Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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DEATH LURKS lit*resting Tnberculosis Issued by State Board of Health. FAKE CURES SHOWN UP No Vital Statistics Have Been Kept. B?t the Records Khow What Has Boon I>onc, and History of the Rules of Treatment and Management are (Jiven. A most interesting bulletin issued by the State board of health refers to tuberculosis as "the captain of the men of death." The bulletin give* ruch information as to the "great white plague* and shows that it is h preventable disease. No vital statistics were kept in South Carolina until last year an< from these statistics the following stated concerning the ravages of th* disease: "Though approximating the number from the statistics collected during this perion, it :.s sale to say hut the mortality from this disease alone is 1,500 or more each year. This not only means that we are losinr that many of our inhabitants, but those 1,500 and many others who now have the disease have and are giving off the deadly germs which will infect thousands ot' others. It Is an appalling situation." "Avoid as far as possible any contact with the germs of the disease "So live at all times that your natural powers of resistance will be continually at top-notch strength." These two rules are given in th< i bulletin and the chief factors of pro ; tection against infection. "The germ of consumption," con tinues the bulletin, "known as tli? ! tubercle bacillus, was discovered anc proved to be the cause of the disease by Robert Koch of Germany in the vea!' 1 8 S 2. "It is an extreme minute plant cell, or spore, invisible to the naked eye, so light that in the dry state it may float with every breeze and tjhrown 20 feet from a consumptive in the moist state enormous numbers of these germs may live in cuspidors, In the fresh spittle on the pavement, in the invisible film of saliva left on the edge of a glass or cup after its use by a consumptive; the germs may throfn 20 feet from a consumptive in the act of coughing or sneezing? several feet by the effort of ordinary conversation?they are left in some decree on everything which touches the consumptive's mouth or lips. "Tuberculosis is an insidious, sneaking foe. There is reason to believe that the germs may enter the body and lie there dormant for years until some depressing influence, such as fatigue, cold, exposure, wetting or excesses with tobacco or alcohol gives the crouching foe a chance for the fatal spring and symptoms of the disease appear in their ghastly sequence of cough, hemorrhage, fever, sweats, emaciation, diarrhoea and deat;h. "Over $1^,000,000 annually Is poured into the coffers of those who exploit and advertise fake tuberculosis cores, according to a statement issued by the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tu bereulosis; and for this vast sum the victims receive nothing in return, but are often permanently injured and in tho majority of cases cheated out of the chance for a real cure. Worse still, most of this money Is paid by those who can least afford It The following advice is given to the healthy: "Don't be afraid of a consumptive if he observes the rules laid down in this pamphlet. "Don't hesitate to tell a consumptive that it is his duty to protect hi a fellowman. Don't, under any circumstances, .. 1 ... I I V. ? ^ WI1W|P >? 1 v LI li LUIl?U!U|ai VU. "Don't occupy a house where a consumptive has lived, without first having the house properly disinfected. When a house is properly disinfected it is no longer dangerous. "Don't spit on floors or sidewalks Set the consumptive a good example. When you spit, spit into the gutters or into a spittoon. Don't stay in a room with the windows closed. Keep thorn open summer and winter, at home and at work. Sleep with the windows open but he sure that the entire body warmly clad. "Don't be afraid of night air. Fresh air, hiethor night or day, moist, or dry, warm or cold, is good for you. "Don't drink milk from cows not tuberculin tested without boiling it for the disease is often contracted in this way. "Don't ever stir up a dust by dry sweeping. Sprinkle water or moist sawdust, or moist bits of paper over tjhe floor before sweeping. Dusting should be done with a moist cloth f'Don't ever neglect a cold or cough, and be especially careful tc protect yourself .from consumption when convalescing from grippe and pneumonia, and when in a run-down condition from any cause." The Christmas fires are getting in their deadly work this year for c surety. SOLD THEIR VOTES WHO!iE8ALK CORRPUTION IN THE LA8T OHIO ELECTION. Many Farmers and Others ConfoKNed to the Court That They Accepted Bribes. A dispatch from West Union, O., where the court has been engaged lor sometime in trying election bribery cases, says there was another big