The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, November 23, 1905, Image 5

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A QUEER GRANK Dies Trying to Found an Eveless Eden in Australia. MAD ill HIS CONVERTS " > Go Entirely Naked, and Matrimony Was Prohibited and His Followers Were Restricted to a Fiuit Diet. Only Had Two Recruit to His Views. By the death of Anglebardt, news of which has Just been received here, the world has lost its queerest crank. He was the last survivor of the little sect of naked, fruit-eating sun-worshipers, which he established on a tropical Island, ne sought to regenerate mankind by starting an Eveless Eden, sans tig leaves. He and his two misguided followers possessed the courage of their convictions and perished rather than abandon their experiment. Englehardt was no ordinary man. He was a native of Bavaria, a university graduate, and an author of con* siderable merit. He might have made something of a mark in the world if be had not sickened of civilization and UiR wavN. It Is Nad that the faPnrp nf a woman to reciprocate bis i ft ction was the ciuse of it, but this is mere oonjecture, and due to the fact that the fair sex was excluded from his scheme for restoring mankind to an earthly paradise. He believed that where woman came, the devil was sure to follow, and he didn't intend to run any risk of getting into the same sort of trouble that Ar\am did. i It was his opinion that the human race originated in the "sun-blessed tropics," and only there could it ob tain a fresh start on the right track. In 1901, he went to New Hritian in search of a suitable place for the establishment of a community which he fondly hoped would form the lirst link in a chain of similar settlements that woulu eventually gird the earth, lie purchased the little island of Kabakon, situated in the duke of York group, aud about 15 miles from Herbertshoe, the seat of the German administration in New Guinta. It is 105 acres in and cocoanut trees nourish there in abundance. lie believed 1; that living in the primitive fashion d required of those who Joined the order, (I it would sutlice to maintain 150 men. J 1 have proclaimed Kabakon an V open fruit garden and sun grove," he L said in a letter setting lourth Ids A Jeas, "for the purpose of reclaiming V ^generate mankind to their true fcaie of existence. 1 will settle it with W /rult-eating suuworshipers to rear 1 great, pure, true, same men by giving J - *Tts members natural conditions of life, j I will send out as missionaries mem ( bers of the sun order who have been tried and found to be true, naturalliving men. In this way, I sba'l establish similar colonies round the \ ^.whole (quator. The more people who i join me and the greater the means placed at my disposal, the quicker will these colonlss be formed." Expecting a rush of applicants, he laid down very stringent rules as to conditions on which candidates fur 1 earthly perfection and human regeneration should be taken into bis Island paradise. Among them wefe the fol* lowing: < "I. Only men of 1 noble and excellent obaracter will be admitted. "2. Eich applioant must be recommended by two respectiable credible persons, approved of by the leader of the Sun Order. "3. A pajmrntof $250 for such ' "a c?n tlFurothat amount; for less Hcvtilthy persons a sum corresponding to their meant; and for the pcor sun worshippers nothing at all " Naked man comes into the world and naked i e goes cut of it, and naked he shou d abide in it, according to the high priest of the sun worshippers. lie Insisted that bis followeis should never ur.der any circumstances ?pnr u v.vt.ii/n nf pl.it.Ofr ir. tin Vipln that clothes poisoned the system, and that b> interceptthe rays < f the sun "the source c f all iife, of all mlnn and all stier.g'h," they prevented tht attainment of a perfect humanity. Marriage he also regarded as an anoui Inatioi. and strict c hbacy was enjolntd. Fiuil which ripened in the sun was alone to. be eaun. Houses wero I forbidden. He would tolerate nothing that lntei f^red with living close to Nature all the time. By going arouud stark naked, bathing constantly in the sun and eating nothing but fruit, he declared his followers would