Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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■ " 5a 7™: * * '■ T' i •i wrote you for advice/* writes Lelia Hagood, of Sylvia, Term., “about my terrible backache and monthly pains in my abdomen and shoulders. I had suffered this way nine years and five doctors had failed to relieve me. On your advice I aook c Wine of Cardui, which at once relieved my pains and now 1 am entirely cured. I am sure that Cardui saved my life/* It is a safe and reliable remedy for all female diseases, such as peri odical pains, irregulari ty, dragging down sen sations, headache, diz ziness, backache, etc. FREE ADVICE Write us a letter descriWns: all your symptoms, and we will send you Free Advice, In plain sealed envelope. Address: Ladies’ Advisory Department, The Chattanooga Atedicine Co., Chatta nooga, Tenn. J13 At Every Drug Store in $1.00 bottles. Try it. J0ME OF WOMAN'S VIEW OF THE CANAL ZONE Miss Beeks Describes Conditions on Isthmus of Panama. NEED OF A CONEY ISLAND. I Furniture We have just unloaded another big carload of the best made up Bedroom Suits, odd Dressers and Beds you ever saw and we bought it so we can sell it about as low as the cheap made Furniture. : : : : REMEMBER WE HAVE A BIG STOCK OF Celebrated Leader Stoves & Matchless Ranges WHICH WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY ON. Come and let us show you through our stock, and you will s^ that our motto—“Quality first, then price” ' is the right way to buy and sell goods. : : Shuford & LeMaster® FURNITURE, STOVES AND UNDERTAKING. Ql SHEET METAL WORKERS We are ready for business. We do all kinds of Sheet Metal work, Cornice, Finials, Cresting, Tanks and anything else you need. All kinds of repair work. We make a specialty of Roofings, Slate, Tin and Metal Shingles, and are prepared to do all work promptly. All work guaranteed. We ask you to share your busi ness with us. Phoue 200. : : : : : Yours for business, O. C. WILSON A CO, Opposite Ledger Office. W, hr 1 , <V, iV/iV, Mir, r*r, <V, <V, ZirYiV, <'irVT»r',Tlr'iY»rV(»t. ( r lr'i < , «r'r Civic Worker Sent to Study Life In Zone Declares Workers Suffer For Lack of Amusement—Says Food Is Poor—Main Hospitals Highly Praised. Much to Commend. The report of Miss Gertrude Beelcn to Secretary of War Taft on labor con ditions at Panama was made public the other day. Miss Beeks, who is sec retary of the welfare department ot th<* National Civic federation, spent five weeks in an investigation of af fairs on ihe isthmus, and, while she found many tilings to commend, she also found numerous chances for con- demuation and bns made as many ree- •immendations for changes. Miss Beeks reports that, while condi lions have changed “almost miracu lously” in the last two years, there are improvements yet to be made for health and comfort. Quarters for canal employees are inadequate, she flails, and there Is also a shortage of family houses. In the barracks of the European la borers the air space is not always equal to the requirement of modern tenement laws, and there is no furni ture whatever in the common laborers’ dormitories on which to sit when changing clothes on rainy days. Many of the three tier cots are of metal, and the laborers have no blankets, be.ug unwilling to buy them. Miss Beeks recommends that they lie furnished by the government as a means of cheek ing pneumonia, the principal disease of the common laborers. The report recommends the sale of movable bathtubs at commissaries for women and children. Special bath houses with hot water should be sup plied for the American bachelors. Miss Beeks reports a poor system of Inspection of materials, for types or dered are not received. Glued furni ture and wire screens which will not stand the climate are constantly fur nished by contractors, while one great drug company is accused of sending adulterated medicines for the sick. Drying rooms, ^iss Beeks says, should be arranged for all employees, while scientific consideration should be given to the question of removing the pests of bedbugs, cockroaches, fleas and flies, which are seriously trouble some. Water, the report declares, Is offen sive for drinking unless boiled or dis tilled, and it is recommended that dis tilling plants be placed in all camps and pure water supplied. Miss Beeks found almost everywhere in the canal zone earnest complaints of the food, and in :i' arly every case the complaints were warranted. Break fasts, she says, at the mess halls are monotonously cold and always consist of a cereal, eggs, bacon, coffee and cakes. The eggs