The Marlboro democrat. (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, January 02, 1903, Image 8
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cnArTim xxvii.
THE RECOGNITION.
Nob many minutes after Motlier
Fr?chard went in search of Jacques;
Louise, recovering her consciousness,
which she had lost, through thc beat
ing the old woman had given lier, to I
force her to remain in the .garret, |
pushed with all her feeble strength
against the door of her prison, and. as I
Pierre had loosened the screws, it
yielded'to her pressure, and she was]
freed from her place of torture.
For a moment she stood at the hoad I
of the stairs, with her ear strained to
the utmost tension to catch any sound
that would betoken tho presence of
any one In the hut.
But all was still, and she commenc
ed to descend thc stairs, feeling her
way carefully, lest she should stumble
on some of the decayed boards.
"They arc ali gone," she murmured.
"Pierre told me thc truth; thc lock
would not hold. Yes, 1 will follow his
advice. If I can lind my way to t he
street through that long passage, 1
will ask tho Brat passer-by to take me
to that good doctor at the Hospital St.
Louis."
Trembling with excitement.she felt
her way to the foot of the stairs, where
one step further in the same direction
would have brought lier in contact
with the insensible .body of ber sister:
and then groping for thc wall, she
reached the door.
- . With aery of iov she reached it, and
fell,'with eajr?r.vfcvcriah hands, for
the rude latch.
Eagerly she tried to open it, but ?t
resisted all her efforts; and tts thc truth
Hashed over her mind, ber bands drop1
ped by her side, and she sonic to the
floor, like one smitten with the palsy.
"Locked-Locked! What shall 1
do?"
The sudden change from hope that
was almost a certainty, lo deep des
pair, overpowered her for thc momen t.
But at last she remembered what
she should have thought of before.
.'Pierre told mc he bad made anoth
er key for it," and start ing, she groped
her" way across the room toward her
bed, almost brushing thc garments of
that sister she was so anxious Lo moot
as she passed.
- With hands trembling so that she
could hardly control them. Louise felt
for the precious key that should assure
her of freedom.
A cry of joy burst from ber pallid,
quivering lips, as her 'lingers came in
contact with the precious object.
'?fyaoa^OLc ." she exclaimed,
thankfully. ""Now i will go sit once."
She arose to her feet., and marie two
or three attempts in the right direc
tion, when her foot came in contact
with tlie clothing of Henriette
- v "'Tfisfclly-slie stooped down, and felt
. Or rne inanimate body.
.... .??A woman!" she exclaimed, in ac
cents'of deepest terror. "She is cold
she ls dead!"
Terribly alarmed at what she could
not see, the poor girl, believing herself
to be in the presence ol* death, covered
her face with her hands, and crouched
close to the floor.
"Oh, Heavens!" she cried, they have
committed some terrible crime and
fled!"
She timidly stretched out her hand,
and passed it once more over the still
form. In so doing she felt the heart
beat and with a glad cry she raised Hie
head of the person before her.
"She is not dead! madame, madame,
speak, speak to me! She does not
hear me. What shall 1 do? 1 cannot
loave her thus!"
Dear as was her liberty to thc poor
blind child, she could not leave, a fel
low creature in distress, and she t ried
by every means In her power to awake
thc insjmsible girl.
. -""YThile slid "WILS Muts engaged Motlier
Froohard and Jacques entered.
For a single instant- ?icv stbou
transfixed with surprise, and Iben,
with a single thought, they rushed to
ward the two girls.
"Soparatc thoth at once-quick!?.'
shouted Jacques loins mother, who
was a few steps in advance.
La Froohard did not need this warn
ing cry to Induce lier to rush toward
Louise, and grasp her roughly bv the
arm.
"What arc von doing?'' she cried.
"How did you get out?"
Louise clung to the body of Hen
riette, to prevent the old woman from
carrying her away; but ber slight
strength was of no avail against thc
old hag's determination, and she was
. rudely Hung against tho st aircase.
As If roused bi' the noise, Henriette
. opened her eyes, and showed signs ol'
returning consciousness.
"Quick!" shouted Jacques, as ho saw
' this * movement of Henriette's, "get
her out of the wr.y-quick, 1 tell you
tlie other one is coming co.?'
"Get back with you--a tonc?'.'" erica
thc old woman, at tlie same time
dragging Louise up thc stairs, and ac
companying each word wit ii a cruel
blow. J.
Just at this moment Pierre rulered,
and seeing Henriette lying upon the.
iloor, and Louise struggling upon thc
stairs, he understood al once Hint it
was thc sister whom Louise had
earnestly prayed tb meet.
"Butthewoinanwhoislyingtlie.il
orietl Louise to the old woman.
"That's our business, and none of
yours. Get along with you."
As La Froohard gol Louise to tlie
head of the st airs, Henriette, who bad
risen to ber feet, saw Hie blind giri,
and running toward her, she exclaim
ed;
"Ah, Louise-Louise!"
Jacques seized her instantly, and
putting his hand over lier mouth, pre
vented lier from speaking again, or ad
vancing any further. But the blind
girl had caught the sound of her sister's
voice, and that lent her additional
strength.
