The Horry herald. (Conway, S.C.) 1886-1923, May 03, 1906, Image 4
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BADLY ABUSED. !
tiorrible State of Affairs in a
District Hospital.
CRUEL TREATMENT
Of the Defenceless Inmates of a Government
Institution in the City of
Washington. People Not Insane
Confined in the Bull Pen,
A Typical Case.
An Investigation of St Elizabeth's
hospital, Washington D. C , the home
of many afflicted government employees,
army and navy ( Ulcers and members
(,f the marine corps, by the house
committee on the District of Columbia,
has disclosed a horrible state of
affairs.
Speaking of the discipline at this
Institution, the committee In Its re
port spys: "it would appear from
complaints and statements made to us
that strait-jackets, handcuffs, etc.,
are In frequent use; that the 'feeding
tube has been upon occasions thrust
down the throat as a method and discipline,
as well as of alleged necessity;
that 'wiring' out by wet towels and
'toweling' with dry towel i placed
about the patient's neck and twisted
from behind until the patient falls
over semi-conscious (sometimes with
soap in the moutb) is not an uncom
mon practice; that the "saddle" has
been used at times, a contrivance upon
which refractory patients are said to
be placed in a reclining position, fastened,
hand, foot and neck, and so
that no movement is possible except
to roll the e>es around a circumscribed
area of the ceiling, and thus left for
hours.
' K eking and cuffing by attendants
for failure to obey orders or do work
properly, or for taking an extra spoonful
i f beans at table, etc,, is alleged.
An incident is told of an attendant.
disturbed at night by a somnambulistic
patient, striking him In the mouth,
and knocking him down, and oarrying
his own hand in a bandage for several
days in consequence; and of another
attendant breaking a patient's leg in
diolpllning him.
"There are different ways of training
a horse?but one attendant made
the statement that he was intructed
to make patients fear him as he would
a horse, etc., apd he commenced doing
so his first day on duty, by knocking
a patient down and ohocklng him, at
ter which he had no trouble with that
one.
"Many other like occurrenoes are
reported, but these are more than sufficient,
If true, to present a vivid contrast
to tbe methods of gentleness and
sympathy carried out in other institutions."
Many attempts have been made re
cently by inmates of the hospital to
secure the services of attorneys to effect
their rele&ce, such attempts have
Invariably been followed by brutal and
inhuman treatment. Oue case in point
Is that of an old man named Willis
who was not insane and wanted to be
released. Of tbis case the committee
DQ nC ^ A UJillln /*? ? ! ? ? ?
an j D A lit. TTJlllO UUC 1? UU UUUUt tXceptional;
this is a brief of its history.
An old man, but vigorous of body and
intellect, was prevailed upon to deed
valuable property to a relative. Ib
was drugged in New York, taken 1,000
miles to a senders' home at Milw&u
kee, Wis., from there to St. Elizabeth;
there regarded as insane, and his
statements taken as proof positive of
"persecutory mania." He was punished
in the hospital for his attempts to
secure legal release; bis pension of
$12 per month used by the hospital;
his pension of $50 per month for life
as an old employee of Arnold, Constable
& Co., commuted and released by
the relative to whom he had deeded
the property for a cash payment; he
is now penniless and friendless, and
his prospects for escape from life imprisonment
from among the iDsane
are exceedingly small.
"A woman, believing this man's
tory secured a writ of habeas corpus
for him and the case came before Jub
lice Wright, of the supreme court of
the D strict of Columbia. He held .the
commitment unconstitutional and illegal,
and said 'one might as well argue
that a policeman could be authorized
to arrest a citizen, obarge him with
murder. Dronounoe him miiitv. mn
hang him to a lamp post.' Willis wan
then discharged after having been held
In the hospital two years and was sent
out without one penny.
"In the Shaffer ease, It appears he
was too religious to suit the taste of
au official in the hospital ward at the
soldiers' home, who oommanded him
to stop praying with the siclt inmates;
his refusal caused immediate transfer
to St. Elizabeth. There he showed
no signs of Insanity, but his requests
for discharge were refused and
bis release by habeas oorpus resisted.
