Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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MAXE REPORT PUBLISHED ?V URN MEAT EXPERT REVIEWS IMU STRY IX THIS STATE Plmspitato Mining la Clio lilted shin wba Undertaken In Uli Carolin* in inna?charlo? |8oat Men Dlscmered the I*re*encv Ftsospltate of Lime In the No. rsshlngton. June If.?F. B. Van of the United States Oeologlcal ?ey. has Just issued an Important rt on the phosphate industry of Fnlted States There la a c<)isl treble amount of Interesting matter ntalned la H relative to the Indus around Charleston, the oecurenee of phosphate rock the Uunlted States hss a very Im? plant bearing upon the agricultural idustry. since certain classes of plant re cannot exist without the presence Phosphrlc sel l in the soil. Grow etope depicts the soil of its phot tie acid, and if no ttepa are taken restore this substance ths toll must satuslly become non-productive. Florida. South Carolina snd Tenne > hevs for several years been the dn sourest of phosphate In the Unt Statsa rsaipsaint of the Phoephsle In? dustry. According to a letter from Dr. W. Rscln. of Baltimore: The manufacture of chemical fertl In the Cnlted States began about "10. tn that year Dr. P. S. Chappell I r William Davidson, of Baltl rs, asads soms fertilizer in an ex lentsi wsy. About the tame tim? ?f. Manet was experimenting. Lat Dr. Berg utilised the spe it bone* |ek derived from the sugai refiner ind made quite a quantity of "dis ed boneblsck" (superphosphate) 1114 Dr. P. 8. Chappell com [need Jhe manufacture of fertilisers, did B. M. Rhodes, both of Baltl >.r. In 185? Mr. John Kettlcweb. ?Ising the fact that Peruvian ins (then becoming quite popular containing at that time IS to 14 oent. smmjnla) was too stimulat end deficient in plant fool (phoa l conceived the Idea at muni lag ths lkexlca.i guano, contain so ammonia, but 50 to 60 per cent I bone) phosphsts of lime, snd call-1 preparation "Kettlewsll's man ted guano.' lilt la 185? the seiet of Peruvian had Increased to 50.000 tons. Of Mexican guano to some lf.eOO there was not st thst date 20.000' <ed artificial fertilisers mans fac? ht the entire country. Balti was not only the pioneer, but principal market for fertilisers 131 seene time after the civil war male n\lnlng began In the gtatea In 18?8 In South Caro The existence of the cock had known since 1837. but ths po' HHIee of its commercial ass were recognised until 185?. According lotto A. Moses: [n 185? Prof. Shepard and Col. L. Hatch suggested utilisation of ?hatic marls tn the manufacture rnvtmerclal fertilisers and started iclory at cr near Charleston, which however, toon a ban dossed. Ke? ine of their compost heap wtre lltsed by neighboring farmers with sffect long after the war. ? tho close of the war Dr. N. A. ttt. formerly connected with the Ire buresu of the Confederacy, visit Char leston with the object of start sulphuric acid chambers, about is time Dr. st. Julian Ravenel. Charleston, who had mined marl jtenslvely at Stoney's Landing, on ?oper River, for the manufacture of meats. nottoeJ the nodules, analy soms of them, snd found them to ntaln much phosphste of lime. He ?ame engaged soon after in the lanufscture of commercio) fertilizer* from foreign phosphate ! ?< k.-i. Thon Tolle wed ihe discovery (In August, gilt which has been of such vital Importance to agriculture and the prosperity of South Carolina. Pratt and Heimos (ChgrlOMtOg Mining Co..) Ravenel and Duk?s. (Wando On.*) thea Iocs if-! The value of the deposrtt bsconv kaowgj eta Of available beds were > red. and many persons and considerable capi? tal were soon employed in developing the new Industry bv B9 rude rock and eg port la | or manufacturing It on the spot into superphosphates. Later on. the ? eds of many navigable streams we found to be largely pav ed with the valuaMc substance. t'ntll 1888 South Carolina enjoyed s m ?n<?po'y of the phosphate Industr) mi the United States. In that year Florida came Jorward as a phoeph ? stat<*. with a production of 1,000 lone tons. In 19 t the production sur? passed that if S<?uth Carolin e and Florida hu? maintained Its lead up to the present t n ? In 18?2 pb??4|,h.it>s was gteeos/stsd in Tennessee, and two year-* later the . 1 , ? ?n fr ?m thM State was 18. 