Uttering a cry ol' surprise and joy,
she endeavored to escape from th? old
. wretch who was nearly choking tier to
death.
"Go in-I tell you; get in with you!"
cried La Frochard, as she pushed
Louise in the room, and released her
hold of her throat in order to shut thc
door.
Just then Henriette had succeeded
in pushing Jacques hand from ber
i mouth, and running to the foot, of tlie
x-Hf.''""'?". cried, in a loud voice:
blousa!-Sister!."
"Theil why t,is(: ?Le strength of
i ?mai? """'i and pushing
ran dowii thc
jev slater's
rdt ifyy??pt
j?-tnVw floor
caressing her
ou must h?ve
..hese miserable
?rable wretches
jntlnued, turning
mother, who; how"
/ero aware of each'
?cit that lt would
.ise more desperate to
.them, "I will have
? ? "t ..ii*
ise toward thc door; but
ig lier movement, darted
.1 placed himself directly
ic door. I;'fr?
? at once!" commanded
"Let usgo!" . -."
" nol go!" replied Jacques,
ou ld you dare; to p; ."cut
' said Pierre, going toward
hi, and speaking in a low
vu liadj better, warn hoi
. lolence. It ls dangerous."
must keep tlieni," replied thc
?man, impatiently, "If they'es
hoy will denounce us."
a cannot leave here!" reiterated
iles.
X will cry out!", said Henriette,
firmly; ' I willean for help!"
"Try it," was the tierce, reply,- "and
sec what good it will dd. Besides,!
warn you we come of a family wilt
kill!" As ho said this, he rushed to
ward Louise, and seizing her rough 1}
liv tlie arm, d nigged her toward Ulm.
"She'ls minc,v he exclaimed, "and 1
will keep lier!" -. . .
Louise uttered a." scream whicl:
pierced Pierre's very heart, and In
fused Into him that courage which'lu
thought lie was so deficient In. -
"Oh, this is infamous!" lie cried, ni
he rushed between Jacques ant
Louise:
- "Do you dare to interfere against
ino?" cried .Jacques, almost besldi
himself with rage.
"I dare!" answered Pierre, and then
! was that in Iiis eyes which Jaeque
i had never seen there before.
I "Against me?" bc exclaimed again
as though in doubt that he had hean
aright.
''Yes, against you," said Pierro
boldly; "1 have act ed tlie coward lonj
enough. 1 thought because you wer
big and strong that you were brav?
but you are not. You light wit
women-you arc a coward! In thci
defense- my courage will be more tba
a match for your strength."
"Brave Pierre!" exclaimed Louis?
encouragingly.
"Depend on me, mademoiselle,'' ri
plied the cripple, who seemed to hav
grown less deformed, and more of,
niau through his new-born courage.
"What do you want?" demande
Jacques, whom this new phase i
Pierre's character had astonised,-ar
he could hardly believe what lie saw.
"Let these two women go!" was tl
cripple's linn reply. :
'?Indeed!" sneered Jacques: "Sn
nose J refuse, what then?"
As he asked thc question he look?
at big biol her as if he would Intiir
flatt iiim with a glance as had be?
bis wont In days past.
Hut pierre's new-born courage w
deep. lie. drew it from a source th
could still cause it to remain, and th
source Wits Hie trembling, pallid g;
hy his side.
"What then?" repeated Pion
'...what then? Well, you have said ]
* '?Ye. conic ol' a family who kill?' "
(.Ul A IT lilt xxvm.
UHl'AKATlON.
Let ..s for a few moments visit t
privai G office of tlie minist er of polk
The Conni de Lin ?cres is seated
his Writing-table, engaged in dc
thought: Around him are all tlie e
deuces of luxury which wealth can pi
chase, aii'tl yet lie does not appear po
fort able. He has just received wt:
of commendation from the king, a
yeJ.A'.v.-.'s not satisfied with himself.
Fica.'! had called at thc office of t
minister a few hours previous,.and
asserting that Henriette Girard li
been ?a ken from La Hal petr ic re, a
was rile:, on her way to the prison si
in company with the other coridcipr
prisoners, and also by producing i
certificate ol' tlie guard, the valet h
received ah order for the release of I
Chevalier de Valid roy from the Basti
The count had asserted t he lilith
I ty of Hie family, and the power of
office, and yet lhere wen: many thh
on his ininti which he could not bl
isl).
He reviewed his conduct low;
Henriette, and in his heart he coi
not congratulate himself for tlic.pi
he had tr-ken in Hie prosecution of I
poor girl.
He had arrested Henriette and st
her to Ls Salpetrlcrc as a fallen wo
an. and new she was on her way t
lifc-dong exile, branded willi a crt
of which bc knew sile was innoce
and for which .she suffered because
his pride and ambition.
Wp. Hone was thus indulging in th
gloom:- thoughts; lils wife entered'.
,S!i<: lind not heard that Henrie
; was condemned lo exile, and had co
j to intercede for Hie unhappy girl.
I h. ? few words she explained tho
Libbi ? f her visit .
'fi! is too kile,'' replied the cou
abruptly.
