Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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so mi-: im? iNsi kynci: ikaids. Remarkable Cases lu Which Dar In? Swindlers Made (imit Fortunes. Insurance frauds have a recogni? sed place In the history of crime, says Answers, and the whole world was re. cently startled by the account of the man Oullevltch, who. after insuring his life and nominating the amount of the policy t?> his secretary, actually murdered the liter, and. assuming his identity, claimed the Insurance money which would have been due bad he died himself. The abuses of Insurance were nev? er more terribly illustrated than by the case of Herman W. Mudgett. which a few years ago caused a blase of Indignation throughout the United States and Canada. Mudgett und a man named Pletexel went into part? nership with the deliberate intentlcn of swindling insurance companies. dullevltch's method was to selects \i tlm who was to act as his double, end murder him by means of poison. Mudgett and Pltezel were not mur? derers from Ihe first. They simply procured dear" bodies from mortuaries and risewheie. purchasing them un? der the pretei.se that they were medi? cal students, and required them for dissection. The dead body would be arrayed In Pitezel's clothes, and Mud? gett would get the certificate and draw the Insurance for Pitezel's death. Then the two scoundrels shar? ed the spoils of their crime. Thus they swindled various companies out of 17.000 pounds. Eventually Mudgett got Into debt, and found that he must have all the money, not merely half. Then Pite ael died in earnest. He was found done to death with chloroform In his office In Philadelphia. Pitezel's chil? dren camo U Mudgett asking about their father. Mudgett, In terror of discovery, deliberately murdered them one by one and hid their bodies in cellars In various places. In each case he drew Insurance. Mudgett. when in prison, confessed to twenty-two separate murders for the sake of Insurance money. Tnls Is probably a record; but there are many cases of a number of different Individuals falling victims to the greed of on* man. The nreh_erlmlnul Meyer, for in? stance, mcst certainly poisoned seven different persons. Yet a New York Jury were idiots enough to let him off -nith his life. Mrs. Van der Linden, of Leyden. when convicted of the mur? der of an unfortunate girl?one of her relatives?for the sake of S00 I pounds insurance, coolly confused to having poisoned or otherwise ended the lives of fifteen other people, and the "Liverpool Sisters," of evil mem? ory, were put on trial for killing four persons. In spite of the laws which prohibit I the Insurance of a life by a third par tv. unless "Insurable Interest* can be proved, Industrial offices are frequent? ly Imposed upon. At Blackburn a case came to light gel long ago of a woman, lodging house keeper, who held pa fewer than forty insurance \ policies on the lives of men, most of whom she had never even seen. The amount she paid In premiums was 25 shillings a week. I In July last a very clever Insurance swindler was run to earth In Paris. Th* method of his arrest was curious. ne wet day a smart-looking man tried to force- his way Into an omnibus, which was already full. When the conductor told nlm to get off he hit th? man in the face. He was at once taken to the police station. No fewer than thirty accident In? surance gelte!ts were found about him, and presently It was discovered that he was head of an organization which existed solely for the purpose of swindling Insurance companies. H* and his confederates owned a number of motors so constructed that I accidents occurred constantly. The ' drivers - his accomplices?would ar? range for hejivy Indemnities, and then put Hg ir ears In order again. Other members were accustomed to fall be? neath passing vehicles, always so cleverly as t ? ?srape serious Injury, yet so gg to be able to get medical certificates Sfhereby th y could claim damages Th. igten! of the fraud is pro\ed by the furl that Count Oc Thuln. as the head ?Hlgjjlgf called himself, bad gee! making ns his own share noa | venr. ?Are you freqeeatry hoarse 1 Do you hnve that annoying ?ickllng in your throat? l>.?es y ?ur c mgh annoy yoj st night, and do y hi r.tis- mucus In the morning'.' I>. you want relief If s?