clean-up Tuesday by the grand jury which is investigating the charges of vote bribery in Adams county. The grand jury Tuesday reported 122 indictments and carefully revised figures, bringing the present total up to 7 4 7. It is expected that lib more indictments will be returned. Of those arraigned Tuesday 70 pleaded guilty and four not guilty. The usual fines and disfranchisements were imposed on those confessing teir guilt. Fully one-half of those who have been before the court seem to favoi (he investigation and openly declare it is proper. Because he had made a mistake in tfiling 'he court Monday how much he received for selling his vote, Sam Howell, aged S4. a veteran of the V\ ar of Secession. Tuesday walked 1 S miles through the cold to correct his error and to tell Judge Blair tin t he had figured up and instead of having received $11 as the purchase price, he had been given $15. Howell was fined $5 and costs and disr vo nphl Frank Salisbury, who lives In Franklin township, was arrested for contempt of court and arraigned for trying to intimidate a grand juror. He also was charged that he had on making indirect threats against idair, through injudicious remarks, -iisbury was fined $f>0 and costs 10 days in jail, the jail sentence ! suspended. Two new features developed at I luej afternoon's session of the grand i jury 'nvesMgation. One was that of I a woman selling her son's vote, and J the other concerned a voter who was | bought in three different ways. The woman is a widow, who lives at Peebles. She is accused of having accepted $"> for her son's franchise. Both mother and son were indicted, but neither lias been arrested. A farmer in Jacksonville precinct Wednesday surprised the jury by his confession that he was bought three times last election day. For his promise to vote the straight Repubi - t, ~ ?: .1 i, ? 1 K M i) uiM'l, 11ham, uc- nacin w $12.50; on a contract to vote the straight Democratic ticket he was paid $10, and the price for agreeing to vote for a certain Democratic candidate was $3. He pleaded guilty when arraigned and was disfranchised for five years, fined $5 and costs, and given six months in the work house, with the prison sentence suspended. One hundred and six indictments were returned, which brings the total up to 998. There are indications that the number will reach 1.500 as predicted by special Prosecutor \V. 13. Stephenson. SWALLOWED 1JKK JONAH. Duck Escapes Alive from Codfish, Hut is Shot. At Nantucket, Mass., a fisherman brought ashore a huge codfish. While dressing his fish a hunter stopped to eat. Tho big cod caught his eye, and tho fisherman opened it. There was a commotion within, and to the astonishment of the onlookers out fluttered a full-sized "shoal duck." Apparently dazed the duck hovered overhead a second or two preparatory to starting on its flight but it was a fatal hesitation, for the gunner promptly threw his double-barrel to his shoulder and fired, killing the bird. On seeing tho fisherman approach the bird dived and had been swallowed whole by the codfish, which a moment after was caught. Enough air passed through the gills of the fish tn permit Hie duck to breat he Killed in Row. j As the result of a fight between burglars and the police in London the death roll now numbers four. The house where the fight occurred i was occupied by burglars, attempting (o break into a jewelry store. They were surprised by the police, In an exchange of shots Sergeant Rontly and Constable Choate were fatally wounded and died today, while one of the burglars died in a White Chapel bake shop late this evening. The proprietors of the jewelry store of Henry Harris said that precious Rtonos valued at $100,00(1 were in the vaults. An examination showed that the burglars tunneled beneath the Harris store and within a few hours probably would have been in possession of the booty. Poured Out Whiskey, i At Culfport, Miss., surrounded bj i hundreds of thirsty morners, win 1 were kept back by a codon of police i Chief of 1*01100 Corbett, assisted b] Jail attaches and the fire department late Saturday evening destroyer i $3,000 worth of confiscated liguoi i which bad accumulated in the city'i depository. WAVE OF CRIME Many Violent Deaths Instead ot Peace aod Good Well. MANY LIVES WIPED OUT tllood and Tragedy Mark the f'eoce ami (Jood Will Season in ?oum Carolina?I loth Whites and Blacks Involved in the Tragedies of the Christ mas Season. The birthday of the Prince of Pence has been a day of blood in South Carolina and many killings, both accidental and intentional, are reported in various parts of the State. All the details are not in. but it is known that as many as a dozen people have lost their lives and many i others have been injured as a result of the festivities incident to this I season, which should bring peace into the world