114 long t<>ns. In I - ? ? T ehead of South Carolina, SdUO* ?leu from th- latter State havig creased steadily since 1M?3. Of the totnl quantity of phosphate rock mined .0 dats (II.584.37? long tons) South Carolina furnished ll> 131.414 tont; Florlds. 14,017.131; Tennessee, 5,315.422. and other States. CS.570 tons. From 1867 to 1888 South Carolina produced 4,442,940 tons, valued at $23.697,019. liOMMIX HAS A MYSTERY. UtatftJ of Cubun'M Wife, a Native American (?Irl, Cannes Specula tlon. London. June 13.?Se\eral Sunday papers print long accounts of what they call the mysterious ca?e of Mary Agnes Ruise, who committed suicide in this city on May 16. They lay par? ticular stress upon the suppression of news of the inquest and her relations with an Amertcan multi-millionaire. Lloyds Weekly News attributes the woman's suicide to her "mad infatu? ation for Mr. A. O. Vanderbllt," and charges that the English reporters present at the inquest were bribed to refrain from mentioning the case. The verdict of the Jury was "suicide white of unsound mind." Charles F. Williamson, of Paris, who settled the affairs and paid a large staff at Mrs. Rulse's Orosvenor I street establishment, was the first wit? ness at the inquest. He identified the body and testified that he had acted as her agent. She was the wife of a wealthy Cuban, from whom she had separated. Lately, he said, she had been In ill health and depressed, and bad declared that she was tired of life. Mrs. Ruise's maiden name was O'Brien and she was a native of St. Louis, Mo. Albert G. Vanderbllt cannot be found in London. He has not appear? ed at the horse show since the even? ing the papers first mentioned the sui? cide on Thursday. Wll'i Uli STEAMERS RELEAS? ED. Oflkiul Advice* From Venezuela Dis? pose of Mystery Surrounding Xantl coke and Dispatch. Washington, June 16.?State de? partment official advices from Vene? zuela today cleared up the mystery of the steamer Nantlcoke and tug Dis? patch, suspected of filibustering, showing they were purchased by Ven? ezuela for transportation purposes on Lake Maracalbo. The department of Justice has ordered its agents to aban? don their observations of the vessels and to return to Washington. On the receipt of thefte advices, which were from Minister W. W. Rus? sell, transmitted through the state de port meat. Assistant Secretary Mc Harg of the department of commence and labor telepraphed to the collec? tors ef ports on the middle Atlaattc coast to grant clearance papers to the Nantlcoke and Dispatch on proper application. Instructions 'also were sent to the revenue cutter to detain the veseels no longer. The Informa? tion from Caracas is the result of dili? gent inquiries made by Minister Rus? sell. ?We do not know of any other pill that la ae goed ae DeWJtt's Little Early Risers, the famous little liver pills?email, gentle, pleasant and sure pillH with a reputation. Said by all druggists. A Reception. Mr. and Mrs. Oeo. D. DeMedlcls received in honor of Miss Gertrude M yers and Mr. HcrberJ Johnson Tues? day evening, June 15th, whose wed? ding on the following afternoon woe one of the social events of the seaso-i The house was simply, bun beautlfullv decorated with nasturtiums and ferns The form of entertainment being the word "Matrimony" given to each guest to see how many words could be made cut of It In a certain length of time. The first prize was cut for by Miss Lucy Johnson, of Manning, ar.d Mr. Herman Mytr*. Mr. MyeN cutting highest receive 1 a beautiful box of stationary wh.eh he present I to the guest of honor. I>.e booby WM won by Mr. Warren Me', ollum, (a Ju panses.- d<?U). At the close of the contest tbliichtftil refi.vrimentg wero ?ert/ftd, which consist? 1 of ices n'i'l ci.kes. Throughout the eveningtweet music was rendered by Miss Bthol DeMedlcls of Alken. S. C. Mips 1 I Medicis' music was ii.tereperotd with M to ml roonl tele< Ilona by the host. The guest present w? ??*<? Mi-< (Je?? Uude Meyere, II Im Lucy Johnson, o( Vanning. Ml?s Ktbel ; >. Medlefl of .Mken. Miss Beeafe Ml, ?f Rgfttvltle, Miss Sallle Howie. of llaitsvllle, Miss ' .'//'?? Dlnklns, Miss L?n i hiliot. Miel Martha PoMfhorhiiai ani lift, M n ?'< r?b?n; Mesrrs. fb-rb- ; Jnhn?oi., Jehl MeK'ilirht. Herman Vmis, Wi - itt MrCnium, Cecil Wteoii, William Andrew*. fjhJfJOfM Mve?s. .* ( ofttOlbla, fMfete <'utt.t" . Wa le MtCnnnell, ?ti m-1? 