.'Too late! WiivV"
"Because*she is now on her way
(he place of her exile." replied
Llnieres, in a lbw voice, as if li
ashamed lo allow Iiis wife to kn
how far his pride could control his
licial dui ies.
"Exile!" exclaimed the count?
sinking into a chair, while a deat
pallor came over her face, alarm
tlie count more than he cared to sin
"Why i,ave you done Ibis wie!
thing?"
Her husband made lier no ansy
arid for many moments the conni
remained with her face "covered by
hand, shuddering with horror at I
most unjust ?Iced that had been c?
milted agu ins! a defenseless, innoc
ghi.
A groa I struggle was going on in
! mind. Should she al this time con
all lier past life lb lier husband-si
I what Heiiiici lc nad ?lope for her c
I child, and for that reason urge
pardon?
She trembled as.she i bought ?if w
her husband's wrath might bo w
lie len med ill) , and for some, time
could not bring herself to say il
things which would alienate her
from him.
"When was she sent away?'' as
thc countess, in a voice trcthbl
With emotion.
"Two hours ago."
"Then there is yet time tb save
from heir;,- carried to that drca<
place!''
"There is time, If 1 wish hi usc
replied De Llnieres, in a signifie
tone.
"She must, ?ic sent for!" exclah
thc lady, in a linn Unie.
"Must be?" and the count eleva
Iiis eyebrows in a manner peenI ia
liim wheo displeased.
"Yes. must i e..'; repeated his v
"1 will tell you why, ff you will
interrupt me; for in that case
courage might fall me," and in ar;
manner she continued: "Befoj
met you, Count de Llnieres, I i
ried without my parents' consent,
secretly, a poor' man. My par
discovered our secret, and almost
fore my very eyes they murdered
husband. Soon after 1 becam
motlier. My child was taken froh
and left bri thc steps of Not re Dr
A poor man, Henriette (?ir;
father, found the child, carried
his humble house and brought it u
one of his own. That <-.hild i's the i
.sb: ter that Henriette was separ
from, and ?'? whom we sholl ld I
foi ind,* had you not prevented us I
".\ *: : / ; . V
??uyl%Vtti&' ?io?3e^ Iii ;the F??uougU
St.rtJtyono re. ?, .Henriette ..'hus-: tft'Rofi-: '
cave Pf,-anti loved my darling ?B tier
o^n sister."
.For a ?moment the countess' pause/d,1"
as If ov?rcomo with emotiyn, and then
throwing liersolf at the count's fee! i
she said:, , - , , 'rf j
^ "Xpray yo? im intended l?mesete?,
saye this girl from the fearful and un
just dpocri you have ppnoubced against1
hery . For roy sako,twbo have.suffered
untold' mlfiery at' hoing obligee] to be
separated from my child, and i? k?bp
Ihg the secret from you, 1 beg of you
tb; save, her who has been a mother to
?my child, and who,'for the sake of
that child, refused the offers made tu
her by the chevalier. 1 beg^----'<?'
Hut the poor woman could , say no
more, r. Overcome by herifeellnps.'sho .
burst .tnUni Hood ot tears, still kneel
ing -at her husband's feet.
"N cry^ tenderly did the count raise
and support her to a chah-? 'His.coun
tenance showed traces Or the" deepest
agitation, and the gaze which he fas
tened upon his wife was J mild and
sympathetic. \
Turning to his table, lie wrote a
few lines on the paper which, bore tho
oQlcial seal of the ollic'e, and then
rang thc bell.
Thc automaton who acted as clerk
appeared j antoni in thc count hand
ed tlib pap?r, saying:
' "See "that 'this order is executed
without a moment's dej<y-, and bring
the person named therein/,-R?'nc- im
mediately upon lier arrival.!'.-^>f"; ->
The clerk I io wed and withdnw?
As soon ai they were, atone again-',
thc minister approached his wife, and
laying his hand upon her head, said,
in a voice which was singularly gentle
and sweet:
.'My poor'Diane, how you must
have .suffered!"
tn an Instant the countess had flung
her arms around her husband's neck,
and was weeping happy tears upon
his bosom.
i Now was the secret which bad ex
isted so long between them and pois
oned thc lives pf both, cleared away,
and for the Iii st time since their mar
ried lire began, they were united.
(to be continued.')
Finland's Sud flight.
Tiic average grain crop gathered lb
Finland js valued at 830,000,000!
The estimated value of the 11)02 crop
Is $20,000,000. While thc loss is gen
erally distributed throughout Finland,
says the Boston Globe, lt is almost
total in the "oorthorn third of tho
country. Peas and brans general h?ve
failed and the potato crop has , not
been gathered: the hay has rotted j Or
been swept away by Hoods. The dis
aster is due-to tlie late spring, thc
nearly continuous chilly rains and thc
early frost, in tho north there have
been only half a dozen days when it
did not rain. The rains also spoiled
the iishing. So complete was the fail
ure of Vegetation that dead birds by
the hundreds have been found in thc
forests. The present crop failure is
the worst that has been experienced
for the .last 50 years.