and good will to men. i Here is a partial list oi the tragedies: Nolly Hancock, a 14-year-old hoy, whose home is in the Highland Park I village at Rock Hill, was shot and j killed by a companion on anoui me same age, named Adkins. The boys luarreled over a small rifle and Adkins used it with deadly effect. Near Hampton, Harry Mason, aged 1 7, was accidentally shot by his cousin, William Priester. aged 19, as he boys were starting on a bird hunt. Priester became distracted over the accident and had to be restrained from doing injury to himself. At Uenufort, Saturday night, Dan Middleton, a negro, was shot through the keyhole of a house where lie was visiting and instantly killed, Cornelius Thompson, another negro, is held for the killing. Clem Dean, a negro girl, was shot lown in Hie road, about 10 miles from Greenville, by Tom Leatherwood. The girl was returning from a party and her parents were with her. The slayer has not been caught. At Linton's place, near Cash's Depot, Chesterfield county, in which, it is stated, a man named Copes, while drunk, shot and killed a traveling man named Love. Particulars 4bf rhf> affair are not obtainable. The coroner's jury empannelled to inquire into the death of Edward Uossard, colored, held .1. W. Harper, white, for the killing, and It. T. Bateman, white an accessory. The deceased was a hack driver and tlie shooting followed an alternation at the Atlantic Coast Lino depot in Sumter Sunday night. On Christmas Eve night there was a. shooting near White Pond, Aiken county, at which several darkies were reported to be shot.. Oen versio*I? that a party of negroes were fired into by a negro with a shotgun and one woman and three men wore hit by the shot. High Addison is charged with the offence and he made his esca ye. Tillman Dnnaway, a young planter, shot and killed Eugene Jones, a negro, 011 the Dunaway plantation, some two or three miles from Hopkins, Sunday afternoon, about 5 o'clock. Dunaway surrendered and was committed to the Richlana county jail Tuesday afternoon. Thomas Mackey, a young white man, about 18 years old, committed suicide by shooting himself in the head with a pistol, the tragedy occurring in the Charlotte road, about three miles north of Lancaster, opposite the residence of Mrs. Mai/ Montgomery. A homicide occurred in Charlesboro section, about 2 4 miles from Lancaster, C. C. Faile being shot and killed by Caesar Watts, bo 1)1 white. The difficulty took place in front of the house of a man named Tate, In the presence of several witnesses. On Friday night, at Dunbarton, a town about twelve miles from Hamwell, Henry Lishe shot and killed Hump Floyd, both negroes. From w hat can be learned they were gam filing and became engaged in 111 altercation. Lishe is cut in several places, one finger being almost severed. He was brought to Darn well and lodged In the county jail. Saturday night, near Blackville, Ed Wicker, colored, who killed another negro a few weeks ago and escaped, went to his wife's home and shot at her. The bullet missed the ' woman and killed her child. After ! the killing of the negro some time ? ago, Wicker is said to have made 1 the statement that he would not fie 1 satisfied until lie had killed his wife. Unfaithfulness on the part of the - woman is said to have caused the killings. Monday morning Tom Pugh struck Dolphus Malloy in the head with a piece of iron, which resulted in Malloy's death soon afterwards, the blow having fractured his skull. Itoth are negroes, living near Society Hill and ire considered peaceable and quiet. / Roger Andrews, a negro, in a ) drunken rago shot and killed his , wife, his wife's mother and then / himself, at Ninety-six Tuesday night , at seven o'clock. Ther was no eye 1 witnees. The negro was seen in the r afternoon drunk and nothing furth3 er was seen of him until he committed the murder. Lige Horn, was shot and killed by another negro, Joe Smiley, at Smlley's home near Verdery Monday night. Whiskey is supposed to have been the real starter of the row which led up to the killing. The dead negro had two brothers killed a year ago at Verdery at a hot supper. Two negroes have been killed In Newberry County during the holidays. At Whit hi Ire, Lence Farr was killed by I.omie Williams, in the latter'e pressing club, where Farr had ?one for his clothes. On T. J. Dav?nnort'? plae#. near the line, Cain Henderson was killed by Robert Golden, at the home of his brother Clarence Ooklen, with pistol. Mr. John Edwards, who was shot by Dantzler Toney, at Johnston on last Saturday, la still alive, with some hopes for recovery. He is at a V.nnn!?nl It, A lll/nctil iii;n]n ui 1 in riu^wi.>vi?. In addition to these tragedies M. (I. Oopelanl was caught in the I machinery at the Charleston power | house and nis life was crushed out. There were several other killings of negroes in and about Charleston. MODS'] IVAKM Til V\ (iOO!). To the Community in Which They .May He Located. 