ^e first time in our life we
reeled off the last!Uitvc l,1Tr "'"i1"6 "7
. 0 nouncement of the marriage of our
,es without a nitcn , , . , , ? ^ ,
the slightest effects own daughter, and we do not have
the siigntest enects, tQ write a lot of stuff that we don-t
JTgreen cucumber 'believe about the blushing bride, etc.
u f 11' nn,;n?a! Time can tell whether either one of
he would con them is entitled to congratulations,
nit tor the fact that We only hope that fhey may never
a little sight-seeing regret their actions< and if they do
they can blame themselves, as they
is a born walker, jiave ,nade their choice. They also
Dntract to toot it have our t,est wishes. Our advice
Id, and has been we are not gojng to offer, because it
in which to accom-j wou|d not jje accepted at what we
He says it is easy' vouj(j consider'it worth."
is been walking a;
ars and six months
ith. or 600 miles Why He Lost His Friends.
,e- . He was always wounding their
[ Austria, his birth-i feejjngs makjng sarcastic or funny
ry o, 1906, and l it | reniarjiS at their expense,
s home city b> the jje u-as (.Q]d and reserved jn
there will be hand- manner?cranky, gloomy, pessimiscrowns,
or $;>,000 ; tic
i He was suspicious of everybody,
estrian has tramp-j never threw the doors of his
y, P rance, Spain. i ]ieart wide open to people, or took
South America and * them -nto ^ confidence
this countrj. roi , ^ was always ready to receive
landed in ' distance from them, but always too
o. ana nas a.- b d stingy to assist them in
l ips through New ; #fmp of nep?-_
Pennsylvania and i v"yT - --
ing to New York! He regarded friendship as a luxI
there for several |ury to be enjoyed, instead of an opsouth.
After leav-:P?rtunity for service,
made his way to! never learned that implicit,
from the Quaker,generous trust js tbe ver>" foundation
Baltimore. Miku- !stone of friendship.
1 this citv until to-! Me never thought it worth while to
will shake the dustisP?nd time in keeping up his friendoughfares
from his s^ips.
to Washington. j .Me d*d no realize that friendship
all that is to be; not thrive on sentiment alone:
;ton. the Austrian i fhat there must be service to nourish
across the conti-1
ancisco. and upon j Me did not know the valu< of
ific coast will take|tho"&htfulness in little things,
stria. Here he will; Me borrowed money from them,
to town, and his I Me was not loyal to them,
ice will be Japan.: Me never hesitated to sacrifice their
Kingdom Joe will! reputation for his advantage.
He was alwavs saving mean things
IHcll lilt" w <x i lain i ? - > _
11 bosh and that about thom in their absence,
heir friends. He I He measured them by their ability
is way to Port Ar-jto advance him.?Success Magazine.
Russia. His stopit
country will be; A Curo
I pon catching his;
push his way j Little Joe. aged three, whose eyes
ind will return by t were sore, was very much troubled.
{on arising every day, to find them
like fishing for a, glued together. One morning, after
last night. "I can i waking up. he said, "Well, if my eyes
I don't have to j have to stick up dis way, I'll dus do
ke a good gait and to sleep tonight wid 'em wide open."
easy, and I'll sport ?--The August Delineator.