Finally he managed to have his oase
brought into court and he was found
perfectly sane In every re pect at d oroereci
be discharged.
There are about 600 Indigent patients
at St. Elizabeth's, and these,
the committee says, are oonflned in
the bull pen.
"The bull pen is a triangular enolcs
ure of about ttarea acres, of whtoh
about one-half It cooupltd by build
tugs. It it surrounded by brick walls
and high paling fence*, through whtoh
the iodaates oan be seen tramping
wearily back and forth like caged animals,
or siting listlessly waiting the
bell for meals. Some have been there
for a decade or oyer. Ooe old soldier
In this pen s aU d that he was treated
as well as any old dog shut up In s
back yard with water to drink and a
tough ohunk to gnaw c ; if he did not
attempt to dig out, or Jump the fence,
or how) at the moon, he was left alone
and kept out of trouble."
W. W. Prick.
XOHBY IN POLITICS
Campaigns Coats Both Parties barge
Amounts of Money.
Did the late Mark Hanna spend six
teen and a half million dollars on
the McKlnloy Bryan oamp&lgnof 1896,
In aid of the republlo&u administration?
That la the question people are
asking since the statement made on
the floor of the house a day or two ago
by Representative Sulzer, of New
York, while discussing the national
publicity bill. The difference between
Ilanna's sixteen million of gold and
Bryan's half million of sliver is loo
great, they say, to carry great weight
wiin 10. 1118 tigures, they believe, are
pulled too wide apart, especially ah
Bryan, In 189(5, had the silver inter
eats of the country back of him and
could, and did, probably spend much
more than the sum accredited to bim. 1
Lincoln was a good spender when it
came to politics. In his race against
Stephen A. Douglas* for the presidency
he spent $100,000, while his demo
cratlc opponent used just half that
amount. Four years later, in 18(54
Lincoln, when opposed by George B.
MoGleilan. spent $125,000 and McClellan
$50,100. Grant, In his tlrst
campaign of 18(58 against HoratioSey
mour, sppnt 8150,000, while the latter 1
used $75,000. In his second campaign
Grant spent $250,000, then a large
ami unt, as against practically the
same bum iu behalf of Samuel J Til
den. Two jea.s later James A. Gar- ;
Held running for president against W.
S. Hancock, used 81,100 000. and th*
latter $255,000. When JamesG Blaine
opposed Cleveland the first time i
1884, It cost $1,300,000, and Cleveland
used a llt,rl? mum?ai inn nnn
In 1888 Benjamin Harrison used 81,- 1
450.000, and Cleveland 1855,000, while
In 1802 the same candidates cost their ,
supporters $1,850,000, and $2,350,000
respectively, Cleveland again using
more than his republican opponent. 1l 1
1806 MoKinley Is said to have spent
$16,500,000 through Mark Ilanna, it 1
Representative Sulzar's figures are '
correct, while William J. Bryan spent
$675,000. In 1900 Mckinley spent $9, 1
500,000, and Bryan $425,000, while !
the Roosevelt Parker campaign cost 1
$3,500,000 and $1,250,000, respectively
i
Palled Hli Teetb!
M. Labourraye, a dentist of Parlp,
wa* found insane and sent to the Salpetrlero
for observation and treatment.
A few days ago the secretary
of one of the deputies entered Ltboiraye's
dental office to have a tooth extracted
which had oaused him considerable
pain. The dentist asked the patient
to sit In the operating chair, 1
and then, drawing a revolver and
pointing it at the frightened secretary
whose toothache disappeared as by
magic, exclaimed: "If you move a '
muscle when 1 am taking out your 1
teeth, you are a deao man." 1
The maniac then proceeded to pull
the secretary's teeth. One after the
other he removed with great skill, 1
while the patient lay motionless in
the chair. Whp.ri ploht.
.. ?? ? w.n??v %vvvia uau uccii
Dulled out, the dentist said, 'Tha
will do for today. You have been
very quiet. Fifteen francs, p!e*se 1"
The secretary paid without hesitation 1
ai d staggered out of the office. lie 1
went to the nearest police station and
told hlB story. A force of polici was
sent, and when they entered the
room the madman opened tire on
them. He shot one of the policemen
in the arm, and another in the leg
before he could be knooked down and '
handcuffed. '
Throe at a Birth.