11111'i? lohfl Lttnmon and iit (has. .i. Leinmoni of Chai'eston, ?Sometimes you may >??? told thai there art other thlnga Jnti as food :'s I u Witt s Kidney and l-laddtf PHIS for any alfane? <? of the kidney Of bladder. whl< < always result in \v? il< back. bnoLachti rhenniatlc pain rheumntlsm and urlrwtry disorders A trial ol I-. Vitts Kidney and Bteddef Pills Is sufficient to ronvince you bow good th.* *re. Send your name to I Oi DeWitt A CO., Chicago, for I free trial box. They are sold here by all druggists. ?MM 001 WILL Bl WIPED OFF THE BARTH BY TIBKHCLLOS1S. Unless It Is Fought Successfully Says Nathan Straus, the Great New York Philanthropist. Cows and men are In danger of ultimate extinction through tuber? culosis, declares Nathan Straus, of New York. This startling announce? ment was made by the New York philanthropist In a paper read be fcre the International Dairy congress, at Budapest, Hungary. As the result of 18 years spent In warning against tuberculosis he declared that he is convinced that time and persistence In present methods will certainly assure the extinction of the dairy industry and of the human race. Insisting thut the great while plague exists and spreads among cattle and among people largely because of the peril of tuberculosis milk, Mr. Straus said: "Tuberculosis cows bear healthy calves and straightway Infect them with the disease through the milk that they give to their young, and when the calves are weaned these diseased cows supply the germs of the white plague to the human beings who use their milk. Thus we are Inviting the extermination of the dairy industry and of the human race, for this plague is increasing both among cattle and among men, and It will increase like trie spread? ing of a Are so long as the milk swarming with tubercule bacilli is used as food for calves or babies. There *is a mathematical certainty 11 to this fact. "Eighteen years ago I declared that it would soon be regarded as a crime to feed a young child upon milk that had not been pasteurized. I was optimistic. Intelligent farmers now regard it as folly to feed a calf o/ a pig with unpasteurlzed milk unless they know by the tuberculin test that the cow is free from tuber? culosis, but Chicago is the only city In the world that takes such pre? caution to save its people from tuber? culosis,*' As for the consequence of dairy? men selling tuberculosis milk Mr. Straus pointed out that there had been In New York city In two years an Increase* of 33 per cent, in the number of new cases of tuberculosis, a fact which the health department of the city tried to explain, but did not deny. At this rate, be said, with? in a generation the grot wealth of the American metropolla woo Id be insuf? ficient to provide hospitals for the tu? berculosis patients. Mr. Straus mid that 'bovine tuber? culosis now costs the American farm? er 814,000,000 a year, and the imme? diate killing of all the tuberculosis dairy cowa. If It eeubl be ?effected, would cost a billion, but that pas? teurisation would Infallibly kill the germs of tuberculosis and nil other disease germs that might be In the milk. Could Not be Betser. ?No <Jne has -ever made a salve, ointment, lotion or balm to compare with Bxrcklen's Arnica Salve. It's the one perfect healer of Outs, Corns, Bums, Bruises, Sores, Scalds, Boils, Ulcers, Eczema. Salt "Kfieum. For Sore Eyes, Oold Sores, Chapped Hands it's supreme. Infallible for Plies. Only 2be at Slbert's Drug Store, Civic League ^otloo. The Civic League has been present? ed with two very valuable China plat? ters. The platters were ??iven by Gen? et al Francis Marion to his wife, Esth? er Marion, and have her monogram In the centre. They have been in possession of the late Mrs. A. P. Man? ning and were given by her son, Mr. Singleton Mo ere, to the League for the historical room where they will have a very conspicuous place. ?Everyone would be benefited by tnking Foley"s Orino Laxative for constipation, stomach and liver trouble, as it sweetens the stomach and breath, gently stimulates the liv? er and regulates the bowels and Is much superior to pills and ordinary laxatives. Why not try Foley's Qrlno Laxativ? today? w. w. Blbert Charlotte, n. C, .June it.?Light nlni from s clear sky struck Miss Sal Hi; Underwood, k? years old, daughter of R, J. Underw.I, at River Bend, a remote town In Ghuiton County, yes