>. take Chamber Iain's Cough Remedy and you will he pleased, Sold by W. W. Slbert. t Up In Santa Paula a Miss I'arndt marrl'd. Ihr stepfathers d and lu r slster-ln-taw It .. k. while her father lu ram men! member or tie lodge. The girl's nest pgl ||y well fathered. alth |s Impossible When t get imp men! of the di? ms. Po'.ey's < ?rino Lixa ural remedy f'or stomach, ? - ? ? ?? i CASHIER is GOHR] $10,000 Miss. DIG, Snxannah Bank Olllcial Mysteriously Lea\es and Shortage Is Said to Have Been Found. Savarmah, Ga., March 10.?James M. Doyle, aged 35 and married, teller I of the Hibernal bank of this city, \ 1 failed to appear at his window on j Monday morning and an investiga? tion proved that about $10,000 in large Mils belonging to the bank made their disappearance, coincident ally with Mr. Doyle, who, it is believ? ed by the bank authorities, made At- | lanta his objective point. Bolye's ac? counts have been all right heretofore. A woman with whom It is reported he was infatuated, left Savannah on Saturday. Doyle left shortly after? wards. It is thought by officers that his In? fatuation gave him a brainstorm and caused him to wander from the path of rectitude which he had formerly pursued. Get to Work, Young Man. Dr. Madison C. Peters is thorough? ly imbued with the progressive and v/lde-awake spirit of the time. In the series of "Success Talks," now going the newspaper rounds, he contributes an article on "Perpetual Pushing,' contains a message for young Amer? icans. One of the most distinctly marked characteristics of the age is impa? tience. Electric motive power seems to have set the pace. Men are every who e and always on the go. They are no longer tolerant of the slow methods wihch prevailed In days less strenuous. But Dr. Peters reminds the younthful generation that perser verance and hard work are still the keys by which the doorway of achievement Is unbarred; and that nothing really worth while has been accomplished in the long march of civ'lizatlon without prodigious effort. Says he: "Difficulties have yielded to per? petual pushing ever since the world began. Invincible determination puts every difficulty out of counten? ance and makes seeming impossi? bilities stepping stones to success. "Carlyle once said: 'Know thy work and do it. Work at it like a Hercules. One monster there Is In the world?an idle man.' "Turner, the painter, said: 'I have no secret, but hard work.' Beetho? ven, the master musician, said: 'The barriers have not been erected which can say to aspiring genlnus, 'Thus far shalt thou go and no farther.' "Dickens, one of the world's great? est writers, wrote: 'Whatever Inven? tion or imagination I may have been blessed with, it would never have served me as it has but for my habit of daily drudging.' "Perserverance built the pyra? mids, inclosed in adamant the Chi? nese empire, scaled the stormy cloud capped Alps, opened a gateway thru the water-wilderness of the Atlantic, 'eveled the forests of a new world and reared the peerless American re? public 'Tienius flutters, flushes and often falls. whl!e perserverance works, irs and wins. ' It is impossible to leap at once to fame. Gibbon spent 20 years on his 'Home,' Webster 26 years on his dictionary, Bancroft 26 years on his history. .?*cphonson was fifteen years per f ei ting his locomotive, Harvey waa r diculed by physicians as a < rack-brained, imposter for 25 years befon he was reeogni/.ed by the pro? fession. "John Buskin said: 'Never depend OB your genius. If you have talent, industry will improve it, if you have Hone, industry will supply the de? fieiency.' "Opposing clrcumatancei not only 1 n ii Strength) but give greater power to resistente. Be sure your ealling Is a good one?then be as true as steel to it. Whether conduct? ing a bank or planting a row of po? tatoes, do your very best, with an iron determination to succeed. "Longfellow thus sings of tenacity of purposes: The dlvire insanity of noble minds, That never falters not a1 ates, But labors and endures and waits, Till all that it foresees it Amis. Off what It can not lind it creates. "Marcus Morton ran sixteen times for governor Of Massachusetts. At ' 1 t. in admiration of his pluck, hH opponent! voted for him and he was < i ted b\ one majority, "?very great triumph Is the re? ward of persistence! Thinking, while odo r sh pt, reading, arhlle oth era rioted, explains why .vom,, men iwoi th d and others failed. The head of Hercules is repre? sented ai rovered with a lion's skin \ith claws Joined under the chin to show tli.it When 0 bare conquered our misfortunes become our help? ers." ?Chambei Iain's Rtomach and Llv? r Tablets invariably bring relief to wo DARLINGTON TO PAVE. Petition Being Circulated Calling for Election on Paving. The matter of paving is being pushed in Darlington also. That pro? gressive city has gone further than Sumter has in the matter. A petition is being circulated among the prop? erty owners calling tor an election, and the election will soon be ordered. What is Sumter doing about pav? ing? Mention the subject and the one you mention it to will, nine times out of ten, te?. you that it is the thing to do. Some one should take the matter up in a business-like way and push it. Here is what the Darlington News and Press has to say