There are all told about ?00 par
ishes in Finland; 104 or these parishes
are now nearly destitute. The agri
cultural board has received reports
from MO of thc 1!)4 parishes showing
that IOU have, food supplies which will
suDice thom until Christmas only.
.The unripe rye and barley which the
people are forced to use, malee a bit
ter biend wi rich_ Liai, ?hil um y rho?;i??of
refuse to'e?it. In sonic parts ot the I
country bread is baked from balle.*. '
husks and ??str?w mixed with a little
Hour. Tills product is purchased by
the needy people with t heir boarded
savings. Such bread contains very
tittle nutrition, and is extremely un
wholesome. '. . . .
. The peasants have expended all
their money for Hour, anil aro conse
quently- unable to buy clothing. Tho
danger ol' famine was realized early
hy the public. Count l?obriokol?, gov
ernor general of Finland, issued an
appeal for help in Russia. A volun
tary relief committee was organized
by ^'inlanders, with branches through
out the country. The Anglo-American
church- here is alliliated with this
committee.
The senate bas decided to construct
public works at an expenditure of
$375,000, and it has allotted $500,000
for thc .purchase of grain, which ..wijk
be sold to the people ?it cost. Seventy
live thousand dollars will he-used to
encourage cottage industries. The
provinces and certain, pitfes of Finland
have voted various''sums for relief
work, amounting in all to $500.000.
The voluntary relief committee has
received 3125,000, but it is understood
'i\t$t ?ill this sum has been already
expended. Pastor Kilburn of St.
Petersburg has just returned from a
sledge journey through Kuputo pro
vince. Ile found 11)00 school children
who were in need of food. Of this
number 1, 155 were totally destitute.
It'is estimated that -100,000 will bc
without food alter Christmas. Busj
ness -in'- -Finland is suffering; up to
iNoVcmbcr IT, 20, I."iii persons had left
the country this year via Hange,
while unknown numbers of Fnlanders
have crossed the guli' ol' Bothnia to
Sweden and have taken passage from
there. The effects of the crop failure
on emigration, however, will be felt
more strongly in 1003.
Tho lOurthqimko Disaster.
While lull details ol thc recent
earthquake disaster at Andljan, Rus
sian Central Asia. are. not. obtainable
owing to lack of communication, thc
brief dispatches received describe the
sitflation as horrible. The tempera
ture has fallen to the freezing point
.id thousands ol' persons ere homc
L'ss. .One section of the city has been
completely destroyed; only one cotton
gin and one church are standing. The
Hist shock drove the inhabitants gen
erally indoors, otherwise the loss of
life would have been much greater.
Audijan is a colton centre and exports
toi ty million pounds of cotton annu
ally. The population, numbering 5(5,
000 souls, was growing rapidly. The
people who are mainly saris, were en
gaged in cotton raising and ginning.
Of twenty gins 1!) have been destroy
ed.; Tho sarts are not Russians.
They are private owners ol' land but
live inloiti?s and towns. The houses
in Anrlijliff are principally one-story
high and aro built of unburned brick.
.i A Kulai I'Irror.
Mr. ?ind Mrs. John Singer of
Denver, Col., a vc/lead as a. result it is
thought, of accidental poisoning. Sin
ger became suddenly ill and lils wire
sent fora physician. Before one reach
ed their botqe, Singer had expired and
Mrs. Singer had boen stricken with
convulsioiii-. She died while the
I physician' was'-try lng'-So :,Voiihvci" Ubi
l.tyflforlngs, hut. she revived long
;,eppi)ghA however,'' 'to* Say the single
! >vnrA "s'iH^.*': hi- ?'fspouse: to .thc doc
tor's <'|jt?.'iti(bi'"'?ts*''?o what" she; had
taken.! Tho physician' ' believe;' the
ooijplel took -oxalic acid, mistaking it
for salis;
Y, ?- ..V. ? " ; ">.v.
V .
A'CONSTABLE; SHOT.
mit
Tho Mimtorons Deed Av us Conj
tc rt bV ?i? Unkup?fn Nc?rij.i
A clispateiito Tho State says '?tat? I
Constable R. li. Nowell, wh'i?olbok-1
lng Tor contraband booze on TuJsduy
hight.of last week at McCarmlckv was
shot and seriously wounded by a tlegro
on tho up train from Augusta.' Ho
and, Mr. J. C. Halstein,. his working
partner, came In on tho train from
Anderson whioh reached McCarmick
about ten o'clock and remained-up ns
ls their custom to meet tho train-from
Augusta whiqlrreaohes MiiCarmick at I
midnight... Mr. Newell took one side]
of the train beginning at one end and
Mr.- Halstein tho.other, beginning at
the other'end. intending to meet in
in the middled Mr. Newell on arriv
ing at an erifpty coal car about mid- j
way of the train espied two men there
in who seemed to be about to dis
mount therefrom. He. waited until
they reached the ground, and seeing
Illalone of them hada jug be grappled
with him, wronchlng the jug from his I
hand, the negro immediately lired at |
him. Mr. Newell then pulled bis gun
and returned thc fire,'tiring three
times iii rapid succession, but being
weakened from thc .shock and about
to fall, he is not certain that either of
his shots took effect. At any rate;
lhere was no trace of either of thc]
men after the shooting was over, al
though it seems impossible that he I
could have missed him at such close
range. A brcakman on ~bhb train
staled to Mr. Newell that it was iii his
opinion that a man living at Plum [
Branch, inasmuch as be had reasons)
to believe that he was on bis traiu,
although he had searched dllligontly
for him several times sinco leaving
Augusta, the train did not stop all
riurq branch, hence he could not get
off there and Hie fact that he was Iii
the act of leaving the train herc when I
tackled by the constable, would bear
out that statement. Mr. Newell's
wound, while not necessarily fatal, is|
quite serious and very painful, the ball
haying entered a little below the lungs |
and to the right of tlie median linc
passing down to and around thc bone
and out just below the perineum.