The Greenwood Christian Appeal
says: Mr. and Mrs. C. E Balllngton,
of Gilbert, S. C., have three most in- <
teresting children?young Methodist i
We give below their names, agfs and
weight: Essie, three months, weighs !
11 1-2 pounds, Bessie, three months, '
weighs 12 pounds, Lessle, three 1
months, weighs 12 1-2 pounds. It
will be seen that these three bright I
and sprightly young Methodist are
triplets. Mr. ard Mrs. Ellington are 1
tbp recipients of muoh congratula- 1
tion."
Hhot iu Be ok.
Farley Gallops, 30 years of age who ,
resides five miles n orth of Cueseta, Ga
was brutally assassinated near his
heme Thursday morning. Gallops 1
and a companion bad gone turkey t
huntiDg, and some one came within i
thirty feet of hi jq and filled his baok ;
full of huoksnot. His comoantnn i
came to Cusset at once for a physician 1
b t stated that he would be dead do 1
fore be oould reach him. The party <
who fired the shot was not identified, <
but was mnnlpp,
mruu* *11111 up.
At Oak woods, Teias, a seventeen ,
year old negro boy was lynched Thursday
bv a mob of seven men, who took i
htm from the custody of the cfiloers.
The negro had entered the home of a 1
widow near town He was caught *
and fully identified and was awaiting i
transportation to the oounty seat. <
The deputy sheriff who had the pris- f
oner in charge fired several shots at )
the members of the mob but without <
effect. (
DEADLY TORNADO.
THELVE TO FIFTEEN PERSONS
KEPORTKO KILLED.
If any Injured and Mining in Belle
vue and Stone burg, Destruction
Great.
A dispatch from Fort Worth, Texas,
says a tornado has swept away the
town of Bellevue and damage i the
town of Stoneburg. Meagre advices
received state that the town of Bellevue
is totally destroyed, 12 or 16 persons
have beeD killed, and many Injur
ed and missing. Fire Is destroying the
ruins caused by the tornado. A speolal
train has been started from Bowie,
Texas, 126 miles distant fr?nrj Uu
scene. Belle vue is a town of 1,600 inhabitants.
A dispatch from Bellevue says a
tornado which swept through that
place Thursday night destroyed everything
in its p th and as a result practically
the entire town is a mass of
ruins, only three buildings now standing.
At least 11 persons are dead and
a number are iDjured. The tornado
was followed by Ore which consumed
the wreckage.
This report is being sent from tin
top of a telephone pole a mile fron
Bellevue, but It is as olose as a wire
can be had. The town of Bellevue consisted
of over 200 houses. Among thost
who are known to have been killed
are: R L. Russell, wife and four chll
dr.n; A. D. Barr, Tom Mount, W. W
Bell, candidate for c >unty treasurer oi
Ulay county ; two members of the Gray
family.
The seriously ir jured. Two dauirh
t*rs of IN. Jfi. Smith of Howie: Mrs.
Gault. Mr. Gray, and seven me oncers
if his family, two "f whom have since
died; Mrs McGraw.
The whole business section of the
town and all stocks of merchandise
were destroyed. A menu the business
houses dest royed are Neisf n and
Spivey. M. Spradley, Ogoniz & Kob
ley's Hour mill.
A. D Carr was caught in a building,
mashed 'o death and his body is
believed to have been cremated.
The tornado was a mile wide and
traveled over the earth for a dlsianc
of eight miles, leveling everything In
its path; ruining crops and destroying
all farm bouses and barns on tiie way.
Tuis section Is thickly settled and it
will hi tomorrow before there are
somplete reports of the dead.
Tne fact that so few were killed Is
accounted for by the faot that practi:ally
every house was e^uipded with a
itor in cellar and people went to them
as soon as they saw the tornado ap
proaching. Tnose who had no storm
sellers or who could net reach them
were the ones who suffered.
