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CAUSE Of PELLAGRA. I DOCTOR SAM RON SAYS IT IS sfRKAR BY A GNAT. Investigate In Thle State?The State Hospital ami State Board of Health Have Offered Their Services p) Columbia. July 27.?South Caro? lina may he made the* centre (or study of the latest d loco very of a pos alble cause of pellagra, the dread J's oase which Is annually claiming an In? rousing IsjsjihtJl 111 llM itlz.-ns ?>f this and other countries. The sub? ject to ? ially investigated !n _ this State will be the recent an? nouncement liy Dr. Sambon that the British pellagra commlslson has prov? ed that pellagra is transmitted In na? tura only by slmultum reptans. The aimullus reptans Is a gnat and Just like In yellow fever is supposed to transmit a germ. The germ of pell i I in has not been found to exist, that la, no specific germ is known to all the members of the profession study? ing the disease. Tlnonl. an Italian, nays that he has found the pellagra germ. The st.udy of the Simullum reptans ?^n this State, if It does exist here will ^>e an Interesting sidelight on the gen? eral discussion of pellagra. After re celvtng a letter Inquiring as to the peltagrous conditions In this State. J>r. J. W. Babcock took the matter up with the State Board of Health ^ind a letter was directed to the Uni? ted States bureau of entomology, of? fering the assistance of the depart? ment In this State to the man who will be sent here to look Into the In the meantime Dr. W. J. Burdell of the State Board of Health Is inves? tigating this special matter of the apeelea Simullum reptans. Dr. Bab cock, when asked whetheV the gnat eXteis In South Carolina, said that Dr. Burdell Is Investigating t he matter now and later very probably there ^wiH be something more definite on Mae situation In this regard. The letter to the superintendent of the he ipltal from Dr. W. D. Hunter hi as follows: "Undoubtedly you have noticed the recent announcement by Dr. Sambon that the British pellagra commission Vhas proven that pellagra Is trans? mitted In nature only by Simullum reptans. It appears that the conclu? sions of Dr. Sambon will be combat ted by Tlraboachl. Orassl and other kJuropeHn iuthnrit?*s Ne*es*Jielo#jft H eeesae ad. sable to obtain some In e^ n in th- i W tea to ^Hgegatae whether centres or pella ?.\v . :.. If SU' h x ? ? le at all with the distribution of any species of the Simullum are most nu? merous. "Dr. L. O. Howard, chief of bu ?fjeau. has authorised me to under? take such an Investigation. It will assist greatly In the work If you can Indicate on a map or otherwise the localities In your State where authen? ticated cases of pellagra have been found to originate. May I ask wheth gBaST you have time to furnish me a ^memorandum on this subject?" After the State Board of Health had Informed l>r Hunter that the de? partment will aid In the work. Dr. Babcock sent two maps to the Wash? ington office. One of these maps was ? furnished through the State Board of ^Health and shows the deaths and number of cases of pellagra in the State and the other shows the num? ber of admissions to the State Hospi? tal for the Insane. From JanuaT 1. 1908, to Novem? ber. 1909. there were admitted to the fptiospttal 137 pellagra patients. Dr. Babcock stated today that he would not like to make an estimate of those admitted since, although later there will be made up accurate statistics on the number of patients in this class at the asylum. There have been pf a number of pellagra patients ad? mitted this spring and summer. Pel? lagra has been found to be a disease recurring In the spring and fall. A significant fact shown by tne two maps that were forwarded Is hat above the "fall line" there are ^ nore cases of pellagra than In the ..wer section of the State. There are dhcr matters which may enter Into hie discussion, however, because here may have been fewer reports rom the Southern section of the ?t?te. However, the reports as shown <^?y the maps indicate that there are bout three to one percentage of sses In the up-country. That the government Is to use ?ut'n Carolina as a basis for the :udy of the new theory of transmls ion le gratifying to the medical pro ? ?- ..n of this State. In South CaTO ns. here at Columbia, was held the rst national conference on pellagra rom this State one of the first iohes In recent years. In a measure le re-awakenlng of the study of pel grs began; In Columbia the disease 0k is been studied first hand by gOV nmrnt SjgpSJftl Nrxt fall tho third annual * onlVr ice on pellagra will >?? fold In Chl go very preheaty, although PoeotOi I., was sellected as the w \t meeting are. After next ftl! th- meeting flfclll probably be held every third . ir W1UBCK ON A. C. L. Fourteen Cars Jump Track Near Congarec?All Trains From Co? lumbia Hun Over Southern Today. Kitly Wednesday fourteen cars of Atlantic Coast Line freight train No. 221, coming from Columbia, Jumped the track near Congaree, all of the freight crew escaping injury, but entirely blocking the traffic for the day, between Columbia and this city. The passenger train, over the Coast Line from Columbia, which is due to