eventually be able to subsist without food or dilnk of any sort and gain the power of transporting themselves at will to any part of the world without having to patronize railways or steamships. On taking possession of his Island, Englehardt stripped himself to the buff, and armed with a palm leaf to keep eff flies, feas and mosquitoes, confidently awaits y a host of regener atli g recruits. A'lot of folk In Germany had signified their intention of joining him when lie got his paradise started, but when it came to the isoratch all but two backed out. Some Ipleacicd for the privilege of at least 1 being allowed to wear skirts; others 1 olamorr d for concessions In the shape of beef steak, ar d s< me bat>e nae*sllders declared they would not taokle b the paradise job unless permitted to bring their best girls with them. But Eoglehardt was adamant to all these appeals He would strait no one to membership in the Suu Order who was not willing to adhere to &U the rules and regulations whioh he had laid down for its guidauce, and whioh he faithfully observed himself. The two men who joined him on these terms were Max Dutzow, a musiolan, who oonduoted an orchestra In Bsrlin that bore his name, and llelnrloh Eukens, a native of Ileligel&ud, who had settled in the same city. They consigned their clothing to the sea on landing on Kabakon and settled down to a course of suu worship bnd fiuit diet. But the sudden change to an equatorial climate, exposed to the tierce heat of the sun all day and sleeping on the sand at night, with no bodily nourishment hut cocoanut, soon reduced Eukens to a oonditlon of extreme physical weakness. In that state he was smitten with malaria. In accordance with the rules of the order, he took no remedies, but lay in the direct ray* of the sun and lasted for three days. Oa the fourth day he succumbed to the "hunger euro." But his fate did not weaken the faith of the other two men. Sceptics might sneer, but they felt certain that they were on the right track, and through them the human race would untimately be regenerated. Stark naked, and with their skins tanned to the color of leather, they wondered about the Is land and seemed quite happy and contented with their primitive life aud frugal fare. The natives regarded them with superstitious reverence had settlers who visited them occisionally looked upon them as harmless luna atlcs. At the beginning of the year Lutzow was carried out to sea in the Methodist mission cutter, which had drifted away owing to adverse currents, and when the boat wan recovered some considerable time afterwards It contained the corpse of the deluded musician. 4 His loss was a sad blow to Eoglehardt, but he still refused to leave his beloved sun grove, and still continued to conform strictly to the rules which he had drawn up for the sect. He subsisted entirely on cocoanuts. At last he was stricken with a severe Illness. Learning of his condition, the German authorities sent their medical launch to the bland, and, despite his protests, insisted on conveying him to the hospital. At Englehardt's request, he was placed in such a position on the little craft that he could gcz3 upon the island as it receded In the distance. He spoke no word to any one. and by signs rejected the nourishment that was of fered him. When at length the island vanished from Ids sight he closed his eyes in death. Pi'ttittlni; ilio Suuili. President Samuel Spencer, of the Southern Railway, accompanied by a large parly of railroad otllcials and Eastern business men, were the guests of the Manufacturers and Producers' Association of Knoxville, Tenn., Wednesday night. President Sper.cer made a short spetch and other members of the party made speeches in a happy vein. The closing talk was one made by the lion. James A. Eckels, comptroller of the currency under President Cleveland. lie congr&iulattd the South on its luture, and remarked that in a few years It would have Pennsylvania's iron and steel industry and the looms of New Eagland would be moved to S utnern States, lie maintained tl a . i uch a step would be btst for all; that Now England and Pennsylvania would tind other Industries as profitable, and that the South would be made even more