Last winter many lives were lost In
the same neighborhood by a tornado.
tur 10 FIBCJfcB.
fell Between the Cara While Stealing
a lllde.
A dispatch from Darlington to The
State says: Emery Miller, a bright
boy about 12 years old, met a horrible
death here Saturday afternoon about
5 o'clock, when a shifting train near
the cotton factory literally cut his
body in two. At the time of the ac
cident the little fellow was swinging
on to a moving box car. Losing hit
grip, he fell sprawling on the track,
where the life was crushed out of him
by the wheels of the tender and big
engine. The wheels of the train
passed over the lower part of his body,
cutting his tigure almost in half and
when found a few minutes later his
head and body were on one side of the
track and his lower limb* on tire
other. Oile arm wus aUo badly
crushed. .
Alert on foot and active in body,
the boy was caught by car after car
as they were shiftlDg from the main
track to the switch and had batdly
more than leaped on this one when
he met his tragic end. About three
or four witnessed this awful death
and it was not without warning from
his elders that the deceased * ode at
r.hp nprll nf hlu llfo P ?<??.. m.iu.
r^... v. ..?) ? I w> u.urji y iUlllCI
was the son Of Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Miller. His father is (superintendent
[>f one of the card rooms at the cotton
mill in Darlington.
That whloh makes the death of
young Miller peculiarly sad is the fact
that his mother andotherB were mak
lug loe cream for a festive occasion
when told of the unexpected and
horrible death of her boy. A jury
was drawn this afternoon and the
body viewed. The Inquest will not
be held until Sunday.
Cat To Piece*.
James M. Thompson was killed by
Shirley at 24 Berean avenue; Atlanta
Thursday night at 7 o'clock, being
literally out to pieces. Thompson was
-1 ? J -v
l?9?aiuity mihnuea sua men 111 two mm*
utes. The killing retail tee f-ano a qiar
rel between Thompsi ns ton and Shirleys
younger brother. Ti>* ?lder me
tork it up, the lie was prsB)d and ie
turned, and Shirely olalnrs Thompson
jut him first and that he then proneeded
to use Ms knifo.
Mr*. Heyward a i'atronea*.
The State says Mrs. D. 0. Hey ward
Thursday received a New York teletram
from Mrs. Donald McLean, Mrs.
lobu A. Logan, Mrs. Judge Roger
Pryor and other prominent women
taking that.sbn lend her name as pat
roness in the work of raising food,
slothing, etc.. for the San Franotsco
lufferera and particularly the children.
This request Mrs. Heyward was
inly tco glad to grant and sent a message
to that effect.
J.S.TRIGG
REGISTER.
DES MOINES, UL fN?
CORRESPONDENCE fl JXfS*
soucrrco J[ iff V J
It Is the March and early April layera
that make the December and all
winter layers.
A great many dogs. like lots of folks,
have very well defined antipathies as
to certain persona, the wherefore In
both cases being in a measure unexplalnnble.
We ran the risk of the frost last season
with a small patch of sweet corn,
planting about April 10, and as a result
had an early supply. It was a
speculation and chanced to turn out all
right.
Is It economy to let stock run at will
to hay and eat and waste that which
has cost so much hard work to secure?
Hotter feed It in the barn or lot and
put the manure back on the land where
it is most needed.
We know of a number of Instances
In which the housewife, assisted by the
children, has conducted a careful tcstI
lug of the seed corn. It Is nrettv safe
to assume that when mother undertakes
the Job it will be well and thoroughly
done.
Give your boy and girl a portion of
the garden patch to tend this season,
letting thein have what they can make
from It. Besides being a better Incentive
than a gad it Inculcates a very
valuable habit of Industry und sense
of ownership.
It would be a good time any of these
frosty mornings to take your railroad
Iron and break down those stalks.
Th|>n when a soft day conies hitch on
to the disk, set It straight and go cross
ways of the field and you will have the
Job well done.