Ho >Vas Crnzy.
Consternation was caused in tho red
sitting room of thc Walrof-Astoria
hotel in New York Christmas after
noon by tue actions of a powerfully
built man, evidently a foreigner, who
attacked a man and a woman before
ne was finally subdued, arrested and
removed to a hospital for. exauiina
tlon as to his sanity. On' entering
the. stranger grabbed a guest by the |
arm. shook his fist in his face and
said rapidly and with a decided ac
cent: "You're rich, you've "liad a
good Christmas dinner. The encroach?
meiits of organized capital on tho poor
of thc country have driven mc from
pillar to post until lean not get work.
What righi, have you to eat when 1
am starving??' Attendants rescued
tlie guest, and Hie excited man theil
sprang inward a young woman, j
snatched a fur boa from her neck and
began to berate ber In similar lan
liage. She screamed and detectives
rushed in and began a struggle to
subduo him. Nothing that would
Identify thc man was found ?n his
person. All thc way to the hospital
he raved or the iniquities btought
Uu.ii ?.ntt oas ivequcntc the
Vanderbilt home during the. Wi J ~r
?Cornelius v.nwi?-?.?"- T ss Pi
. *?>?. H*. . to
untaiu aumittance._ _.
Thc Rib h th of January.
Tlie following date, covering a
peii?d of 15 years, have been ecaaiilcd
from vhc weather bureau, records at
Colombia for the. month of .I anual
?KM 1'KUATU R1?.
Mean or normal temperature)
degrees.
The warmest month was tl1
I SOO, willi an average of 54 degr<
The oddest month was that of
willi an average of .'18 degrees.
Tlie highest temperature was ".
grees on .lau. 1>V 18.08 ant^ lilli,
The lowest temperatura was l[i de
grees on .lan. 13; 18!>f> an(?2Slh. 1897.
Average date on which ,\st killing
frost occurred in autumn, <ov. otb.
Aycragc"date bli Which . inst killing
?frost occur)cd in spring, March 21(1.
MtKCil'iTATiOX.
Average for the month. .'I 80 inches.
Average number of days with .i)l of
an incli or more, 10.
The greatest monthly precipitation
was 7/83 inches in 181(2.
The least monthly precipitation was
1.07 indies in IS'.K).
The greatest amount of precipita
tion recorded in any 24 consecutive
hours was 2.03 inches on .Tan. IS, 189-.
The greatest amount of snowfall re
corded in any 21 consecutive hoir s (re
cord extending to winter bf 1884-85
only) was 5 indies on Jan. 18-1!?, 1803.
CUUinS AND WKATHISK.
Average number of clear days ll;
partly cloudy days 8; cloudy days 12.
WINI).
The prevailing winds have been
from thc northeast.
The highest velocity of the wind
was 3f> miles from thc southwest on
Jiihi 27, 1000._
'rule i nj* A (l vim (UKO ol' Ignorance.
The Columbia papers tell bf a most
vicious and criminal practice that is
being carried on there for Hie c-xtor
lion of money from negroes and wc
doubt not it is carried on to a greater
or less extent in many other places
and that ignorant white people as
well as negroes are made tlie victim's.
Exorbitant, interest is charged for
loans and false papers made lo covtr
thc tracks ol' the Shylocks who lend
it. The Florence Times says "it is
well that one of these vultures has
been caught and his wings clipped
but nothing like what ought to have
been done to him has been dunc. Peo
ple who would abuse thc law und
make it a cloak for oppression and
extortion ought to be put, to hard
labor for life. We would cheerfully
record snell a sentence. The negro
may prefer this kind Of Slavery to the.
paternal form of forty years ago/but
he does not seem to thrive so under
ils yoke. We have no right to take
advant age of ignorance and Impotence
whether it bc in a.white skin or a
black and such treatment is Well cal;
Ciliated lo breed a race of wild beasts
in the place of quiet and .tractable
laborers. A leading peculiarity and
characteristic ol' thc negro race is that
they will always Hock to vultures of
this kind for all their business deal
ings and make their bargains with
thc most child like confidence, while
they are the most suspicious creatures
bri earth of really honest* people and
most thoroughly afraid of their
friends. No amount of : experience
teaches 111 e i n ca 111. i o nor ju d g ni c n t ? "
Tin: .lapane.sTiuiblT^T?i?'?ther praise
for their up-to-dateness. (The Tokio
government has Just orderiYl several
X-ray machines from this ttymtiy to
be used for the purpose of detecting
mint thieves who swair Jrfitl coins.