terday, felling her and producing ;i itate of coma from which physicians have been unable to arouae her. At 1" O'elOCk tonight the plrl was still unconscious. Men past Fifty in Danger. II? n ps -i middle lite have found comfort and relief in Foley's Kidney Remedy, especially for enlarged pros late gland which la very common among elderly men. L, ES, Morris, Dexter, Ky., writes: MUp to a year ago ms father suffered from kidney and bladder trouble and several phy slelana pronounced it enlargement of ths prostate gland and advised an operation, <>n account of ids nge we Were afraid be could not stand It and i recommended Foley's Kidney Rem? edy, and the Ural bottle relieved him, and after tuking the second bottlg be was no longer troubled with this complaint." W. W. Sibert. SUMTES! BRICK IX DEMAND. Xew York Architects Ask for Samples With a View of Specifying the Use Of Sumter Face Brick In Library Building at Athens. Ga. _ The fame of Sumter ' brick has spread to New York, and Mr. Ryt- j tenberg has received within the past few days a request from a firm of architects in that city "lor sam? ples of bricks which they are contem? plating specifying for use in a library building at Athens, Ga. The following letters are self explanatory. 12 W. 21st St., New York City, June 3rd, 1909. Re Library at Athens. Mr. Nicholas Ittner, Atlanta Ga. Dear Sir: Our Mr. Peabody talked with you about a face brick that was quite sat? isfactory and which you said was made in Sumter, S. C. Can we trouble you to send word to the people 'n Sumter, who make these brick, and ask them to forward a sample to us immediately. We are anxious to push ahead our large scale drawings for the Library, but cannot do so until we decide de? finitely on exactly the brick that is to be used. If you can hurry them on making the shipment of the laaApta, we shall be greatly obliged. Yours truly, (Signed) LUDLOYV & PEABODY. YV.O.L-A.B.G. Atlanta, Ga., June 12, 1909. Mr. Rettenberg, Dear Sir: I told Mr. Peabody about the brick we used in the Manning School. He thinks they are just what he wants for a library building at Athens, Ga. Kindly send him a sam? ple of the brick the color we used, and please write them and oblige. Yours truly, (Signed) NICHOLAS ITTNER. The brick referred to are the mot t'ed grey face brick for which the Sumter Brick Works now have a rap? idly growing demand. Where these brick have been used they have given perfect satisfaction and every job on which they have been used has proven the best sort of advertisement for them. The Sumter Brick Works have also been awarded the contract to furnish the red face brick for the "new Catho? lic church now in process of erection on East Liberty street Mr. Rytten berg had the contract to furnish all other brick used in the building but a special shn\le of red brick was wanted and this part of the contract was not awarded until yesterday. The award was made after comparison of sam? ples from the local brick works with samples from all the large brick works rn the State. Architects and builders say the Sumter Brick Works are noer manufacturing brick that are as good, or a little better than those turned out by other concerns in this section of the South and In conse-j quenoe the demund is growing steadi? ly. The people of Sumter wlTl be glad to know that a Sumter enterprise 3? n*e*tling with Preserved aucnecss. 'TRIES TO KILL HIMSELF. T\H OX ell of Charleston Attempts *ui <cidc In Alken, Drinking Half Batik? Of Laudasmm. Alken, Jwae 15.?Late yesterday evening Ed. O'Xeil of Charleston at? tempted to -commit suicide here by dfinking several drams of 'laudanum* The quick pivsence of a phj ncian sav? ed his life, though the man a vows rns im cut ion Of yet committing the raoh saet. He was placed in the city jail bist night to prevent hirn carrying out "ha* avowed intentions. Xo Use Swearing About It. To the Editor of The News and! Ckmrler: Your base ball team ain't] werth a dam. You can't consistently poke fun at either Manning or Co rnsnbla; old 4-11-44. Good-bye. Swansea, S. C, June 1C. With excuses for the plain ipet ch of <>ur correepondent we yet must oonfeao thai we are pleased that he usetl the right word, even If ill spell lni it he did not conform t>? the ac? knowledged rules of the m I ortho? graphy.