Fir lumber, which a few years ago
was used sparingly, Is becoming so
scarce and hard to get that a merchant
stated to us a few days ago ho had to
l?eg for It with the money In his hand
to pay for It, and then shipments are
very much delayed. N
A Judge of an Iowa court has recently
ruled that the o.wner of a hive of
bees which stung a passing team and
caused them to run away was liable
f/.. I A - -1 rr,? ' - *
1VS1 IUC uniuiiKC I11UI resuuvu. X U1H lH
somewhat contrary to the "wild animal"
conception of the bee.
The Puroc-Jersey Is traveling In the
name path as did Its predecessor, the
Poland-China. It Is In danger of being
killed by Its loving friends by being
bred too fine. Remember that a hog
should always remain a hog, sturdy
and substantial. He should have a leg
on each of his four comers, not broomsticks.
Don't try to produce a rose.
The sowing of a certain portion of
the farm area to clover Is corning to
be looked upon ns a regular feature
of the early spring work by all intelligent
and progressive farmers. Four
quarts of timothy and two of clover
should he sown with the oats, or, If
clover alone is desired, three quarts
will be found sudlcient with the oats.
A discovery which will prove of Immense
Importance to the dairy Interests
of the country and Indirectly to the
human family Is that of Von Bering,
the German scientist, whereby dairy
herds Inoculated with a specltlc virus
are rendered immune to tuberculosis.
The further claim Is also inado that
people using milk and cream from
such immunized cows are themselves
rendered nrnnf nrrninot tha
_ !>. v UiU A C4 > (ij^CO Ul
the disease.
Timber tracts and proves of nil sorts
may be very greatly benefited by an Intelligent
and Judicious thinning out and
trimming up. Trees easily hamper each
other's growth, and nil weak and deformed
specimens should he removed.
A serious fault with nearly all artificial
groves lies In the too thick planting of
the trees, something which Is nof noticed
when the trees are young, but
which, If not corrected, may result In
the ruin of the grove nt a later period.
Sunlight and air are absolutely indispensable
to the vigorous nnd healthy
growth of all forest and orchard trees.
So serious have been the losses from
forest fires In portions of California
that one company at McCloud has Inaugurated
a cnmpnlgn for effective fire
protection according to the suggestions
of the forest service of the department
of agriculture. The plan consists of a
clenrlng and burning of fire lines of
irum .suu 10 ?j,uuu reet in width to serve
as base lines from which to fight possible
forest fires, organizing a patrol,
erecting houses for the storage of fire
fighting tools, erecting telephones to
summon aid and other similar measures.
So successful was this plan as a
preventive of fires that tho same company
Is planning to extend It to an additional
20,000 acres In southern Oregon.
This nicely Illustrates one of
the many lines of service rendered the
commercial Interests of the country by
the agricultural department.
Old Aristotle knew that cloror waa a
fertiliser for the farm, and ha has baan
dead a long, long time.
The making of profitable baby beef
Is only possible with high grade animals
of the strictly beef breeds.
The report of the purchase of gilts
near the $700 mark should be followed
by a question mark rather than a
period.
Make It as warm as possible for all
the sparrows which seek a home ^on^
your premises, and you will have lots of
other birds. Sparrows are pirates.
If a young couple commence picking
up and saving every old thing In the
house and out of. It which they think
may come Into play some day, they will
need a fire to help them clean house Inside
of ten years.
We feel sorry for the man on the
farm who has raised four nice boys
and cannot keep even one of them with
him to take up the farm work as the
father grows too old to carry It on.
The smartest l>oy on the farm is the
one who early resolves to stay by his
dad.
A swarm of sparrows, a flock of pigeons,
a wandering dog, an old if Ak
| crow or a predatory wolf vlsltlng^uu
Infected hogyard can transmit the cholera
with as much certainty as could u
diseased hog running at large, and
these agencies are pretty hard to quarantine
against.
Nothing makes a prettier lawn decoration
than a circular bed, say twelve
feet In diameter, with a dozen cannas
In the center and these hanked with
the different varieties of the coleus. A
fringe of dwarf nasturtiums may be
set on the extreme outer edge of the
bed with good effect.