prosperous than she Is now. President Spencer's party returns to the Eist Thursday. Terrible Typhoon. Mail advices from the Philippines show how inadequacy the devaluation caused by the typhoon was described in the cable reports last month. It is stated that at least fifteen Americans and 200 natives lost their lives and that the damage will exceed $3 000,000 gold in the province of Aloai alone. In the provirca of Sorsogan, the damage is placed at $2,000, 000 In these two pr; vinces eighty percent, of the building* were destroyed. As a re uit of the storm and drought of early summer only tift en per cent, of the usual rtcdps from the crops will be obtain u. In Sors gan all municipal > uiidings and school houses, wlfcn two (x.'< ptionh w> re d? stroyeo. Xo will be eight? n iiif.ntbs before a "ew cr p of benip will be available f^r market, so that much dt stltuuoh among the natives is nivitabh. The typhoon almost wiped out the lice crop, Such for Wife. Will A. Lowrv, a prominent young uuiui ui rnacon ua , win mo application for writ of habeas oorpu* in the city court tomorrow on complaint that his wife formerly Miss Ruth II ge was being detained by her father, J. T. lloge a prominent railroad man. The application for the writ divulges & secret which the two young people have kept. Lowry says he and Miss Hoge were married in October, and he puts a marriage li cense and the name of the c ergyman performing the ceremony in evidence. S?(?l Accident. A dispatch fn in Bowman to The News and Carrier says a tree that was being out by Mr. Wm. 11. Rust Mon day hfurnoon of last week accidental 1) fell on a little son cf his, killing, him instantly. The little fellow was abou>i eight ^r nine yea s old. The father d.d not know that the boy wa? anywhere around uatll the tree com monoe.d to fall, wuiu the poor llttiel fallow ran right under it, in try leg to make his escape. TMJS CLEM80M CAR Where Farmer* Institute Will be iield This Fall. Prof. C. L. Newman, who baa oharge of the flttlDg up of the Clem soq college car, soon to go on a tour of the lower part of the State, gives your correspondent the following information . Tue handsome day coach loaned CUmson college by the Southern railway is now sidetraoked at Calhoun. This coach is being remodeled so as to adapt it to the special use of the institute workers for both a moving residence and for the exhibition of varous Illustrative materials from the different departments of the college. These exhibits are being rapidly gotten together and the car will be ready to move to the tirst appointment by the end of the present week. This is one of the most important steps that Clemson college has taken for the in struction of the farmers in particular, and the people of the State at large. Since institutes were held throughout the northern half of the State in July and August, those to be held In November, I) cumber and January will be c- nfined to the southern part of the State. rThn Inofi f nf AC o 1 rAn n ?* ? ?*!?*>/?/?/) xuu luovtuuvuo (tucau jr ai lail^CU iui are *h follows: Lexington, November 21; Hatesburg, November 22; Trenton, November, 23; A'ken, November 24; W11llston, Noveralter 26; Hl&ckvtile, November 27; Harnwell, November 28; Allendale, November 29; Iglandtou, November 30; Denmark, D-comber 1; Bamberg, December 2; Branchvllle, Deoember 4; St. George, December 6; Summervllle, Deoember 6; McClellanvllle, December 9; Mt. Holly, December 11; Booneau, December 12; Sam pit, December 13; Kingstree, December 14; Lake City, December 15; Pee Dee, Deoember 10; Wannamaker, December 18; Lorls. December 19; Homewood, December 20th; Conway December 21; Society IIlll, January 3; Hartsville, January 4; (s) Lamar, January 5; (b) Tlmmonsvilie, January 5; Cameron, January 6; St. Matthews, January 8; Ft; Motte, January 9; Kingville, January 10. THIEVES CAUGHT. One Soornted In Packing Cahc Which Another Hhlpned* At Ne v York a thief who entered the Security Storage company's warehouse In au express package Thursday was oaught Friday as he was about ti leave the warehouse, hidden in the same package along with $700 worth of stolen goods. Thursday night he climbed out of his package and aftei rilling the warehouse again repaekec