-?Ne*srs and Courier. The merchants of Florence have agreed to clost their stores al I o'clock In the afternoon on Wednes? day of each week, giving the clerks ?1 nie needed recreation, All the mer? chant! e\< epl three have signed tills .1 gr< - merit. Woilieil Who Are Envied, 'Those attractive women who are veiy in face, form and temper ere nie envy of many. \vh.? might be iiK?' them. A weak, siekly woman will be nervous and irritable. Constipation or kidney poisons show in pimples, blotches, skin eruptions ami a wretched complexion. For all such. Electric Bitters work wonders. They regulate Stomach, Liver and Kidneys, purify the blood; give strong nerves. bright eyes, pure brenlh, smooth, vel Vety skin, lovely complexion. Many charming women owe their health nnd beauty to them. IOC at Sibert's Drug Store. NO TRACE OP LEPROSY. Dr. Welch Gives Opinion in Case Of John It. Early. Baltimore, If., June 18.?Dr. Wil ilom H. Welch, Of the John Hopklni University, said yesterday that he was unable to find any trace of leprosy on a piece of tissue sent him from the body-'of John H. Early, the young North Carolinian, who has been de tamed in Washington since last Au? gust as a supposed leper. The examination followed a request made to Dr. Welch by Dr. Duncan L. Bulkley, of the New York Skin and Cancer Hospital, who interested him? self in the case some time ago after an appeal made to him by the almost prostrate wife of the supposed leper. "I examined the part of the skin sent me carefully," said Dr. Welch yesterday. "The general run of lep? rosy is known as nodular leprosy, but 1 found no bacilli in that part of the skin taken from the man which wan sent me. "There is a rare form of the dis? ease, known as the macular leprosy, of which little is known, but I also could not find any trace of this germ in the skin, I examined. However, there may have been such a germ there which I didn't find." Much interest has been centered in the case of Mr. Early. Last August he went to Washington from his home in North Carolina to apply for a position. At that time he had a rash on his face which aroused the suspicion of the health authorities, who diognosed it as leprosy, and he has been detain? ed since. His wife, heart-broken ov? er her husband's confinement, appeal? ed to Dr. Bulkley, w ho went to Wash? ington and examined Eaily. He took patches of the skin of the supposed lepor to New York. Failing to find any trace of leprosy himself, he sent pieces of the skin to Dr. Welch and to Dr. William H. Park, of New York. They confirm Dr. Bulkley's opinion that Early has not the disease. Replying to a statement attributed to Dr. Bulkley, the New York leprosy expert, in which he says that Early is not a leper and that he feels sure that he will be taken to New York within a few days for treatment there, Dr. Woodward, Health Officer of the Dis? trict of Columbia, yesterday declared that he has received no evidence that Early would be permitted to enter New York city. Dr. Woodward said that if Early is being unlawfully detained he has a prompt and efficient legal remedy at hand "now In the form of a writ of habeas corpus. This would require Early to prove that he is not a leper. Dr. Woodward said that Early real? izes- apparently that "It would be dif? ficult or even Impossible to prove that he Is not suffering from the dis? ease." "Even if satisfactory evidence were presented,'' abided Dr. Woodward, "to ahow that ttwe authorities of the State and city of New York were willing that Early 'should come there, the health officer here would have to in? sist that he submit to examination by disinterested physicians before being a party to the transfer. The signifi? cance of Karly's unwillingness to be examined hy disinterested and com? petent exports and the significance of Dr. Bulkk-y's unwillingness to Hnduce him to be so examined the public Is dc.ubtless able to determine for it? self." *To awdd serious results take Fo ley's Kidney Remedy at the first sign of kidnej or bladder disorder such as backache., urinary Irregularities, ex haustlon, and you will soon be well. Commence taking Foley's Kidney Remedy today. W. W. S inert. The first load of tobacee for this season wjls carried to Muilms Thurs? day by Sam H. Clemmons, and was received at the Farmers' Warehouse. ?Colds that hang on weaken the COnatitUtten and develop into con? sumption. Foley's