about the pav? ing in Darlington: A petition will be circulated within the next week among the property owners of Darlington addressed to the council asking for an election on the matter of street paving. Within a few days now this election will be called. The News and Press has nev? er entertained any misgivings as to the results after the voters have been given the chance of saying what they wish, and it has had no reason to change its opinion since more recent developments along this line. The same question Is being agitated In Piedmont towns at this very time, towns that are no larger than Dar? lington, and that need such perma? nent street improvements no more. But Darlington is going to have these streets whether others do or not. What Fertilizer Ignorance Costs Us In a Single Year. According to the latest obtaln*?H,e statistics, the farmers of six contigu? ous Southern States?Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, and Virginia?spend over $50,000,000 a year for commercial fertilizers. The total public school fund of these States amounts to $11,000,000. And of the $50,000,000 paid for fertilizers, It is not too much to say that over $11,000,000 is wasted through ignorance of crop and soil needs. In other words, our Ignorance Tax on the one single, solitary item of commercial fertilizers alone is more than the total amount we are spend? ing on public schools for increasing the intelligence of our children! If the $50,000,000 spent by these States is profitable now, reasonable knowledge of fertilizer facts would make it twice as profitable. Or to put it differently; reasonably careful study of soil needs, crop needs, the functions of different fertilizing ele-! ments, etc., etc., would add $50.000.? 000 a year to the profits of our South? ern farmers. And $50,000,000 a year properly ex? pended in bond issues, as interest anf. sinking fund, would put an eight months' centralized graded school within reach of every farm boy and girl In these States, would put a mac? adam road in these States, and would carry on a campaign against tuberculosis, typhoid fever, malaria and hookworm diseases that would probably increase by one-fifth the av? erage length of human life. How fearful the waste of ignorance on one despised commodity!?Pro? gressive Farmer. ?Foley's Kidney Remedy is a safe and certain remedy for all kidney and bladder diseases, whether acute or chronic. It is a splendid tonic for middle aged and elderly people and a sure cure for all annoyances and Irregularities of the kidneys and blad? der. Siberfs Drug Store. Earthquake shock in 'Frisco. San Francisco. Cab, March 11.?A shaip earthquake shock was felt about 10:55 tonight. The motion was long and slow. Telephone and tele? graph companies report that it was felt in other parts of the State. According to the seismograph at the Chabot Obaervatory, in Oakland, the shock lasted one and one-half seconds, and the vibration was north to s<?uth. NIGHT ALARM. ?Worse than an alarm of ?re at night is the metallic cough of croup bringing dread to the household. Careful mothers keep Foley's Honey ; iid Tar in the house and give It at tiie first sign of danger. Foley's Hon? ey and Tar has saved many little lives and Is the only safe preparation for children as it contains no opiates. Si belt's Drug Store. Quarrels make enemies and leave tie <|iiestioM still unsettled. Speculate not on distant things, i' Inese Provt rb, llo'v Good \eu?? Spread^. *"l am TU years old and travel] most of the time," wrftes B. F, Tol son, or Ellsabethtown, Ky. "Every? where i go i recommend Electric loi? ters, because l owe my excellent health ami vitality to them, They ef? fect a cure every time." They never tail to tone the stomach, regulate the kidneys and bowels, stimulate the liver, Invigorate the nerves and purify tin- bloood, Tiny work wonders for we k, run-down men and women, re .... .>;,.,,,? nnri health FARMERS' DAY AT STATEB?RG. Largo Crowd Expected There on March 18. To the Editor: There la no lack of high expecta? tion of a great meeting of the farmers here on the 18th instant, and that the profit to all in attendance will be very marked. It will be a farmers' day indeed and in truth. Held on the birthday of a South Carolina farmer, whose name is the most distinguisheu in her history. For it is the birthday of John C. Calhoun, a man who loved his home and his farm with singular devotion, and yet served his State in public life with ability and zeal unsurpassed. We conceive that there is no way to honor his name, so good in Its ef? fects on present day life, as to call the farmers together to help each other find methods and principles in their work which will bring better re? sults In the State's advancement. The National Agricultural Depart? ment will have its two agents