are frequently musty, the bacon poor and ibe coffee “vile.” Many of the bachelors say they have eaten so many eggs that they shudder when they hear a hen cackle. The food at Ancon hospital was “fierce.” A nurse said, “Tell the president I don’t want a square deal so much as a square meal.” Complaints are made that to get even these breakfasts serv ed on time the employees most con stantly tip tbe waiters. Miss Beeks adds: “There should be a very rigid exami nation of food supplies beforo being shipped from the United States. It is inconceivable that any one should be asked to drink coffee or to eat such eggs and meat as are now supplied. One of the most urgent recommenda tions is that the agricultural depart ment be called upon to promote farm ing on the isthmus In order to meet the great need of fresh vegetables, milk, chickens, eggs and fruit” Many of the articles on sale in the commissaries were found by Miss Beeks to he of poor quality, especially shirts, overalls, underwear and the like, while there were no goods or gar ments whatever, for women and chll- dreu, of whom there are" f,900 Ameri cans on the isthmus. The report rec ommends that ample stocks of such goods should be kept at the govern ment commissaries. The principal complaint against the commissary department according to Miss Beeks, Is that meats are not at ways received In good condition. Miss Beeks highly praises the main hospitals at each end of the Isthmus, but she points out that while malarial fever is more fatal to blacks than to iwhites, mosquito netting Is not fur nished to the negroes, although given free to the whites. In speaking of amusements on the isthmus Miss Beeks says: “Comparatively few arc provided with recreation Sunday, the one daj free for relaxation. There should be started a large amusement park, a Coney Island scheme. There could be a hall for dancing, racing track for po nies. with archery, golf and croquet Inside: a circus ring, bowling alleys, shooting galleries, a small theater, side shows and possibly a lake for boating. There should he shelters for resting aud for light lunches. Such a scheme undoubtedly can be made a private en terprise.” Miss Beeks says there Is no general discrimination against unions on the isthmus, but there Is a strong anti- union sentiment among officials and an unwillingness to deal with union com mittees, which has caused dissatlsfao. tion and seems inconsistent, in view of the fact that Secretary Taft meets the national officials of the same organiza tion and confers with them relative to the conditions of their men upon the isthmus. “The president has removed one long standing cause of irritation by order ing the hours of mechanics to be made Identical—!, e., eight hours—but tbe Situation is so complicated that it would he Impossible to equalize condi lions unless a careful study were made by an expert labor commissioner, whoso sole duty would be the consid eration of labor matters.” As to transportation service, the re port says: “The Panama Railroad com pany, owned by the government, oper ates a line of steamships between New York and Colon. Tbe conditions under which the employees are transported to and from the isthmus are simply in tolerable. The boats are overcrowded, some staterooms poorly ventilated, the food is awful, and some of the ships are unsafe. It is not too much to say that both with reference to the treat ment of the isthmian canal employee.-- and the attendants of the boats the steamship service is a disgrace to the nation.” President Roosevelt has thought so highly of the work of Miss Beeks that he has asked her to make another trip to the canal zone within the next eight mouths for the purpose of noting the Improvements made. A "number of her suggestions have already been adopted by Colonel Goethals, chief engineer in command of flu* canal zone; the canai commission has taken under advise ment more of her suggestions, and Sec retary Taft has taken immediate action In the adoption of several of her rec- oaunendfltions. Cure* Bleed. Bkin Diseases, cancers Greatest Blood Purifier Free. If your blood la impure, thin, dis eased. hot or foil humors, if yon have blood poison, cancer, carbun cles. eating sores, scrofula, eczema. Itching, risings and humps, scabby, plmplv akin, bone pains, catarrh, rheumatism, or any blood or skin disease, take Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. B.) Soon all sores heal, aches and pains stop and the blood is made pure and rich. Druggists or by ex press $1 per large bottle. Sample free by writing Blood Balm Co., At lanta, Oa. B. B. B. Is especially ad vised tor chronic, deep-seated cases. a« it cuers after all else falls. Sold in Gaffney. 