himself and his plnnder. When oaught Friday he 83id hit name was John Schmidt and told the story of his robbery. Thursday after noon at 4 o.c'ooh two packing caset here taken to the company's warewouse212 Spring street. Schmidt wai In one of them which was tit ted with spring 1' c'cs so as to be operated from the inside. W.t.h him was a bottle ol whiskey, a set of burglar tools and a dark lantern. The other box was used for packing his plunder. Schmidt emerged Thursday night and plundered the place and at sever o'clock Friday morning was Hafely repacked with his plunder. Hut an employe saw one of the boxes move unaccountably as it stood alone on the floor and peeping through a knothole In the top saw the burglar's bat, lie Immediately smashed the packing case open. Five minutes later an expressman called asking to remove the two boxes which contained the burglar and hie plunder. The police went with the expressman to meet the man who sent him after the boxes. This man, whe gave the name of Robert. Arnold, wju. found waiting ab the Bowery and Stcmd avenue and was arrested. Bull Flfghtera Injured. A dispatch from Mexico City says the inore&sleg number of aocidents tc buli fighters in the ring is used as an argument by the local Boclety for the prevention of cruelty to animals tc urge the abolition of the sport. Parrao, the noted bull fighter, Who was H' ricusly gored about three Weeks ago, Is recovering from his injuries. To day (J'jcherlto de Bilbao was tossed on a bulls horns and thrown into the air escaping wltti relatively slight injury. Oncherito recently arrived from Spain. Football does not cjdqmend Itself tc the public as a substitute for bull fighting. Sll(<Kod Lynchers. A special to The Register, from Ilattlesburg, Miss., says that D. B. Holmes, R. H. Holmes, A. T. Rowc and Albert F. James, prominent wblte men were today arrested on indictment returned by the grand jury charging them with complicity 111 the lynohlng cf Kid George and Ei Brock, negroes. The men were not placed ia j ill, but are held undei guard at the Holmes residence. Habeas or pus proceedings for the!) telease will be begun tomorrow before the chancellor. On The Increase. The oause of temperance seems tr be making rtal headway in the United S ates. Eor the first time in almost a decade the annual reporu of the Unit, ed States commissioner of interna! revenue shows a decline in the amount of whisky consumed in this country Tne figures for the ^ear ending June 30, 190ft, show a decrease of 704,?4( gallons of whisky cHummed as against 19c3 4, while up to 1903 for manj > ears the annual increase of w'uiske) consumption had been about 7 000,00( gahoi^s. Bier xor tne year 1904 ft stu showed an increased oousumption, bul iehS by 70,000,000 gallons than in pre cedinK years. f VLADIVOSTOK IN FLAMES. I The Clfj la the Boene of Fire and Murder. A state of war has been declared In Vladivostok. Private advices say that the Chinese quarters has been entirely destroyed and that the uprising Is now und r control. The upheavel In Russia, following the promulgation of the reform manifest has now reached Vladlvostak, and Yeniseisk and other extreme points of the empire. Continuation has teen obtained from various sources of an uprising at Vladi vostok, where the condition of affairs Is quite critical. Many persons have killed and the foreigners have taken refuge on the ships In the harbor. Many public buildings, stores and houses have been pillaged and set lire to by the mob. The American embassy has received from Consul Greener, at Vladivostok, d tails of the. outbreak which began Sunday immediately after the departure of the Russian armored cruisers Grorrobol and Rossla. The people who had gathered In great crowds in the streets, became excited by ir llimma tory speeches. Many s ddiers and sailors were also in an angry mood, having expected to go home with the squadron. The mob began to break wiudows and pillage and in evening set tiro to the theatre, the Golden Horn Hotel, to several blocks of Chinese buildings in the northern part of the city and to the officer's residences and other buildings in the eastern quarter. The tires burned all night Seventy buildings were consumed. Troops were