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TEXAS FEVER
May be Regarded as a Native Disease
in this State.
WHAT DR. NESOM SAYS ABOUT IT
Cftusotl by tho Bite ol' tho Common
Cottle Tick. How tho Htoclt
Liiiiv Greatly Decreased
tho Disenso.
Thc following urtioleon Texas fever
in cattle was written by Dr. G. E.
Nesom, State veterinarian,- and is
publisdcd for thc benefit of our farm
ers:
Vov the benefit of the many stock
owners who read tills paper I desire to
call special attention to thc cattle dis
ease, now commonly known as Texas
fever, but possibly better known In
South Carolina by the names of bloody
inurriao, red wuter and distemper.
So great has been the inroads of this
disease on the cattle industry of this
State during the last four years thal
many men, especially breeders o? beef
cattle, have become so discouraged
that they have abandoned the busi
ness altogether. From a business
standpoint this is quite detrimental
tu the live stock industry, as it often
drives out many men who have the
means and could successfully continue
and leave it in thc hands of thc
others who have not the means to en
gage in other business, where such
severe losses are not incurred, lt is
also robbing many people of those
staple necessities in all families, milk
and butter. Besides lt ls discouraging
breeders who ure ab ' present engaged
in Hie production dairy ot cattle, and
deterring others who might engage in
it but for the fact, tii-.it they fear they
might incur severe losses. 1 have
quite frequently published more 01
less extended accounts of this disease
and do not think necessary to repeat
at length what I have already said.
The South Carolina experiment sta
tion has left a few copies of Bulletin
72 on this disease and they will be
furnished, so long as they last, to
citizens of this State who will write
for them and state to what extent
they are interested in the cattle busi
ness.
Texas fever may be regarded as a
native disease in South Carolina, just
as we think of chills and fever as soon
as tile Mississippi Valley is mentioned.
lt is now well known to be a spec! lie
disease of thc blood, caused by very
small animal organisms entering Hie
body through the bite of the common
callie tick, and by Its growth and
multiplication destroys thc red por
tion of the blood and causes very high
fever. Iii cattle, except cai ves, it va
ries in its intensity in direct propor
tion to the agc of thc animal,' or, in
other words, it is lightest on young
calves and increases in severity with
Hie age. of the animal. Thc question
lias frequently been asked if til is dis
ease has been caused by ticks, why all
cattle did not die before the war,
when ticks were so common in this
State? That is a vital question and
Hie answer to it is that when cattle
arc allowed to run at large and all of
them are continually carrying ticks
throughout the year they acquire a
perfect immunity to the disease as
young calves. As stated before, calves
do not seem to suffer very greally
from this disease, and when they have
for all TuAV" uG'so far as our knowl
edge goes, and may carry ticks in
great numbers with perfect immunity
for thc balance of their lives.
EFFECT OK THU STOCK LAW.
When our agricultural system under
went its modilications subsequent to
thc- war, and stock law was passed,
the number ol' cattle in Hie Stale was
greatly decreased, and those few that
were kept were penned on small areas,
and herds of near neighbors were
allowed to run on Hie same pasture.
Beside, when people began to see their
cattle more constantly they seemed
to have taken mure interest in their
care, and especially in getting those
ugly and filthy ticks off of them. The
result bas been that since the stuck
law went into effect ticks have rapid
ly disappeared in all parts ol' Hie
State, but especially in thc upper
country, where lhere is less woodland,
more bare ground and colder winters;
il is now ditlicult to lind many farms
in Greenville, Bickens and portions ol'
Oconee, Anderson, Laurens, Spartan
burg and Cherokee counties on which
callie arc infested with ticks. These
counties, and even as far south as
far south as Hampton, have roany
farms in Hiern on which a tick has not
been seen for years. Many of Hie
older citizens say that in one or two
years after thc stock law went into
effect thc ticks seemed to have disap
peared as ii by magic. Now what
has been the result of this change?
Where the ticks still remain the cat
tle are still immune to Texas fever, as
they were In thc old days. Hut where
the ticks have disappeared and the
cattle have had no access to them
during their lives they have had no
opportunity to become immune to this
fever. The result is that as soon as
these tick-free cattle arc brought into
contact with thc ticks they develop.
Texas fever and a great many of them
die.
SOME CONCHETE FX AMTXKS.
Thcro are many concrete examples
that might be given to prove this
idea and a few will lie given as fol
lows:
A. woman and her children came
over from Georgia lo a cotton mill in
Oconee County and brought with them
the family milk cow, covered with
ticks. Now, at thc mill in question,
as at many other mills, there is a com
mon pasturo lritu which the mill
hands are allowed to turn their cat
tle. The cow went in with thc others,
the ticks on her lilied up and dropped
olf, laid a batch of eggs, which hatch
ed out a corresponding number of
seed ticks, and these in turn were
picked up by thc ot her In the pasture
while grazing there. The result was
that a number of Hie. other co wa died;
some wore very sick, lost flesh, gave
no milk and remained quite poor for a
long lime, while still others did not
seem to have suffered at all, as they
had already acquired immunity. Loss
$200.