here to impart instruction in their respective lines, (fruit raising and stock-raising) and the head of the Demonstration Farm work, Mr. Ira W. Wiliams will be here, and that prince of agricul? ture, Col. E. J. Watson, will make one of his inspiring and instructive ad- , dresses, while Prof. Williams will talk horse-sense from the platforms and on the ground all day long. And you may be sure that the hun? dreds of intelligent farmers who will be here with their wives and daugh? ters will give the agents of the gov? ernment much helpful information, and thoughts that will stick in their brains and grow bigger the longer they stay there. For this meeting will be character? ized, in a most marked manner, by the earnestness and intelligence of the farmers in attendance. It will be a basket picnic, helped out In the food supply of the day by the domestic science department of the Gen. Sumter Memorial Academy. There will be music and games in the afternoon and social intercourse of the most charming kind. The Boys' Ax Club will be In evi? dence, as well as some of the remark? able work which this club has done In clearing new ground, etc. All who come to this great gather? ing will certainly be made glad of It, unless some of us are greatly misin? formed, and "things are not what they seem." JOHN J. DARGAN, Prin. G. S. M. A. Sumter, S. C, March 11, 1910. Saved a Soldier's Life. ?Facing death from shot and shell in the civil war was more agreeable to J. A. Stone, of Kemp, Tex., than facing it from what doctors said was consumption. "I contracted a stub-1 born cold" he writes, "that developed a cough, that stuck to me in spite of all remedies for years. My weight ran down to 130 pounds. Then I be? gan to use Dr. King's New Discovery, which competely cured me. I now weigh 178 pounds." For coughs colds, lagrippe, asthma, hemorrhage, hoarseness, croup, whooping cough and lung trouble, it's supreme. 50c $1.00. Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by Slbert's Drug Store._ iDHiiiiDiigaiiagiiiiiiMiii si SI THE FIRST NATIONAL, ?103 Once you open an account with this bank, the same is is seldom closed ?for we give you the best facilities to be had for the handling of your banking business. We want new business?but never lose sight of the old. Come and see us. Capital, Surplus and Profits, $184,000.00. STRONG-SAFE-CONSERVATIVE ? M ? II H ? ? HOUSES, MOLES. BUGGIES, WAGONS, HARNESS, -BUILDING MATERIAL, = Lime, Cement, Acme Wall Plaster, Shingles, Laths, Fire Brick, Clay, Stove Flue and Drain Pipe, Etc. Hay and Grain-Jmc^nnd^dorse;: c?' SEED OATS, WHEAT, RYE AND BARLEY. A car load or a single article. Come and see us, if unable to do so, write, or phone No. 10. BEST LIVERY IN SUMTER. M Co., SUMTER, SC. FOR RENT. IF you desire to make a change see us. We offer the following desirable residences at reasonable prices : No. 204 West Liberty St., 8 room house, mode'n imprvm'nt \o. 24 Haskell St., 8 room house o. 504 W. Hampton Ave., 10 room house Corner Salem and Hazel Sts., 4 room house Hazel St., near Salem, 4 room house No. 107 W. Liberty St., 4 room house No. 101 S. Salem Ave., 7 room house, Cor. Hazel and Chestnut Sts., 7 room house Four 5-room houses on Haynsworth St., each No. 9, S. Blandlng Ave., 9 room house Two 5-room houses N. Salem Ave., at We have several nice houses for sale close-m. 20.00 20.00 20.00 7.00 7.00 8.50 18.00 14.00 7.00 15.00 8.00 SUMTER REAL ESTATE & INSURANGE GO,, Sumter, - South Carolina. AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL BRING RESULST. We Want the Attention OF EVERY LOVER OF HORSE-FLESH, EVERY PERSON INTERESTED IN CHICKENS, EVERY' MAN WOMAN OR CHILD INTERESTED IN THE SAN IT A TION OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS. , We are the direct representatives of Dr. Hess & Clark, -of Ashland, Ohio, manufacturers of the CELEBRATED STOCK FOOD, POULTRY PANACEA, INSTANT LOUSE KILLER, DR. HESS* DIP AND DISINFECTANT, HEALING POWDER, WORM POWDERS FOR STOCK VND HOGS, COUGH AND DISTEMPER CURE. This is the season for general cleaning up. Give the animal his regular food with some of Dr. Hess' Remedies ami watch the result. It you are not satisfied, you have not made a bad purchase, for every package is guaranteed or Your Money Hack. m. ?An Egg per Day - Tr\' to get this from your hens. The only discovery on the mar? ket today to stimulate laying is DR. 11 KSS' PANACEA, Sanitation?Kill the Germ. You can do it with Dr. Hess' Dip and Disinfectant and Sprayer. A quart of this makes a halt barrel of the finest disinfectant known to science, 5 \ Paint your horse's hoof with Campbell's Horse Foot Remedy. Keeps off scratches, sand-gravel, makes the hoof ^row sott and pliable,strengthens the frog. These remedies cost so little in comparison with the net result, that it is up to you.