arrive here at 7:30 o'clock, did not arrive until about 8:30 o'clock, and then came in over the Southern Rail? way. All trains to and from Colum? bia, today, will be run over the Southern, and It Is expected that the wreck will be cleared away, and traf? fic resumed again, by midnight, to? night. No cause has yet been ascertained for the accident. CAPTAIN W. H. KENNEDY 1>F.A1>. One of the Most Prominent Citizens Of Willlamsburg County. Kingstree, July 26.?Capt. W. H. Kennedy, one of the most prominent citizens of Williamsburg county, died at his home here last night at 10 o'clock. He had been in falling health for the past year and for some time past It has been realized that he had but a short time to live. Capt. Kennedy was about seventy flvo years old and was a man of won? derful vitality. He attended person? ally to his general merchandise busi? ness here until the first of the year, w'.ien he sold out and retired. STOCKS TOOK BIG TUMBLE. In Majority of Issues Year's Lowest Record Reached. New York, July 26.?While power? ful banking and financial interests stood by and offered no support, stocks tumbled sensationally on the New York stock exchange today. Al? though there was a rally during the final hour, the close was weak and unsettled. Sales totalled 1,279,339 shares and only forty-six Issues of the 146 in which trades were record? ed, failed to break to their lowest records of the year. In the absence of any spelcfic cans* f tt tin dun , . th only explan dlrectors 1 outlook cess, and I ?ut cere? mony or warning beyond the slow ac? cumulation of evidence of the neces? sity for retrenchment. Sales were made In consequence at severe sacrifices. This was especially true of many stocks not of first grade, which had been lifted on speculation based on slender hopes of increased dividend returns. Rut no demand for such Issues were found even at wide concessions, however, it the day's weakness, and at times It appeared as if purchasing power of the stock market had vanished. Prices were swept downward with almost no re? sistance. Before the middle of the afternoon session had been reached, there was hardly a stock In the en? tire list that did not show losses of 2, 3 or 4 points from the closing fig? ures of yesterday. BIT BY SNAKE. Man Poisoned While Trifling Wtlli Snake May I>le. New York, July 24.?Charles Ban l< h trifled with a pet rattlesnake to? day and Is In Bellevue Hospital seri? ously poisoned. In striking at a mouse temptingly held out by Banich the snake missed and buried its fangs In the man's finger. Banich brought the snake from West Virginia 10 months ago. Re? cently he had Its poison glands re? moved and believed it to be harm? less. At the Rockefeller Institute serum was Injected Into Banlch's arm and the wound was cauterized and he was taken to Bellevue for further treatment. It Is feared the bite may prove fatal. Summer School For Sumter County. Beginning August 1st, there will be held In the Hampton School a four weeks summer school for teachers. Much good work should be accom? plish, i during that time and It la \ery desirable that every teacher in lowing Is a list of the names of the Instrui toft with the subjects that they will teach: Ml f: W M l.e.m ?leographg and History, Miss A. I?. Itlehardsnn?Primary Manual Training und Primary Math? od I s. H. Rdmunda English and Mat hensatt* a I trust that all of our teachers may geafcg it convenient lo attend this session of the Summer School. S. D, CAIN, County Supt. of I'Mueatlon. 7-20-27-30.?W. & 8. YOUNG GEORGIAN GOES TO PEN Son of \Ym. F. Wllholt, President of Atlanta Cotton Oil Company, Sen? tenced for Rurglary. Kansas City, Mo., July 25.?John Wilhoit, formerly a student at the University of Georgia, and a son of William F. Wllhoit, president of the Cotton Oil Company, of Atlanta, Ga., pleaded guilty to burglary in the criminal court here today. He was sentenced to two years in the peni? tentiary. TOLLMAN?HIS HARN AND SILOS. Senator Giving Personal Attention to Improving His Farm. Columbia, July 26.?Senator B. R. Tillman is just now much more in? terested In the construction of his new cattle barn and silos than in the result of the pending primary or the nominee of tho Democraic party for President. He is bending his entire energies and giving his attention to the construction of his shelter for the one hundred and five steers, that he has bought In Tennessee, and making provision for their care when they arrive In a few weeks time. Senator Tlllman's physical condi tlon is of much concern to the people of the State, and it will be interesting to note that he is apparently In very good condition. He is now walking about without the use of a cane and what gave him most concern when I last saw him Is not now so trouble? some. Senator Tillman several months ago was very much worried that he could not think ahead, but this does not now give him as much trouble, although he still thinks that this Is one of his troubles. It is more, apparent than real. Otherwise than being fretful, Senator Tlllman's gen? eral condition, to a layman, appears to be better. He gets about with more facility, talks with much more