A similar case ocurrcd at one or thc
cotton mills at Anderson, where cows
that arc frequently moved from farm
to mill, from mill to mill and frmn
mill to farm, were allowed to mindle
freely in a common pasture. In Ahls
case the loss was?about ?.'IOu. {
.lust a few weeks ago about olghlyor
ten of the best cows at Williamstim
died in a common pasture used byla
number of people nt that town. )
About thc 1st of November past Ml'.
J. F. Uland, Jr., Mayesvillc, shipp/d
to his farm from Western North
Carolina 125 good grade Short/horn
steers. In two weeks seventeen of
DR. HATHAWAY. SS
Recognized as the Leading and - ^
Most Successful Specialist In (hi
His line in the United States, V -
flX * _x "_ My euro for this disease ls (
^?TrinTlli Pi ?oc?ttlng ordahgerons HUI
V-W "W*"1 V ual attention; and treat its.
tlon and eoreness ia allayed qhd the canal heals
? I_ ". i "This disease is tho enlan
VArirUin?l? the vitality. It weakens
VW IUUUVIU form certainty just as qui
any other disease, and their strength ls,;being dr
ed, and learn tho cause of yourtrouble. ' Send fo
Blood Poison j^v-juia?
WIUUU B UIOUII bones, failing hairdo
I Viii tell you frankly who'thor 6r hot you Archi
drugs,in os quicV.. if not quicker, tltno than any 1
wiltoo eradicatedfrom tho .system forever..* gen
Diseases of WOS????? S
to health thousands ot suffering women. Sen
Chronic Bis??^^?s;
down
to health thousands ot suffering women. Send
~^?Sfy special i
..Dipcnfle, St<,
Vitus Dane
ls equipped with the inost approved X-Itay and i
Home Treatment
eountrlcs. Correspondence confidential.
J.
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them were taken sick, and when the
State veterinarian arrived he found
them to have a few small ticks on
them and unmistakably allec.ted with
Texas fever. Seven of the sick ones
died, causing a loss of about. $200.,. , j
Near the middle of October Mr. M.
E. Rutland, of Batcshurg, shipped
down 200 "rade shorthorn steers from
Hey ward County, N. C.- Soon Texas -
fevcr appeared and a- casual- inspec
tion showed that they were infested .
with young ticks, gotten in the cars,
stock pens, or on the road from' the
depot to the feed pens. He lost t'en
head, valued at about $3.50.
Mr. J. D'. Whittle, of Blackville, .
has just had a similar expericnoe- witlr
a similar lot of steers from this same
section of North Carolina and will be
fortunate if Iiis loss is not more than
3.100. - - . i
T?RUK?L QATTfLE UT. A SI EI.KSS.
lt is no fault of thc North Carolina
cattle. The facts are that all. ..of-I-UA
western part of North Carolina is
above the Govern mell t quarantine
linc, and cattle raised there' never
have ticks on. them nor flo. they ac
quiro'lmmunity lo Texas fever. . vi
A very striking case is that of Mr.
W. A.-Myer's; Clio,'S.- C.*' He nins ii
dairy and bad . some tine- milkers on
-rrrf.cn wl?t?" nan not, uceii u'Tjiclc Tor
years. Some time last spring1 ?I limn*
came along driving a bunch of cattle
and wanted to. turn them into M-iv
Mycrs's pasture for the . night. ..Tl?eSj
permission was granted and the cattle,
taken out the.next, morning, but they
lett some "souvenir" ticks, which
soon found their way. on to WrrMy?r"?
milkers'. XII a few., weeks hclost.eight
of his best milkers and.his .dalry busy
ness was seriously injured' iiy thc sick
ness of tile cows that did not die.
Many more cases could be given,
but these will show what a serious
matter this question nf Texas fever is
getting to be in South Carolina.
Poison from Tool li.
Anton Anderson of New York is
dead as the result of a light in the
course of which lie struck iii.-, oppo-'
neut in tho moiilh. Anderson's knuck
les wore cut by .thc'lilbw 'against the
teeth. The next (lay his hand pulted
and a physician interned, him. t hat he
was siiirering fr?nif;.blood 'poisoning.
Anderson would t/OG permit amputa-'
tion, and the pdisoii ' spread to toe
body. Eventually the hand was taken,
off, hut too late to save the patient,..
Killed by a Negro.
Oliver Wldeman, colored, shot and
instantly killed W. Iv. .lay?, a prend
nenr> white man in the Banks neigh
borhood, about four miles east of
Troy, Friday afternoon. Widenia-ti
was raising a rowr"and* was ordered off
the place by Jay. ile became enraged,
drew a pistol and shot. . The. people
aie very much 'incensed and a "lynch
ing is feared if Widemah/.is caught.
Tm-: boll weevil is to lie ext'eVfrtTt'tat
ed in Texas if 'rt conecrte'd course of
action throughout the Slate can 'fl ing
about that result. Ac ?a conference
held under the auspices of the Com
mercial Club of Hallas and to which
members of the Slutc-'.U'gis.laturer,.