summoned to restore order and tired frtquent volleys, kill lntf many persons. Just before the American consul telegraphed today, the commandant of the fortress of Vladivostok, assisted by priests and the leaders of the workmen's organizations, addressed the mob, ur^ln^ them to keep the peace, but the consul said he feared the attempt would bo In vain. Mr. Greener aided that twenty-four merchant vessels In the harbor were now crowded with inhabitants. The consul was on board a steamer when he sent his dispatch and he expects to remain there. i TAX ON THE DOG. 1 lvstim*to of the Amount lt?ooived for Schools. ) j Within the next two weeks Compt troller General Jones will fjtfure out the amount of doj< tax received by the , county treasurers aud notify the coun ty superintendents of education and i the State superintendent of education ) exactly how much to each ojunt.y. The law stales that this money must i be distributed as other s Jiool money, and It Is presumed that this means i that each county *?celv. s its own i share, and It is not distributed accordi iritf to enrollment as Is the disoensarv ' money. The comptroller general Is not yet I prepared to make an estimate on the amount received, but the State superi intendent of education thinks that it t will run at l?ast $f>0,000 this year. Mr Martin states that the school trustees t In the country districts have b er ' watching the returns and lnive forced > a large number of dog owners to mak: > returns for their cantne pets. On the * other hand the comptroller g neral > has been deluded with letters protesting against the payment of the tax i and there Is a promise of a nic-3 row i between the county auditors, the i school trustees and the owners of the ! dogs who do not like the tax. ? Tne money received from tills > source, while greatly r eeded fur new i buildings and other r.Mcessities, will I be but a drop in the bucket to the amount lost by the voting out of the dispensaries. Already nearly $70,000 has been lost from this source as the 1 tax put on the dry counties by th< 1 Hrlce act, goes for the support of the 1 constabulary and not for the school 1 fund. This is the prnoosltlon that is 1 worrying the school c tllolals and will he seriously discussed at the session of the legislature. Kfttui Fire. At San,KranclRco tiro broke out In the Chronicle building last night while crowds wore nn the roof watching the returns. When the tlreraen arrived they rescued the in periled men and wo tten c n the roof with dillijulty A (ea)c'i o? t>e bur ed premises revealed iho bo iies e f t 'ree i men names unknown, who wt re burned to a crisp. They wee evidently ' employes of the art department of > the paper. The buildir g was ten i stories high and was errced in 1898: 1 Less may not exceed $7o0 000. Stand Co'inpHcd. I ( At Wichlte, Kansas, ninety men attending the Southern Kansas Scottish Rite convocation, were thrown int.n n hf>an ho tliA hrpiilrlritr r?f a unaf. y fold on which they Btood to have their pictures taken Wednesday afternoon. Many were Injured. S. H. Thomas, commandant of the Soldier's Heme at > Dodge City, was among the Injured, I having selfjred a sprained ankle. Sevi enty dye others sustained bruises, but no one was seriously hurt. I'ontinatftfr Kt nu?v? <t. 4 Postmaster Horton of Helton will i be removed to make place for W. ) Carroll Brown, a brother in-law of j Senator Latimer and for several years ' post ttlce inspector. Mr. He rtOD gave ' satisfaction and wa* the choice of the ) patrons; but District Attorney Capers l recommenned the change?which will t be made at once. Senator Latimer In an interview, says he (.id all he could to keep Mr. Horton In otllce. BANK OF CON WA CAPITAL STOCK, .