ease and fluency, has a good appe? tite and Is not so much worried about himself. Of course Senator Tillman is not a well man. far from It, t?ut he is a thousand times better than he was a few months ago, and it is his purpose to go to Washington and resume his work as United States Senator when congress reassembles. He regrets very much that he can? not accept the very kind invitation to spend a while on Sullivan's Is? land, but he thinks that no one can give the proper attention to the con? struction of the barn, the preparation of the silos, the running of the water and all such things, and he must re? main on the ground and give these his personal attention. He is giving his individual attention to the order? ing of every piece of piping that is Jo be used in running the water from the gasoline pump to the water trough; he insists on planning every step that is taken in the construction of the silos and that is why he will not go to Sullivan's Island and why he will take his "summer vacation" on his farm, at Trenton. Senator Tillman has all of his fam? ily, except his son Henry, who is practicing law at Greenwood, at home with him. The younger daugh? ter has two school friends with her from Lander College, and in all there were thirteen at dinner the oth? er day. It was a splendid dinner and what was perhaps most pleasant was that everything on the table was rais? ed on Senator Tlllman's farm. It may cost Senator Tillman money to run his 350-acre farm, but he has the pleasure of having everything on it. About tho barn, Senator Tillman is a firm believer in the use of cat? tle for manure for the farms. He has been using his influence with the Clemson authorities to have this propaganda spread. In brief, the Idea is to buy a lot of steers In Ten? nessee and feed them as largely as possible with home raised feed stuff, and when they are fat sell them as beef. There may be profit in the sale of the fattened steer, but if the mar? gin of profit is in the manure the far? mer should be satisfied, as there is no higher class of fertilization for the farm lands. A great many large farmers are adopting this plan of re? ducing their fertilizer bills and find that It works to advantage. Senator Tillman had Just suggested to Acting President Riggs, of Clem? son College, that the experiment sta? tion might conduct to advantage a aeries of experiments on the value of the various classes of feed stuff to be fed to cattle, while being stall fed. ?Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablet! gently stimulate the liver and bowels to expel poisonous matter, cleanse the wstem, cure constipation and sick headache. Bold by w. w. Blbart Mr B, R. Bmoak, who for tin- past several years bus hern with Mr. Jos M, Chandler, has accepted a position w itb siubhs Iiros. ?When th. stomach falls to per? form its functions, tho bowels be? come deranged, the liver and the kidneys congested causing numerous iscs, Tiif stomach and liver must be restored t?> a healthy condition ami Chamberlain's Btomach and Liver Tablets can be* depended upon to do it. Easy to take and most effective, ?old ??>? w. w. Blbart. HO W WOMEN VOTERS VOTE. In Equal Suffrage States They Are a Potential Power For Good. William E. Borah. United States Senator from Idaho, one of the four States in which women have the right to vote, tells readers of The Deline? ator for August "Why I Am for Suf? frage for Women." It is sometimes argued that women will vote largelv with their brothers or husbands, but 1 have observed that there comes a time upon certain questions when the brothers and husbands vote with the women, he says. We have in econo? mics what some are pleased to caM potential competition. Translating this into a common or homely phrase or sentence, it is the fear of a scoun? drel that If he robs the public too severely or too outrageously some one will administer punishment by gef tlng in and establishing an honest business with fair prices and likely put the unjust one out of business. The trusts, therefore, they say, hesi? tate to put their prices beyond a cer? tain mark for fear of this potential competition. This element of strenerC- is not to be overlooked in politics. Women may not always take as active part in many ways as men. There may 1/6 very few of them at the State conven? tion, but those who expect 10 win at the polls will never take the chance on the woman vote remaining away upon that occasion. They will not do something which they feel would in? cur the opposition of the women on the theory that they will not go to the polls anyway. They are practi? cally as potential, indeed in some in? stances more so, than if they were in charge of the convention. I have seen "slates" broken out of absolute re? gard for or fear of the woman vote when there were not two women dele? gates in the convention among some two hundred. Some politicians act upon such oc? casions out of a high regard for the opinion of those whose vote they are considering; others out of fear. But, whatever the cause or the reason, ev? ery man who has been in pratcical politics in a State where women vote knows that what I say is