'We clip the following from tho Dorchester Fugle; "Dr. F. P. Love of AsheviJle, N. C.. has purchased the Shieder tract of 700 acres near Grover and is spending much time and money to make it a game reserve. He planted a quantity of corn, peas, etc., and is now planting oats, his purpose being to fond the birds, deer. etc. He has a trespass notice in this issue and lie states that stock must keep off or the owners will suffer the consequences. It is stated that a number of deer have already taken up on the reserve and a large number of turkeys are there also. This project will be' a great benefit to the community af-1 ter it is well under way. Dr. Love won't allow any of the corn or other grain grown on the place to In; harvested, leaving it there in its entirety for game to feed upon, and lie should have the cooperation of his neighbors in preserving the game for future sport. ' Why Dr. Love's neighbors should cooperate with him in building lip a game preserve, on which they, as well as their stock, are forbidden to put foot, is somewhat of a mystery to us. With the abundance of food ' that Dr. Love is providing in his preserve for game, it is very likely that most of llie game in the vicinity of his preserve will be corraled on it.; and, as his neighbors are forbidden' to go on his preserve, they will have j no game to hunt. Under those cir- j ( umstances, we must confess that#v e! can't see why the people living in the vicinity of Dr. Love's preserve should 1 go enthusiastic for its establishment at all. Possibly lite Eagle can tell us i why "lie should have the cooperation I of his neighbors in preserving tii* i game for the future snort" of himself ami iiis friends, in which said neighbors will have no part, and how "this project will be a great benj flit to the community after it is well under way," but we can't see it in that light. As we see it, these preserves will be a positive harm to the community in which they tire located. We are glad that Orangeburg county lands are too valuable to make game preserves out of. PHOliK TUDDY'S AFRICAN TRIP: ? Georgian ('barges Institute With Wasting Public .Money. "The African hunting trip, as organized and carried out by the Smithsonian Institute, via Roosevelt, "is the subject of the latest proposed Congressional investigation. The suggestion was received by Representative Rainey, of Illinois, from a citizen of a Georgia town, who referred to such ;tn inquiry as a "public service" and to the "'Smithsonian" as a "trash heap institution." Mr. Rainey is the Democrat who recently introduced a resolution to inquire into the manner in which Mr. Roosevelt. obtained his transportation and supplies on his trips about the country while he was President. Mr. Rainey proposes at the earliest opportunity to press this resolution, though it. was referred to the rules [committee and promptly pigeon-holed. The Georgian declared that an extension of such an inquiry to include the way in which the African hunt expedition expense was home by the Smithsonian institution "would show waste," extravagance j and squandering of public money." The Smithsonian has never reported the rnst nf llin ov mad i! io n lo Con Kress, but did submit ;i statement that G,f>G3 skins and 2,500 shoots or plants wore obtained. * The old year is almost koiio, but the new year is right. at hand to commence the race of 101 L. Illinois Judge Drowns, Precipitated into Shoal creek when the ice broke under the weight of his horse and buggy, Judge Milton M. Creighton of the Montgomery county circuit court of Litchfield, 111, Thursday. A companion riding with Boy .Mn.sho<l to Death. While swinging on and off a train i at Greenville \Vednosday afternoon Toy Johnson, an 11-year-old negro boy, fell beneath the trucks of n box car and ground to doath BANK OF Conwaj Has largest capital and surplus of ar than the combined capital and surpli CAPITAL STOCK SURPLUS LIABILITIES OF STOCKI SECURITY OF DEPOSITC DIREC rv i . r> fi i t_ ttonen u. ocaroorougn, 0. L. Buck, George J. Holiday, We offer our customers every acco 1 will justify, and we s< 80BKUT B. BOAR BOROUGH, D. PHKSIDKNT. > We continue to pay 5 per , ,*Jk-n-" ???? -* * <*? r?(>.?* / ..?* * w.v^ { FIRST NATO t /|\ CONWA1 /t\ jV CAPITAL STOCK (|) SURPLUS PROFITS A\ TOTAL ASSFSTS /Is l>,KKrI /<l\ J. A. McDerinott, John C ;aV 13. CJ. Collins, H. U R ;T; M. Burroughs, C. P. Q ia (ft /fa Successor to the Bank ot /Ik Horry County, and a pioneer 'I* !y allied with the recent devf /k\ Republic. Backed by the L Ai United States Bonds, wo are pi toruers any reasonable acconui OS tfr If. A. SI'lVKV, '4> Cashier. FLOOD AND FAMINE. ?. Causes (Jreat Distress in a Province ..