$20,000.00 TOTAL ASSETS OFFJLC1 B. O. COLLTNS, President. C. P. QUATTLEBAUM, V-Pres. Our Bank, being a local institute building of Horry County and for the suing this policy wo take pleasure in < accommodation when consistent with f With gratitude for the liberal pi cordially solicit your future business. Respect full D. A. SPIVE Robt. B. Scarborough, II. L. President. Vice-Pr BANK OF Conway Capital Stock DlRECl Robt. B. Scarborough, 1 lal L. Buck, Georgo .1. llolliday, Wo will pay you 5 per cent, in ton ish savings banks to those wishing Try our plan for saving your nicklcs a theso little banks and the interest wo i help yon. THE "HU1 n kl a bwcvy* i v<Aj\m I SHOE p! This brand on u shoe means s THE BEST for your money on! J- 10 IV ^CURES^ * STOMACH K m 'TTTTC body gets its lifo from I food properly digested. I W Healthy digestion means pure uioou lor uio uuuy, out kioiiuicu gi I troubles arise from carelessness K| in eating and stomach disorders S upset tho entire system. Impropfl crly masticated food sours on the fl M stomach, causing distressing n YJi pains, belching and nausea. E't.i "hen over-eating i9 persisted in mm m the stomach becomes weakfined Jg |/a and worn out and dyspepsia Kg claims tho victim. Tkodford's Black-Draught ? rfcl cures dyspepsia. It frees the H ft J stomach and bowels of congested matter and gives tho stomach MB new life. Tho stomach is quickly mj invigorated and the natural uj stimulation results in a good ra appetite, with tho power to tlior- hi 0 oughly digest food. You can build up your stomach I with tliia mild and natural remedy. Try Thedford's BlackEj Draught today. You can buy a i| package from your dealer for u Dj 25e. If ho does not keep it, send 1 tho money to Tho Chattanooga H Medicine Co., Chattanooga, I I Tenm. and a packago will be I THEDFORD'S I |black-draughtJ ' I CliiokonH and IIkkk. A correspondent, writing to the Batesburg Advocate from Jacksonville Fla., says: "I went down town th.s morning thinking I would have chicken for breakfast, but cime back with 1 a face as long as my arno, for when 1 asked the price of chickens they said sixty cents. That did me up.'' The Charleston News and Courier ways farmers and their wives who will raise chickens and eggs to snip to the cities will not have lime to bother about producing cotton at 11 cents. The south should provide the poultry for the United states Don't N .mkI Hi hi. Women of Irondale, 111., a town of 5,0 JO pet pie, are raising a popular subscription to deport the townV only Id 13 man. They propose to sen'' hlra just as far as the money they collect will pay fare, and there will be no re. turn ticket. May their fund gr w enormously! An Idle ir an Is a pois >nous sore that pollutes a whole cjmmuntty. I Hliigiili?r Aooiilont. At Pattern>m, N. J., three deaths were caiwd Thursday night by the falling cf * heavy pic ure on the wall which broke a gas pipe while the Scbr der family was aalerp. Chris Scored ?r, his mother, Catherine and her grandchild, Ira La Forge, were I asphyxlat'd. Livery and Drayage.i 'Phone 3(5. Horry'Tobacco Warehouse, J. E. Coles. CONWAY' ,V, S. O. SUURPLUS FUNI), 120,000. $180,000.00. ERS: D. A. SPIV FY, Casiiikr. * M. W. COLLINS, ASST. CASHIKR. >n, has always striven for the upbetterment of her citizens. In perextending to our customers every tound banking. ntronage received in the" past, wo y yours Y CAShier Buck, Will A. Freeman, esident. Cashier. HORRY, \ 8, C. $25,000 'ORS: W. R Lewis, W. A. Johnson, Will A. Freeman >st on yearly deposits. Will furnto open small accounts with us. nd dimes, and you will find that rVill pay you on your savings will 8" shoe: &TEKOR MEN -5 ? ometliing! If you want 1 for "The Hub. For sale by icliols. j Professional Cards. McCord & McCord, SURGHON DENTISTS, Conway, S. C. fQfOvor bank of Horry. H- M- Burroughs, I 'hysician and^Surgeon, Oonwa,y, S- C? R B^CARBFoUGir C,v JIN VV A V, N. <J., attorney at law I f WOODWARD, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, CONWAY. S. O. G. -Fred. Stalvey* Attorney and Counsellor at Law, CONWA Y, S. 0 B. Wofford Wait, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Conway, S. C. OfFice in Spivey Building. Dr. C. S. Deitz, DENTIST & OPTICIAN. Conway, S. C. Boom No. 4, Spivey Building. Spivey & Collins Co, Fire 1 nsurance. isw< >iv i ;k ai;ic. 1). A. Sivey, President. M. VV Collins, Secretary, Conway Market Fresh Meats and Sausago always on band. Orders are taken and promptly delivered everv da v. Geo. L. Marsli, Propretor. Conway, Coast and Western R. R. I)AII Y SCHEDULE. EAST BOUND. Lv Conway 9:00 a. m r ? in ? - i~i i ljv ruie inihdu. . 9:30 a. OQ. Ar Myrtle Beach 9:45 a. m WEST BOUND. Lv Myrtle Beach 3:30 p. Lv P nc Blind 3^45 Ar Conway 4:15