Along the last of March we get a few
small boxes, fill them with enrtji ? il
sow some celery, cabbage, pepperS!^*
mntoes, pansics and other desirable
tilings. Then In May we have a nice >
lot of strong plants to set out In the
garden without having to buy or beg
tllplll front f ho liulirlihnto
No flowers grown Inst summer
were more lovely or longer lived or
gave ft hirger measure of real satisfaction
than a bed of asters. The
plants may ho bought, but may also
be easily raised from the seed, then
be set In the bed when of sufficient
size. To have ample room they should
be set ubout fifteen Inches apart each
way.
We find that peas of all kinds do better
sown enrly than when sown at regular
Intervals during the spring, depending
upon the difference In time of
maturing of the several varieties to
afford a succession of pickings. Peas
like cool, moist conditions while developing.
For a family garden we would
sow about four kinds, which, if properly
selected, will give a good supply
of peas from the middle of June to the ,
last of July. {
Wlille making a drive recently the
liveryman i?olnted out a farmhouse to ,
us where he had been called by the
owner a few days previous to shoot ,
an aged mare because, he said, she was j
not fit to work any more. She had
been In the family upward of twenty
years and had raised a colt every year <
but one since she was five years old? j
honest, faithful creature these many |
years. The man might Just as consist- ,
ently have shot his grandfather. (
I
The owner of the garden may have j
an abundance of early cucumbers by <
putting the seed in a piece of sod?as ]
many as are desired for the hill?and
starting in the house or hotbed. When
danger of frost Is over the sod should
ho trn nafofrnil ' ?
IU uiv I^IUUUU, curu DO- (
lug taken not to disturb the roots. *
Vines started in this way will pet |
ahead of the striped blips and will |
furnish a supply of cucumbers for the ,
table two or three weeks earlier than
by the usual method. ,
" t
What were the waterlopped soils of
the prairie west in the sixties? Soils
which would then starve out any man i
who attempted to cultivate them are ]
now the richest and best lands to be (
found in all that country. Impaction J
of the sponpy surface by contlnuou^|
pasturing, surface drainage by way o>H
the cultivated field, the working of th?3H
highways, the build g of the rail- d
ways and co-operative drainage ef- (
forts in the wetter sections have completely
reclaimed these lands and
made of them soils as productive as the
valley of the Nile. <
v 1
The strawberry bed should be set out >
when you plant potatoes?nbout the 1
middle or last of April. Ground to be I
S 41. ? * i *
uacu ii>r iu? ueu snouia t?e free from
.weed seeds nnd should he put In good I
tilth before the plants are put out. Get '
your plants from some one In your lm- (
mediate vicinity or from your nearest^ I
nurseryman- the ordinary garden 4
the perfect varieties are best?namely, I
those whose blossoms bear both sta- <
mens and pistils. We have known of 1
remarkably thrifty beds, from the <
standpoint of foliage and blossom,
which did not pro luce a berry, the result
being simply due to the iact that
the blossom was Imperfect, needing J
fertilization from other stamlnate or 1
jjerxcci pianis. me rows should be !
about three and a half feet apart and 1
the plants set two and a half feet '
apart lnwhe row. Give the beds thor- *
ough cultivation and keep free from '
weeds. It Is considered beat to pinch 1
the blossoms off the first season, which 1
results In a somewhat more thrifty '
plant. A bed cared for In this manner
will next season furnish an abundance 1
of fine and luscious fruit. 1
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A City In Ktttn*.
The greatest catastrophe of modern
times has i^sVrpje^.the beautiful city
of San * Francisco. In the' twinkling
of an eye that large and populous city
was awakened from rest and repose by
the thick of a destructive ea'thquake
and her citizens were flying in every
direction in alarm and terror amid
crashing buildings and falling
Not the disaster 'that overwhelJBd
Pomeli or llercularenm makeslso
^powerful appeal to the imaginati(fli.
Long time and distance liave lent a
poetic glamour to the cities that were
buried under the ashes of Vesuvius
eighteen centuries ago.
The scientists have been telling us
that volcanoes are only pockets of tire.
But during these days, when Vesuvius
has been pouring forth lurid lava
lo! Mount Pelee has been smoking,
Mount Tacoraa in Washington has
been sending up its fiery cone, the volcanoes
in the Pacific have made the
nights red and crimson. It would peem
that there is a ciicle of tire-running
across Italy, Spain, Central America
and the Pacific islands.