< rl.i,.n \ra v niiuti News was brought by the Hteatnt" America of floods that have caused great loss of life and of a st;\ercfamine in the Anhui province of China, affecting two and a half mi; J lion persons. Rev. K. C. Lobensteine j a returning missionary from Norti ] Anhui, sail: "So desperate were the people tha. thousands handed together, robbing any who had food supplies, and for ! weeks scarcely a night passed with lout many murders. "The floods caused great loss o? I life. The rapid rise of water swop' I away scores of villages, thousand? of persons being drowned. A rail' road engineer reported that one of (the bridges near there had beer, [choker, up with bodies and he hac , been imprisoned t wo days in tne up j per part of a temple before boiiu : rescued by a boatman. "The situaticm during the wintet j will be terrible?far worse tiian the famine three years ago.. The starving can be reckoned by hundreds ol thousands and relief should be forthcoming at <"?nco." HIXDUKDS IIAVU I'KKI.SHKI). Small Island Disappears With All Its Inhabitants. Further detail about the disappearance of a small island off the coast of Costa Rico seems to confirm the disaster. The dispatch adds that San Salvador was repeatedly shaken by earthquakes last week and the sorios of Thursday night was as especially severe. "Tho people on the little island : llopango were observed giving signals of distress late Thursday afternoon," says the dispatch, "but it was out of question at that hour, bccauso | of the excitable condition of the people on the Salvadorean shore, to send them relief. The earth shocks continued until past midnight Thursday i and Friday morning the island had entirely disappeared." To ruin one's health in a m oi | quest for riches is foolish in the exj treme but if is often done. Not long ago a multi-millionaire, who had | toiled day and night unrciui! ingly I for years to till his coffers, and who j succeeded at the cost, of his digestion. said that he would gladly give j a million dollars to be able to enjoy an apple. I n lor the circumstances was liia wealth woYlh to him what, he sacrificed in order to get it ? That man is wise who recogn in the desirability of riches, yet re './a that one may pay for them too navy a price. However progressive and "ood a town may bo it can a1 ways be improved. Therefore while its citizen* may be ever so thankful for the progress already made they should nover rest con lent with past achievement or present conditions, but use every wise effort to still further advance its Interest. Probably more people break down from underwork than from overwork. The Idle, shiftless, aimless man, just because ho Is all this, seldom knows what good health is. His fleeh, muscles, mind and soul ' got flabby and weak by disuse. HOKKY. r. S, C. ^ iy bank in Horry county. More is of all other banks in the county. $f?0,000 12,500 IOLDERS .. .. 50,000 >RS 112,500 10RS L>. V. Richardson, \V. A. Johnson, "Will A. FreeuiHti.^ i mmodation which their accounts' olicit your business. V. Richardson, will a. pukkmah /IOK RHKSIDKN'I C ah hi EH cent, on yearly deposits. rvv*'-lar*?-r*n'. 'v*.! ^ ,r v.) >1\J A I R A MXd" \ /11 inLJLi 1L1 H ? V ,$T' ^ * ' r, s. c. $25,000.00 $ 2,500.00 125,000.00 OKS: . Splvcy, I). T. McNeill, nek, W. It. Lewis, 1). 3L Ulcbaum, 1). A. Spivey. ^ Conwnv, t.bc oldest Lank in .iXW in Eastern Carolina. Closedopnient '?f the Independent /f* lovernment and secured by fjL epared Lo extend to our cu? a! lodations. il. ('OLL1NS. A I'lrHidnit. J? PltOf J ;ssi<; \ A L ' AKLM H. tL WOODVVAItlJ xr.L.. uoj And Counceioi Ay ?.?*? . UON \VA \ , <J. i;. ti. SCAAwBOl KM CON WAV, W. t Attonit y H( MtiM. <f. H. IK.'ltBOOtiMr. si?*luu and isur?t <> CON WAV, h. l!. II. WOi'l Oi'.M V\ \K I AtM>rni*y at ka Bank * * f linn HuiMiuu CONWAY, S. C. WE WORLDS 6REATEST SEWING MACHINE .LIGHT RUNNING ^ IB)' ffyon want el t hern \Mbmtlng Shuttle, fchuUle or u Single Throne! | Chain&tilch\ Hewing Machine write to flit HEW HOME SEWINQ MACHINE COMP/UTf Oranfle, Miikis. tflbmy itewlng machines are made In sell rcgardlm* (Ml ?u*dity. but the \e>V il onto is made U) veal (.hit guaranty never runs out Moid to* tMithui'ired ?ietvler% |OB i>AJM BV J XM+ WTiI' t>; S & COIiLINH CO., T i omvny, K. (). The ! lorcnco Times nay?: "The rc 1 mason why wc cannot get .a reduced tat iff for the benefit of the people who have things to buy is i M.ii senator i liiman, u'i South Carolina, wants 10 drlnli only protected tea, Senator Thornton, of Louisiana, wants the sug".r that sweetens it protected, and pretty marly the whole delegation demand prelection on tho slab wood fires that we must have to boil the water, the only unprotected thing that we ran use except fresh air. ???? ??.?. If In prosperous times people would put a curb upou their desires j instead of giving them full rein there j would be less poverty and sorrow when the times come.