Honey and Tar cures persistent coughs that refuse to yield to other treatment. Do not ex? periment With untried remedies as delay may result In your cold settling en your lungs. W. \V. Sibert. ACT QUICKLY. Delay Has Been Dangerous In Sum tor. Do the right thing at the right lime. Act quickly In tlmei of danger. Backache is kidney danger. Dean's Kidney Pills act quickly. Cure all distressing, dangerous kid rey Pi*. Plenty of evidence to prove this. Luclens u. Gibson, 104 B. Liberty St., Sumter, S. C, says: ".my kidneys troubled me for two or three years, The kidney secretions were so fr - quant in passage that I was forced t arise Often at night and there was a scalding sensation when voided. M\ back ached almost constantly and oc? casionally it became aO lame thai I CDUld hardly get around. 1 had heard so much in favor of Doan'a Kidney Pills that i concluded to give them a trial and procured a box at China's drug store. Tiny soon removed the backaches, disposed of tbe lameness and cleared the ktdnej secretions My back Is now strnger than before in years." For sale by all dealers, Price 50 cents. Foster-Mllburn Co.. Buffalo, New York, side agent for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No. 16. RICHARDSON SET FREE. Alleged Fotfjtr, Wbo Ha- mm? li? Jail at Lexington Since Novellier.. Released. Lexington, June il.?8, is, EUchar4 son, the white man from West PnfOJs* s. Cm Who has been confined in the jail here since November 23, last year,, was yesterday released from the jail a free man, his brother, Mr. E. Lw Richardson, of Greenwood, having ar? ranged everything satisfactorily with* the banks and other institutions, from whom he is alleged to have received money by various methods and means. Richardson's brother, who is a young man of pleasing address and an gt> representative in the Legislature from Greenwood County, and a man of seemingly lar^e influence, has worked continuously on the case since the day his brother was committed to jail. Richardson was charged with se? curing various sums of money from different banks in this State by forg? ing the names of prominent men to notes. The name of Mr. W. L. Bris sey, known the State over as being the lumber king of Anderson County and a man of considerable means, was, It wag alleged, used extensively. Tho Citizens' Bank of Batesburg, from whom Richardson, it was alleged, se? cured one thousand and ninety dol? lars, and the Carolina National Bank,, of Columbia, from whom it is said he secured at one time two thousandl dollars and at another one thousand dollars, were the principal prosecuting, banks. ?Foley's Honey and Tar is especial? ly recommended for chronic throat and lung troubles and many sufferers, from bronchitis, asthma and con? sumption have found comfort and re? lief, by using Feley'8 Honey and Tar., j W. W. Sibert. The steamship Acre from Rio Ja neiro discharged 10,000 sacks of cof? fee at Charleston. ?There are many imitations of De Witt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve ?DeWitt's is the original. Be sure you get DeWitt s Carbolized Witch < Hazel Salve when you ask for it. It la good for cuts, burns and bruises, and is especially good for Piles. Sold by all druggists. _' _? $2.75 ?TO? Charleston, i I And Return. $4.05 -TO (For Myrtle Beach. > ?VIA Tickets for sale for all trains each Saturday and for Sunday forenoon, trains commencing Saturday, May 29th and continu? ing to Saturday, Sept. 4th, 1909, ? limited to return Monday follow? ing date of sale. An excellent opportunity to, 1 visit the famous Seashore Resort? < of South Carolina at a minimum cost. For information, calf on Ticket Agent, or write. W. J. CRAiG, T. C. WHITE. Pas. Traf. Mgr. Gen. Pas, Agt. WILMINGTON, N. G. $10.60 TO Richmond, Va. And Return. Ill hi Line ACCOUNT m.m schools Tickets on sale June i^th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 28th, July 5th and 12th, I909, limited to leave desti? nation fifteen days frotn, but not including date of sale. Extension ol limit returning to Sept. 30th, may be obtained by depositing ticket with the Depot Ticket Agent at destination with? in two days after arrival and pay? ment of fee of Si.00. For information, call on Ticket Agent, or write W. J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, Pas. Traf. Mgr. Cen. Pas. Agent . WILMINGTON. N. t.