Slate oilieials and repr?sentatives ol
commercial bodies anti farming inter
ests were invited the* preliminary
steps were taken for waging an active
campaign against Hie pest. . Tlie leg
islature is to lie called-Upon to make a
liberal appropriation to bc used for
weevil extermination.
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9 endeavor thfniuWfcatcr?d ull of ?la energy u .ul ability.on.'tb,, i r-oejo-tty; licitas Chos?jfio?'b?tj
: 'Early'In"iny io-?fcrf's'lonal career ? Tccdlziid'that c:iiron?'.Vn?J-nieJ^V(>r'<rnot\^!>r.irfMy'j?u'V?'
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ted.v?ySRlloaclualy?ly?t?.U?o ctudyund trt.-itmeb| of thone dlstiaw^ud ihVf?vV'iS' "
ingj^eopimcnd mo to thol?patlontj.ia aa evKlonco, .<it tny.?Ulll and aWlltjan mrSj&cia
re spfcjial cQUnscl.to physicians with obstlnato and_ ob..anro .caaes.'.
_ffo?t jilly:
:?j??c?al JlnO?'
lervous
f Ji t '"?'"'""ti' iTVI '^T?fTiTtTrtTl 1 j
Overindulgence, indiscr?tions a?d excesses aro j??t th^^?y!;
causes of- rn lnipatrnient of ecxua.1 strength. - Such n rternn35fo'~,:
incnt frequently comes from worry.,'overwork, mental straln?
ijt which gradually weaken:! and Injures in6'ayotenr before the unfortunate victim roolizes^
B truo nature of lila trouble. Nervousness, wjeak I .nc lc. dizziness, loss -of memory; np<ju before
D cyea, despondency, etc.? often ttr? the flrat Hymploms of an Impairment of manly vigor, and if.
glectedjserious results nrejsurc tp follow. I want to talk to ??very ninn win? hos any of theso
tnptoma OT weakening of his manly functions, l ean promptly correct nil irregularities,, and ?
deranvisklllful treatment you will havo restored all of thc strength and glory of your ihan- '*
nd. Whether you consult mo or not, do not jeopardize your be'alth bv experimenting .with"'
idy-mad? medlclnha, freo samples, so-called.quick .cures, etc.. at.thc most delicate orrans of
s'bodyare Involved, and only ahexpert shonld lio entrusted with; your case. Send for freo
nklet, " Norvous.Dcbility and Its Fanilly.of Ills." .
('? ? ' :. i , . ... '.'??'?'?'; i-'VjV' ':..?*-''.''. ..''.,. ' ?'.'.' . . "'"y'-'jF&J.
ro.ntlo ana painless, and often causes no dotcnllon'from business or other dutle?. It involves
rtOcui operation, linpropcr treatment will result in serious injury. I give each casa ln<2lvld
cvery requirement.-"Every obstruction ls removed, rind*all dlschargo soon ceases, intiainma
up promptly oifd'pfcrniano'ntly. Send for free book on Stricture.
??mci\t*(velns.'of Ahe aorotum, which lill with ptainant blood, causing a constant drain upon
tho eutt.rc Hyat?m an ( ?Ans away'all sexual strength. 1 cure, thin disease with thc same uni- ?
ok -as consistent with medical scleiiec.'-Probably moro men are afflicted with- Ya.-lc?eolo than
alncdaway without their knowing tho capbe. XJoine lo me ct buco if you think you aro alli let- !
r^ice Jjooklct oil VaHcti?crc. . ? *
> is'rto'lftliger. incurable, nhct when I Boy thotl can euro tho most severe caso I do so becauso I -
treatment has .accomplished. If you nave sores, pimples, blotches, sore throat. pains lu the
r any Bytitptoms Which you do not understand, it ls important that you consult me .-vt once, and
1 unfortunate* victim. ' 1 will guarantee to euro you vltbout tho uso of strong and Injurious .
kQowu treatment. My euro ls a permanent, one, ah?. ) not iiidro' patchwork, and. ths dtae&ss t
d;fjr, my-Xrg^ bookley VXpc I'o.lijon, King.",
ft ht Who, Fwffor-?r?m Ihoallmnnts peculiar to their ?ex'aro" careo, br ?ty acntlo anil^parniess
od of treatment, which avoids all necessity tor surgical operations. >i you euCer Oom oearing
1pains, back ac ho, lrrcgiilarlticH, leuch?rrhea, ctc.?wrll?m?tabout y?urcase. 1 havo restored
far my.frei) booklot?u Women's Diseases. .
ly. ni so include s all other chronic diseases, such as Rheumatism. Catarrh,1 Diabetes, Bright's
>iniictr, Liver and Kidney "DlHeases, Files, Fistula, Kupturc. Paralysis, Locomotor Ataxia, St.
cf. etc., and all -who want skillful, expert treatment should write me nbnut their case. My ofDco
electrical apparatus, so that my patients got tho benefit of -tho latest di seo vc rle; of science.
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