true. The woman vote, as a political potential? ity, is a powerful factor at all times in shaping the policies of a State cam? paign and in determining in some measure, although not to the same extent, the qualities of the candidates. And this factor is always for the good, for whether women may make mistakes or not in the matter of ac? tual voting, men universally accredit to them the altitude for getting upon the right side of these great moral and ouasl-moral questions which are entering more and more into State campaigns. UNIMPORTANT NEWS. An Automatic Telegraph Receiver to Brlke Out Trivial Messages. (From the Ohio State Journal.) A dispatch from Cleveland informs US that Mr. Rockefeller has the tooth? ache, and he has called in the dentist. Now we do not suppose that Rocke? feller's tooth aches any harder or causes any more world-wide distress than ours does when it aches, or the teeth of any of our dear readers, but because John D. has slathers of money, his toothache Is very impor? tant; and the news of it must meas? ure up to the proportions of a great event. What a blessoing it would be to the world, if there could be a telegraphic Instrument invented that would re? ject news that did not amount to any? thing or did not contain a truth that would carry a benefit! The trash that gets into the newspapers is ter? rible, such as some man lunching, or some heiress getting married, or some rich man gone to Europe. By this we mean no disrespect to Mr. Rockefeller's toothache, but if we were in his place, we would get it pulled, or anoint it with creosote or clove oil?something to stop these frivolous dispatches and give us a better chance for something real and sensible. CHARGED WITH SERIOUS OF? FENSE. Abbeville Cotton Mill Employee Charged With Criminal Assault. Abbeville, July 25?W. D. Rey? nolds, a white man residing in the Abbeville cotton mills village, and who recently came here from Geor? gia, was arrested and lodged In jail this morning, ( barged with rape. The alleged victim is a young girl, eleven years of age, residing in the same village. Her lather and moth? er are respectable people. The al? leged offense was committed some three weeks ago, but has Just been reported t<? the officers. The father of the girl Is away, bul has been telegraphed for, and will arrive today. Reynolds and his wife both maintain bis Innocence. All <;.nil was divide.! Into Ihre? parts, but the Ohio O. P. has Gaul wiped off the map when it ? onus t< division. Cleveland Plain Dealer, LEGAL LIABILITIES OF BEST MASV From the Man's Magazine Page of The Delineator. (By H. L. Mencken.) The best man at a wedding, in the eye of the common law, is a sort of combination of agent and bondsman and it is assumed that he is personal? ly responsible for all of the arrange? ments, down to the smallest detail. In consequence, it has been held (Snodgrass vs. Mulcahy, 33 Mass., 2 56) not only that he must pay "a decent and reasonable fee or honor? arium" to the officiating clergyman, in case the bridegroom himself gets away before the reverend gentleman can snare him, but also that he is un? der a similar liabilty to the organist, the sexton and the caterer of the wedding-feast. If the church is too small to hold the crowd, and a horde of old maids fight for places on the sidewalk, he may be indicted for obstructing the highway (32 Ala., 17). Again, if he seeks to enliven the ceremony itself by unseemly buffoonery during the retreat down the aisle of sighs he may be indicted as a common rogue and jailed during the pleasure of the court. Yet again, he is liable by civil process for any damages that a guest may suffer by eating vulcanized chicken salad or any other deleterous victual, at the wedding-breakfast. (Moore vs. Jackson, 72 N. Y.) But that is not all, for the courts, with grim humor, have often held that the best man is actually a sort of surety or hostage for the bride? groom's good faith and intent. In other words, if the latter should, per? chance, lose heart at the last moment and flee the sacred edifice, leaving his baffled bride sobbing at the altar, she may turn to the best man and de? mand that he marry her on the spot in place of the fugitive. Magoon on Hymeneal Hazards.) Any constable or other officer of the peace may come to her aid, using physical force if necessary. And if, in the face of the bride herself, her incandescent mother and the allied gendarmerie, the best man still refuses to change his role, the bride may mulct him in heavy damages. (Thompson vs. Sweeney 56 Conn., 536.) I Such are some of the best man's liabilities. Let it be made clear, how? ever, that even liabilities have their j limits. It has been held by the courts for example, that the best man cannot be forced to pay for the bridegroom's trousseau; nor is he required to kiss the bride's mother, not even to notice her presence; nor yet to marry the maid of honor. Every normal maid of honor, true enough, assumes that the best man is her legitimate prize, but there is no warrant in jurispru? dence for that assumption. Thou? sands of decisions are against it. ?The world's most successful medi? cine for bowel complaints is Cham Remedy. It has relieved more pain and suffering, and saved more lives than any other medicine in use. In? valuable for children and adults. Sold by W. W. Sibert. Juvenile Logic Wasted. The infant has been at it again, says the Brooklyn Eagle. "Dad," he asked, "does it cost much to keep a lion?" "It does, my son." "A wolf would make a good meal for a lion, wouldn't it, dad?" "Yes." "And a fox would be enough for the wolf, wouldn't it, dad?" "I suppose so. Go on and play.'