8. C., by Cherokee Drug C3. —The Gaffney Drag Co. PINK PILL that will straighten that stomach of yours. Oct 8 tf. TECHNICALLY EDUCTAED M E> TV IV B K I> K O ! The demand is far arreater than the supply Let the International Correa- pondenoe Schoole, of Scranton. Pa., pre pare you P-istal will brluK information on 308cour-it-s. It’s free. 8-27-ly-'p SKIN DISEASES HUMORS IN THE BLOOD to into tha WiyMt. generaflv •oodttion of tha members of Sabod and healthy, tha skin will be soft, . but whea some scidnsttaor takes toot in tha cira^ la manifested by a akin eruption «pr disease. TSmo of I body whose doty it is to collect sad Tula gf the waste ami refuse matter of the system. This unhealthy Is soar and ferment and soon tha circulation becomes charged with the an inactive or sluggish * cany is left i add unhealthy matter is The blood Wins to Dhow off the^hnmocs and adds through tha sod glands of the sk J ~ •< WHEN IN A HURRY BEND TO THE LEDGER FOR YOUR JOB PRINT- ING e m. i sed glands ef the skin, producing Bcaaom, Acne, Tetter, PsorfaahL Rheum and skhi eruptions of various hinds. Eczema appears, usually wftfc a alight redness of the Skin followed by pmtules from which these Jews a sticky fluid that dries and forms a crust, an! the Itching is intenaa. It is generally oa the back, breast, face, anas mid hgs, though other parts Of the body may be affected. In Tetter the skin dries, cracks and bleeds the add in the blood dries up the natural oils of theikin, which are intended keep it soft and pliant, causing a dry, feverish endition and giving it • _n. a - e makes its appearance on the face in the form of pimples and black heads, while Psoriasis comes it) scaly patches on diffes- ent parts of the ody One of the worst forms of skin ttmble is Salt Rheum i its favorite point of attack Is the scalp, sometimes causing baldness. Poison 0& and Ivy me also diagreeable types of skht disease. The hum r producing the troubla lies dormant in tie blood through the Winter to break Wt and torment tha sufferer with the return of Spring. The best treatment for all sEin diseases is 8. 8. 8. It neutralizes the dds and removes tha humors so that thoskin instead of being irritated and diseased, is nourished by a supply of fresh, he^hy blood. External applications of salv^ washes, lotions, etc., while they soothe tb itching caused by skin affections, can Fver cure the troubla beeanss they do not reach the blood. S. S. S. goes doyi into the circulation and forces out every particle of foreign matter and rest>res the blood to its normal, pure condition, thereby permanently curingevery form of skin affection. Book on Skin Diseaaes and any medical adVce desired sent free to all who write. 8. S. S. is for sale at all first class d|g stores. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.,WLANTA. CAm hi u4;oru» tad wk was Uft as raw as a ptsos suffered erpay in tbs J l was afillovsd, but >dS. 0.1.1 found a sure. There has nsvsr ' return of tbs^tr^ubj^ ^ Vab. P*r- hsen S«S*Sa PURELY VEGETABE SAY! MR. BOGGY/BlYER!!j ft You can get a nice Buggy tat is GUARANTEED and a seiof Harness, also GUARANTED from us for $67,50. : : : Two-horse Wagon, with brae and body for $47.50. : i: Yours for biz. SMITH HARDWARE 10. i HONEST INSURANCI . I \ Plain, sure protection to tbe family at premium rates fixed on the b%f the actuaries’ tables of life expectation, and| therefore, absolutely fair ifc on iy kind of life insurance written by The Southeastern Life Insurance Coi^y 0 f .Spartanburg, S. C No “deferred” dividends, no “participating ,, po^ no schemes for profit, no opening for speculation, no element of scandal, Strict and straight Life Insurance of the kind that takes care of a man’s fat by providing an immediate cash estate on his death, the time of all timeh ea j ^iey will need it most keenly. >: [>• /It is every man’s sacred duty to carry life-insurance for the benefit of ttyj e _ pendant upon him, and all men know this. But no South Carolinan need 5ut of his own State to get it. x The Southeastern Life Insurance Company is a home institution, charteyy the State of South Carolina and subject to the South Carolina laws gov«g Life Insurance. It is directed by men whose homes and interests are iifo State. It is an old line, 1 gal reserve.'Straight Life Company ofj tae son^ kind, and shonld have the support of the people of the State. l . Southeastern Life Insurance Coipi, ELLIOTT ESTES, Jr. General Agent, 1 Spartanburg, S. C. Mar. 18th. 1908 *