One thing is certain. Men feel- as
they never have felt before that the i
earth's crust is very thin. Walking
up Mount Vesuvius, one finds now
and then a crack and thrusting the
long cane down, it comes up smoking.
And yet, hard by grow the rich vineyards,
with their purple clusters, and
tiie orange groves with their golden
fruit. Once the lurid lava has cooled
it furnishes richest soil for grapes and
olives and cit on and pomcgranite.
The very harbor of Naples is only ait
extinct crater. Standing on Vesuvius,
one can trace the outline of the
vast crater of a mountain that now is
sunken and submerged beneatli the
sea.
As t he Rev. Newell Dwight II ill is.
says "as never before, scientists and
scholars are consciius of ignorance
knowing there is nothin? great in the
earth but the man, that there is nothing
in great man but his soul, that
there is nothing great in the soul but.
its hope and belief that within these
earth-tires, and above and beyond the
fretted star tires, dwells One who
knows, who leadeth the starry hosts
u t andcalleth each one by na me*"
Living indoors fo much during the
winter months creates a sort of &
stuffy, want?of?czone condition in the
blcod and system generally. Clean up
*nd get ready for spring. Take a few
Early Risers. These famous little
pills cleanse the liver, stomici and
bowels and give the blood a obance to
purify Itself. They relieve headaohe,
sallow complexion, eto. Sold by Conway
Drug Co
'1 hreo Killed.
At Santa Rosa, Gal., an incident
caused by, the recent earthquake resulted
la th* death of three men at
the Great E.stern quicksilver mine.
As the cage was being hoisted from
the mine a grant boulder dislodged
by the shaking earth fell down the
haft, wrecking the cage and killing
Its cccupaDts.
The most rationsl remedy for
Coughs and Colds is Kennedys Laxiblve
Honey and Tar. It a<*t8 on the
bowels as a mild cathartic?expels all
sold from the system. Cuts all phlegmDut
of the throat, relieves concha
? O t
solda, croup whoopiDg ccugh, etc. Ati
ideal remtdy for children?equally
rood h>r adults. Sold by Ccnvtay
D.ug Go.
Invited Tillman.
A dlspaich frr m Washington saya
the fact has leaked out ih&t Senator
IMlman was Invited to the White
House last Monday "fternoon to meet
the French naval < ill f?ers who were
received by the Presiuent, prior to the
John Paul .Jones ceremonies at Anlapolis,
Tuesday. Senator Tillman
lid not accept the invitation.
Nothing.j will leileve indigestion
rhat Is not a thorough dlgerfbant.
K >dol Dyspepsia Cure digests what
pou eat, and.allow* the stomach to
rest?rf ouperate?grow strong again.
P*few doses of Kudol after meals will
*jon restore the stomach and d gesorgans
to a full performance of
heir functions naturally. Sold by
3onway Drug Co.
Mull* Killed Him.
Because he severed his connection
?1th and refused to contribute tn t.hA
Mafia S>clety, Antonla Saspo was
iiiot three times at an Italian camp
near Seymour, Conn., Thursday evening.
Francisco Culplno, who did the
<hnotlng, robbed the dying man of
>500, which he had saved to bring his
wife and children to this country.
Julpmo, who is eighteen ye?rs old,
terrorized the whole camp and threatPied
to shoot any one who attempted
t/O detain him. Be boarded the 6 15
Vclrck train and ercuped, and It. was
bvo hou a later before any of them
tared lnfo?m the nelW.
Shot Him W lie.
ai Memphis, Tenn., Mrs. J. W.
Skinner, wife of tbe mam gar of &
local manufacturing c< mpany, was
ihot and Instantly killed by ber busmd
Thursday night while seated on
r.he veranda of a local olub house.
Skinner wben arrested, claimed that
the killing of Mrs. Skinner was accidental,
that the bullets wblch struck
the woman were Intended for Robert
Stepson, an expert golf player, who
wan seated near Mrs. Skinner, and
whom Skinner alleges was responsible
for domestic disagreements in his
lousehold.