* "A fox would be satisfied with a hawk, and a sparrow would satisfy a hawk, eh, dad?" "H'm! If you don't go away?" "And a spider would make a meal for a sparrow?" "Yes, yes! Now?" "Wait a minute, dad. Now we're ; coming to it. A spider would be sat? isfied with a fly wouldn't it?" "Yes, my son." "And a drop of molasses would be enough for a fly, wouldn't it?" "Well, supposing it would?" "Yes; that's just it. dad. Now what I want you to tell me is this: Could a man keep a lion for more than a year with a quart of molasses?" And then the sound of a falling slipper awoke the echoes of the stilly night. ?Teething children have more or less diarrhoea, which can be controll? ed by giving Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. All that is necessary is to give the pres? cribed dose after each operation of the bowels more than natural and then castor oil to cleanse the system. It is safe and sure. Sold by W. W. Sibert. Neck and Ears Today? "How docs it happen that you are five minutes late at school this morn Ing?" the teacher asked severely. "Please, ma'am," said Ethel, "I must have overwashed myself."?Ev? erybody's M Bgasine, ?Soreness of the muscles* whether induced by violent exercise or injury, 's quickly relieved by the free appll tatlon of Chamberlain's Liniment. This liniment Is equally valuable for Sinsi ular rheumatism, and always at fords quick relief. Sob! by W. W. Sibert. WHO IS WALT MASON? WTrites Poems as You Wait?Ha# Worked on Newspapers From Den? ver to Washington. (Brock Pemberton, in Newspaper dom.) Day after day, with unceasing reg? ularity, a thickset, pudgy man site pegging away at a typewriter in a tiny room in the office of the Em poria Gazette in Kansas. A perpet? ual cloud of blue smoke from a huge bulldog pipe hangs about a, head of thick curly hair, black except for a sprinkling of gray, the mass bearing a militant look, as if in anticipation of the appearance of a comb. Now and then the fat fingers cease their hammering and clasp themselves in repose across an ample waist line, while little green eyes twinkle out from deep sockets over gold-bowed specacles. The man is Walt Mason, who in a year has, perhaps, gained a larger daily reading public than any other writer. Not that he has been writ? ing only a year, but that it is within the period he has been counting his readers by the hundreds of thou? sands. For more than 20 years Mason worked on newspapers from Denver to Washington, and always he ac? quired a local following. Three years ago he came to William Allen White's Emporia Gazette, and a prose poem, usually touching upon some local topic, and called a star head, from its postion at the head of the front page and its border of stars, become a part of his daily work. The prose poems were copied so extensively that a syndicate copyrighted them, and now more than four hundred papers, published from coast to coast and from Mexico to Alaska, with cir? culations aggregating millions of copies, print the prose poems as a daily feature. "Uncle Walt," as he is known to his readers, many of whom write him letters telling of the joy his verses bring them, seems to think in verse. He can write it by the yard, and the last yard will be as good as the first. He has a terrific capacity for work. He spends the early part of the day In going over the exchanges and writ? ing editorials for the Gazette. His prose style is forceful and his edi? torials are widely copied. After lun? cheon he returns and edits the tele? graph, and between sheets and when he has finished the day's work he grinds out verses and sketches which find a ready market. When he is through at the office he goes to a handsome new home, just big enough for himself and Mrs. Mason, turns on the graphophone? for he is fond of music?and after he has played a few records resumes his writing. Mason does all of his work on a typewriter, writing his prose poems as rapidly and correctly as a steno? grapher would from dictation. He has a wonderfully broad sense of hu? mor. Nothing funny gets by him, and his friends are kept busy dodg? ing practical jokes. He likes outdoor sports, particularly baseball, and loves horses. Look Into any of his little daily sketches and you will see their author?cheerful, kindly and intensely human. The Southern Cotton Oil Company has bought the Independent Oil mill and ginnery at Kingstree. USCHS Golden Seal Stock & Poultry Medicine an ideal remedy for Horses, Cows, M ules, llogs. Sheep and Poultry. Never falls to give relief. Acts direct? ly on the liver. Every Stock and Poultry raiser should have a can handy for use when needed. 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